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‘Zooming Display System’ Can Help Visually Impaired, Vizio Tells PTO

Vizio can zoom into the graphics layer of a display screen to help visually impaired viewers better navigate TV onscreen menus, said a U.S. patent application (20180275856) published Thursday at the Patent and Trademark Office. Visually impaired consumers often have…

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trouble viewing menus on their TV screens, said the application, which describes a “zooming display system” featuring multiple “numbered zones,” each controllable through an “arrow/navigation key” or by pressing the appropriate number on the remote. Friday, Vizio didn’t comment.