Method for enabling non-readers to communicate with electronic messages

摘要

A computer-implemented technique for composing and electronically communicating a human-understandable message comprised of a plurality of icons is disclosed. A set of available icons is provided, each of which represents predefined information. A message area on a video display screen is sized to accommodate a plurality of the available icons in an array having a pre-arranged sequence. When it is detected that an icon selected from the set has been manually positioned into the message area, such icon is automatically re-positioned into the array in accordance with the pre-arranged sequence. The predefined information can be outputted as at least one of video and audio signals. The composed message of icons can be communicated electronically to its intended recipient, such as via the Internet.