Image processing device, method of sharing voice operation history, and method of sharing operation item distinguish table

An image processing device allowed to be connected to a network, comprising:

• an operational panel for displaying a menu screen and receiving manual operation on said menu screen;
• a speech input part for inputting speech;
• a storage part for storing an operation item distinguish table in which a voice word input through said speech input part and an operation item to be a target of operation among menu items displayed on said menu screen are associated;
• an operation item specifying part for specifying said operation item associated with the voice word input through said speech input part based on said operation item distinguish table;
• a voice operation control part for executing a processing corresponding to said operation item specified by said operation item specifying part;
• a table customization part for associating the voice word that a user desires with the menu item that is the operation item, and additionally registering in said operation item distinguish table, thereby updating said operation item distinguish table;
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• a transmission part for transmitting said operation item distinguish table updated by said table customization part to another image processing device through the network.

An image processing device allowed to be connected to a network, comprising:

• an operational panel for displaying a menu screen and receiving a manual operation on said menu screen;
• an acquisition part for acquiring a voice operation history information though the network from another image processing device with a voice operation function for specifying an operation item to be a target of operation based on a voice word and receiving voice operation corresponding to said specified operation item;
• a voice operation history applying part for associating a menu item displayed on said menu screen and the voice word based on said voice operation history information acquired by said acquisition part;
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• a display control part for displaying the voice word associated by said voice operation history applying part on said operational panel.

A method for first image processing device with a voice operation function and second image processing device different from said first image processing device to share a voice operation history information in said first image processing device through a network,

• the method comprising the steps performed in said first image processing device of:
• (a) inputting a voice word;
• (b) specifying an operation item to be a target of operation among menu items displayed on a menu screen of an operational panel based on the input voice word;
• (c) executing a processing corresponding to said specified operation item;
• (d) generating a voice operation history information in which said voice word and said operation item are associated when the processing corresponding to said specified operation item is executed;
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• (e) transmitting said voice operation history information to said second image processing device through the network,
• the method comprising the steps performed in said second image processing device of:
• (f) acquiring said voice operation history information transmitted from said first image processing device through the network;
• (g) associating said voice word contained in said voice operation history information with the menu item displayed on a menu screen of an operational panel based on said acquired voice operation history information;
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• (h) displaying said voice word associated with said menu item on the operational panel.

A method for first and second image processing devices each of that is with a voice operation function for specifying an operation item to be a target of operation based on a voice word and receiving voice operation corresponding to said specified operation item, to be connected to each other through a network to share an operation item distinguish table to be used for specifying the operation item from the voice word, the method comprising the steps of:

• (a) associating the voice word that a user desires and the menu item that is the operation item, and additionally registering in said operation item distinguish table, thereby executing customization of said operation item distinguish table in said first image processing device;
• (b) transmitting said customized operation item distinguish table from said first image processing device to said second image processing device when customization of said operation item distinguish table is executed;
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• (c) using said operation item distinguish table received from said first image processing device for specifying the operation item based on the voice word input in said second image processing device.