25. The speech recognition method according to claim 23, wherein, in said selecting step, a position where the viewpoint stays is detected on the basis of the viewpoint detected in said detecting step and one of the plurality of areas which includes said position is selected.
25. The speech recognition method according to claim 23, wherein, in said selecting step, a position where the viewpoint stays is detected on the basis of the viewpoint detected in said detecting step and one of the plurality of areas which includes said position is selected. 28. The speech recognition method according to claim 25, wherein one of the plurality of areas is set for each respective image, shown on a display screen, representing an application and has a predetermined size in which the image is included.