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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2006
Tatsuru Baba, Kawasaki, JP;
Tatsuru Baba, Kawasaki, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
There are provided an image processing apparatus, an image generating apparatus, and an image processing method, capable of automating assignment of keys to functions and registration of macros provided by the image generating apparatus and presenting an index such as a shortcut key associated with one of the registered functions to a user at the timing when the user uses that function. To achieve this, first an operation command issued by a user through a control panelis received and history information about the operation command is stored in a storage device. A controller unitdetects history information about an operation command received through the control panelfrom among the history information, creates and registers a shortcut key for performing a operation command received through the control panelon the basis of the result of the detection, and presents the shortcut key to the user at a predetermined timing.