Patent ID: 7316566

Claim:
A method for use in a user system of creating hyperlinks for accessing information or services from a Braille document comprising one or a plurality of pages, comprising the steps of: providing a hyperlink table that does not include a physical position on any page of the Braille document and does not include a hyperlink; after said providing the hyperlink table, identifying and selecting one or a plurality of pages; for each selected page of the Braille document, detecting by means of a proximity sensed foil placed and aligned under the page, items touched by user on the surface of the page; for each touched item on the page, determining the physical position of said touched item on the page by means of the proximity sense foil; after and responsive to said determining the physical position, storing in the hyperlink table: an identification of said touched item based on the physical position on the proximity sense foil of said touched item; a hyperlink from said touched item to information, or both said information and said service; and the physical position of said touched item.