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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2002
Zhaoyang Sun, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Mingte Chen, Fremont, CA (US);
Shashidhar Gundu Rao, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Anil Kumar Annadata, Milpitas, CA (US);
Zhaoyang Sun, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Mingte Chen, Fremont, CA (US);
Shashidhar Gundu Rao, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Anil Kumar Annadata, Milpitas, CA (US);
Siebel Systems, Inc., San Mateo, CA (US);
Abstract
A method, user interface module, computer program product, computer system and system that enable a graphical user interface to be used by persons with visual disabilities. The graphical user interface includes a toolbar, which provides features that enable a visually disabled user to navigate and activate the functions provided by buttons or other controls on the communication toolbar. As a user navigates around the user interface, auditory messages are read describing functionality of different features of the graphical user interface. The text can be audibly read by, for example, a screen reader module. By using a hotkey or menu navigation, a user can issue commands that would normally be issued by clicking on the toolbar. Furthermore, the user can type text into text input boxes, select items from combo boxes, enable broadcast messages to be read, and choose to listen to status messages.