Audible Readout for Display Visibility in Bright Light
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face difficulty in viewing text or user interface elements on computing devices in bright lighting conditions, leading to frustration and potential missed information due to inability to see displayed content.
Innovation Solution
The computing device predicts when users will have trouble seeing interface elements and automatically switches to a visually improved display theme and audibly reads out the content via a speaker, optionally communicating this information to connected devices like smartwatches or headphones.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If the display shows text or user interface elements in bright lighting conditions, then the user can access information on the device, but the user cannot see the displayed content due to glare and poor visibility
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the visual display mechanism with an auditory output mechanism. Instead of relying on the display screen to convey information visually, the system uses a speaker to audibly output text or user interface elements. This substitution allows users to access information through sound rather than sight, effectively bypassing the visibility problem caused by bright lighting conditions.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary conversion process that transforms visual information into auditory information. The system captures text or user interface elements from the display, converts them into spoken audio signals, and outputs them through a speaker. This intermediary audio channel serves as a mediator that delivers information to the user without being affected by lighting conditions.
2Ease of operation
If the device provides visual display only, then the device structure remains simple, but the user experience deteriorates in bright lighting conditions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the device multi-functional by enabling it to output information through both visual display and auditory output. The system can operate in visual mode under normal lighting conditions and switch to auditory mode in bright lighting conditions. This universality allows the device to maintain good user experience across different environmental conditions without requiring completely separate systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces dynamic adaptability where the output mode of the device changes based on environmental conditions. The system dynamically switches between visual display and auditory output depending on lighting conditions, allowing the device to adapt its behavior to optimize user experience in different situations rather than being fixed to a single mode.
Data Source
AI summary
A device predicts when a user will have difficulty seeing user interface elements displayed on a display due to bright lighting conditions. In response to predicting that a user will have difficulty seeing user interface elements displayed on the display due to bright lighting conditions, the device changes a display theme for the user interface elements to a visually improved display theme. Furthermore, the device audibly plays back, via a device speaker, a readout of the user interface elements displayed on the display. The readout is an audible reading or description of the user interface elements displayed on the display. The device also optionally communicates with an additional device (e.g., a smartwatch or other wearable devices) connected to the device to cause the additional devices to also audibly play back, via a speaker of the additional device, the readout of the user interface elements displayed on the display.