Method of displaying information to a user in multiple windows
AssigneeMindmaker, Inc.
InventorsJozsef Kiraly, Peter M. Ridge
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Abstract
A method of providing language assistance to a computer user with dyslexia, reading disabilities or visual impairment by presenting text-based information via multiple channels is provided. This technique effectively provides multiple channels of information to a user. Moreover, this method is useful for displaying text-based information to users having disabilities such as dyslexia, or for increasing the entertainment value of viewing a text document. This technique may be used for assisting users in editing documents and in retrieving information from the World Wide Web.
Claims21
A method of displaying information to a user, said method comprising:
- providing a plurality of predefined words each predefined word associated with a corresponding visual data;
- accessing a source of text-based data;;
- displaying a portion of said text-based data in a first window;
- sequentially marking a section of said portion of said text-based data one section at a time and displaying said section of text-based data in a second window;
- and
- if said marked section includes at least one particular predefined word, displaying said corresponding visual data associated with said particular predefined word in a third window.
A method of displaying information to a user, said method comprising:
- providing a plurality of predefined words each predefined word associated with a corresponding audio data;
- accessing a source of text-based data;
- displaying a portion of said text-based data in a first window;
- sequentially marking a section of said portion of said text-based data one section at a time and displaying said section of text-based data in a second window;
- and
- if said marked section includes at least one particular predefined word, rendering said corresponding audio data associated with said particular predefined word.
A method of displaying information to a user, said method comprising:
- providing a plurality of predefined words each predefined word associated with a corresponding audio-visual data;
- accessing a source of text-based data;
- displaying a portion of said text-based data in a first window;
- sequentially marking a section of said portion of said text-based data one section at a time and displaying said section of text-based data in a second window;
- and
- if said marked section includes at least one particular predefined word, displaying a visual portion of said corresponding audio-visual data associated with said particular predefined word in a third window and rendering an audio portion of said corresponding audio-visual data associated with said particular predefined word.
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