KR20020097477A - Intelligent robort toy based on internet and making method for intelligent robort toy - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A sensitivity index maturity type robot toy and a method for ripening a sensitivity of a robot toy are provided to enable a user to feel the sense for the real and a vividness, and to enjoy a growth of a robot toy by increasing a sensitivity index of the robot toy in an actual space, increasing a virtual robot sensitivity index corresponded to the robot toy in a virtual space connected to the Internet, and synchronizing sensitivity indexes of the robot toy in an actual space and the virtual robot in the virtual space. CONSTITUTION: If a synchronization of sensitivity indexes of a robot toy and a virtual robot in an operating server corresponded to the robot toy is requested in the operating server through a client server(S401,S402), the client server reads a sensitivity index being stored in a sensitivity index database of the robot toy(S403). The operating server receives a sensitivity index of the robot toy being stored in the client, reads a sensitivity index of the virtual robot from a DB system, and adds the sensitivity index to the sensitivity index of the robot toy(S404). The added value is transmitted to the client server and updated as new sensitivity index of the robot toy. That is, the sensitivity index of the robot toy becomes identified with the sensitivity index of the virtual robot(S405).

Description

Sensibility index maturity robot toy and emotional maturation method of robot toy {Intelligent robort toy based on internet and making method for intelligent robort toy}

The present invention relates to an intelligent robot toy, and more specifically, to mature the emotion for the robot toy in the real space, the virtual robot is in contact with the virtual environment provided in the cyber space for the environment that is difficult to contact the robot toy in the real space. This study relates to a maturity-type robot toy and a maturity method based on the Internet that matures the intelligence index by synchronizing and synchronizing the emotional index in real space and cyber space.

Robot toys have been designed, improved, and intelligent to incorporate certain sensors and microcomputers in certain environments. In addition, the robot's sensitivity is improved by downloading and inputting a program to the robot toy based on the Internet. For example, if a user of a robot toy opens a website that manages the robot's emotion at every mealtime of the robot toy, and provides the robot toy a meal, the robot toy becomes active, and if the robot toy does not provide a meal, the robot Toys will be limited to activities. In this case, providing a meal to the robot toy is defined as downloading the data on the meal time and activity duration by the meal to the robot toy so that the robot toy operates, or "downloading a program" for convenience of explanation. .

However, the user of the conventional robot toy to improve the emotional index by inputting the emotional factors assigned to the robot toy. In other words, although the user clicks on an input icon related to emotions such as meal, toilet, bath, etc. of the robot toy, the emotional index is improved, but this may be lacking in reality because the emotional index is improved through the input icon.

In addition, although various entertainments and games have been developed to increase and increase the emotional index of a specific character in a conventional virtual space, it may be said that the reality is lacking because there is no object in contact with humans outside the computer.

Accordingly, the present invention is to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention to improve the emotional index of the robot toy in the real space, while the virtual robot emotional index corresponding to the robot toy in the virtual space connected to the Internet It is to provide a method of improving the emotional index of the robot toy and the robot toy that allows the user to enjoy the growth of the robot toy while feeling the reality and liveness by synchronizing the emotional index of the real robot and the virtual robot in the virtual space. .

Another object of the present invention is to make the emotional index that can be made in the real space, such as eye contact, kiss, exercise, etc. in the real space, learning in the school difficult to implement the robot toy in the real space (related emotional factors: intelligence, morality) It is to provide a robot toy and emotional index maturity method to improve the emotional index by sharing the role by allowing the virtual robot to be active in the virtual space.

1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of an operation server in an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram of the robot toy of the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a process for setting up a robot toy of the present invention.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a process in which the robot toy of the present invention is synchronized with the emotional index of the virtual robot of the virtual world.

Features of the present invention for achieving the above objects,

A method for improving the emotional index of a robot toy, which is connected to the Internet and synchronizes the emotional index of a robot toy operating in a real space with a virtual robot provided in an operating server;

Changing the emotional index of the virtual robot through a client server connected to the operation server and independently changing the emotional index of the robot toy in the real space;

A synchronization request step of requesting synchronization of the robot toy to the operation server through the client server;

The client server reads the emotional index of the robot toy and transmits the robot toy emotional index to the operation server;

A synchronization step of the operation server reading the emotion index of the virtual robot and synchronizing with the emotion index of the robot toy transmitted in the emotion index transmission step;

And updating the emotional index synchronized in the synchronizing step with the emotional indexes of the robot toy and the virtual robot.

