Abstract
Users may often face challenges in locating and activating television accessibility settings when interfacing with a television application. In some television applications, the accessibility settings may be buried within nested system menus that the user may navigate through to set up and use features of the television application directed towards improving the experience of the user. In addition, the user may need to navigate through the menus and settings each time the user interfaces with the television application. Navigation through many system menus and settings may create a barrier for users who rely on accessibility features such as screen readers, text scaling, or color correction to improve the experience of the user with the television application, leading to a frustrating user experience.
The disclosed technology restructures the television application settings menus to improve discoverability and usability. Accessibility settings may be elevated to a main settings root level. The information architecture for individual features as presented in the settings menus may be simplified. The user may create an assistive profile for the user that provides a dedicated and personalized space for the user to pre-configure their preferred accessibility settings. The assistive profile may be stored and then easily selected each time the user interfaces with the television application. Upon receiving the selection of the assistive profile of the user, the television application may automatically enable the preferred accessibility settings for the user. The ability of the user to create an assistive profile and then to select the assistive profile each time the user interfaces with the television application may eliminate the user having to repetitively reconfigure the accessibility settings for the television application each time the user interfaces with the television application. The disclosed technology provides a streamlined approach for selecting and implementing preferred accessibility settings for the user resulting in an improved user experience with the television application while promoting greater independence for the user.
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Recommended Citation
Godari, Hanumanth Rao, "Streamlined Activation of Television Accessibility Features using a Dedicated Assistive Profile", Technical Disclosure Commons, (October 15, 2025)
https://www.tdcommons.org/dpubs_series/8728