US 11,922,194 B2
Interplay between digital assistive technology
Jaclyn Carley Knapp, Seattle, WA (US); Lisa Stifelman, Palo Alto, CA (US); André Roberto Lima Tapajós, Greater Manaus (BR); Jin Xu, Suzhou (CN); Steven DiCarlo, Seattle, WA (US); Kaichun Wu, Suzhou (CN); and Yuhua Guan, Suzhou (CN)
Assigned to Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US)
Filed by Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US)
Filed on May 19, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/748,638.
Prior Publication US 2023/0376327 A1, Nov. 23, 2023
Int. Cl. G06F 9/451 (2018.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01); G10L 13/02 (2013.01)
CPC G06F 9/453 (2018.02) [G06F 3/167 (2013.01); G10L 13/02 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of operating a computing device in support of improved accessibility, the method comprising:
causing display of a user interface of an application on a display screen of the computing device, wherein the computing device includes an accessibility assistant that reads an audible description of an element of the user interface;
initiating, on the computing device, a virtual assistant that conducts an audible conversation between a user and the virtual assistant through at least a microphone and a speaker associated with the computing device, wherein the virtual assistant is not integrated with an operating system of the computing device;
inhibiting an ability of the accessibility assistant to read the audible description of the element of the user interface; and
upon transition of the virtual assistant from an active state, enabling the ability of the accessibility assistant.