Apparatus for outputting textual renditions of graphical data and method therefor
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsJanani Janakiraman, Rabindranath Dutta
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AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsJanani Janakiraman, Rabindranath Dutta
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A system and method for providing a textual rendition of graphical information incorporated in web pages is provided. The textual rendition may be output in a format accessible to those users with visual impairments for whom graphical representation of data cannot be perceived. For example, the textual rendition may be output in audio form. Alternatively, a tactile format may be used in conjunction with a Braille display, for example. The textual rendition is generated in response to an image analysis of the graphical information from which salient features of the graphical information may be extracted.
A method for presenting graphical data to a user, comprising the steps of:
A computer program product embodied in a tangible storage medium, the program product for presenting graphical data, the program product including a program of instructions for performing the steps of:
A data processing system comprising:
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