Method for setting a function and a setting item by selectively specifying a position in a tree-structured menu
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1. A function setting inputting method for setting a function and a setting item in a device having a plurality of functions and setting items, the method comprising:
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Abstract
When a device has a plurality of functions and setting items, a particular function and a particular setting item are selected from among a plurality of those functions and setting items. A menu having a tree structure is used in this selection by specifying a position in the tree structure so as to set the function and the setting item. The tree structure of the menu classifies the functions and the setting items.
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75 Claims
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1. A function setting inputting method for setting a function and a setting item in a device having a plurality of functions and setting items, the method comprising:
the step of selecting from a menu having a tree structure by specifying a position in said tree structure so as to set said function and said setting item, the tree structure classifying said functions and said setting items. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A function setting inputting device having a plurality of functions and setting items, and setting a function and a setting item therefrom, the device comprising:
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a menu having a tree structure classifying said functions and said setting items; and
setting inputting means for selecting from said menu by specifying a position in said tree structure so as to set said function and said setting item. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. A setting operation device used for providing a setting for an image formation performed by an image forming apparatus, the device comprising:
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an image formation setting providing unit used for providing the setting for the image formation by operating a numeric keypad; and
a synthetic voice feed back unit outputting a status of said setting by a synthetic voice noticing said status of said setting, wherein a shifting between setting items and a change of set values are performed without using vision. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. An apparatus operation device used by a user to operate an apparatus, the apparatus operation device comprising:
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a function control unit causing an operation of said apparatus to transit to an audio mode when the user is judged to be a visually handicapped user; and
an operation control unit controlling operations performed by the user in said audio mode, wherein said operation control unit controls a menu control unit, an operational input unit, and an audio output unit so as to cause the visually handicapped user to operate said apparatus without using vision, the menu control unit arranging operation items of said apparatus as a multi-tier menu containing multiple tiers of setting items and function numbers corresponding thereto so as to manage a shifting to an intended setting item in said multi-tier menu and a selection status of the setting item, the operational input unit being used by the user for inputting one of operations of shifting to the setting item and selecting the setting item in said multi-tier menu, and the audio output unit informing the user of a result of the operation by outputting a sound and a voice according to one of said operations of shifting to the setting item and selecting the setting item in said multi-tier menu performed by the user. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. An apparatus operation device creating a multi-tier menu containing setting items corresponding to operation items of an apparatus classified according to functions so that a user operates said apparatus by selecting from among said setting items in said multi-tier menu, the apparatus operation device comprising:
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a function control unit causing an operation of said apparatus to transit to an audio mode when the user is judged to be a visually handicapped user; and
an operation control unit controlling operations performed by the user in said audio mode, wherein said operation control unit controls an audio input unit, a voice recognition unit, and a menu control unit so as to cause the visually handicapped user to operate said apparatus without using vision, the audio input unit being used for inputting a voice of the user, the voice recognition unit recognizing said voice by a voice recognition, and the menu control unit managing a present operational position in said multi-tier menu by assuming one of said setting items in said multi-tier menu to be selected when a result of said voice recognition coincides with the function represented by said one of said setting items.
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45. An apparatus operation device creating a multi-tier menu containing setting items corresponding to operation items of an apparatus classified according to functions so that a user operates said apparatus by selecting from among said setting items in said multi-tier menu, the apparatus operation device comprising:
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a function control unit causing an operation of said apparatus to transit to an audio mode when the user is judged to be a visually handicapped user; and
an operation control unit controlling operations performed by the user in said audio mode, wherein said operation control unit controls an audio input unit, a voice recognition unit, an operation support information file, an audio output unit, a help operation unit, and a menu control unit so as to cause the visually handicapped user to operate said apparatus without using vision, the audio input unit being used for inputting a voice of the user, the voice recognition unit recognizing said voice by a voice recognition, the operation support information file storing operation support information corresponding to said functions of said apparatus as audio information, the audio output unit outputting said audio information, the help operation unit retrieving the function coinciding with a result of said voice recognition from said operation support information file, and causing said audio output unit to inform the user of the audio information corresponding to a result of the retrieval so that the user determines a setting item corresponding to an intended function among said result of said retrieval, and the menu control unit managing a present operational position in said multi-tier menu by assuming that said setting item determined by using said help operation unit is selected. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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53. An apparatus operation device used by a user to operate an apparatus by setting a value for a setting item, the apparatus operation device comprising:
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a storage unit storing the setting item, the value, and a previous value before the setting as operation history information upon setting and settling said value for said setting item;
an operation management unit managing a setting status of the setting item by operating said operation history information; and
an audio output unit informing the user of a present setting status according to said operation of said operation history information and of a result thereof by outputting a sound and a voice when the user is judged to be a visually handicapped user so as to cause the visually handicapped user to operate said apparatus without using vision. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64)
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65. A method for causing a computer to function as an apparatus operation device used by a visually handicapped user to operate an apparatus without using vision, the method comprising the steps of:
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causing an operation of said apparatus to transit to an audio mode when the user is judged to be a visually handicapped user;
controlling operations performed by the user in said audio mode;
inputting one of operations of shifting to an intended setting item in a multi-tier menu and selecting the setting item, the multi-tier menu containing operation items of said apparatus arranged as multiple tiers of setting items and function numbers corresponding thereto;
managing the shifting to the setting item in said multi-tier menu and a selection status of the setting item; and
informing the user of a result of the operation by outputting a sound and a voice according to one of said operations of shifting to the setting item and selecting the setting item in said multi-tier menu performed by the user.
