System and method for making an electronic handheld device more accessible to a disabled person
AssigneeResearch In Motion Limited
InventorSherryl Lee Lorraine 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.
Claims20
A method of operating an electronic handheld device, comprising:
- displaying text on the display of the device;
- and
- when an input associated with the text, is received at the device, producing speech output associated with the text.
An method of operating an electronic handheld device, comprising:
- displaying a graphic on the display;
- and
- when an input associated with the graphic, is received at the device, produce speech output associated with the graphic.
An electronic handheld device, comprising:
- a display;
- a speaker;
- a microprocessor interactive with the display and the speaker, and configured to:
- displaying text on the display of the device;
- and
- when an input associated with the text, is received at the device, translate the text into speech output.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.