Patents by Inventor Sanjiv Mahadeo Chandane

Sanjiv Mahadeo Chandane has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • User friendly selection apparatus based on touch screens for visually impaired people
    Patent number: 7187394
    Abstract: A selection apparatus providing user friendly interface for visually impaired people. The selection apparatus may contain a touch screen and a guide structure. The guide structure is disposed along the touch buttons in the touch screen, and contains touch points corresponding to the touch buttons. The touch points are designed such that a different sensation is felt when a user slides an object (e.g., finger) along the selection structure. An exit may be designed to help lead the object from each touch point to corresponding touch button. Thus, a visually impaired person may slide a finger along the guide structure, feel a touch points and use the associated exit to locate a corresponding touch button.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2007
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Sanjiv Mahadeo Chandane
  • User friendly selection apparatus based on touch screens for visually impaired people
    Publication number: 20040066422
    Abstract: A selection apparatus providing user friendly interface for visually impaired people. The selection apparatus may contain a touch screen and a guide structure. The guide structure is disposed along the touch buttons in the touch screen, and contains touch points corresponding to the touch buttons. The touch points are designed such that a different sensation is felt when a user slides an object (e.g., finger) along the selection structure. An exit may be designed to help lead the object from each touch point to corresponding touch button. Thus, a visually impaired person may slide a finger along the guide structure, feel a touch points and use the associated exit to locate a corresponding touch button.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2002
    Publication date: April 8, 2004
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Sanjiv Mahadeo Chandane