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66. A method for causing a computer to function as an apparatus operation device creating a multi-tier menu containing setting items corresponding to operation items of an apparatus classified according to functions so that a user operates said apparatus by selecting from among said setting items in said multi-tier menu, the method comprising the steps of:
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causing an operation of said apparatus to transit to an audio mode when the user is judged to be a visually handicapped user;
controlling operations performed by the user in said audio mode;
inputting a voice of the user;
recognizing said voice by a voice recognition; and
managing a present operational position in said multi-tier menu by assuming one of said setting items in said multi-tier menu to be selected when a result of said voice recognition coincides with the function represented by said one of said setting items so as to cause the visually handicapped user to operate said apparatus without using vision.
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67. A method for causing a computer to function as an apparatus operation device creating a multi-tier menu containing setting items corresponding to operation items of an apparatus classified according to functions so that a user operates said apparatus by selecting from among said setting items in said multi-tier menu, the method comprising the steps of:
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causing an operation of said apparatus to transit to an audio mode when the user is judged to be a visually handicapped user;
controlling operations performed by the user in said audio mode;
inputting a voice of the user;
recognizing said voice by a voice recognition;
retrieving one of said functions coinciding with a result of said voice recognition from an operation support information file storing operation support information corresponding to said functions of said apparatus as audio information;
informing the user of the audio information corresponding to a result of the retrieval so that the user determines a setting item corresponding to an intended function among said result of said retrieval; and
managing a present operational position in said multi-tier menu by assuming that said setting item determined by the user to be selected so as to cause the visually handicapped user to operate said apparatus without using vision.
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68. A method for causing a computer to function as an apparatus operation device used by a user to operate an apparatus by setting a value for a setting item, the method comprising the steps of:
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storing the setting item, the value, and a previous value before the setting as operation history information upon setting and settling said value for said setting item;
managing a setting status of the setting item by operating said operation history information; and
informing the user of a present setting status according to said operation of said operation history information and of a result thereof by outputting a sound and a voice when the user is judged to be a visually handicapped user so as to cause the visually handicapped user to operate said apparatus without using vision.
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69. A computer readable recording medium storing program code for causing a computer to function as an apparatus operation device used by a visually, handicapped user to operate an apparatus without using vision, the recording medium comprising:
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program code means for causing an operation of said apparatus to transit to an audio mode when the user is judged to be a visually handicapped user;
program code means for controlling operations performed by the user in said audio mode;
program code means for inputting one of operations of shifting to an intended setting item in a multi-tier menu and selecting the setting item, the multi-tier menu containing operation items of said apparatus arranged as multiple tiers of setting items and function numbers corresponding thereto;
program code means for managing the shifting to the setting item in said multi-tier menu and a selection status of the setting item; and
program code means for informing the user of a result of the operation by outputting a sound and a voice according to one of said operations of shifting to the setting item and selecting the setting item in said multi-tier menu performed by the user.
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70. A computer readable recording medium storing program code for causing a computer to function as an apparatus operation device creating a multi-tier menu containing setting items corresponding to operation items of an apparatus classified according to functions so that a user operates said apparatus by selecting from among said setting items in said multi-tier menu, the recording medium comprising:
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program code means for causing an operation of said apparatus to transit to an audio mode when the user is judged to be a visually handicapped user;
program code means for controlling operations performed by the user in said audio mode;
program code means for inputting a voice of the user;
program code means for recognizing said voice by a voice recognition; and
program code means for managing a present operational position in said multi-tier menu by assuming one of said setting items in said multi-tier menu to be selected when a result of said voice recognition coincides with the function represented by said one of said setting items so as to cause the visually handicapped user to operate said apparatus without using vision.
