Impairment-adaptive data interaction system for chromatic insensitivity

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing electronic data interaction systems often fail to accommodate users with visual impairments, as content is typically created without consideration for chromatic insensitivity, leading to inaccessible experiences for users who cannot distinguish certain colors, such as red and green.

Innovation Solution

An impairment-adaptive data interaction system that dynamically adjusts electronic data characteristics, using a user identification module and data adjustment module to automatically modify incompatible features, such as color schemes, to enhance usability for impaired users, without requiring additional modifications from the user.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If content is created with standard chromatic schemes for general audiences, then the content is visually appealing and technically compatible across devices, but it becomes unusable for users with chromatic insensitivity impairments

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveusability for impaired usersVSAvoidaccommodation of specific impairment types

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The system dynamically adjusts chromatic properties of content based on real-time identification of the user's specific impairment type and severity level. The chroma adjustment module modifies RGB values, hue saturation, and color mappings adaptively, transforming static content into dynamically adapted content that suits each user's unique visual capabilities.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The system changes multiple chromatic parameters simultaneously including hue rotation, saturation adjustment, brightness modification, and color mapping transformations. These parameter changes are applied based on the identified impairment characteristics, converting incompatible chromatic schemes into accessible ones while preserving content meaning and aesthetic quality.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

2Adaptability or versatility

If multiple alternate versions of content are created to accommodate different impairment types, then accessibility for specific impairment groups improves, but system complexity and maintenance burden increase significantly

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecoverage of impairment typesVSAvoidsystem architecture complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The user identification module acts as an intermediary that detects and characterizes the user's impairment type and severity. This module translates diverse impairment conditions into standardized parameters that the chroma adjustment module can process, eliminating the need for multiple pre-prepared content versions while maintaining comprehensive accessibility.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The chroma adjustment module is designed as a universal system that handles all types of chromatic insensitivity impairments (protanopia, deuteranopia, tritanopia, monochromacy, and severity variations) through a single unified architecture. This multi-functional module replaces the need for separate content versions for each impairment type, reducing system complexity while maintaining broad accessibility.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

3Productivity

If content is created without considering visual impairments, then development time and resources are reduced, but accessibility for impaired users deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecontent creation efficiencyVSAvoidaccessibility reliability

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary chromatic adaptation automatically at the point of content delivery rather than requiring preliminary consideration during content creation. The user identification and chroma adjustment modules pre-process content based on the user's specific impairment profile, ensuring accessibility without impacting the original content creation workflow or timeline.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS11429255B2Impairment-adaptive electronic data interaction system

Publication Date: 2022.08.30 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINE CORPORATION

AI summary

A system for dynamically adjusting content for an interaction impairment can include a data provider, an end-user electronic device, a user identification module, and a data adjustment module. The data provider can be capable of providing access to electronic data. One or more characteristics of the electronic data can be incompatible with an impairment of an impaired user. The end-user electronic device can be configured to allow the impaired user to interact with electronic data. The user identification module can be configured to identify an identity of the impaired user and/or the impairment of the impaired user. The data adjustment module can be configured to automatically adjust incompatible characteristics of the electronic data prior to presentation by the end-user electronic device. This adjustment can increase the ability of the impaired user to utilize the electronic data with the end-user electronic device.