Image forming device

Abstract

An image forming apparatus (1) comprises: a display unit (473), a display control unit (101), a microphone (2), a reception unit (103), and a control unit (100). When a selection screen is displayed on the display unit (473), in a case where a voice instruction is input into the microphone (2), the display control unit (101) transitions the display screen on the display unit (473) from the selection screen (SC1) to a setting screen (SC2) for receiving the input of a setting value indicated by the voice instruction, and displays the setting value indicated by the voice instruction on the setting screen (SC2).

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to an image forming apparatus capable of receiving voice instructions. [Background technology]

[0002] Some image forming devices, such as copiers and multifunction devices, are equipped with an operation panel that allows a user to manually input operations. By operating the operation panel, a user can select one function from among a number of functions (e.g., copy function, scanner function, facsimile function) or configure settings for a function.

[0003] Also, various image forming apparatuses that allow voice instructions have been proposed and put to practical use. For example, the following Patent Document 1 describes how the contents of voice instructions are reflected in job settings, and the following Patent Document 2 describes how job history information that the user intends to select is narrowed down from among multiple pieces of job history information based on keywords included in the user's voice. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] JP 2020-098383 A [Patent Document 2] JP 2019-205052 A Summary of the Invention

[0005] When a user wants to transition from the operation screen currently displayed on the operation panel to another operation screen, he or she may have to manually display many operation screens during the transition. For example, when the operation panel displays a setting screen for the scanner function, if the user wants to display a setting screen for the copy function, the user must manually display a function selection screen. This is troublesome for the user when it is difficult to move to the desired operation screen.

[0006] The present invention has been made in consideration of the above circumstances, and has an object to instantly transition the display screen of a display unit to a target operation screen based on a voice instruction input by voice input.

[0007] An image forming apparatus according to one aspect of the present invention is an image forming apparatus having an image forming unit that forms an image on a recording medium, and is equipped with a display unit, a display control unit that causes the display unit to display a selection screen to allow a user to select a function to be executed from a plurality of functions that are executable by the image forming apparatus, and causes the display unit to display a setting screen for accepting input related to the settings of each function selected on the selection screen, a voice input unit to which voice is input from the user, a reception unit to accept voice instructions based on the voice input to the voice input unit, and a control unit that executes a job in accordance with the content of the voice instructions accepted by the reception unit, and when the voice instruction is input to the voice input unit while the selection screen is being displayed on the display unit, the display control unit transitions the display screen of the display unit from the selection screen to the setting screen for accepting input of a setting value indicated by the voice instruction, and causes the setting screen to display the setting value indicated by the voice instruction.

[0008] According to the present invention, the display screen of the display unit can be instantly transitioned to a target operation screen based on a voice instruction input by voice input. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0009] [Figure 1] 1 is a perspective view showing an external appearance of an image forming apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention; [Diagram 2] 1 is a functional block diagram illustrating a schematic internal configuration of an image forming apparatus. [Diagram 3] 5A and 5B are diagrams showing an example of an operation screen displayed on a display unit. [Figure 4] 5A and 5B are diagrams showing an example of an operation screen displayed on a display unit. [Diagram 5] FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of an operation screen displayed on a display unit. [Figure 6] FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of an operation screen displayed on a display unit. [Figure 7] 5 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a process performed by a control unit of the image forming apparatus. [Figure 8] FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of an operation screen displayed on a display unit. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0010] An image forming apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of an image forming apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram showing a schematic main internal configuration of the image forming apparatus. The image forming apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment is a multifunction machine having multiple functions such as a copy function, a printer function, a scanner function, and a facsimile function, and includes an original feeding unit 6, an original reading unit 5, an image forming unit 12, a fixing unit 13, a paper feeding unit 14, a memory unit 8, a human sensor 21, an operation unit 47, a facsimile communication unit 71, a network interface unit 91, a microphone 22, and a speaker 23.

[0011] The document feeder 6 is configured to be openable and closable by a hinge or the like (not shown) on the top surface of the document reading unit 5, and functions as a document pressing cover when reading a document placed on a platen glass (not shown). The document feeder 6 is also called an ADF (Auto Document Feeder) or DP (Document Processor), and includes a document placement tray 61, and supplies documents placed on the document placement tray 61 to the document reading unit 5 one by one.

