JP2003331233A - Character card including noncontact ic media and character information display method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problems that character information described on the card surface can not be displayed without a character, a photograph, a picture or the like, concerning a conventional character card, and that the information quantity is limited. <P>SOLUTION: A noncontact IC media is included in this character card, and detailed additional information (a character, a photograph, a picture, voice, an animation or the like) on the character is stored as digital information. Electronic equipment equipped with a read/write unit for reading the information stored in the noncontact IC media is used, and an antenna part of the read/write unit is brought close to the noncontact IC media of the character card (S01), and thereby the read/write unit receives the stored additional information from the noncontact IC media (S03). The electronic equipment stores the received additional information in a memory (S07), and reads the information from the memory and performs audible display or visual display (S09). <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a non-contact IC storing additional information of characters written on the surface of a card.
Related to character cards with built-in media and character information display methods, especially digital information (characters, photographs, paintings, images, sounds, etc.) that complements character cards that only have information about pictures, paintings, and characters
The present invention relates to a character card in which a non-contact IC medium is stored and a character information display method.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a character card uses character information, a photograph,
It was provided on the surface of the card by painting.
Further, a non-contact IC medium (contactless IC medium) having a CPU and a memory therein is used, and data is transmitted and received in a non-contact manner between the non-contact IC medium and the reader / writer unit. A technique has been developed that enables various processes by writing data to a memory of a medium or reading data from the memory. The following items are cited as references regarding the non-contact IC media and the reader / writer unit. Japanese Patent Application 2
001-84699, Japanese Patent Application 2001-84746, Japanese Patent Application 2001-205296, Japanese Patent Application 2002-33796,
Japanese Patent Application No. 2002-56039.

[0003]

In the conventional character card, the information of the character written on the surface of the card can be expressed only by characters, photographs, paintings and the like. In addition, since information such as characters, photographs, and paintings is written on the surface of the card, the amount of information provided is limited by the size of the card. When the amount of information is increased, there is a problem that the size of the card becomes large and the convenience of the card is impaired.

Therefore, in view of the above points, the present invention has been
The purpose is to provide the character card with information such as characters, photographs, and paintings written on the surface of the card as digital information to provide more detailed additional information about the character. It is also an object of the present invention to provide information such as audio and video that cannot be written on a card. Further, it is one of the objects of the present invention to transmit and receive digital information as easily and inexpensively as possible so as not to spoil the convenience of a card. Another object of the present invention is to provide detailed additional information so that the character described on the card can be felt closer and more visually than ever before.

[0005]

According to a first solution of the present invention, a character card containing a non-contact IC medium is provided, wherein the character card supplements the character information described on the card. When the electronic device including the non-contact IC medium storing the additional information of the character card and the reader / writer unit for reading the information stored in the non-contact IC medium from the antenna is brought close to the non-contact IC medium of the character card. ,
The non-contact IC medium transmits the stored additional information,
The electronic device is provided with the character card adapted to receive the additional information and display it audibly or visually.

According to a second solution of the present invention, there is provided a character information display method for obtaining additional information by using a character card having a non-contact IC medium built-in, which supplements the character information described on the card. An electronic device equipped with a character card equipped with a non-contact IC medium storing additional information for reading, an antenna and an electronic device equipped with a reader / writer unit for reading information stored in the non-contact IC medium from the antenna By approaching non-contact IC media,
There is provided a character information display method for reading the additional information stored in the non-contact IC medium and displaying the read additional information on the electronic device in an audible display or a visual display.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS (Outline of Operation) In this embodiment,
For example, digital information of a character can be acquired from a non-contact IC medium and displayed on an electronic device equipped with a reader / writer unit. When the user brings the reader / writer unit of the electronic device equipped with the reader / writer unit close to the non-contact IC medium of the character card, the additional information stored therein is transferred to the electronic device equipped with the reader / writer unit. Displayed as text, photos, video, audio, etc.

