JP2000020222A - Portable stuffed doll type remote operation device, information processor, communication device, and security device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a remote operation device for a television set, a video cassette recorder, or computer (information processor or information communication device), a telephone set (communication device for a communication with others), and a security device (device for health care of an infant or solitary old person, crime prevention, etc.), that even an old person or a child can use easily and pleasantly. SOLUTION: In the portable stuffed doll type device including an elastic part which is shaped imitating a man, an animal, or an imaginary living body and formed of a soft and elastic raw material such as sponge and cotton, a surface part 2 which is formed of a soft raw material having a relatively large coefficient of friction such as woven fabric, velvet, corduroy, leather, and a plastic sheet and covers the elastic part, and a processing part 2 stored in the elastic part, the processing part is equipped with a transmitting means 3 which sends specific operation data to external equipment with an electromagnetic wave such as infrared rays and an input interface means through which a user inputs the operation data with a voice, hands, or finger tips.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable communication device and a security device suitable for being carried by elderly people and children.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. Hei 8-317444 proposes a portable stuffed radio paging receiver in which a pager is housed in a character doll such as a stuffed animal so that infants and children can use it easily. The character doll proposed in this publication is a small one with almost the same size as the current pager, and the external shape of the pager is made into a portable rag (character doll type) to make it feel like one's own, such as an infant. The purpose is to give infants and others not to hate possession.

[0003]

However, conventionally, remote control devices such as televisions, video tape recorders or computers (information processing devices and information communication devices) and telephones (communication devices for communication with others) have conventionally been used. ) And security devices that can be used safely by elderly people and children have not yet been developed. The present invention can be used safely and comfortably by elderly people and children. (1) Televisions, video tape recorders,
Or a remote control device such as a computer (information processing device or information communication device), (2) a telephone (communication device for communication with another person), and (3) a security device (health management for an infant or a single elderly person). , Crime prevention, etc.).

[0004]

First, the definitions of the terms of the present invention will be described. In the present invention, the term "portable stuffed toy" is not only a stuffed doll (a material whose surface is made of a cloth such as velvet), but also a wider character doll (a stuffed doll or a plastic doll, Imaginary or real animal or person shapes). 1. An elastic part made of a soft and elastic material such as sponge or cotton, which has a shape imitating a human, animal or fictional creature, and a soft and frictional material such as woven fabric, velvet, corten, leather, plastic sheet, etc. A portable stuffed toy (character doll) remote control device made of a material having a relatively large coefficient and including a surface portion covering the elastic portion and a remote control portion housed inside the elastic portion. The remote control unit includes transmission means for transmitting predetermined operation data to an external device using electromagnetic waves such as infrared rays, and input interface means for allowing a user to input operation data with a hand or a fingertip. A portable stuffed toy (character doll) remote control device. 2. Elastic part made of soft and elastic material such as sponge and cotton, which has a shape simulating human, animal or fictitious creature, and soft and friction coefficient of woven fabric, velvet, corten, leather, plastic sheet, etc. A portable stuffed toy information processing device comprising a surface portion covering the elastic portion, and an information processing portion housed inside the elastic portion, wherein the information processing portion is ,
A CPU (Central Processing Unit), a memory, an input interface unit for inputting operation data by a user with a hand or a fingertip, and an audio output unit for outputting an information processing result by audio. Portable stuffed information processing device. 3. In the above item 2, the input interface means includes a contact input means for inputting predetermined information by a user's touch operation of “tracing” or “touching” the surface portion with a hand or a fingertip; Rocking input means for inputting predetermined information by a user's rocking operation of "swing" or "rocking" the surface portion and the elastic portion by hand, and the user "hits" the surface portion and the elastic portion by hand And a shock input means for inputting predetermined information by a user's shock operation. 4. It has a shape that simulates humans, animals or imaginary creatures, and an elastic part made of a soft and elastic material such as sponge or cotton, and a soft and coefficient of friction like woven fabric, velvet, corten, leather, plastic sheet, etc. Is a portable stuffed toy (character doll type) communication device comprising a relatively large material and comprising a surface portion covering the elastic portion, and a communication portion housed inside the elastic portion. A communication unit for transmitting voice or data to the outside by electromagnetic waves (including light); a receiving unit for receiving external voice or data carried by the electromagnetic waves (including light); A portable stuffed toy comprising: a voice output means for outputting predetermined voice or data as voice; and a voice input means for collecting voice from a user. Yarakuta doll type) communication device. 5. In the above 4, further, an input interface means provided on the upper surface side or the lower surface side of the surface member, the input interface means for a user to input instruction information such as switching of a communication partner with a hand or a fingertip, A portable stuffed toy (character doll) communication device comprising: 6. It has a shape that simulates humans, animals or imaginary creatures, and an elastic part made of a soft and elastic material such as sponge or cotton, and a soft and coefficient of friction like woven fabric, velvet, corten, leather, plastic sheet, etc. Is a portable stuffed toy (character doll) security device comprising a relatively large material, and including a surface portion covering the elastic portion, and a security portion housed inside the elastic portion. The security unit includes a transmission unit for transmitting voice or data to the outside by electromagnetic waves (including light and infrared rays) and an electromagnetic wave (including light and infrared rays)
Receiving means for receiving external voice or data conveyed to the user, voice output means for outputting predetermined voice or data by voice, and instruction data input means for inputting instruction data from a user And a portable stuffed toy (character doll) security device. 7. In the above item 6, further, a respiratory sound or the like detecting means for detecting a respiratory sound or a heartbeat sound (beating sound of the heart) of the user, and a health condition of the user is determined based on an output from the respiratory sound or the like detecting means. A portable stuffed toy (character doll) security device comprising: health condition determination means; and emergency operation means for performing a predetermined emergency operation based on an output from the health condition determination means. apparatus. 8. In the above 6 or 7, furthermore, a voice input means for inputting a voice from the user, a sound or the like generating means for prompting the user to generate a voice or a voice or the like, and a voice generated by the user are analyzed. A portable stuffed toy (character doll) portable security device comprising: an abnormality determining unit that determines whether there is an abnormality. 9. In the above item 6 or 7, furthermore, a feature storage means for storing a feature of a user's voice, a voice input means for inputting a voice from the user, a sound for prompting the user to generate a sound or a sound for emitting a sound. And the like generating means, based on the voice from the voice input means and the feature from the feature storage means, a personal voice determining means for determining whether the voice from the voice input means is from the user himself or herself. A portable stuffed toy (character doll type) security device comprising: an abnormal situation determining means for determining whether or not an abnormal situation has occurred based on an output from the personal voice determining means.

