Patent ID: 7571103

Claim:
An image processing apparatus having a display screen for displaying an object, comprising: image displaying programmed logic circuitry for displaying an object on said display screen; designating programmed logic circuitry for designating an arbitrary position within said display screen; accepting programmed logic circuitry for accepting an action instruction directed to said object based upon a designation from said designating programmed logic circuitry; first requesting programmed logic circuitry for requesting said object to perform an action corresponding to the action instruction accepted by said accepting programmed logic circuitry; fetching programmed logic circuitry for fetching an arbitrary voice command in association with the request by said first requesting programmed logic circuitry; retrieving programmed logic circuitry for retrieving a voice command being coincident with the voice command fetched by said fetching programmed logic circuitry from among the voice commands which are assigned to actions of said object; first assigning programmed logic circuitry for assigning the voice command fetched by said fetching programmed logic circuitry to the action according to the request by said first requesting programmed logic circuitry when said retrieving programmed logic circuitry fails in the retrieving process; increasing programmed logic circuitry for increasing a degree of relation indicating a highness in relevance between the action according to the request by said first requesting programmed logic circuitry and the voice command fetched by said fetching programmed logic circuitry when the voice command retrieved by said retrieving programmed logic circuitry is the voice command which is assigned to the action according to the request by said first requesting programmed logic circuitry; and first display programmed logic circuitry for displaying said object in a different manner depending on a level achieved by the degree of relation increased by said increasing programmed logic circuitry.