Accessibility menu from remote control

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2018373695-A1
Application number	US-201715631791-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jun 23, 2017
Priority date	Jun 23, 2017
Publication date	Dec 27, 2018
Grant date	—

Abstract

An accessibility button is provided on the remote control, which may replace any existing buttons that may be present for closed captioning. When the accessibility button is pressed, the TV screen text to speech function is immediately enabled, including accessing closed captioning functions.

First claim

1 . A system comprising:
a remote control (RC) comprising plural keys; an accessibility key on the RC in addition to the plural keys; circuitry in the RC configured to receive a signal generated from an interaction with the accessibility key; at least one wireless transceiver communicating with the circuitry to, responsive to the signal, send a command to a display device to: actuate a text to speech function of the display device, and/or display an accessibility menu; wherein the circuitry is configured to: associate a first type of user interaction with the accessibility key with a first accessibility setting; responsive to receiving a signal representing interaction of the accessibility key of the first type, generate a command to establish the first accessibility setting on the display device. associate a second type of user interaction with the accessibility key with a second accessibility setting, the second type of user interaction being a different interaction than the first type of interaction; and responsive to receiving a signal representing interaction of the accessibility key of the second type, generate a command to establish the second accessibility setting on the display device.

2 . (canceled)

3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is configured to, responsive to the signal, cause the wireless transceiver to send a command to the display device to present on a visual display closed captioning options.

4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein a text to speech feature is actuated responsive to the signal.

5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein an accessibility menu is displayed responsive to the signal.

6 . The system of claim 1 , wherein a text to speech feature is actuated responsive to the signal and an accessibility menu is displayed responsive to the signal.

7 . A system comprising:
a remote control (RC) comprising plural keys; an accessibility key on the RC in addition to the plural keys, the accessibility key being at least one of larger than the plural keys, of a different shape than the plural keys; circuitry in the RC configured to receive a first signal generated from a first type of interaction with the accessibility key; at least one wireless transceiver communicating with the circuitry to, responsive to the first signal, send a command to a display device to actuate a text to speech function of the display device, the circuitry being configured to receive a second signal generated by a second type of interaction with the accessibility key, the second type of interaction being a different type of interaction than the first type of interaction, the second signal causing display of an accessibility menu.

8 . The system of claim 7 , wherein the circuitry comprises at least one processor.

9 . The system of claim 7 , wherein the circuitry is configured to, responsive to the signal, cause the wireless transceiver to send a command to the display device to present on a visual display closed captioning options.

10 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the text to speech feature includes an audio representation of the closed captioning options presented on the visual display.

11 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the signal is a first signal and the circuitry is configured to, responsive to a second signal generated from an interaction with the accessibility key, cause the wireless transceiver to send a command to the display device to remove from display the closed captioning options.

12 . The system of claim 7 , wherein the circuitry is configured to:
associate a first type of interaction with the accessibility key with a first accessibility setting; associate a second type of interaction with the accessibility key with a second accessibility setting; responsive to receiving a signal representing interaction of the accessibility key of the first type, generate a command to establish the first accessibility setting on the display device; and responsive to receiving a signal representing interaction of the accessibility key of the second type, generate a command to establish the second accessibility setting on the display device.

13 . A system comprising:
a remote control (RC); an accessibility key on the RC; circuitry in the RC configured to receive a signal generated from an interaction with the accessibility key; and at least one wireless transceiver communicating with the circuitry, wherein the circuitry is configured to: associate a first type of interaction with the accessibility key with a first accessibility setting; associate a second type of interaction with the accessibility key with a second accessibility setting; responsive to receiving a signal representing interaction of the accessibility key of the first type, generate a command to establish the first accessibility setting on the display device; and responsive to receiving a signal representing interaction of the accessibility key of the second type, generate a command to establish the second accessibility setting on the display device.

14 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the circuitry is configured to, responsive to the signal, send a command to the display device to actuate a text to speech function of the display device.

15 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the circuitry comprises at least one processor.

16 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the circuitry is configured to, responsive to at least the signal representing interaction of the accessibility key of the first type, cause the wireless transceiver to send a command to the display device to present on a visual display closed captioning options.

17 . The system of claim 16 , wherein the text to speech feature includes an audio representation of the closed captioning options presented on the visual display.

18 . The system of claim 13 , comprising the display device.

19 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the accessibility key is larger than the plural keys.

20 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the accessibility key is of a different shape than the plural keys.

Assignees

• Sony Corp

Inventors

• Candelore Brant
• Nejat Mahyar
• Shintani Peter

Classifications

• G06F40/279 Primary

  Recognition of textual entities · CPC title

• G08C17/00 Primary

  Arrangements for transmitting signals characterised by the use of a wireless electrical link · CPC title

• G08C2201/30

  User interface · CPC title

• G08C17/02

  using a radio link · CPC title

• H04N5/44513

  Electricity · mapped topic