Systems and methods for improving the readability of content
AssigneeFocus Reading Technology Inc.
InventorHoward J. Kaplan
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Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed for improving readability of content wherein content is organized into segments that are each displayed on a respective row on a display device. Each segment is made up of characters such as letters and punctuation. The text in a particular row, the reading row, on the display device is displayed differently than the text in the other rows. Each row is consecutively displayed in the reading row until the user has seen each segment of the content presented in the reading row. Users are able to configure the display of the reading row text and text in other rows independently.
Claims20
A non-transitory computer readable medium for improving readability of content on a display device, comprising instructions stored thereon, which when executed on a processor, perform the steps of:
- displaying a pane on the display, the pane having a stationary reading row associated with a first readability parameter and a plurality of stationary background rows associated with a second readability parameter different than the first readability parameter;
- organizing content into a plurality of segments;
- displaying a first one of the segments in the stationary reading row in accordance with the first readability parameter;
- displaying other ones of the segments respectively in the stationary background rows in accordance with the second readability parameter;
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- in response to a transition prompt, displaying one of the other segments in the stationary reading row in accordance with the first readability parameter.
An apparatus for improving the readability of content, comprising:
- a display;
- a processor operatively coupled to the display;
- a memory operatively coupled to the processor;
- executable instructions stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the processor, the executable instructions operable to perform the steps of:
- displaying a pane on the display, the pane having a stationary reading row associated with a first readability parameter and a plurality of stationary background rows associated with a second readability parameter different than the first readability parameter;
- organizing content into a plurality of segments;
- displaying a first one of the segments in the stationary reading row in accordance with the first readability parameter;
- displaying other ones of the segments respectively in the stationary background rows in accordance with the second readability parameter, and
- in response to a transition prompt, displaying one of the other segments in the stationary reading row in accordance with the first readability parameter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.