Images for the visually impaired
US12039882B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 19, 2021 |
| Grant date | Jul 16, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 5, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09B21/007
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Some implementations include methods for communicating features of images to visually impaired users. An image to be displayed on a touch sensitive screen of a computing device may include one or more objects. Each of the one or more objects may be associated with a bounding box. A contact with the image may be detected via the touch sensitive screen. The contact may be determined to be within a bounding box associated with a first object of the one or more objects. Responsive to detecting the contact to be within the bounding box associated with the first object, a caption of the first object may be caused to become audible and the touch sensitive screen may be caused to vibrate based on a vibration pattern unique to the first object.
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