[0012] A description will be given of a case where a document reading operation is performed by the image forming apparatus 1. The document reading unit 5 optically reads an image of a document supplied to the document reading unit 5 by the document feeding unit 6 or a document placed on the platen glass, and generates image data. The image data generated by the document reading unit 5 is stored in an image memory or the like (not shown).

[0013] A description will be given of an image forming operation performed by the image forming apparatus 1. Based on image data generated by a document reading operation or image data received from a computer as an external device (e.g., a personal computer) connected via a network, the image forming unit 12 forms an image on a recording paper as a recording medium fed from a paper feed unit 14.

[0014] The fixing unit 13 applies heat and pressure to the recording paper on which the toner image has been formed by the image forming unit 12, thereby fixing the toner image to the recording paper. The recording paper that has been subjected to the fixing process is discharged onto a discharge tray 151. The paper supply unit 14 includes a plurality of paper supply cassettes 141.

[0015] The storage unit 8 is a large-capacity storage device such as a hard disk drive (HDD) or a solid state drive (SSD), and stores various control programs and the like.

[0016] The human sensor 21 detects a person approaching the image forming apparatus 1. As the human sensor 21, for example, a sensor that detects infrared rays emitted by a human body is used.

[0017] The operation unit 47 receives instructions, such as an instruction to execute an image forming operation, from an operator regarding various operations and processes that can be executed by the image forming apparatus 1. The operation unit 47 includes a display unit 473 that displays operation guides and the like for the operator. The operation unit 47 also receives input of instructions from the user via a touch panel included in the display unit 473, based on the user's operation (touch operation) on an operation screen displayed on the display unit 473 or the user's operation on physical keys.

[0018] The display unit 473 is composed of an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or the like. The display unit 473 is equipped with a touch panel. When the operator touches a button or key displayed on the screen, the touch panel receives an instruction associated with the touched position.

[0019] The facsimile communication section 71 includes an encoding / decoding section, a modulation / demodulation section, and an NCU (Network Control Unit), all of which are not shown, and transmits and receives facsimile data using a public telephone line network or the like.

[0020] The network interface unit 91 is a communication interface for transmitting and receiving various data to and from an external device (for example, a personal computer) within a local area or on the Internet.

[0021] The microphone 22 is a voice input unit that collects sounds around the image forming apparatus 1 and converts them into an electric signal (voice data). The microphone 22 is provided at an appropriate location where it is easy to collect the voice of the user, for example, in the operation unit 47.

[0022] The speaker (audio output unit) 23 outputs various sounds such as operation sounds and sound effects when operating the operation unit 47, guidance sounds explaining the operation method, and warning sounds when a problem occurs in the image forming apparatus 1. For example, the speaker 23 is provided in a location that cannot be seen from the outside of the image forming apparatus 1, for example, inside the operation unit 47.

[0023] The control unit 10 includes a processor, a random access memory (RAM), a read only memory (ROM), and a dedicated hardware circuit. The processor is, for example, a central processing unit (CPU), an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), or a micro processing unit (MPU). The control unit 10 includes a control unit 100, a display control unit 101, a voice analysis unit 102, and a reception unit 103.

[0024] The control unit 10 functions as a control unit 100, a display control unit 101, a voice analysis unit 102, and a reception unit 103 by the operation of the processor in accordance with a control program stored in the storage unit 8. However, the control unit 100 and the like can also be configured by hardware circuits, without relying on the operation of the control unit 10 in accordance with a control program. The same applies to each embodiment below unless otherwise stated.

[0025] The control unit 100 is responsible for controlling the overall operation of the image forming apparatus 1. The control unit 100 is connected to the document feed unit 6, the document reading unit 5, the image forming unit 12, the fixing unit 13, the paper feed unit 14, the storage unit 8, the motion sensor 21, the operation unit 47, the facsimile communication unit 71, the network interface unit 91, the microphone 22, and the speaker 23, and performs drive control of each of these units. For example, the control unit 100 controls the operation of the image forming unit 12, etc., to form the document image obtained by reading by the document reading unit 5 on recording paper as a recording medium.

