Patent ID: 8780047
Filing Date: 2014-07-15
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. An interface system for providing cross-disability access to an electronic device, the electronic device operatively connected to an electronic computer, the interface system comprising: a software program stored on an electronic computer for generating a plurality of screens for display, a first displayed screen including at least one non-input element having text therein which is unchangeable by a user and at least one input element; a touch screen for selectively displaying each of the plurality of screens thereon, the user navigating between the at least one non-input element and at least one input element of the first displayed screen and through the plurality of screens by the touching the at least one non-input element or at least one input element; and a keyboard operatively connected to the electronic computer, the keyboard including: an up selector having a non-actuated state and an actuated state, wherein the software program moves a navigation highlight between adjacent elements displayed on the first displayed screen in a first direction in response to actuation of the up selector; a down selector having a non-actuated state and an actuated state, wherein the software program moves the navigation highlight between adjacent elements displayed on the first displayed screen in a second direction in response to actuation of the down selector; an action selector having a non-actuated state and an actuated state, wherein the software program activates a highlighted element displayed on the first displayed screen in response to actuation of the action selector; a back selector having a non-actuated state and an actuated state, wherein the software program navigates to a previous screen in response to actuation of the back selector when the highlighted element is the non-input element; a next selector having a non-actuated state and an actuated state, wherein the software program navigates to a subsequent screen in response to actuation of the next selector when the highlighted element is the non-input element; and a help selector having a non-actuated state and an actuated state, the computer software program providing context sensitive help to a user in response to actuation of the help selector; wherein: activation of a highlighted non-input element displayed on the first displayed screen in response to actuation of the action selector generates an audio reading of the text in the highlighted non-input element; and activation of a highlighted input element having a plurality of character spaces displayed on the first screen in response to actuation of the action selector causes a text cursor to be displayed in a character space in the highlighted input element.