Presenting message detectable by screen reader application

Details Presenting message detectable by screen reader application Presenting message detectable by screen reader application

2011-03-15

2011-03-15

Chow, Dennis-Doon (Department: 2174)

Data processing: presentation processing of document, operator i

Operator interface

Audio user interface

C715S727000, C715S781000, C715S796000, C715S808000, C715S865000, C715S978000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07908557

ABSTRACT:
A method of visually presenting a message includes detecting that a screen reader application is being used in a computer system having a graphical user interface (GUI). The GUI presents messages of a first type by displaying a popup window and presents messages of a second type in a predefined field of the GUI. The screen reader application is configured to detect display of the popup window but not configured to detect presentation of the messages of the second type in the predefined field. The method includes detecting a system event that causes a first message to be presented in the predefined field, the system event resulting from evaluating user input information. The method includes presenting, in response to detecting the system event, a second message in the popup window, the second message being associated with the first message. The predefined field may relate to a message log.

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