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US 2003/0197693 A1Published application
System and method for calibrating low vision devices
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorChristopher K. Karstens
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Abstract
A system and method for calibrating low vision devices is presented. Image processing presents views that include information based upon a user's vision impairment. The user provides feedback corresponding to the views and image processing generates calibration settings based upon the user's feedback. The user selects which calibration setting to load into a vision enhancement device and also whether to load the calibration settings onto a removable storage device for use in other vision enhancement devices. The user is able to reconfigure the vision enhancement device using previously generated calibration settings or the user may generate new calibration settings based upon the condition of his vision impairment.
Claims23
A method for providing a display to a vision impaired user, said method comprising:
- providing a calibration view to the user corresponding to the user's vision impairment;
- receiving one or more calibration inputs from the user, wherein at least one of the inputs is selected from the group consisting of a spot area, a distortion area, a color property, a color combination property, and a label property;
- creating one or more calibration settings based upon the calibration inputs;
- generating an enhanced image based upon the calibration settings;
- and
- displaying the enhanced image to the user.
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An information handling system comprising:
- one or more processors;
- a memory accessible by the processors;
- one or more nonvolatile storage devices accessible by the processors;
- a display accessible by the processors;
- and
- an image processing tool to enhance images for a vision impaired user, the image processing tool including:
- calibration view logic for providing a calibration view to the user corresponding to the user's vision impairment;
- receiving logic for receiving one or more calibration inputs from the user, wherein at least one of the inputs is selected from the group consisting of a spot area, a distortion area, a color property, a color combination property, and a label property;
- calibration logic for creating one or more calibration settings based upon the calibration inputs;
- image generation logic for generating an enhanced image based upon the calibration settings;
- and
- display logic for displaying the enhanced image to the user on the display.
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A computer program product stored in a computer operable media for processing images for a vision impaired user, said computer program product comprising:
- means for providing a calibration view to the user corresponding to the user's vision impairment;
- means for receiving one or more calibration inputs from the user, wherein at least one of the inputs is selected from the group consisting of a spot area, a distortion area, a color property, a color combination property, and a label property;
- means for creating one or more calibration settings based upon the calibration inputs;
- means for generating an enhanced image based upon the calibration settings;
- and
- means for displaying the enhanced image to the user.
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A method for providing a display to a vision impaired user, said method comprising:
- providing a calibration view to the user corresponding to the user's vision impairment;
- receiving one or more calibration inputs from the user, wherein at least one of the inputs is selected from the group consisting of a spot area, a distortion area, a color property, a color combination property, and a label property;
- providing the user with a plurality of views based upon the calibration inputs, wherein each of the views correspond to one or more calibration preview settings;
- receiving a view selection from the user corresponding to one of the views;
- creating one or more calibration settings, wherein the creating includes reading the calibration preview settings corresponding to the selected view;
- generating an enhanced image based upon the calibration settings;
- and
- displaying the enhanced image to the user.
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A method for providing a display to a vision impaired user, said method comprising:
- providing a calibration view to the user corresponding to the user's vision impairment;
- receiving one or more calibration inputs from the user, wherein at least one of the inputs is selected from the group consisting of a spot area, a distortion area, a color property, a color combination property, and a label property;
- creating one or more calibration settings based upon the calibration inputs;
- generating an enhanced image based upon the calibration settings;
- displaying the enhanced image to the user at a first image processing device;
- storing the calibration settings on a removable nonvolatile storage media accessible from the first image processing device;
- removing the removable nonvolatile storage media from the first image processing device;
- inserting the nonvolatile storage media in a second image processing device;
- and
- loading the calibration settings from the removable nonvolatile storage media into the second image processing device.
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An information handling system comprising:
- one or more processors;
- a memory accessible by the processors;
- one or more nonvolatile storage devices accessible by the processors, at least one of the storage devices adapted to store data on removable nonvolatile storage media;
- a selection device accessible from the processors adapted to be manipulated by the user;
- a display accessible by the processors;
- and
- an image processing tool to enhance images for a vision impaired user, the image processing tool including:
- calibration view logic for providing a calibration view to the user corresponding to the user's vision impairment;
- receiving logic for receiving one or more calibration inputs from the user, wherein at least one of the inputs is selected from the group consisting of a spot area, a distortion area, a color property, a color combination property, and a label property;
- view display logic for displaying a plurality of views to the user on the display, the views based upon the calibration inputs, wherein each of the views correspond to one or more calibration preview settings;
- input logic for receiving a view selection corresponding to one of the views from the user using the selection device;
- calibration logic for creating one or more calibration settings based upon the calibration preview settings corresponding to the selected view;
- image generation logic for generating an enhanced image based upon the calibration settings;
- display logic for displaying the enhanced image to the user on the display;
- and
- storage logic for storing the calibration settings on a removable nonvolatile storage media inserted in one of the nonvolatile storage devices.
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A computer program product stored in a computer operable media for processing images for a vision impaired user, said computer program product comprising:
- means for providing a calibration view to the user corresponding to the user's vision impairment;
- means for receiving one or more calibration inputs from the user, wherein at least one of the inputs is selected from the group consisting of a spot area, a distortion area, a color property, a color combination property, and a label property;
- means for providing the user with a plurality of views based upon the calibration inputs, wherein each of the views correspond to one or more calibration preview settings;
- means for receiving a view selection from the user corresponding to one of the views;
- means for creating one or more calibration settings, wherein the creating includes reading the calibration preview settings corresponding to the selected view;
- means for generating an enhanced image based upon the calibration settings;
- and
- means for displaying the enhanced image to the user.
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A computer program product stored in a computer operable media for processing images for a vision impaired user, said computer program product comprising:
- means for providing a calibration view to the user corresponding to the user's vision impairment;
- means for receiving one or more calibration inputs from the user, wherein at least one of the inputs is selected from the group consisting of a spot area, a distortion area, a color property, a color combination property, and a label property;
- means for creating one or more calibration settings based upon the calibration inputs;
- means for generating an enhanced image based upon the calibration settings;
- means for displaying the enhanced image to the user at a first image processing device;
- means for storing the calibration settings on a removable nonvolatile storage media accessible from the first image processing device;
- means for removing the removable nonvolatile storage media from the first image processing device;
- means for inserting the nonvolatile storage media in a second image processing device;
- and
- means for loading the calibration settings from the removable nonvolatile storage media into the second image processing device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.