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71. A computer readable recording medium storing program code for causing a computer to function as an apparatus operation device creating a multi-tier menu containing setting items corresponding to operation items of an apparatus classified according to functions so that a user operates said apparatus by selecting from among said setting items in said multi-tier menu, the recording medium comprising:
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program code means for causing an operation of said apparatus to transit to an audio mode when the user is judged to be a visually handicapped user;
program code means for controlling operations performed by the user in said audio mode;
program code means for inputting a voice of the user;
program code means for recognizing said voice by a voice recognition;
program code means for retrieving one of said functions coinciding with a result of said voice recognition from an operation support information file storing operation support information corresponding to said functions of said apparatus as audio information;
program code means for informing the user of the audio information corresponding to a result of the retrieval so that the user determines a setting item corresponding to an intended function among said result of said retrieval; and
program code means for managing a present operational position in said multi-tier menu by assuming that said setting item determined by the user to be selected so as to cause the visually handicapped user to operate said apparatus without using vision.
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72. A computer readable recording medium storing program code for causing a computer to function as an apparatus operation device used by a user to operate an apparatus by setting a value for a setting item, the recording medium comprising:
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program code means for storing the setting item, the value, and a previous value before the setting as operation history information upon setting and settling said value for said setting item;
program code means for managing a setting status of the setting item by operating said operation history information; and
program code means for informing the user of a present setting status according to said operation of said operation history information and of a result thereof by outputting a sound and a voice when the user is judged to be a visually handicapped user so as to cause the visually handicapped user to operate said apparatus without using vision.
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73. An image forming apparatus performing an image formation by using setting items selected and settled with respect to functions of said image forming apparatus, the image forming apparatus comprising:
an apparatus operation device used by a user for selecting and settling the setting items, the apparatus operation device including a function control unit causing an operation of said image forming apparatus to transit to an audio mode when the user is judged to be a visually handicapped user, and an operation control unit controlling operations performed by the user in said audio mode, wherein said operation control unit controls a menu control unit, an operational input unit, and an audio output unit so as to cause the visually handicapped user to operate said image forming apparatus without using vision, the menu control unit arranging operation items of said image forming apparatus as a multi-tier menu containing multiple tiers of the setting items and function numbers corresponding thereto so as to manage a shifting to an intended setting item in said multi-tier menu and a selection status of the setting item, the operational input unit used by the user for inputting one of operations of shifting to the setting item and selecting the setting item in said multi-tier menu, and the audio output unit informing the user of a result of the operation by outputting a sound and a voice according to one of said operations of shifting to the setting item and selecting the setting item in said multi-tier menu performed by the user.
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74. An image forming apparatus performing an image formation by using setting items selected and settled with respect to functions of said image forming apparatus, the image forming apparatus comprising:
an apparatus operation device creating a multi-tier menu containing said setting items corresponding to operation items of said image forming apparatus classified according to said functions so that a user operates said image forming apparatus by selecting from among said setting items in said multi-tier menu, the apparatus operation device including a function control unit causing an operation of said image forming apparatus to transit to an audio mode when the user is judged to be a visually handicapped user, and an operation control unit controlling operations performed by the user in said audio mode, wherein said operation control unit controls an audio input unit, a voice recognition unit, and a menu control unit so as to cause the visually handicapped user to operate said image forming apparatus without using vision, the audio input unit being used for inputting a voice of the user, the voice recognition unit recognizing said voice by a voice recognition, and the menu control unit managing a present operational position in said multi-tier menu by assuming one of said setting items in said multi-tier menu to be selected when a result of said voice recognition coincides with the function represented by said one of said setting items.
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75. An image forming apparatus performing an image formation by using setting items selected and settled with respect to functions of said image forming apparatus, the image forming apparatus comprising:
an apparatus operation device creating a multi-tier menu containing said setting items corresponding to operation items of said image forming apparatus classified according to said functions so that a user operates said image forming apparatus by selecting from among said setting items in said multi-tier menu, the apparatus operation device including a function control unit causing an operation of said image forming apparatus to transit to an audio mode when the user is judged to be a visually handicapped user, and an operation control unit controlling operations performed by the user in said audio mode, wherein said operation control unit controls an audio input unit, a voice recognition unit, an operation support information file, an audio output unit, a help operation unit, and a menu control unit so as to cause the visually handicapped user to operate said image forming apparatus without using vision, the audio input unit being used for inputting a voice of the user, the voice recognition unit recognizing said voice by a voice recognition, the operation support information file storing operation support information corresponding to said functions of said image forming apparatus as audio information, the audio output unit outputting said audio information, the help operation unit retrieving the function coinciding with a result of said voice recognition from said operation support information file, and causing said audio output unit to inform the user of the audio information corresponding to a result of the retrieval so that the user determines a setting item corresponding to an intended function among said result of said retrieval, and the menu control unit managing a present operational position in said multi-tier menu by assuming that said setting item determined by using said help operation unit is selected.
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