Screen reader with focus-based speech verbosity
US8868426B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 23, 2012 |
| Grant date | Oct 21, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 20, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG10L13/00
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The amount of speech output to a blind or low-vision user using a screen reader application is automatically adjusted based on how the user navigates to a control in a graphic user interface. Navigation by mouse presumes the user has greater knowledge of the identity of the control than navigation by tab keystroke which is more indicative of a user searching for a control. In addition, accelerator keystrokes indicate a higher level of specificity to set focus on a control and thus less verbosity is required to sufficiently inform the screen reader user.
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