Voice guide system and voice guide method thereof

• US 20060217985A1
• Filed: 09/08/2005
• Published: 09/28/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 03/23/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fuji Xerox Company Limited (Xerox Holdings Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Fuji Xerox Company Limited (Xerox Holdings Corp.)
• Inventors: Kawamura, Michihiro, Noguchi, Nozomi, Itaki, Kanji
• Granted Patent: US 7,792,677 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/270
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/31 User authentication
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/16 Sound input; Sound output speech processing G10L
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 21/006 using audible presentation of the information

Abstract

A voice guide system for outputting voice in response to operations of an information processing apparatus, which includes a password input detecting unit that detects an input operation of a password; and a voice guide outputting unit that outputs by voice an input status of the password in correspondence with the detection of the input operation of the password by the password input detecting unit.

Claims

1. A voice guide system for outputting voice in response to operations of an information processing apparatus, comprising:

a password input detecting unit that detects an input operation of a password; and

a voice guide outputting unit that outputs by voice an input status of the password in correspondence with the detection of the input operation of the password by the password input detecting unit.

2. The voice guide system according to claim 1, wherein the voice guide outputting unit outputs by voice a current total number of digits in correspondence with the detection of the input operation of each digit of the password by the password input detecting unit.

3. The voice guide system according to claim 1, further comprising:

a setting unit that sets voice data different from a character including a number and alphabet by relating the voice data to the character,

wherein the voice guide outputting unit outputs voice on the basis of the different voice data set in the setting unit, in correspondence with the detection of the input operation of a character of the password by the password input detecting unit.

4. The voice guide system according to claim 1, further comprising:

an output destination determining unit that determines whether or not the voice output by the voice guide outputting unit is an output directed to a specific user,

wherein if it is determined by the output destination determining unit that the voice output by the voice guide outputting unit is the output directed to the specific user, the voice guide outputting unit outputs by voice the password as it is, in correspondence with the detection of the input operation of the password by the password input detecting unit.

5. The voice guide system according to claim 2, further comprising:

an output destination determining unit that determines whether or not the voice output by the voice guide outputting unit is an output directed to a specific user,

wherein if it is determined by the output destination determining unit that the voice output by the voice guide outputting unit is the output directed to the specific user, the voice guide outputting unit outputs by voice the password as it is, in correspondence with the detection of the input operation of the password by the password input detecting unit.

6. The voice guide system according to claim 3, further comprising:

an output destination determining unit that determines whether or not the voice output by the voice guide outputting unit is an output directed to a specific user,

wherein if it is determined by the output destination determining unit that the voice output by the voice guide outputting unit is the output directed to the specific user, the voice guide outputting unit outputs by voice the password as it is, in correspondence with the detection of the input operation of the password by the password input detecting unit.

7. The voice guide system according to claim 1, wherein the voice guide outputting unit outputs by voice the input status of the password in correspondence with the operation of confirming an inputted content of the password.

8. A voice guide method for outputting voice in response to operations of an information processing apparatus, comprising:

detecting an input operation of a password; and

outputting by voice an input status of the password in correspondence with the detection of the input operation of the password.

9. The voice guide method according to claim 8, wherein the outputting step is performed by outputting by voice a current total number of digits in correspondence with the detection of the input operation of each digit of the password.

10. The voice guide method according to claim 8, further comprising:

setting voice data different from a character including a number and alphabet by relating the voice data to the character,

wherein the outputting step is performed by outputting by voice on the basis of the set different voice data, in correspondence with the detection of the input operation of a character of the password.

11. The voice guide method according to claim 8, further comprising:

determining whether or not the output voice is an output directed to a specific user,

wherein, if it is determined that the output voice is the output directed to the specific user, the outputting step is performed by outputting by voice the password as it is, in correspondence with the detection of the input operation of the password.

12. The voice guide method according to claim 9, further comprising:

determining whether or not the output voice is an output directed to a specific user,

wherein, if it is determined that the output voice is the output directed to the specific user, the outputting step is performed by outputting by voice the password as it is, in correspondence with the detection of the input operation of the password.

13. The voice guide method according to claim 10, further comprising:

determining whether or not the output voice is an output directed to a specific user,

wherein, if it is determined that the output voice is the output directed to the specific user, the outputting step is performed by outputting by voice the password as it is, in correspondence with the detection of the input operation of the password.

14. The voice guide method according to claim 8, wherein the outputting step is performed by outputting by voice the input status of the password in correspondence with the operation of confirming an inputted content of the password.