Patent ID: 8041001
Filing Date: 2011-10-18
Classification: G16H,G16Z

Abstract:
1. An image diagnosing apparatus for shooting an image of a subject in an imaging space, the image diagnosing apparatus comprising: a voice guidance unit which reproduces and outputs to said subject a prescribed voice guidance; and a voice output control unit which exercises control over said voice guidance unit to cause an output timing of the voice guidance outputted from said voice guidance unit to correspond with the timing of shooting the image of said subject, wherein said voice output control unit is configured to predict at least one of an ending time of inhalation by said subject and an ending time of exhalation by said subject, said voice output control unit exercises control over said voice guidance unit to cause the output timing of the voice guidance to correspond with the timing of shooting the image of said subject by varying a reproducing speed of said voice guidance based on at least one of the predicted ending time of inhalation and the predicted ending time of exhalation.