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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2009
Joan Brennan, St. Louis, MO (US);
Joan Brennan, St. Louis, MO (US);
Other;
Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for displaying a plurality of alphanumeric characters on a display device that is connected to an automated device having a processor, a memory, and an input device. The automated device executes a plurality of instructions that configure the processor to provide a reading focus tool on the display device. The reading focus tool includes a first section and a rectangular window within the first section and a notch section. The reading focus tool overlays the plurality of alphanumeric characters and aligns at least one line of alphanumeric characters within at least one of the rectangular window and the notch section. Further, a user is enabled to move the reading focus tool to a selection of alphanumeric characters to be read.