Managing accessibility features for mobile device

Abstract

Methods and apparatuses for managing accessibility features for mobile devices are described. Accessibility features may facilitate a user to interface with his/her mobile device and may be referred to as user-interface parameters configured to generate output or to receive input. The mobile device may generate an accessibility icon corresponding to one or more user-interface parameters selected by the user. The mobile device may also store a set of values provided by the user, where individual values correspond to individual user-interface parameters. Subsequently, the mobile device displays the accessibility icon such that the user may actuate the accessibility icon to adjust the user-interface parameters based on the values. Further, the user-interface parameters may be adjusted to more than one set of values. The mobile device may generate multiple accessibility icons that each correspond to different collections of the user-interface parameters.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method, comprising:
 generating, on a processor of a mobile device, an accessibility icon associated with a set of user-interface parameters selected by a user of the mobile device;   storing, in a memory coupled to the processor, one or more groups of settings provided by the user, wherein individual settings of the one or more groups correspond to individual user-interface parameters of the set;   displaying, on a screen of the mobile device, the accessibility icon with a predetermined size greater than a default size for the accessibility icon; and   adjusting, in response to the user actuating the accessibility icon displayed on the screen, the user-interface parameters of the set according to one group of the one or more groups of settings stored in the memory.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 adjusting, in response to the user de-actuating the accessibility icon, the user-interface parameters of the set to corresponding default settings stored in the memory.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 displaying, in response to the user actuating the accessibility icon, an additional window on the screen, wherein the additional window includes one or more mode indicators that each corresponds to one group of the one or more groups of settings.   
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein adjusting the user-interface parameters of the set according to the one group of the one or more groups of settings is based, at least in part, on the user selecting corresponding one mode indicator of the one or more mode indicators from the additional window. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein the one or more mode indicators displayed on the additional window are associated with an area defined by a radial distance from a geographical reference location stored in the memory, and wherein the area includes a present location of the mobile device determined by a global positioning system (GPS) coupled with the mobile device. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the radial distance is determined based on the user's pattern of moving away or toward the area or the user's pattern of spending time in or out of the area. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein determining the radial distance is assisted by an artificial intelligence component of the mobile device, the artificial intelligence component configured to perform an algorithm analyzing the user's patterns based on a machine learning or a deep learning, or both. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the predetermined size is based on a predetermined factor provided by the user. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the accessibility icon is a first accessibility icon of a plurality of accessibility icons of the mobile device, and wherein the predetermined size is based on a quantity of the accessibility icons of the plurality to display on the screen. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the user actuating the accessibility icon includes touching the accessibility icon, speaking to the mobile device, making a gesture to the mobile device, or any combination thereof. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the user actuating the accessibility icon by speaking to the mobile device or by making a gesture to the mobile device is assisted by an artificial intelligence component of the mobile device, the artificial intelligence component configured to perform an algorithm analyzing the user's speech or the user's gesture based on a machine learning or a deep learning, or both. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein:
 each of the user-interface parameters of the set is configured to generate output to the user or to receive input from the user, or both; and   the user-interface parameters of the set includes a size of one or more items to display on the screen, a volume level of the mobile device, a vibration mode of the mobile device, a brightness level of the screen, a voice-recognition sensitivity level of the mobile device, a gesture-perception sensitivity level of the mobile device, a duration to maintain the brightness level of the screen, a level of remaining battery power to trigger dimming of the screen, a sensitivity level for detecting touch input on the screen, a sensitivity level for detecting a fingerprint at a validation component, or a combination thereof.   
     
     
         13 . A mobile device, comprising:
 a screen;   a memory; and   a processor coupled to the memory and the screen, and configured to:
 generate an accessibility icon associated with a set of user-interface parameters selected by a user of the mobile device; 
 store, in the memory, one or more groups of settings provided by the user, wherein individual settings of the one or more groups correspond to individual user-interface parameters of the set; 
 display the accessibility icon on the screen with a predetermined size greater than a default size for the accessibility icon; and 
 adjust, in response to the user actuating the accessibility icon displayed on the screen, the user-interface parameters of the set according to one group of the one or more groups of settings stored in the memory. 
   
     
     
         14 . The mobile device of  claim 13 , wherein the processor is configured to:
 adjust, in response to the user de-actuating the accessibility icon, the user-interface parameters of the set to corresponding default settings stored in the memory.   
     
     
         15 . The mobile device of  claim 13 , wherein the processor is configured to:
 display, in response to the user actuating the accessibility icon, an additional window on the screen, wherein the additional window includes one or more mode indicators that each corresponds to one group of the one or more groups of settings.   
     
     
         16 . The mobile device of  claim 15 , wherein adjusting the user-interface parameters of the set according to the one group of the one or more groups of settings is based, at least in part, on the user selecting corresponding one mode indicator of the one or more mode indicators from the additional window. 
     
     
         17 . The mobile device of  claim 15 , wherein the one or more mode indicators displayed on the additional window are associated with an area defined by a radial distance from a geographical reference location stored in the memory, and wherein the area includes a present location of the mobile device determined by a global positioning system (GPS) coupled with the mobile device. 
     
     
         18 . The mobile device of  claim 13 , wherein the predetermined size is based on a predetermined factor provided by the user. 
     
     
         19 . The mobile device of  claim 13 , wherein the accessibility icon is a first accessibility icon of a plurality of accessibility icons of the mobile device, and wherein the predetermined size is based on a quantity of the accessibility icons of the plurality to display on the screen. 
     
     
         20 . The mobile device of  claim 13 , wherein:
 the user actuating the accessibility icon includes touching the accessibility icon, speaking to the mobile device, making a gesture to the mobile device, or any combination thereof; and   an artificial intelligence component of the mobile device assists the user actuating the accessibility icon by speaking to the mobile device or by making a gesture to the mobile device, the artificial intelligence component configured to perform an algorithm analyzing the user's speech or the user's gestures based on a machine learning or a deep learning, or both.