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In an image processing apparatus for performing image processing of a processed object by displaying the processed object and an operating cursor on an image display device, and by operating the operating cursor according to three-dimensional actions of the hand and the fingers of an operator, a pro

In an image processing apparatus for performing image processing of a processed object by displaying the processed object and an operating cursor on an image display device, and by operating the operating cursor according to three-dimensional actions of the hand and the fingers of an operator, a processing function and a shape of the operating cursor are changed by judging the meaning of the three-dimensional actions of the hand and the fingers to support understanding of the processing function.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] An image processing apparatus comprising:image displaying means for displaying an image;three-dimensional action detecting means for detecting actions and three-dimensional positions of a hand and fingers of an operator;cursor generating means for generating operating cur

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] An image processing apparatus comprising:image displaying means for displaying an image;three-dimensional action detecting means for detecting actions and three-dimensional positions of a hand and fingers of an operator;cursor generating means for generating operating cursor image data based on a detected result of said three-dimensional action detecting means;processed object generating means for generating image data of a processed object to be operated upon by an operating cursor displayed based on said operating cursor image data;display image generating means for synthetically displaying said operating cursor image data and said processed object image data on said image display means;an image memory for storing image data indicative of a plurality of shaves of the operating cursor corresponding to a plurality of processing functions of said image processing apparatus, each of said Plurality of shapes visually symbolizing a respective one of said plurality of functions;meaning judging means for judging a meaning of an instruction from a form of action of the hand and fingers detected by said three-dimensional action detecting means;control changing means for changing a processing function of the image processing apparatus corresponding to a judged result of said meaning judging means;cursor changing means for changing a shape of the operating cursor corresponding to the processing function of the image processing apparatus as changed by said control changing means, said cursor changing means changing said shape by referring to said image data in said image memory; andlegend image generating means for generating function selecting legend image data which displays image processing function and an operating cursor corresponding to said image processing function.