[0026] Furthermore, when an approaching person is detected by the motion sensor 21, the control unit 100 controls the microphone 22 to be in an on state to enable voice input to the microphone 22, and when a predetermined time (e.g., 30 seconds) has elapsed since the motion sensor 21 stopped detecting an approaching person, the control unit 100 controls the microphone 22 to be in an off state. Note that the control unit 100 can also switch the microphone 22 on and off according to an instruction input to the operation unit 47.

[0027] Display control unit 101 controls the display operation of display unit 473. For example, display control unit 101 displays on display unit 473 a selection screen for allowing a user to select a function to be executed from among a plurality of functions executable by image forming apparatus 1, and also displays on display unit 473 a setting screen for receiving input related to the setting of each function selected on the selection screen.

[0028] 3(A) and (B) are diagrams showing examples of screens displayed on display unit 473. Operation screen SC1 shown in FIG. 3(A) is a selection screen for allowing a user to select a function to be executed from among a plurality of functions executable by image forming apparatus 1. A "Copy" button, a "Send (scanner function)" button, a "Fax (facsimile function)" button, and the like are displayed on operation screen SC1. Note that operation screen SC1 as the selection screen is also a home screen. When the user presses the "Copy" button, a copy function selection instruction is received by operation unit 47, and control unit 100 causes display unit 473 to display operation screen SC2 shown in FIG. 3(B) in accordance with this instruction.

[0029] The operation screen SC2 is displayed on the display unit 473 as a lower hierarchical layer than the "Home" screen. The operation screen SC2 is a setting screen for receiving input related to the settings of the "Copy" function. In the center of the setting screen for the "Copy" function, six buttons are displayed, labeled "Paper Selection," "Color Selection," "Page Combination," "Reduce / Enlarge," "Double-Sided / Split," and "Staple / Punch." These buttons are images for receiving settings related to the "Copy" function.

[0030] In addition, on the operation screen SC2, below the six buttons, a button for accepting the designation of a favorite registration setting in which a setting value different from a default value is registered in advance is displayed. For example, the button is marked with "ID card copy". "ID card copy" is a function used when it is desired to copy both the front and back sides of an ID card such as a driver's license or insurance card side by side on one recording paper. In "ID card copy", setting values ​​different from the default value, such as "A6 (paper selection)", "color (color selection)", "2in1 (page combination)", "A6 (original size)", "not set (continuous reading)", "set (erase outside the original area)", and "outer frame: 1 mm (border erase)", are registered in advance as settings for the "copy" function. Therefore, when the user presses the "ID card copy" button, an instruction to reflect these setting values ​​different from the default in the copy function is input to the operation unit 47, and is further accepted by the acceptance unit 103.

[0031] The voice analysis unit 102 converts the electrical signal (voice data) converted by the microphone 22 into text data using existing voice recognition technology, and recognizes voice instructions from the user by analyzing the text data using existing natural language processing technology.

[0032] The reception unit 103 receives, as instructions from the user, instructions input by manual input operation via the operation unit 47 (including a touch panel) for the screen currently displayed on the display unit 473, and voice instructions recognized by the voice analysis unit 102 (the analysis result by the voice analysis unit 102) via the microphone 22. The control unit 100 executes a job according to the contents of the instructions received by the reception unit 103.

[0033] The display control unit 101 displays on the display unit 473 a setting screen that displays the instructions input by manual input operation or the contents indicated by the voice instruction. For example, when the operation screen SC2 as the setting screen shown in FIG. 3B is displayed on the display unit 473, the user inputs instructions to set "paper selection" to "A4", "color selection" to "black and white", and "page combination" to "2in1" via the operation unit 47, and the reception unit 103 receives these instructions. At this time, the display control unit 101 displays on the display unit 473 the operation screen SC2 (setting screen) that switches the setting of "paper selection" from "automatic" to "A4", the setting of "color selection" from "full color" to "black and white", and the setting of "page combination" from "off" to "2in1", as shown in FIG. 4A.

