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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7765496 | System and method for improving the navigation of complex visualizations for the visually impaired The present invention relates to a system and method for improving the navigation of complex visualizations on a computer display for the visually impaired persons to toggle between objects or nodes. An object or node may be a square, a circle or other object which ... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7669149 | Matching user interface elements to screen reader functions Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for providing information to a screen reader. A method includes the actions of receiving at a client side information for representing a web page in a browser; setting focus initially on an element of the w... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7461356 | Function control unit and method thereof Positions of the user's fingers placed on a touch panel are detected, and buttons are arranged at the detected positions so that the buttons can be used for selecting a function. Due to the foregoing, even when a visually handicapped user does not memorize the butto... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7441200 | Method and apparatus for designing, rendering and programming a user interface A method of displaying a user interface, comprising the steps of first obtaining a representation of the user interface. The representation includes conceptual components representing multi-dimensional arrays of elements of the user interface. The conceptual compone... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7415352 | Displaying vehicle information An information display unit for an automobile includes a display screen and a user interface presented on the display screen that simultaneously presents at least two display elements each depicting information relating to a different subsystem of the automobile (e.... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7365738 | Guides and indicators for eye movement monitoring systems A computer system aids user positioning of a pointing device by providing an animated post warp retro guide in conjunction with an eye tracking system, based on perceived user intent, to assist a user in maintaining continuity for pointer warps. An eye tracking appa... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7318198 | Apparatus operation device for operating an apparatus without using eyesight An apparatus operation device for operating an apparatus comprising an operation input device configured to allow a user to input an instruction for operating the apparatus without using eyesight, and an output device configured to output information informing the u... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7310776 | Control system with customizable menu structure for personal mobility vehicle A control system for a personal mobility vehicle has a menu structure that can be ordered so that commonly used areas of the menu are grouped together, thus avoiding the need to frequently navigate through seldom-used portions of a standard menu structure. ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7275086 | System and method for embedding a context-sensitive web portal in a computer application A Web client/Web server computer system providing a methodology for embedding a context-sensitive Web portal in a computer application operating on the Web client is described. A special key tag type is defined to be monitored by the application, so that the server ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7254665 | Method and system for reducing latency in transferring captured image data by utilizing burst transfer after threshold is reached Video sensor data are communicated to a memory of a computer system with reduced latency. Upon receiving data from the video sensor, the data are stored until a desired transfer quantity is reached. The transfer quantity is equivalent to a width of a system memory o... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7251344 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus having an operation improved in view of use of normal healthy persons and handicapped persons. The image forming apparatus comprising an operation panel having a display and an input section, has: a specifying section for specifying whethe... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7209143 | Computer system A computer system including a graphic chipset generating RGB signals characterizing RGB components, and an output port through which the RGB signals are transmitted from the graphic chipset to a display device, further including an EMI filter to filter EMI from the ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7207331 | Arrangement and method for controlling operational characteristics of medical equipment An arrangement and method is provided for controlling operational characteristics of medical equipment. A pressure sensor associated with the caregiver is arranged to sense changes in air pressure that correspond to breathing activity of the caregiver. The pressure ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7159181 | Control system with customizable menu structure for personal mobility vehicle A wheelchair assembly comprises a wheelchair. A plurality of modules is provided on the wheelchair. An input device is provided on the wheelchair. A controller includes a display having a displayed menu. The controller is responsive to the input device for selective... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7146577 | Signature capture terminal Various forms of a signature capture terminal provide added flexibility, and easier access or use by disabled individuals. The signature capture terminal provides audio feedback to the user in response to user input. The audio feedback may take various forms such as... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7124375 | Color monitoring and analysis for color vision deficient individuals Displaying information to a user which includes categories of information to be displayed. The categories are displayed with each color representing a specific category, where the different categories can include at least an alarm category and a non-alarm category. ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7062547 | Method and system for providing a central repository for client-specific accessibility A method and system that provide a central repository for client specific accessibility applications to a user from an accessible server. The repository is updated on a periodic basis with new solutions provided by the service provider, who also manages licensing ag... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7057618 | Patch picking methods and apparatus A computer program product for a computer system includes code that directs a processor to display a two-dimensional representation of a three-dimensional object on a display, wherein the two-dimensional representation comprises a plurality of two-dimensional region... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7051292 | Information input/output device for visually impaired users The present invention provides an information input/output device for visually impaired users whereby the visually impaired users can easily obtain information for the operation and perform the operation without confusion. This device comprise a braille output unit ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7051280 | Method for displaying reservation guide/confirmation screen in a TV A method for displaying a reservation guide/confirmation screen in a tv includes the steps of: displaying a reservation guide screen if a user selects a reservation mode, setting the user's desired reservation state using a predetermined key on the reservation guide... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7010581 | Method and system for providing browser functions on a web page for client-specific accessibility A method and system that provide browser-based functions by injected into a web page a control button, form text field or similar browser-based function control such that both the browser controls and the content of the web page can be transformed for accessibility.... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6999066 | System for audible feedback for touch screen displays What is presented is a system and method by which a visually impaired worker could easily and quickly navigate menu options on touch screen displays. An Audible Feedback ON/OFF Switch is provided which turns the audible feedback feature of the present invention on o... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6980114 | Remote activity controller for people A remote activity controller for people is in the form of a portable appliance, including a display apparatus, an internal clock, a user ID code and memory device, and possibly with geographic position recording and with movement and other activity sensors for mobil... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6948136 | System and method for automatic control device personalization A system and method for improving the usability of electronic products. Control devices such as keyboards, mice, and switches, for example, are often accompanied by software which allows users to configure the device response to suit their physical abilities, situat... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6939231 | Method for controlling a terminal display and a terminal A terminal includes a display and a user interface. The terminal also includes means for providing the terminal display with at least one virtual display, a display portion or an object, and means for moving at least the virtual display, the display portion or the o... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6934915 | System and method for personalizing an electrical device interface The present disclosure relates to such systems and methods for personalizing an electrical device interface. In one arrangement, personalization involves presenting a variety of different default interface options to the user, the interfaces being configured to cont... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6874127 | Method and system for controlling presentation of information to a user based on the user's condition A system for controlling presentation of information to a user based on the user's current condition. In particular, the system monitors the user and the user's environment, and creates and maintains an updated model of the current condition of the user. The user co... | 03/29/2005 |
| 5287102 | Method and system for enabling a blind computer user to locate icons in a graphical user interface Disclosed is a computer audio interface adapted to enable blind or visually impaired users to locate icons positioned in rows in the background of a graphical user interface. Whenever the pointer of the interface is positioned on the background, the syste... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5220652 | Computer application programs data input interface for handicapped persons responsive to multiple push buttons for selecting data stored in binary tree A text processing method to be practiced by a handicapped person. A programmed computer has a dictionary of words stored in files accessed by selection of the initial letters of the words. The handicapped person operates one or more switches to designate ... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5201034 | Interactive intelligent interface An interactive intelligent interface in a system which performs an interactive processing making the system recognize the capacity of a user of the system. The system has a function of providing a processing method conformable to the recognized capacity o... | 04/06/1993 |
| 4595990 | Eye controlled information transfer Information is transferred interactively between a user and an information processor by establishing the direction of the user's gaze or visual focus with relation to portions of a viewing surface and thereafter the direction of the user's gaze or visual ... | 06/17/1986 |