[0005]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiment 1 FIG. Embodiment 1 of the present invention
Will be described. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a stuffed animal in the form of a character such as an animal, 2 denotes a processing unit including a microcomputer built in the stuffed animal 1, and 3 denotes an infrared transmitter for transmitting a signal from the remote operation unit 2. Reference numeral 4 denotes a jog dial projecting from the surface of the stuffed animal 1. The jog dial is used for inputting user's instruction information to the processing unit 2 (used for selecting a transmission destination in a conventional mobile phone or the like). A dial type input device), 5 is a jog dial protruding from the surface of the stuffed animal 1, and is a joystick for inputting user's instruction information to the processing unit 2 (used in a conventional video game machine or the like). Input device), 10 is a remote control device composed of the above. The stuffed toy 1 is composed of, for example, an elastic portion made of an elastic material such as a sponge formed in a predetermined animal shape, and a velvet or other sheet cover (surface portion) covering the elastic portion. I have. A method of using the remote control device 10 shown in FIG. 1 will be described. For example, a sick person who always sleeps on the bed keeps the remote control device 10 at the bedside of the bed. When remote control of a television, a video tape recorder, a computer, or the like is desired, power is input by, for example, pressing a button on the nose or navel of the character. Then, an operation screen is displayed on the television screen, and the user can operate the jog dial 4 to select a television program or operate the joystick 5 to operate a video game. The operation information from the jog tire 4 or the joystick 5 is transmitted by the processing unit 2 from the infrared transmission unit 3 to, for example, the infrared reception unit 8 of the television 7. Further, the user may input the operation information as a voice to the microphone 6 provided near the surface of the stuffed animal 1. The sound from the microphone 6 is analyzed (voice recognition processing) in the processing unit 2, converted into predetermined operation data, and transmitted from the infrared transmission unit 3. As described above, since the remote control device 10 according to the present embodiment is configured with the outer part of the stuffed toy 1, there is no fear that the internal processing unit 2 will be broken even if it is dropped while an elderly person or a child is carrying. . Also, in particular, bedridden elderly and sick people can not get up from the bed, so television operation is also performed with a conventional wireless controller, but since the conventional wireless controller is made of hard plastic outside, If it is placed near the face, there are inconveniences, such as touching the face and giving an unpleasant feeling, or sliding down from the bed and breaking it. However, in the present embodiment, there is no such inconvenience. In particular, since the surface of the stuffed animal 1 is formed of a material having a high coefficient of friction, there is no danger of slipping off the bed.

