Patent ID: 6834373
Filing Date: 2004-12-21
Classification: G06F,G09B

Abstract:
A method of non-visually displaying a multi-part information page containing two or more spatially located areas of separate content, said method comprising:maintaining a non-visual, abstract representation of said multi-part information page, said non-visual, abstract representation comprising non-visual display coordinates, said non-visual display coordinates comprising: boundary coordinates defining boundaries between said two or more spatially located areas, said boundary coordinates associated with tactile feedback; content coordinates defining said two or more spatially located areas, said content coordinates associated with auditory feedback, said auditory feedback representative of content meta-information; receiving input position coordinates; mapping said position input coordinates to said non-visual display coordinates; generating a tactile output to cause a tactile output device to generate said tactile feedback for position input coordinates mapped to said boundary coordinates, and generating an auditory output to cause an auditory output device to generate said auditory feedback for position input coordinates mapped to said content coordinates.