Screen Reader Software For Generating A Background Tone Based On A Spatial Location of a Graphical Object

A method comprising:

• determining, by a processor, a first coordinate location and a second coordinate location collectively representing a spatial position of a graphical object of a user interface;
• determining, by the processor, a first pitch for a foreground sound based on the first coordinate location, the foreground sound including a synthesized voice describing textual content associated with the graphical object;
• determining, by the processor, a second pitch for a background sound based on the second coordinate location;
• and
• generating, by the processor, an audio signal configured to cause an audio device to output a composite sound that includes the foreground sound at the first pitch and the background sound at the second pitch.

A system comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory device including instructions executable by the processor for causing the processor to:
• determine a first coordinate location and a second coordinate location collectively representing a spatial position of a graphical object in a user interface;
• determine a first pitch for a foreground sound based on the first coordinate location, the foreground sound including a synthesized voice describing textual content associated with the graphical object;
• determine a second pitch for a background sound based on the second coordinate location;
• and
• generate an audio signal configured to cause an audio device to output a composite sound that includes the foreground sound at the first pitch and the background sound at the second pitch.