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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2024
Filed:
May. 19, 2022
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Jaclyn Carley Knapp, Seattle, WA (US);
Lisa Stifelman, Palo Alto, CA (US);
André Roberto Lima Tapajós, Greater Manaus, BR;
Jin Xu, Suzhou, CN;
Steven DiCarlo, Seattle, WA (US);
Kaichun Wu, Suzhou, CN;
Yuhua Guan, Suzhou, CN;
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A method of operating a computing device in support of improved accessibility includes displaying a user interface to an application on a display screen of the computing device, wherein the computing device includes an accessibility assistant that reads an audible description of an element of the user interface; initiating, on the computing device, a virtual assistant that conducts an audible conversation between a user and the virtual assistant through at least a microphone and a speaker associated with the computing device, wherein the virtual assistant is not integrated with an operating system of the computing device; inhibiting an ability of the accessibility assistant to read the audible description of the element of the user interface; and upon transition of the virtual assistant from an active state, enabling the ability of the accessibility assistant.