[0034] Furthermore, when the operation screen SC2 shown in FIG. 3(B) is displayed on the display unit 473, if the user utters the keywords "A4", "black and white", and "2in1", and the reception unit 103 receives these voice instructions via the speaker 23 and the voice analysis unit 102, the display control unit 101 displays on the display unit 473 the operation screen SC2 shown in FIG. 4(B), in which the setting of "paper selection" has been changed from "automatic" to "A4", the setting of "color selection" has been changed from "full color" to "black and white", and "page combination" has been changed from "off" to "2in1". Compared to the operation screen SC2 shown in FIG. 4(A), the operation screen SC2 shown in FIG. 4(B) displays an operation button B1 marked "voice input item". Show The difference is that

[0035] When an item output instruction is received by the reception unit 103 via the operation unit 47 by pressing the operation button B1 on the operation screen SC2 shown in FIG. 4(B), the control unit 100 controls the voice output operation of the speaker 23 to output the contents of the setting items set based on the voice instruction by voice. For example, a voice saying "A4, black and white, and 2 in 1 have been set by voice" is output from the speaker 23. The reception unit 103 also receives settings for setting items not displayed on the operation screen (setting screen) by voice instruction via the speaker 23 and the voice analysis unit 102. The control unit 100 also causes the speaker 23 to output the contents of setting items not displayed on the operation screen that have been set based on the voice instruction by voice.

[0036] Unlike instructions input by manual input operation, voice instructions may be less accurate in receiving instructions. For this reason, the user may have concerns about whether the setting values ​​are being accurately received through voice instructions. This is particularly likely for settings that are hidden and not displayed on the display unit 473. By outputting the contents of the settings made through voice instructions as voice in this way, the user can confirm the contents of the setting values ​​set through voice instructions by voice, thereby reducing the above-mentioned concerns.

[0037] In addition, when a confirmation instruction (output instruction) is manually input by the user to the operation unit 47 and accepted by the acceptance unit 103, the display control unit 101 may cause the display unit 473 to display the contents of each setting value that has been set based on the voice instructions accepted by the acceptance unit 103, and when a confirmation instruction is input by voice instruction via the microphone 22 and the voice analysis unit 102 and accepted by the acceptance unit 103, the control unit 100 may cause the contents of each setting value that has been set based on the voice instructions to be output by voice.

[0038] When the operation screen SC1 shown in FIG. 3A is displayed on the display unit 473, if the user utters the keyword "black and white copy", the reception unit 103 receives a voice instruction to set the setting value to "black and white copy" via the speaker 23 and the voice analysis unit 102. That is, when the display control unit 101 causes the display unit 473 to display the operation screen SC1, which is a selection screen, and a voice instruction is input to the speaker 23 and the voice instruction is received by the reception unit 103 via the voice analysis unit 102, the display control unit 101 transitions the display screen of the display unit 473 from the operation screen SC1, which is a selection screen, to an operation screen SC2, which is a setting screen for a copy function for receiving input of a setting value indicated by the voice instruction. Furthermore, as shown in an example in FIG. 5, the display control unit 101 causes the operation screen SC2 to display the setting value indicated by the received voice instruction, here "black and white copy". For each setting screen, information regarding which function it corresponds to and what setting value input it is for accepting is stored in advance, for example, in a memory built into the control unit 10, by an operation based on a control program. Based on this information, the display control unit 101 identifies the setting screen for accepting the input of the setting value indicated by the voice instruction.

[0039] However, when the operation screen SC1 as the selection screen shown in FIG. 3(A) is displayed on the display unit 473, if the user utters the keyword “black and white” and the voice instruction is received by the reception unit 103, the “black and white” indicated by the voice instruction is common to multiple functions, namely the copy function, the scanner (send) function, and the facsimile (fax) function, so it is not possible to narrow down the setting screen for receiving input of the setting value indicated by the voice instruction to one.

[0040] Therefore, when the setting value indicated by the voice instruction is common to multiple functions and the setting screen for accepting input of the setting value indicated by the voice instruction cannot be narrowed down to one, the display control unit 101 does not transition from the selection screen to the setting screen, and hides images indicating functions that do not use the setting value indicated by the voice instruction on the selection screen, and displays only images indicating each function that uses the setting value indicated by the voice instruction.

[0041] For example, when the user utters the keyword "2in1" and the voice instruction is received by the receiving unit 103, the setting screens for receiving the input of the setting value indicated by the voice instruction cannot be narrowed down to one, but can be narrowed down to two functions, the copy function and the scanner function. For this reason, the display control unit 101 causes the display unit 473 to display an operation screen SC3 that displays only an image (button) indicating the copy function and an image (button) indicating the scanner function, as shown in FIG. 6. In other words, the display control unit 101 causes the display unit 473 to display an operation screen SC3 (selection screen) that does not display images (buttons) indicating the functions "Fax", "Custom Box", "System Settings", and "Internet" that are assumed not to be desired by the user.