Embodiment 2 Next, a portable stuffed toy information processing device according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. The second embodiment is basically the same as the example of FIG.
The following input interface means are provided. That is, (a) a contact input unit (similar to a slicing pad of a laptop computer, etc.) for inputting predetermined information by a user's touch operation of “tracing” or “touching” the surface of a stuffed animal with a hand or a fingertip. Configuration), and (b) the user “wipes” the stuffed animal by hand
Alternatively, a swing input unit (constituted by an impact sensor made of a piezoelectric element or the like) for inputting predetermined information by a user's swing operation of “shaking”, and (c) the user hits a stuffed animal by hand. ”Is provided for inputting predetermined information by a user's impact operation. The impact input unit is constituted by an impact sensor made up of a piezoelectric element or the like. Further, the user may input data by voice from the microphone 6 in FIG. Using this portable stuffed toy information processing device, the user can input name data and manage a name list, or input accounting data to perform accounting. Further, when the user wants to display the name list and the transaction data on the screen, the user can transmit the data from the infrared transmitting / receiving unit 3 in FIG. 1 to an external display such as an external television 7 and display the screen on the display.

Embodiment 3 Next, a portable stuffed communication device according to a third embodiment of the present invention will be described. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 11 denotes a stuffed animal, and 12 denotes a stuffed animal.
A mobile phone antenna built in the mobile phone antenna for transmitting / receiving a signal to / from an external public telephone network by radio waves, a microphone 13 for a user to input a voice, and a voice for a user 14 Speaker for outputting
5 is a jog dial for use in selecting a communication partner, 16 is a joystick for inputting predetermined operation information and the like, 17 is an infrared transmitting and receiving unit for transmitting and receiving predetermined operation information and character data by infrared, 18
Is a telephone call button composed of a nose portion of the stuffed animal 11 (the transmission button may be a portion other than the nose of the stuffed animal 11, such as a navel portion), 19
Is a processing unit comprising a microcomputer or the like built in the stuffed animal 11, 20 is a portable stuffed mobile phone and an e-mail device constituted as described above, and 21 is a display which also serves as an externally provided television and the like. An external display 22 for outputting a predetermined operation screen or an e-mail display screen according to a signal from the infrared transmitter. Reference numeral 22 denotes an infrared transmitting / receiving unit provided in the display 21. An infrared transmission / reception unit for transmitting / receiving operation information, character data, and the like. Next, a method of using the portable stuffed mobile phone and the electronic mail device 20 of FIG. 2 will be described. When used as a mobile phone, the user presses the transmission button 18 on the nose of the stuffed animal 11 to set the transmission mode. Then, the user operates the jog dial 15 or the like to select the other party, operates the transmission button 18 on the nose of the stuffed animal 11 again, and transmits the calling information to the base station by the antenna 12. Next, when receiving a telephone call, a bell sound is emitted from the speaker 14, so that the user
The transmission button 18 on the nose of the stuffed animal 11 is pressed, and a conversation with the other party is made by voice. Next, when the device 20 is used for electronic mail, the following operation is performed. First,
When sending an e-mail, the user must
Speak the email sentence toward. The processing unit 19 analyzes the input voice (voice recognition), converts the voice into character data, and transmits the data of the e-mail from the antenna 12 to the base station. When an e-mail is received, a sound (alarm) indicating that the e-mail is received is output from the speaker 14, and when the user presses the button 18, the transmission destination and the e-mail message are automatically transmitted to the speaker. Output from When the user wants to view the e-mail from another person as it is, the information of the e-mail is temporarily transmitted from the infrared transmission / reception unit 17 to the external display 21 and displayed on the display 21 for viewing. (In some cases, printing may be performed by a printer provided adjacent to the display 21). When the user wants to confirm the e-mail to be transmitted by text, the character data of the e-mail to be transmitted (the e-mail of the e-mail generated from the voice input from the This can be confirmed by transmitting the character data) from the infrared transmitting / receiving section 17 to the external display 21 and displaying it on the screen. In addition, the user can correct or add characters of the e-mail displayed on the external display 21 by voice input from the microphone 13 or input from the joystick 16 or the like. Although not shown,
In the present embodiment, a slice pad (input interface means for detecting the contact position information of the fingertip and controlling the position of the cursor or the like on the screen) is formed on the upper surface side or the lower surface side of the surface member of the stuffed toy 11. Depending on the movement of the user's fingertip, the communication partner may be selected, or a correction location of the e-mail text displayed on the external display 21 may be specified. Further, in the example of FIG. 2, the mobile phone and the e-mail device 20 incorporated in the stuffed animal 11 are shown.
In one, a slave unit (cordless phone) wirelessly connected to a conventional master unit (cord phone) may be incorporated. In the third embodiment, when the user is “sleeping” (for example, when the user goes to bed, the device 20 is set to do so), a call is received from the outside. Also, there is no agency (do not output a ringing tone to prevent the user from going to bed). In the third embodiment, the user takes out an earphone jack (not shown) provided near the speaker 14 and puts the earphone jack on his / her ear so that a voice of another person cannot be heard around. Can also. As described above, according to the third embodiment, the portable telephone and the portable electronic mail transmitting device are covered with the soft stuffed toy 11, so that the portable telephone and the portable e-mail transmitting device are inadvertently dropped while the elderly person or the child is carrying. There is no danger of internal devices being damaged. In addition, for bedridden elderly and sick people, telephone and e-mail for communication with others outside the house are indispensable, but conventionally, if you put your phone at the bedside of your sleeping bed, In some cases, the hard phone hits the face and wakes up from sleep, or the phone slides down from the bed and is broken by the impact of the drop. In the third embodiment, such inconvenience is avoided. In particular, since the surface of the stuffed animal 11 is formed of a material having a high coefficient of friction, there is no risk of slipping off the bed.

