摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To output voice of words within a range designated by a user in accordance in the number of words in a voice output device.SOLUTION: When a scanner part 17 is in contact with a text described in a document G, is moved, and reads an image including the text, in the case where a text whose character recognition is performed from image data is one word, voice data of an entry word corresponding to the word is acquired from dictionary data and outputted; in the case where the text is a plurality of words and in entry words of a plurality of word dictionary data items, voice data (liaison) of the entry words (idioms) are acquired and outputted. When the text is a plurality of words and is not found in any entry words of a plurality of word dictionaries, example sentences including the plurality of words or dialogue sentences are searched for in example sentence data or dialogue collection data, and read-out voice data (liaison) of a part corresponding to the plurality of words among voice data corresponding to the example sentences (or dialogue sentences) is outputted.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1 |