[0042] In addition, the reception unit 103 also applies the setting value indicated by the voice instruction as the setting value for the previously registered favorite registration setting. For example, when the operation screen SC2 is displayed, if the user presses a key for “ID card copy”, WWhen a voice instruction is received by the reception unit 103 via the voice analysis unit 102 by speaking the command or by operating the operation unit 47, each setting value that is set in the favorite registration setting and is different from the default is changed to each setting value that has already been received by the voice instruction at this point and then accepted.

[0043] Next, an example of processing performed by the control unit 10 of the image forming apparatus 1 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in Fig. 7. This processing is performed when the voice analysis unit 102 analyzes the electric signal (voice data) converted by the microphone 22.

[0044] When the display control unit 101 is causing the display unit 473 to display an operation screen SC1, which is a selection screen, a voice instruction is input to the speaker 23, and the voice instruction is received by the reception unit 103 via the voice analysis unit 102, a setting screen for receiving input of a setting value indicated by the voice instruction (a function to which the setting value indicated by the voice instruction is applied) is identified (S1).

[0045] Furthermore, the display control unit 101 judges whether the number of the specified setting screens (functions) is one (S2). If the display control unit 101 judges that the number of the specified setting screens (functions) is one (YES in S2), the display control unit 101 causes the display unit 473 to display the specified setting screen (S3). After this, the process ends.

[0046] On the other hand, if the display control unit 101 determines that the specified setting screen (function) is not one (NO in S2), the display control unit 101 does not transition from the selection screen to the setting screen, and hides images showing functions that do not use the setting value indicated by the voice instruction on the selection screen, and displays only images showing functions that use the setting value indicated by the voice instruction on the selection screen (S4). After this, the process ends.

[0047] In this manner, in this embodiment, even if a setting value that is used commonly for multiple functions is input by voice, the user is guided by a display that focuses on the functions to which the setting value input by voice is applied, which allows the user to more easily select the setting screen required to input the setting value that he or she desires to set.

[0048] In addition, when the display control unit 101 acquires operating status information indicating that an operating mechanism equipped in the image forming apparatus 1 has operated, the display screen of the display unit 473 may be transitioned to a setting screen for accepting input of setting values ​​for a function that is pre-associated with the contents of the operating status information, among multiple functions that use setting values ​​indicated by voice instructions.

[0049] For example, when the functions for which the setting values ​​indicated by the voice instructions are used are a copy function and a scanner function, the display control unit 101 acquires open / close detection information from an open / close switch (not shown) that detects the open / close state of the document feed unit 6, and if the open / close detection information indicates open, causes the display unit 473 to display a setting screen for accepting input of the setting values ​​for the scanner function that is pre-associated with the "open" information, and if the open / close detection information indicates closed, causes the display unit 473 to display a setting screen for accepting input of the setting values ​​for the copy function that is pre-associated with the "closed" information.

[0050] Furthermore, the control unit 100 may be configured to output the contents of the setting values ​​indicated by the voice instructions to the speaker 23 every time the voice instructions are received by the receiving unit 103. Alternatively, when the operation screen SC2 is displayed as a setting screen that displays the setting values ​​indicated by the voice instructions, the control unit 100 may be configured to output the contents of the setting values ​​indicated by the voice instructions to be displayed all together to the speaker 23.

[0051] In this way, when the contents of the setting values ​​indicated by the voice instructions are output from speaker 23, if the number of setting values ​​to be output by voice becomes too large, it becomes more difficult for the user to understand the contents of the setting values.

[0052] Therefore, as a further embodiment, when the number of setting values ​​to be output as voice is a predetermined number (e.g., 5) or more, the control unit 100 does not output the above content as voice, but outputs a predetermined warning message as voice from the speaker 23. For example, the control unit 100 causes the speaker 23 to output a voice message saying, "Please check the setting values ​​on the screen."

