JP2001187275A - Voice message toy - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To output a stored voice message together with a previously stored voice phrase. SOLUTION: This toy capable of transmitting a voice message comprises a voice input part for converting voice into an electric signal; a control part for executing voice signal processing on the basis of the signal from the voice input part; a read-only storage part stored with voice phrases; a reloadable voice storage part for storing the voice message; and a voice output part for converting the signal inputted from the control part, into voice to output it. The voice message is outputted together with the voice phrase by specified operation.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a toy having a read-only storage section for storing voice phrases and a rewritable voice storage section for storing voice messages, and capable of transmitting voice messages to friends and the like. About.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional example, a toy user operates a toy to set a recording mode, and his / her own voice is recorded in a rewritable voice storage unit. There is known a voice recognition toy in which the toy main body performs a predetermined operation, for example, an operation such as advancing or stopping, by recognizing the voice only when the toy is running. However, this conventional example is a toy that recognizes the voice of the toy user, and is not a toy that records and reproduces the voice, but the toy body only performs a predetermined operation when the voice is recognized.

[0003] Recent children tend to give presents to friends on their birthdays, but want to send voice messages to give gifts to friends who are far away. Further, for example, it is desired to exchange information by voice message between a father who has been assigned alone and an absence house. Therefore, there has been a demand for a voice message toy capable of sending and returning a toy in which a voice message has been input between friends and relatives by a simple operation.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a voice message toy capable of storing a voice message together with a voice phrase stored in advance. And

[0005]

According to the first aspect of the present invention,
A toy that transmits a voice message, a voice input unit that converts voice into an electric signal, a control unit that performs processing of a voice signal by a signal from the voice input unit, and a read-only memory that stores a voice phrase. A storage unit, a rewritable voice storage unit that stores a voice message, and a voice output unit that converts a signal input from the control unit to voice and outputs the voice message, and outputs a voice message together with the voice phrase by a predetermined operation. It is characterized by doing.

According to the present invention, for example, "This gift will be delivered" is stored as a voice phrase in the read-only storage unit which stores voice phrases in advance. If the toy body is a character, recording the voice of this voice phrase in the voice of the character doubles the enjoyment. In addition, for example, “happy birthday” is recorded as a voice message in a rewritable voice storage unit that can store the voice message. The friend who received the voice message toy recorded in this way, in addition to the joy of receiving the gift of the toy, even the gift of a voice message saying "I will deliver this gift""Happybirthday"I'm glad I got it.

Further, according to the present invention, for example, voice messages can be exchanged between relatives. First, a voice message toy to which a voice message has been input is sent to a child. When you hear a voice message from your father, you can enter the reply and send it back to your father.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the predetermined operation is any one of contact with the toy body, input by voice, and button operation.

According to the present invention, voice input / output can be performed by touching the toy body, inputting by voice, or operating a button. For example, as the contact with the toy main body, the mode is switched to the recording mode or the reproduction mode according to the pattern of how to touch the touch sensor unit, and the sound is stored or reproduced. For example, if the user touches the touch sensor for a few seconds, the recording mode is set, and the display unit indicates that the recording mode is set. The user who has checked the display unit speaks and records the message toward the voice input unit. In the recording mode, the previously recorded message is deleted, the new input voice data is saved, and the voice message is updated. The user who has finished speaking the message taps the touch sensor unit lightly to return to the standby state, and the recording of the voice message ends.

[0010] When the touch sensor is lightly hit in the standby state, the reproduction mode is set. When the reproduction mode is set, the voice phrase of the fixed character is output, and then the stored voice message is output. For example, if the user inputs a message to the toy body and sends it to a friend, the friend who received it strokes the head of the toy body, and the voice of the character will be output as "I will deliver this gift", followed by "Birthday" A message of the user such as "congratulations" is output. Further, switching to the recording mode or the reproduction mode is not limited to the touch sensor, and a switch having a mechanical contact can be used. For example, when the right arm of the toy main body is raised, the recording switch is closed and the recording mode is set, and when the abdomen of the toy main body is pressed, the reproduction switch is closed and the reproduction mode is set.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect, a plurality of voice phrases are stored in the read-only storage unit.

According to the present invention, in the reproduction mode, for example, a plurality of voice phrase data output first by a character can be stored in the storage unit. For example, when the user sends the toy body to the other party, the voice phrase is set to “deliver a message”. The recipient can enter a message, set the voice phrase to "I will reply," and send it back to the user to make it easier to communicate.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the first to third aspects, the toy main body has an operation mechanism.

According to the present invention, for example, it is possible to make it appear as if a character is speaking by operating the operation mechanism in accordance with the sound when outputting the sound in the reproduction mode. For example, in the playback mode, by opening and closing the mouth once when the output audio signal becomes larger than a predetermined value, the character appears to be speaking because the mouth is opened and closed according to the sound during the output of the audio. .