In the present invention, the robot toy and the robot toy for the emotional index are added up by adding the emotional index of the emotional index, which is the sentiment of the robot toy, and the emotional index for the same emotional index of the robot toy. It is desirable to determine the emotional index of the virtual robot.

Another feature of the invention

An emotional index mature robot toy that downloads and acts on a behavior program provided by the operation server through a client server connected to a communication network to an operation server; A data transmission / reception unit for transmitting data to and from the client server;

Sensing means for detecting an emotion-inducing behavior in which a user of the robot toy reacts to the robot toy;

An emotional index calculation processor that calculates an emotional index based on the emotional inducing behavior detected by the sensing means;

A database for storing the emotional index calculated from the emotional index calculating processor;

According to the emotion index synchronization request signal with the virtual space robot toy input to the data transmission and reception unit, the emotion index stored in the database is read and transmitted to the operation server through the client server, and synchronized with the virtual robot toy from the operation server The sentiment index is input through the client server to update the sentiment index.

The emotional index mature robot toy includes a main body including a program and a circuit for driving the robot toy;

It can be separated from the main body and made of assemblies that can be assembled from the various shapes to assemble the robot toy of a specific shape by selecting from a variety of shapes;

Preferably, the main body downloads a program corresponding to the robot toy of the specific shape to the operation server through the client server.

The client server is preferably any one of a personal PC, a PDA and a mobile phone.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the description of the present invention, if it is determined that the detailed description of the related known function or configuration may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of an operation server in an embodiment of the present invention.

The client server 10 accesses the operation server 100 using an internet web browser, inputs data required by the operation server 100, and receives various services provided by the operation server 100. The operation server 100 may be classified into three parts. That is, it may be classified into a processing system 110, a web system 120, and a database (Data Base: DB) system 130.

The processing system 110 and the DB system 130 are not directly accessible from the client server 10, but are accessible only through the web system 120. The web system 120 is responsible for data transmission and reception through the connected client server 10 and the Internet. The web system 120 is provided with various web servers 121. In this case, the web server 121 includes various server programs for providing various services on the Internet, that is, an action program transmission server, a chat server for chatting, a mail server, and a telephone number server. In addition, the web system 120 is provided with a server engine 122 to drive the appropriate web server 121 in accordance with the request of the client server 10, and to transmit or transmit the request of the web server 121 to the user Receive. In addition, the processing system 110 and the DB system 130 transmits or receives data required by each web server. At this time, the engine is used as a processor (processor), but because of their special purpose is called the engine, the engine name will be named according to the purpose.

In the processing system 110, an emotional index calculation engine for calculating the emotional index of the virtual robot according to a result of the client server 10 connected to the web page provided in the web server 121 reacting to the virtual robot in the virtual space. (111), a synchronization engine 112 for synchronizing the emotional index of the robot toy having the emotional index in the real space and the virtual robot in the virtual space.

In addition, the DB system 130 includes a database 131 storing user registration information, behavior programs to be downloaded to various robot toys, emotional indexes of various robot toys, and various parameters, which are stored in these databases 131. A search engine 132 for retrieving a variety of stored information and a DB engine 133 for managing these databases are provided.

In addition, the processing system 110, Web system 120, DB system 130 is provided with an interface for data transmission and reception between each system or use.

In addition, mutual data is transmitted and received between the client server 10 and the robot toy 20 by a wired or wireless communication protocol so that the information embedded in the robot toy 20 is transmitted to the client server 10, the client server 10 Programs can be loaded into the robot toy 20.

In addition, the client server 10 may be embedded in the robot toy (imbed) to be integrated into the robot toy 20 by one chip, and these matters may be various modifications as design matters.

2 is a block diagram of the robot toy of the present invention.