[0053] As a further embodiment, the display control unit 101 may display, on the setting screen, a preview image of a case where it is assumed that the control unit 100 executes a job by applying the setting values ​​indicated by the voice instruction, on the display unit 473. This makes it possible to check, before executing a job, whether the setting values ​​indicated by the voice instruction have been accurately accepted and to check the expected result when the setting values ​​indicated by the voice instruction are applied, as shown in the example of FIG.

[0054] Up to this point, we have explained the case where the voice data collected by the microphone 22 and converted is analyzed by the voice analysis unit 102 in the image forming device 1. However, as a further embodiment, a speaker with a built-in microphone and an AI (artificial intelligence) assistant function known as a smart speaker is adopted, and the user's voice is collected by the speaker. The image forming device 1 may use the speaker as a voice input unit, and the reception unit 103 may receive the voice analysis result from the speaker as a setting value.

[0055] The present invention is not limited to the configuration of the above embodiment, and various modifications are possible. In addition, in the above embodiment, the configuration and processing shown in the above embodiment using Figures 1 to 8 are merely one embodiment of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to the configuration and processing.

Claims

1. An image forming apparatus including an image forming unit that forms an image on a recording medium, A display unit; a display control unit that causes a selection screen to be displayed on the display unit so that a user can select a function to be executed from a plurality of functions that can be executed by the image forming apparatus, and also causes a setting screen to be displayed on the display unit so that inputs related to settings of each function selected on the selection screen can be received; a voice input unit for inputting voice from a user; a reception unit that receives a voice instruction based on the voice input to the voice input unit; a control unit that executes a job in accordance with the content of the voice instruction received by the reception unit, An image forming device, wherein when the voice instruction is input to the voice input unit while the selection screen is being displayed on the display unit, the display control unit transitions the display screen of the display unit from the selection screen to the setting screen for accepting input of a setting value indicated by the voice instruction, and displays the setting value indicated by the voice instruction on the setting screen.

2. 2. The image forming apparatus of claim 1, wherein when the selection screen is displayed on the display unit and the voice instruction is input to the voice input unit, if the setting value indicated by the voice instruction is used in common to a plurality of functions, the display control unit does not perform the transition, and hides images indicating functions for which the setting value indicated by the voice instruction is not used on the selection screen, and displays images indicating each function for which the setting value indicated by the voice instruction is used.

3. 3. The image forming device according to claim 2, wherein when the display control unit acquires operating status information indicating that an operating mechanism of the image forming device has operated, the display screen of the display unit transitions to the setting screen for accepting input of setting values ​​for functions that are pre-associated with the contents of the operating status information, among the functions that use the setting values ​​indicated by the voice instruction.

4. Further comprising an audio output unit, The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the control unit further causes the voice output unit to output the content of the setting value indicated by the voice instruction.

5. the reception unit receives settings for setting items not displayed on the setting screen by voice instructions based on voice input to the voice input unit, The image forming apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the control unit causes the audio output unit to output, by voice, contents of setting items that are set based on the voice instruction and are not displayed on the setting screen.

6. further comprising an operation unit for receiving instructions manually inputted by a user; when an output instruction is manually input to the operation unit and accepted by the acceptance unit, the display control unit causes the display unit to display contents of each setting value that is set based on the voice instruction accepted by the acceptance unit; 5. The image forming apparatus according to claim 4, wherein when an output instruction is input by a voice instruction based on the voice input to the voice input unit and accepted by the acceptance unit, the control unit causes the voice output unit to output by voice the contents of the setting item that is set based on the voice instruction.

7. 5. The image forming apparatus according to claim 4, wherein when the number of setting values ​​indicated by the voice instruction is equal to or greater than a predetermined number, the control unit does not cause the voice output unit to output the contents of the setting values ​​indicated by the voice instruction, and instead causes the voice output unit to output a predetermined warning message.

8. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the display control unit causes the display unit to display a preview image of a case in which the job is executed by applying the setting values ​​indicated by the voice instruction on the setting screen.

9. An operation unit into which an instruction is input by a user's operation is further provided, The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the display control unit causes the display unit to display the setting value indicated by the voice instruction received by the reception unit when a confirmation instruction is input to the operation unit.

10. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the accepting unit further accepts the setting value indicated by the voice instruction as a setting value for a favorite registration setting in which a setting value different from a default value is registered in advance.

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