[0015]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a basic circuit configuration of the present invention. The present invention is a toy for transmitting a voice message, a touch sensor unit 2 for detecting contact, a voice input unit 3 for converting voice into an electric signal,
A-D for converting a signal from an audio input unit into a digital signal
The audio signal processing is executed for each of the storage units and the DA conversion unit 7 based on the signals from the conversion unit 4, the touch sensor unit 2 and the AD conversion unit 4, and the signal is sent to the display unit 10 during the audio storage process. A control unit 1 for outputting, a read-only storage unit ROM 5 for storing a voice phrase, a voice storage unit 6 for deleting and updating a stored voice message as many times as possible, and a voice signal based on a signal from the control unit. Display unit 10 indicating that the data is being stored
A DA converter 7 for converting an audio signal input from the controller into an analog signal; an amplifier 8 for amplifying a signal from the DA converter 7; By providing the audio output unit 9 for converting and outputting, the voice message can be repeatedly written, and when reproducing the audio, the audio phrase stored in the ROM is output first, and then the recorded voice message is output. Because the toy is played, the recipient feels as if the toy is carrying the voice message of the other party.

A control unit 1, an A / D conversion unit 4, a ROM 5, and a voice storage unit 6 connected by digital signal lines.
By unitizing the amplifier 8 composed of a circuit in addition to the DA converter 7 and the control unit 20, the number of internal wirings is reduced, which is useful for preventing trouble. By using the control unit 20, it is possible to reduce the design burden of a product to be used.

FIG. 2 is an external view showing an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the toy main body 11 is a stuffed toy in the shape of a bear, and the touch sensor 2 is disposed inside the main body head 11a. Nose 11
A recording display unit 10 is provided inside b, and a sound output unit 9 is provided inside the mouth 11c. The voice input unit 3 is provided on the hand 11d of the toy body. And it is electrically connected to the control unit 20 disposed inside the toy body by a lead wire.

First, when the power of the toy body is turned on, the control unit 1 enters a standby state, and monitors the input of a signal to the touch sensor unit 2 disposed inside the head 11a. When a signal is input to the touch sensor unit 2, the control unit 1 executes recording or reproduction of voice according to the pattern of the input signal. For example, if the user keeps touching the head 11a for 2 seconds or more, the recording mode is set, and the LED of the display unit 10 arranged on the nose 11b is turned on to notify the user of the start of recording. If the contact is less than 2 seconds, the playback mode is set, the voice phrase in the ROM 5 is output, and then the voice message recorded in the voice storage unit 6 is played. Also, multiple voice phrases are set with the voice of the character, such as "I will deliver this gift", "I will deliver a message", "I will send you a reply", etc. Can be used properly.

In order to record a voice, the user must use the head 1
1a for 2 seconds or more, and confirm that the LED of the display unit 10 disposed on the nose 11b is turned on.
The user goes to the microphone of the voice input unit 2 disposed inside 1d and speaks a message to be conveyed. Past voice messages are deleted from the voice storage unit 6, and new voice messages are stored and updated. To finish recording the sound, tap the head 11a lightly to return to the standby state. By making the signal to the touch sensor unit for the recording state longer, malfunction due to vibration or the like at the time of transportation or the like can be prevented.

The touching pattern for switching between the recording mode and the reproduction mode is not limited to the above example, and may be set to any number of seconds.

Further, by dividing the rewritable storage unit, it is possible to keep only the latest past message or to store a plurality of messages separately.

[0022]

The present invention is embodied in the form described above and has the following effects.

According to the voice message toy according to the present invention, the toy for recording and reproducing the voice has a purpose of use, so that it can be used by children and adults, and the appearance of the toy body can be changed to an image character of a message delivery store. By doing so, it will be an unprecedented communication toy.

Further, the present invention does not require a difficult operation such as an information terminal device such as a personal computer or a mobile phone, and can be used easily by anyone. Since it is not a letter, it can be sent together with luggage or the like.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a basic circuit configuration according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an external view showing an embodiment according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Control part 2 Touch sensor part 3 Audio input part 4 A / D conversion part 5 ROM 6 Audio storage part 7 D / A conversion part 8 Amplification part 9 Audio output part 10 Display part 11 Main body 11a Head part 11b Nose part 11c Mouth part 11d Hand 20 Control unit

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A toy for transmitting a voice message,
A voice input unit that converts voice into an electric signal, a control unit that executes processing of a voice signal by a signal from the voice input unit, a read-only storage unit that stores a voice phrase, and a rewrite that stores a voice message A possible voice storage,
A voice message toy, comprising: a voice output unit that converts a signal input from a control unit into voice and outputs the voice, and outputs a voice message together with the voice phrase by a predetermined operation. 2. The voice message toy according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined operation is one of contact with the toy main body, input by voice, and button operation. 3. The voice message toy according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of voice phrases are stored in the read-only storage unit. 4. The voice message toy according to claim 1, wherein the toy body has an operation mechanism.