System and method for making an electronic handheld device more accessible to a disabled person
AssigneeResearch In Motion Limited
InventorSherryl Scott
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Abstract
An electronic handheld device is described having an options module for providing a user with at least one option in the handheld device, each option associated with an enabling mode of operation of the handheld device. The device also includes an enabling module for implementing, in response to a particular option being selected by a user, an associated enabling mode of operation. Each enabling mode of operation makes the handheld device more accessible to a person having a corresponding disability.
Claims21
A method for making an electronic handheld device more accessible to a disabled person, the method comprising:
- providing a user with at least one option in the handheld device, each option associated with an enabling mode of operation of the handheld device;
- and
- in response to the user selecting a particular option, the handheld device operating in the associated enabling mode of operation, wherein each enabling mode of operation makes the handheld device more accessible to a person having a corresponding disability.
An electronic handheld device comprising
- an options module for providing a user with at least one option in the handheld device, each option associated with an enabling mode of operation of the handheld device;
- and
- an enabling module for implementing, in response to a particular option being selected by a user, an associated enabling mode of operation, wherein each enabling mode of operation makes the handheld device more accessible to a person having a corresponding disability.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.