Embodiment 4 Next, a portable stuffed security device according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described. In FIG. 3, 31 is a stuffed toy, 32 is a microphone provided in front of and below the stuffed toy 31, 33 is a speaker provided in the front of the center of the stuffed toy 31, and 34 is a microcomputer built in the stuffed toy 31. A processing unit 35 is connected to the processing unit 34 and is a jog dial for inputting operation information and the like from a user's hand and fingertip, and 36 is connected to the processing unit 34 and stores operation information and the like from the user's hand and fingertip. A joystick for inputting, 37 is a data transmission button composed of the nose of the stuffed toy 31, 38 is a processing unit 3
4, an infrared transmitting / receiving unit for transmitting data from the outside to the outside by infrared rays and receiving data from the outside;
Reference numeral 0 denotes a portable stuffed toy-shaped security device composed of the above core parts. Also, in FIG.
Reference numeral 40 denotes a stationary security device main body, which is connected to an external public telephone line. Reference numeral 41 denotes an infrared transmitting / receiving unit provided in the security device main body.
8 for exchanging data. In the example of FIG. 3, the portable stuffed-toy portable security device 30 corresponds to a “child device” of the stationary security device main body 40. In FIG. 3, the memory (comprising an SRAM, a flash memory, an FeRAM, etc.) of the microcomputer constituting the processing unit 34 stores in advance the characteristics of the user's voice (voiceprint, characteristic frequency distribution, etc.). , Data of the breathing sound of the user and the heartbeat sound (beating sound) of the heart. Further, a computer program for security operation is recorded in a program memory (comprising a ROM) of the microcomputer. Next, the operation of the fourth embodiment will be described. In the fourth embodiment,
Since the outer shape is a stuffed toy, in everyday life, the user takes it with him / her to various places mainly indoors (even outdoors such as inside a car). Below,
A case where the user places the fourth embodiment at the bedside of the bed at bedtime will be described. (1) First, if the user is a solitary elderly person,
When the user suddenly feels sick, the user performs an operation such as pressing the button 37 of the nose portion of the fourth embodiment twice, for example. Then, an emergency signal is sent from the infrared transceiver 38 to the security device main body 40 side. On the device body 40 side, an emergency signal can be sent to the emergency center via a public telephone line, and the staff of the emergency center can be called. In this case, for example, the user's word “help” is stored in advance in the memory of the processing unit 34, and if the user utters “help” by voice, the voice is processed by the microphone 32. 34, and an emergency signal may be transmitted from the processing unit to the apparatus main body 40. (2) Next, in the case where the user is a baby, an operation for preventing the baby user from suddenly dying due to apnea syndrome (SDI or the like) while sleeping will be described. As described above, the memory of the processing unit 34 stores the breathing sound of the baby or the heartbeat sound (beating sound) of the heart in advance. When the baby is sleeping, the microphone (high-performance microphone)
From 32, a baby's breathing sound or a heartbeat sound is input. The processing unit 34 analyzes the input sound from the microphone 32 (compares the input sound from the microphone 32 with a respiratory sound or the like stored in a memory in advance) and determines whether there is any abnormality. For example, if the breathing sound is not heard or the heartbeat of the heart is weak enough to be hardly heard, it is determined that an abnormality (health abnormality such as apnea) has occurred, and an external emergency center or the like is notified. When a family (guardian) is present indoors, an alarm sound (warning sound) is issued to call attention. Also, in this case, if the user is not a baby but an elderly person, the user who is an elderly person may be asked, for example, `` How are you? '' ”Or the like (sound or voice for prompting a response from the user), and waits for a reply (response) from the user. Then, if there is a response from the user, it is determined that there is no abnormality (analyze the content of the voice response from the user and if the content of the response is, for example, "the condition is OK" Judgment that there is no abnormality, and if the content of the response is "painful" or the like, take measures such as reporting to the center). If there is no response from the user, it is determined that an abnormality has occurred, and the above center is notified and an alarm sound is generated (emergency operation).
