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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2004
Josef Dietl, Nussloch, DE;
Andreas Rössler, Sulzfold, DE;
Josef Dietl, Nussloch, DE;
Andreas Rössler, Sulzfold, DE;
SAP AG, Walldorf, DE;
Abstract
Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for providing information to a screen reader. A method includes the actions of receiving at a client side information for representing a web page in a browser; setting focus initially on an element of the web page and presenting the web page to a user; and in response to a user command directing the focus to an element of the web page, determining whether the element is present in a functionality map, and if so, looking up the element in the functionality map, then processing the element as indicated by a corresponding entry point in the map, and if not, providing the focus and information related to web page elements associated with the focus to a placeholder control, and providing a screen reader with access to the placeholder control.