Patent ID: 8360779

Claim:
A method for reading, said method comprising: displaying a plurality of alphanumeric characters on a display device connected to an automated device having a processor, a memory, and an input device; executing a plurality of instructions that configure the processor to provide a reading focus tool on the display device, the reading focus tool having a first section and a rectangular window within the first section and a notch section, wherein the notch section comprises at least one of a notch area and a view area, wherein the view area displays a plurality of alphanumeric characters and wherein the reading focus tool overlays the plurality of alphanumeric characters, and wherein the first section is variably opaque and the rectangular window comprises a color selectable by the user; aligning at least one line of alphanumeric characters within at least one of the rectangular window and the notch section; and enabling a user to move the reading focus tool to a selection of alphanumeric characters to be read.