JPH09222932A - Multimedia doll - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To give friendliness with a human, benefit, and latitude, increase the use of a personal computer and various communication functions, and expand their utilization range by equipping a model doll with a microcomputer which uses a voice as an input/output means and various communication line functions including a telephone line, etc. SOLUTION: The multimedia doll 1 has the microcomputer 2 which uses a voice as the input/output means for information and various communication line functions 3 including a telephone line, a computer network, and the internet. To allow the microcomputer 2 to use the voice as the input means for information, the multimedia doll 1 has a microphone 10 in its mouse part 1a, etc., and a speaker 11 in a proper part such as an ear part 1b. The communication line functions 3 are so installed as to access respective sections of the internet, an emergency telephone line for police dialing, etc., not to mention an ordinary telephone line.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a multimedia doll that can be used as a personal computer and various communication devices.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, personal computers and various communication devices have sophisticated functions, and the functions are becoming more and more complicated. On the other hand, the device itself is mechanical and dry without being tired, and tends to be threatening and intimidating to humans because it lacks tenderness. That tendency can escalate more and more and give a sense of alienation to humans.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention not only increases the use of personal computers and various communication devices, but also increases the use range of personal computers by providing humans with a gentle, moisturizing and relaxing effect, and even by giving them a sense of living. The purpose is to provide a scalable multimedia doll.

[0004]

In the multimedia doll according to claim 1 of the present invention, a model doll of a suitable model uses a voice as an information input / output means, a telephone line, a computer network, and the Internet. It is configured by possessing various communication line functions including.

In the multimedia doll according to claim 2 of the present invention, the doll is configured by including a display device for displaying information.

In the multimedia doll according to claim 3 of the present invention, the doll is configured by including operation switches for function selection.

In the multimedia doll according to claim 4 of the present invention, the doll is constructed by modeling a pet animal.

In the multimedia doll according to claim 5 of the present invention, the doll is configured by providing a light emitting means in the eye part.

[0009]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, referring to the attached drawings, FIG. 1 shows, as an embodiment, a multimedia doll which is a doll 1 in which lovely pet animals such as cats, dogs and birds are modeled. The doll 1 itself can be entirely formed of ordinary plastic, cloth, wood, or the like. The multimedia doll is mainly composed of the doll 1, and has a microcomputer 2 having voice as an input / output means of information and various communication line functions 3 including a telephone line, a computer network, and the Internet. .

Since the microcomputer 2 uses voice as an input / output means of information, the doll 1 has a microphone 10 built in a mouth portion 1a and the like and a speaker 11 in an appropriate portion such as an ear portion 1b. There is. The microphone 10 and the speaker 11 have a microphone 10
The microcomputer 2 is arranged to search and select predetermined information based on the user's voice signal input from the speaker 2 and output the selected information as a voice symbol from the speaker 11.
Is connected. Further, the doll 1 can be equipped with an image pickup mechanism 12 including a camera and the like built in the main body 1c and the like.

The microcomputer 2, as shown in FIG. 2, has a digital interface 20, a CPU 21, and an R.
An AM 22, a ROM 23, a voice recognition circuit 24, a voice synthesis circuit 25 and the like are provided. The microphone 10 is connected to the microcomputer 2 via a voice bandpass filter 10a, an amplifier 10b, a voltage-current converter 10c, an analog-digital converter 10d and the like. The speaker 11 is connected via an amplifier 11a, a current-voltage or power converter 11b, a digital-analog converter 11c, and the like. Further, the image pickup mechanism 12 can be connected to a videophone or the like via the microcomputer 2.

The communication line function 3 is not limited to an ordinary telephone line,
It can be equipped with access to each section of the Internet, shopping information lines such as greengrocers and fish stores, computer networks with schools, hospitals, government offices, and emergency telephone lines 110 and 119. In addition, the imaging mechanism 12 is useful for monitoring the sick person in a hospital, caring for and monitoring an elderly person's home where one person lives alone, and is used as a videophone in a general household, and as an educational function to receive education at a home instead of a cram school. Can be built.

By combining these mechanisms with a pet doll, it is possible to provide an effect of gently watching over humans and giving a sense of security and raw worth. It is also possible to stay at home and shop while looking at the fish at the fish shop, vegetables at the greengrocer, etc., in an image, and to play the role of a home computer that saves human waste and creates room for humans.

In order to select the communication circuit function 3 for each line such as a telephone line and each section of the Internet, the function selection is made on the main body 1c of the doll 1 as shown in FIG. 1 or the holding table 4 of the doll 1 as shown in FIG. Operation switches 5a, 5b
... is provided. The operation switches 5a, 5b
According to ..., for example, in a telephone line, as in the case of a conventional telephone, the doll 1 is held by hand and talks with each other or the doll 1
With the large volume, you can switch to a function that allows you to talk to multiple people or switch to a videophone.

