Control apparatus for enabling a user to communicate by speech with a processor-controlled apparatus
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1. A control apparatus for enabling a user to communicate by speech with a processor-controlled apparatus, comprising:
- display control means for controlling a display of text data which includes a speech link that can be activated by a spoken command;
cursor control means for changing a shape of a pointing device cursor displayed on a display when the pointing device cursor is located over the speech link; and
prompt output means for outputting a prompt identifying speech commands that can be used to activate the speech link when the pointing device cursor is displayed on the display in a changed state for a predetermined time located over the speech link.
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Abstract
A control apparatus controls the display of text data which includes a speech link that can be activated by spoken command. The shape of a pointing device cursor displayed on a display is then changed by the apparatus when the pointing device cursor is located over the speech link included in displayed text data. The apparatus is arranged to output a prompt identifying speech commands that can be used to activate the speech link if the pointing device cursor is displayed on a display located over the speech link in a changed state for a predetermined time.
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1. A control apparatus for enabling a user to communicate by speech with a processor-controlled apparatus, comprising:
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display control means for controlling a display of text data which includes a speech link that can be activated by a spoken command; cursor control means for changing a shape of a pointing device cursor displayed on a display when the pointing device cursor is located over the speech link; and prompt output means for outputting a prompt identifying speech commands that can be used to activate the speech link when the pointing device cursor is displayed on the display in a changed state for a predetermined time located over the speech link. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of enabling a user to communicate by speech with a processor-controlled apparatus, the method comprising:
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displaying text data which includes a speech link that can be activated by a spoken command; changing a shape of a pointing device cursor displayed on a display when the pointing device cursor is located over the speech link included in the displayed text data; and outputting a prompt identifying speech commands that can be used to activate the speech link if the pointing device cursor is displayed on the display in a changed state located over the speech link for a predetermined time. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer-readable memory medium on which is stored a computer-executable control program for enabling a user to communicate by speech with a processor-controlled apparatus, the program comprising code to perform the steps of:
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displaying text data which includes a speech link that can be activated by a spoken command; changing a shape of a pointing device cursor displayed on a display when the pointing device cursor is located over the speech link included in the displayed text data; and outputting a prompt identifying speech commands that can be used to activate the speech link if the pointing device cursor is displayed on the display in a changed state located over the speech link for a predetermined time.
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