Patent ID: 8570558

Claim:
An image processing apparatus comprising: a data memory that stores in itself voice guide data pieces that are assigned to a plurality of phrases; a voice output portion that outputs the voice guide data pieces stored in the data memory; and a controller that prohibits a first voice guide data piece from being outputted according to a job by the voice output portion, while a currently-outputted voice guide data piece is being outputted according to another job thereby, and the controller prohibits the first voice guide data piece from being outputted according to a job, while a phrase of the currently-outputted voice guide data piece is being outputted according to another job, at least until the phrase is completely outputted, wherein different priority levels are given to the respective voice guide data pieces depending on their matched situations, and the controller prohibits the first voice guide data piece from being outputted according to a job, while a phrase of the currently-outputted voice guide data piece is being outputted according to another job, at least until the phrase is completely outputted.