Method and apparatus for speech input guidance

A speech input guidance device comprising:

• a device operation detecting unit for detecting a device operation by a user;
• a speech input guidance data accumulating unit for recording speech input guidance data for guiding the user to a command to be executed by means of speech for device operations categorized by device operation type;
• a data searching unit for searching for, and providing speech input guidance data corresponding to, the device operation detected by said device operation detecting unit from said speech input guidance data accumulating unit;
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• a speech input guidance output unit for providing the user with data searched by said data searching unit.

A speech input guidance device comprising:

• a speech input guidance data accumulating unit for recording speech input executing commands categorized by operation object;
• a speech input guidance output request detecting unit for detecting a speech input guidance output request from a user;
• a data searching unit for searching for and providing data in said speech input guidance data accumulating unit according to an output from said speech input guidance output request detecting unit;
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• a speech input guidance output unit for providing speech input executing commands searched by said data searching unit as one of by a display screen and by speech.

A speech input guidance device comprising:

• a speech input guidance data accumulating unit for recording speech input executing commands and mutual correspondences among the speech input executing commands;
• a speech input detecting unit for detecting/providing a speech input operation by a user;
• a data searching unit for searching for/providing speech input executing commands relating to said entered speech input executing command based on an output from said speech input detecting unit;
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• a speech input guidance output unit for providing the speech input executing commands searched by said data searching unit as at least one of by a display screen and by speech.