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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2008
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2004
Kenneth James Parzygnat, Apex, NC (US);
Robert Thomas Uthe, Morrisville, NC (US);
Kenneth James Parzygnat, Apex, NC (US);
Robert Thomas Uthe, Morrisville, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An audible indicator such as an audio tone is associated with the importance of data elements displayed on a visual display screen of data processing apparatus such as a personal computer or work station. At least one characteristic of the audible indicator, for example its pitch or frequence of a tone, is associated with the importance of the data elements. When a user selects a particular date element on the screen, for example using a computer mouse, the audible indicator conveys the importance of the selected data element to the user. This enables visually impaired users to readily locate important data elements on a display screen without reading the entire screen using a screen reader.