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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2020
Applicant:
Konica Minolta, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Minako Kobayashi, Ikeda, JP;
Assignee:
Konica Minolta, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/12 (2006.01); H04N 1/00 (2006.01); G10L 15/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/00403 (2013.01); G10L 15/22 (2013.01); H04N 1/00395 (2013.01); H04N 1/00891 (2013.01); H04N 1/00896 (2013.01); G10L 2015/223 (2013.01);
Abstract
A control apparatus may cause an image forming apparatus to execute processing based on contents of the processing instructed by voice. The control apparatus includes a hardware processor that may: cause a display apparatus of the image forming apparatus to display the contents of the processing prior to execution of the processing; acquire an operating state of the display apparatus; and decide contents of voice to be outputted to promote confirmation of the contents of the processing in accordance with the acquired operating state of the display apparatus.