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Volume 38 | Number 1 | Year 2016 | Article Id. IJCTT-V38P121 | DOI : https://doi.org/10.14445/22312803/IJCTT-V38P121

Enhanced Protocols for Non-Visual Navigation of Smartphone Applications Screen Icons

Raymond Mugyenyi, Dr. Nabaasa Evarist, David Bamutura

Citation :

Raymond Mugyenyi, Dr. Nabaasa Evarist, David Bamutura, "Enhanced Protocols for Non-Visual Navigation of Smartphone Applications Screen Icons," International Journal of Computer Trends and Technology (IJCTT), vol. 38, no. 1, pp. 119-121, 2016. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/22312803/ IJCTT-V38P121

Abstract

In this paper, loopholes of the existing protocols for navigating smart phone applications screen icons and requirements for the design and development of enhanced ones are identified. Enhanced protocols for non-visual smart phone applications screen icons navigation were developed. In the ongoing work, we are developing a Smartphone application using android Operating system that imbeds the developed protocols. After developing the application, we propose to deploy the developed smartphone application and navigate a given smartphones application screen icons and test the efficiency of the developed protocols.

Keywords

Visual impairment, Navigation protocols, smartphone, screen icons, enhanced protocols.

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