Patent ID: 7907702

Claim:
A communication device for a visually impaired user comprising: a plurality of sensed areas comprising one or more of the following, a plurality of function keys on a surface of the device, a handset, one or more input jacks, an audio receiver and an audio transmitter; a plurality of surface sensors coupled to the sensed areas, the surface sensors being activated by the user's touch; a logic processor coupled to the surface sensors and configured to provide a plurality of commands based upon the activated surface sensor; a whisper audio storage having a plurality of pre-recorded audio messages, the audio messages representative of a function of each sensed area and retrieved upon command from the logic processor; and an audio mixer configured to couple the audio message with an audio conversation for play-back to the user at the audio receiver, wherein only the user hears the audio message corresponding to the sensed area activated by the user's touch.