I do. (3) Next, an operation when an illegal intruder is inside the house will be described. A group of sensors for detecting the presence or absence of an illegal intruder, such as an impact sensor and a magnetic sensor for detecting the breakage of the glass of the house and an infrared sensor for detecting the temperature of the human body, are connected to the security device body 40. . When the computer in the device main body 40 determines that there is a possibility of an unauthorized intruder based on the outputs from these sensor groups, the device main body 40 firstly outputs its own speaker 42, for example, "Who is it?" Emit a message or sound (warning sound) prompting a reply. At the same time, the device main body 40 also transmits a signal to the character-type security device 30 of the fourth embodiment by the
A similar message or sound is also generated from the speaker 33 of No. 0. If the response does not return by voice, it is determined that there is an illegal intruder (abnormal situation has occurred), and emergency operations such as notifying the center and generating an alarm sound are performed. If a response by voice such as “xx is returned” is returned to the microphone 43 of the device body 40.
Alternatively, it is input from the microphone 32 of the device 30 and analyzed, and collated with the previously stored features of the user's own voice. As a result of the comparison, if it is determined that the voice is the user's own voice, it is determined that there is no illegal intruder (no abnormality). On the other hand, if it is determined that the voice is not the voice of the user as a result of the verification, it is determined that there is an illegal intruder (abnormal situation has occurred), and an emergency operation such as notification to the center or generation of an alarm sound is performed. The above-described voice analysis / collation may be performed by the computer in the device main body 40 or may be performed by the processing unit 34 in the character-type security device 30. As described above, according to the present embodiment, since the security device is covered with the soft and elastic stuffed toy 31, even if the user inadvertently drops when carrying the security device, the impact of the fall There is no risk of breakage. In addition, when the user places the security device according to the fourth embodiment at the bedside of a bed at bedtime or at the time of illness (including a bedridden state), a normal security device is made of metal or hard plastic, so that it hurts when hitting the face or the like. However, there is an inconvenience that the user wakes up from sleep due to the pain. However, in the present embodiment, such an inconvenience does not occur because the user is covered with a soft rag. In the present invention, it is desirable that the surface of the stuffed toy and the like be formed of a waterproof material. This is because when the user is a baby or the like, it is possible for the user to “wet” and get urine or the like. Also,
Some users may want to bring the device of the present invention to a bath, so it is desirable to be waterproof. Further, in the present invention, as an input interface means from a user's hand or fingertip, for example, a contact sensor is provided on a surface portion of a stuffed animal to detect a contact position of the user's fingertip (or, It is also possible to detect the number of strokes (touching) when the user strokes (touches) the surface, and use the information as input information (such as a slice pad provided in a notebook computer). In addition, an impact sensor (comprising a piezoelectric element, etc.) is provided in an elastic part such as a stuffed animal, and when the user hits the stuffed animal by hand or when the user shakes the stuffed animal, The information from the user may be read and input based on the location where the user hit or the number of hits or the like.