The main body 200 of the robot toy of the present invention can achieve various shapes of robots by assembling various assemblies. For example, a lion-shaped robot toy can be made by assembling a lion-shaped head and legs around the main body 200, dismantle the lion-shaped head and legs, and mount the tiger head and legs on the main body 200. By assembling, a tiger-shaped robot toy can be completed. As such, various types of robot toys may be completed by assembling various types of assemblies in one main body 200. The main body 200 of the robot toy is provided with an interface 201 for transmitting and receiving data with the client server 10. In this case, the data transmission / reception method of the client server 10 and the main body may be a universal serial bus (USB) method, a wired method of RS232C method, or a wireless communication method of Bluetooth method. In addition, a program for installing a program provided to the web system 120 for the operation of the robot toy, a ROM 202 that stores an operating program for controlling various control objects in the control unit 203, and for the data operation RAM 204 is provided in which data is temporarily stored. In addition, the control unit 203 includes a motor driving unit 205 for driving the motor according to a signal output from the control unit 203, a sensor 1 (S1) for detecting the environment from the robot toy, and a reaction from the user. 2 (S2) and sensor 3 (S3) are connected. In addition, the display device driver 206 is connected to the control unit 203 to drive the display device according to the output signal of the control unit 203, and the voice input / output unit 207 is connected to input a voice signal input from the outside. It receives and transmits to the control unit 203, and outputs the audio signal from the control unit 203 to the outside. At this time, the voice input / output unit 207 is a DSP chip for speech synthesis and recognition, and converts the text information input from the control unit 203 into voice information and outputs it to the outside through a speaker. May be converted to the control unit 203 and transmitted to the control unit 203. In addition, the controller 203 is connected to the emotional index calculation processor to calculate the emotional index based on the result of the user's response and behavior program. In this case, the processor may be a separate program stored in the ROM 202 or the control unit 203, may be a circuit in which the hardware is implemented, or may be firmware in combination thereof. In addition, the controller 203 is connected to a database 208 that stores the emotional index calculated by the emotional index calculation processor 208.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a process for setting up a robot toy of the present invention.

The user of the robot toy completes a specific robot toy 20 such as a lion or a tiger, and accesses the operation server 100 through the client server 10 (S301). The client server 10 downloads the behavior program suitable for the robot toy 20 from the operation server 100 and loads it into the robot toy (S302). In addition, in order to calculate the emotional index applied to the robot toy 20 can be used by downloading the emotional index calculation program from the operation server 100, emotional using the emotional index calculation processor provided in the robot toy 20 The index may be calculated (S303). In the case of using the emotional index calculation processor 208 provided in the robot toy 20 is active (S304), in the case of using the download from the operation server 100, a suitable program for the robot toy 20 By downloading, the emotional index calculation processor and the behavior program are set up (S305) and (S306).

4 is a flowchart illustrating a process in which the robot toy of the present invention is synchronized with the emotional index of the virtual robot of the virtual world.

There are various emotional factors that determine the emotional index, but can be classified into emotional factors reacting from the robot toy and emotional factors encountered by the virtual robot in the virtual world presented by the operation server 100. Emotional factors given to robot toys include stroking, eye catching, compliment, scolding, exercise, and walking.Emotional factors granted to virtual robots include visiting schools, libraries, studying, and recreational facilities. It is applied to factors that require facilities or surroundings that are difficult to apply to actual robot toys due to recreation or theater viewing.

The emotional index of the emotional index is determined by the emotional factors, and weights are assigned to the emotional factors, and the value of the emotional factors is determined in consideration of the time and satisfaction exposed to the emotional factors. Considering this phenomenon, the emotional index for the emotional index is determined by Equation 1 below.

K: Emotion index (Virtual robot when j = w, actually bot when j = r)

p: emotional index

b: emotional factor

w: weight (-1≤w≤1)

Examples of emotional indexes include physical strength, intelligence, stress, culture, and attractiveness. In the weighting value,-means that the emotional index decreases, and + means that the emotional index increases.

Table 1 below is an exemplary table for the emotional index stress assuming that all b values of the emotional factors in Equation 1 are 1 without considering variable values.

b (emotional factor) w (weighted) Application Restaurant 0.3 Virtual robot Theater -0.5 Recreation facilities -0.6 Football field -0.7 hospital 0.7 school 1.0 library 0.3 T.V -0.4 Volunteer 0.2 walk -0.7 Arcade -1.0 Exercise -0.8 Robot Toys compliment -1.0 scolding 0.8 kiss -0.5

As shown in the table above, when the robot enters the restaurants, theaters, recreation facilities, soccer fields, hospitals, schools, libraries, T.V watching, volunteer activities, walks, and recreation rooms, the emotional index Kw of the virtual robot is

Kw = 0.3-0.5-0.6-0.7 + 0.7 + 1.0 + 0.3-0.4 + 0.2-0.7-1.0

= -1.4

That is, the emotional index Kw of the virtual robot is -1.4, and the stress decreases by 1.4, and the emotional index Kr of the robot toy through exercise, praise, scolding, and kiss.

