Title:
METHOD FOR IMPROVING THE READABILITY OF DISPLAYED TEXTS AND DEVICES IN WHICH THE METHOD IS IMPLEMENTED.
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2006034870
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
The invention relates to a new method for improving the readability of displayed texts, in particular for people with poor reading skills and/or dyslexia, as well as devices in which this method is implemented. The invention is based on the discovery that within the above section of people, a large number can read a text very fluently indeed when this text is displayed in such a way that it can be read in the opposite direction. If texts are composed of letters of the alphabet then this group has difficulty in reading from left to right. However, they can read the text (2") more easily when it is displayed in such a way that it can be read from right to left. It is preferable that any information present (3) that does not contain any text, e.g. photographs, drawings and/or diagrams, retains its original orientation, as it is usually less recognizable if its orientation has changed. The invention provides for devices which have a screen or display on which text can be shown in which the method has been implemented according to the invention e.g. a television set, a computer, a portable computer also called laptop, a mobile phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA) or a combination of these devices. Furthermore, the invention provides for a so-called DVD and/or DVD player in which the method is implemented so that in particular subtitling can be displayed according to the method as per the invention. The invention also provides for printed publications such as books, magazines and/or newspapers in electronic form in which the text is displayed according to the method described above. Finally the invention provides for data carriers for software applications with which the method described above can be implemented in programmable electronic devices equipped with a screen, in particular a computer, laptop, PDA and/or mobile phone.
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Inventors:
PENNINGS JEROEN JACOBUS (NL)
Application Number:
PCT/EP2005/010576
Publication Date:
June 22, 2006
Filing Date:
September 27, 2005
Export Citation:
Assignee:
PENNINGS JEROEN JACOBUS (NL)
International Classes:
G09B5/02; G09B17/00
Other References:
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 014, no. 487 (P - 1121) 23 October 1990 (1990-10-23)
ANONYMOUS: "Leonardo, Portrait of a Dyslexic Genius", INTERNET ARTICLE, 6 September 2003 (2003-09-06), XP002340925, Retrieved from the Internet [retrieved on 20050817]
ANONYMOUS: "Leonardo, Portrait of a Dyslexic Genius", INTERNET ARTICLE, 6 September 2003 (2003-09-06), XP002340925, Retrieved from the Internet
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