[0009]

(1) According to the present invention, a portable remote control device, an information processing device, a communication device, and a security device are covered with a soft and elastic stuffed toy elastic part. However, when carrying each of the above-described devices, even if they are inadvertently dropped, there is no risk of being broken by the impact of the drop. (2) According to the present invention, when the user places the remote control device, the information processing device, the communication device, and the security device according to the present invention at the bedside at bedtime or at the time of illness (including a bedridden state). However, since the normal device is made of metal or hard plastic, it hurts when hitting the face (it may damage the skin of the face in some cases), and the pain wakes up from sleep. However, in this embodiment, the device is soft. Since the electronic device is covered with a rag including an elastic portion and a surface portion, there is no such inconvenience. (3) Further, according to the present invention, when the user places the remote control device, the information processing device, the communication device, and the security device according to the present invention at the bedside at bedtime or at the time of illness (including a bedridden state). , Because normal equipment is made of metal or hard plastic, it slips down on the bed,
There is a risk of being broken by the impact, but in the present invention, since the surface portion of the stuffed animal covering the device is formed of a material having a high coefficient of friction, it "slids down on the bed (in addition to the impact of falling). Failure). (4) According to the present invention, a portable remote control device, an information processing device, a communication device, and a security device, which are usually made of metal or hard plastic, are provided with a soft and elastic stuffed elastic part and a surface part. Since the cover is formed and the portion to be covered is formed in the shape of the character, a "high-tech high-touch" product that can be easily approached by children and the elderly can be obtained. In particular, character dolls such as stuffed toys are preferred by children and the elderly, and are often anthropomorphic and spoken. Therefore, it is completely uncomfortable for the user that the user touches or strokes or talks to the device of the present invention and listens to the sound emitted from the device of the present invention.

(5) It should be noted that Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-185448 states that “display, microphone, speaker,
A Malta media doll with a camera and light emitting means "is disclosed. However, as described in the same gazette, this "multimedia doll" is "mounted on a personal computer (fixed with a connector or the like) and positioned as a part of the input / output means of the personal computer". (See claim 1, paragraph number 0012, drawings, etc. of the publication). In other words, this "multimedia doll"
As in the present invention, "a technical idea of a completely new type of information device, in which the user is attracted to his / her own familiarity, and carried in his hand, just like a conventional stuffed toy."
Has no plans at all. Therefore, since the "multimedia doll" of the above publication is mounted on a personal computer and used, as in the present invention, "like a conventional stuffed toy, it is drawn closer to the user but touched or stroked by hand, The technical idea of a completely new type of information device, such as tapping lightly and inputting data by these actions, is not suggested at all. Therefore, the “multimedia doll” in the above publication has a technical idea completely different from that of the present invention. (6) Also, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-222932 discloses "a multimedia doll provided with a microcomputer, a display, a camera, a speaker, a microphone, an operation switch, a communication line function, and a light emitting means". However, this “multimedia doll” is a “stationary type” as described in the drawings and the like of the publication (for example, in the example of FIG. 1 of the publication, the lower part of the doll is for stationary use). Further, in the example of FIG. 3 of the publication, a doll holding table is provided below the doll.) In other words, this "multimedia doll" is a completely new type of information equipment technology that, like the present invention, "like a conventional stuffed toy, allows users to be drawn closer to their own familiarity and carried in their hands. Thought is not planned at all. Therefore, the "multimedia doll" of the same publication is a "stationary type", and therefore, as in the present invention, "the user draws close to the user and touches, strokes, or pats like a conventional stuffed toy. There is no suggestion of "a technical idea of a completely type of information device" that data input is performed by performing these actions. Therefore, the "multimedia doll" of the publication has a technical idea completely different from that of the present invention.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a portable stuffed toy remote control device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a portable stuffed communication device (mobile phone and electronic mail device) according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention.