Kr =-0.8 -1.0 + 0.8-0.5 = -1.5

The stress is reduced by 1.5. The preparation of such a table and the calculation of the emotional index are obtained by the emotional index calculation processor 208 and the emotional index calculation program. As described above, a robot toy having a different emotional index under different environments and an operation server corresponding to the robot toy are developed. When the user makes a request to the operation server 100 to match the emotional index through the client server 10 connected to the operation server 100 to the emotional index of the virtual robot presented in (100) (S401) ), (S402), the client server 10 to read the emotional index stored in the emotional index database 209 of the robot toy 20 (S403), the operation server 100 to the client server 10 The sentiment index of the stored robot toy is received, and the sentiment index of the virtual robot is read from the DB system and summed with the sentiment index of the robot toy (S404), and the summed value is added to the sentiment index of the virtual robot. Stored in the robot, and then was sent to the client server 10 to be updated to the new EQ of the robot toy (20) match the sensitivity of the index robot toy and virtual robot (S405). The synchronization process of the emotional index is performed by the synchronization engine 112.

In addition, the DB system 130 of the operation server 100 may be stored in a table corresponding to the change of language ability in accordance with one of the emotional indicators intelligence. That is, according to the development of intelligence, it is possible to match a lot of vocabulary and language recognition ability. As the intelligence develops as described above, the language speaking ability is increased, and the speech input / output unit 207 has the ability to communicate with the user.

As described above, in the detailed description of the present invention, specific embodiments have been described, but various modifications are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be defined by the claims below and equivalents thereof.

According to the present invention having the above objects and configurations, the emotional index of the robot toy and the virtual robot is improved by synchronizing with the virtual environment generated in the real environment and the cyber space, and the emotional index cannot be obtained in each environment by synchronizing them. By exhibiting the effect of complementing the user can enjoy the robot toy more realistically. In particular, by implementing a variety of shapes in one robot toy, and by downloading the behavior program according to each of the unique behavior can cause the interest of children expected to be the main user of the robot toy.

Claims (4)

A method for improving the emotional index of a robot toy, which is connected to the Internet and synchronizes the emotional index of a robot toy operating in a real space with a virtual robot provided in an operating server; Changing the emotional index of the virtual robot through a client server connected to the operation server and independently changing the emotional index of the robot toy in the real space; A synchronization request step of requesting synchronization of the robot toy to the operation server through the client server; The client server reads the emotional index of the robot toy and transmits the robot toy emotional index to the operation server; A synchronization step of the operation server reading the emotion index of the virtual robot and synchronizing with the emotion index of the robot toy transmitted in the emotion index transmission step; And an updating step of updating the emotional index synchronized in the synchronizing step with the emotional indexes of the robot toy and the virtual robot. The method according to claim 1, wherein the emotion index of the sentiment index, which is an item of the sentiment of the robot toy, is added to the sentiment index for the same sentiment index of the robot toy. Emotional index improvement method of the robot toy, characterized in that determined by the emotional index of the robot toy and the virtual robot. An emotional index mature robot toy that downloads and acts on a behavior program provided by the operation server through a client server connected to a communication network to an operation server; A data transmission / reception unit for transmitting data to and from the client server; Sensing means for detecting an emotion-inducing behavior in which a user of the robot toy reacts to the robot toy; An emotional index calculation processor that calculates an emotional index based on the emotional inducing behavior detected by the sensing means; A database for storing the emotional index calculated from the emotional index calculating processor; According to the emotion index synchronization request signal with the virtual space robot toy input to the data transmission and reception unit, the emotion index stored in the database is read and transmitted to the operation server through the client server, and synchronized with the virtual robot toy from the operation server Emotional index mature robot toy, characterized in that for receiving the emotional index received through the client server to update the emotional index. The method of claim 3, wherein the emotional index mature robot toy is A main body including a program and a circuit for driving the program; It can be separated from the main body and made of assemblies that can be assembled from the various shapes to assemble the robot toy of a specific shape by selecting from a variety of shapes; The main body is a emotional index mature robot toy, characterized in that for downloading the program corresponding to the robot toy of the specific shape to the operation server through the client server.