Further, one of the operation switches 5a, 5b, ... Is also required to add one which operates a voice generating function for generating a greeting message such as "Good morning, hello" in conjunction with the clock function of the microcomputer 2. You can The voice generating function is provided with a proximity sensor which is activated when a person approaches the doll 1 by about 1 to 1,5 m, and if this is pre-activated by the operation switches 5a, 5b ..., a suitable greeting is generated at that time. Can be equipped with.

In order to output the information by voice and display the input information of the microcomputer 2 and the information obtained from each section of the Internet on the screen, the main body 1c of the doll 1 or the holding table 4 of the doll 1 described above has a cathode ray tube or A display device 6 such as a liquid crystal can be provided. The display device 6 can be equipped to function as a videophone for displaying a talking partner on the screen when the selective connection is made with the telephone line. Also,
If this display device 6 is provided, it can be connected to a CATV, or the function of enjoying games such as Go and Shogi with a remote person while watching the same screen can be increased.

In addition to the respective functions, the doll 1 can be provided with the light emitting means 7 in the eye portion 1d as shown in FIG. As the light emitting means 7, colored bean lamps or LEDs
It is also possible to construct a structure in which the cut portions of the respective tips are aligned from the optical fiber and the eye portion 1d is formed to diffuse and emit light. The bean lamp and LE
If the eye portion 1d is replaced with a liquid crystal display instead of D or an optical fiber, it is possible to emit a color of light that cannot be emitted by a mini lamp, an LED, or an optical fiber. Since the light emitting means 7 is provided, it lights up to display the operation status of the entire apparatus, or lights up in a different color according to the type of the line selected from the communication circuit function to identify the currently used line. Can be equipped.

In this multimedia doll, as shown in FIG. 2, when the user inputs a retrieval command for necessary information by voice from the microphone 10, the voice signal is converted into a voltage analog signal by sound-electric conversion by the microphone 10. Output. In order to remove noise from the voltage analog signal, the voltage analog signal is filtered by the voice band bus filter 10a and is applied to the amplifier 10b and output as an amplified voltage analog signal. Then, the amplified voltage analog signal is input to the voltage-current converter 10c to be converted into a current analog signal, and further the current analog signal is input to the analog-digital converter 10d to be converted into a current digital signal. Input to the microcomputer 2.

In the microcomputer 2, the above-mentioned current digital signal is applied to the digital interface 20.
After that, the voice recognition circuit 24 reaches the CPU 21. CP
In U21, a search command input by the user by voice is searched from the current analog signal by calculation, comparison, and comparison, and necessary information is selected from the information previously recorded in the RAM 22 or the ROM 23. The selected information is converted and output as a current digital signal from the digital interface 20 via the voice synthesis circuit 25. Digital interface 2
The current digital signal from 0 is input to the digital-analog converter 11c, converted into a current analog signal, and output. This current analog signal is converted into a voltage or power analog signal through the current-voltage or power converter 11b, amplified by the amplifier 11a, and output as a voice signal from the speaker 11.

As described above, since the user inputs a desired information retrieval command by voice from the microphone 10, necessary information can be taken out from the microcomputer 2 and output as a voice signal from the speaker 11.
The microcomputer 2 can be used without complicated operations. Further, the sound output from the speaker 11 can be generated as if the doll 1 is talking.

[0021]

As described above, according to the multimedia doll according to claim 1 of the present invention, by configuring the doll as an information input / output means by voice, it is easy to use the microcomputer or the communication line function. From
It can contribute to increasing the penetration rate of microcomputers and various communication devices by giving people comfort and moisture.

According to the multimedia doll of claim 2 of the present invention, the selected information is output as voice from the speaker of the doll and is displayed on the screen of the display device so that the output content of the information is characterized. You can

According to the multimedia doll of claim 3 of the present invention, the communication line function including the microcomputer can be easily selected by providing the operation switch for function selection.

According to the multimedia doll according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the doll modeled as a pet animal is provided, it is possible to provide humans with more comfort and moisture.

According to the multimedia doll of claim 5 of the present invention, by making the eyes of the doll emit light, it is possible to easily recognize ON / OFF of the power supply of the entire apparatus, selection of the type of communication line, and the like. You can

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a multimedia doll according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an operation circuit of the same device.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a multimedia doll according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing the eyes of the multimedia doll according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 doll 1d eye part of doll 2 microcomputer 3 communication line function 4 doll holding stand 5a, 5b ... push button switch 6 display device 7 light emitting means

Continuation of the front page (51) Int.Cl. ⁶ Identification code Office reference number FI Technical display location G06F 3/16 340 G06F 3/16 340N G10L 3/00 G10L 3/00 Q 551 551H

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A multi-model, wherein a suitable model doll has a microcomputer using voice as information input / output means and various communication line functions including a telephone line, a computer network, and the Internet. Media doll. 2. The multimedia doll according to claim 1, wherein the doll comprises a display device for displaying information. 3. The multimedia doll according to claim 1, wherein the doll is provided with an operation switch for selecting a function. 4. The multimedia doll according to claim 1, wherein the doll is a model of a pet animal. 5. The multimedia doll according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the doll is provided with a light emitting means in an eye portion.