FIG. 3 illustrates a portable stuffed toy portable security device according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

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Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. An elastic part made of a soft and elastic material such as sponge or cotton having a shape imitating a human, an animal, or an imaginary creature, and a soft material such as a woven cloth, velvet, corten, leather, or a plastic sheet. And a remote control unit such as an audio-visual device such as a television, a video tape recorder, or a DVD player, or an information device such as a personal computer, the surface unit being made of a material having a large coefficient of friction and covering the elastic unit. And a remote operation unit housed inside the unit, wherein the remote operation unit transmits predetermined data to an external device by electromagnetic waves such as infrared rays. A portable stuffed toy comprising: an input interface means for allowing a user to input data with a hand or a fingertip. Remote control device. 2. An elastic part made of a soft and elastic material such as sponge or cotton having a shape imitating a human, an animal or an imaginary creature, and a soft material such as woven cloth, velvet, corten, leather, and plastic sheet. And made of a material having a relatively large coefficient of friction, a surface portion covering the elastic portion,
A portable rag-shaped remote information processing device including an information processing unit housed inside the elastic unit, wherein the information processing unit includes a CPU (central processing unit), a memory, and A portable stuffed toy information processing device, comprising: input interface means for inputting data with a fingertip; and voice output means for outputting information processing results by voice. 3. The touch input device according to claim 2, wherein the input interface means inputs a predetermined information by a user's touch operation of “tracing” or “touching” the surface portion with a hand or a fingertip. Means for inputting predetermined information by a user's rocking operation of "swinging" or "shaking" the surface portion and the elastic portion by hand by the user; and A portable stuffed information processing device comprising: shock input means for inputting predetermined information by a user's impact operation of "hitting" a part with a hand. 4. An elastic part made of a soft and elastic material such as sponge or cotton having a shape imitating a human, animal or fictional creature, and a soft material such as woven cloth, velvet, corten, leather, plastic sheet, etc. A portable stuffed toy communication device comprising a material having a large coefficient of friction and covering the elastic portion, and a communication portion housed inside the elastic portion, wherein the communication portion is Transmitting means for transmitting voice or data to the outside by electromagnetic waves (including light); receiving means for receiving external voice or data carried by electromagnetic waves (including light); A portable stuffed toy communication device comprising: voice output means for outputting data as voice; and voice input means for collecting voice from a user. 5. The input interface device according to claim 4, further comprising input interface means provided on an upper surface side or a lower surface side of said surface member, wherein a user inputs instruction information such as switching of a communication partner with a hand or a fingertip. A portable stuffed communication device, comprising input interface means for operating the device. 6. An elastic part made of a soft and elastic material such as sponge or cotton having a shape imitating a human, animal or fictional creature, and a soft material such as woven cloth, velvet, corten, leather, plastic sheet, etc. A portable stuffed toy security device comprising a material having a large coefficient of friction and covering the elastic portion, and a security portion housed inside the elastic portion, wherein the security portion comprises: Transmission means for transmitting voice or data to the outside by electromagnetic waves (including light, infrared, etc.) and receiving means for receiving external voice or data carried by electromagnetic waves (including light, infrared, etc.) And audio output means for outputting predetermined audio or data as audio,
A portable stuffed toy security device comprising: instruction data input means for inputting instruction data from a user. 7. The apparatus according to claim 6, further comprising: a breathing sound detecting means for detecting a breathing sound or a heartbeat sound (beating sound of the heart) of the user; and a user based on an output from the breathing sound detecting means. A portable stuffed toy security device comprising: a health condition judging means for judging a health condition of the subject; and emergency operation means for performing a predetermined emergency operation based on an output from the health condition judging device. 8. The apparatus according to claim 6, further comprising: voice input means for inputting voice from the user, sound for prompting the user to generate voice, or sound generating means for generating voice, and the like. Abnormality determining means for analyzing presence or absence of abnormalities by analyzing the voice of the user. 9. The apparatus according to claim 6, further comprising: a feature storage unit for storing a feature of a user's voice; a voice input unit for inputting a voice from the user; and a voice input unit for prompting the user to generate a voice. It is determined whether or not the voice from the voice input unit is from the user based on the voice from the voice input unit and the voice from the voice input unit and the feature from the feature storage unit. An abnormal situation determining means for determining whether or not an abnormal situation has occurred based on an output from the principal voice determining means,
A portable stuffed security device comprising: [0001]