(Hardware Equipment) FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an electronic equipment. The electronic device 1 is a C, such as a PC, PDA, or mobile phone.
It is a model equipped with a PU and memory. Internal memory is 3
It should be 2MB or more. The OS does not matter. For example, the electronic device 1 includes a connector 11 for connecting the reader / writer unit 3. The electronic device 1 may be a model that can be connected to the connector of the reader / writer unit 3. Further, the electronic device 1 includes the display unit 13 and the speaker 1.
5, the earphone terminal 17 is provided. The reader / writer unit 3 also includes an antenna unit 31. FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of an electronic device having a connection terminal to a television or the like. Instead of having the display unit 13, the speaker 15, and the earphone terminal 17, the electronic device 1 has an external display connector 19 that can be connected to an audible / visual display device such as a home TV, as shown in FIG. It may be a model.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the reader / writer unit 3. The reader / writer unit 3 is a device that reads and writes information stored in the non-contact IC medium. The antenna section 31 is a section for exchanging radio waves with the non-contact IC medium. The reader / writer unit 3 may be connectable to the electronic device 1 with a connector, or may be built in the electronic device 1. Further, the reader / writer unit 3 may have any suitable shape. In addition to the normal type as shown in FIG. 3A, for example, as shown in FIG. 3B, it may have a pen-like shape so that it can be easily brought close to the non-contact IC medium. The extension cable 33 of c) and the connector 35 may be provided. Further, it may be formed in a table shape so that a card can be placed, or a table shape having a recess equivalent to that of the card.

(Character card) FIG.
It is a block diagram of the character card provided with C media. The characters written on the surface are, for example, real humans / animals / plants, characters / animals / plants of the story, fictitious creatures / plants, buildings, landscapes, products, and the like.
Information about characters may be written on one side or both sides of the card by characters, pictures, photographs and the like. Further, the shape, size, thickness, material, material and the like can be appropriately selected. In this example, the character card has a non-contact IC medium incorporated therein at the time of manufacture.

(Structure of Character Card) Non-contact IC
A character card provided with a medium can be manufactured and provided as follows, for example.・ Character card with non-contact IC media pasted with glue or pressure etc. ・ Character card with some or all of paper / plastic etc. built in by sandwiching non-contact IC media in the manufacturing process. Character card with non-contact IC media pasted on existing character card with glue, tape, pressure, etc.

(Flowchart) FIG. 5 is a flowchart for displaying additional information. In the present embodiment, the reader / writer unit of the non-contact IC medium, which is mainly attached to the electronic device, is brought close to the non-contact IC medium portion of the character card, so that the reader / writer unit is written on the non-contact IC medium. Received information, and visually display the information on the display of the electronic device,
Alternatively, the information is transmitted to the user by displaying it audibly with a speaker / earphone. Each step process is executed by the CPU in the electronic device.

First, the user points the antenna section of the reader / writer unit of the non-contact IC medium attached to the electronic device to the non-contact IC medium of the character card, or the non-contact IC medium of the character card is used as the antenna section. The electronic device emits radio waves from the reader / writer unit (S01). The electronic device can be designed so that the program is automatically started by pointing to the antenna unit. In addition, the contactless IC built into the character card
For the medium, the IC may be automatically activated by a radio wave transmitted from the antenna section of the reader / writer unit. Next, the non-contact IC medium transmits the additional information written inside to the outside. Further, the additional information transmitted from the non-contact IC medium of the character card is received by the antenna section of the reader / writer unit of the electronic device (S03). If not received, the process returns to step S01 (S05). Next, the electronic device stores the received additional information in the internal memory or the external memory (S07). The electronic device visually displays the received additional information on the display unit of the electronic device, or audibly displays the audio from a speaker / earphone or the like to transmit the information to the user (S09). When the electronic device has a configuration as shown in FIG. 2, the electronic device uses an external display device to visually display or audibly display the received additional information. The storage process in step S07 may be omitted.

Further, the received additional information may be stored in a memory with an identifier, and desired information may be read out and displayed by the identifier input from the input section. In this case, the input section of the electronic device can be used as the input section. For example, a keyboard, a push button, a touch panel, a touch pen, etc.

(Additional Information) One of the purposes of the present invention is to provide detailed additional information that complements the character written on the card so that the character written on the card can be enjoyed more closely. is there. Therefore, the additional information includes all information about the character. As a means for displaying the additional information, for example, an appropriate audible / visual display means for characters, photographs, paintings, images, sounds, etc. is used.

The detailed additional information will be exemplified below. One or more of the following information is stored in the non-contact IC medium. (1) Character information about characters (2) Voice information about characters (3) Photo information about characters (4) Moving image information about characters (5) Painting information about characters

An example of actual additional information is shown below. Example 1. Additional information on characters related to animals "Japanese name: red panda English name: red panda or lesser pan
da Scientific name: Ailurus fulgens Classification: Vertebrate phylum Mammary net Beast sub net Carnivora (Cat eyes)
Red Panda family (In addition, there are some examples that were classified as "raccoonidae" in old picture books.) Ecology: It lives in high mountain forest areas such as Sichuan, China, western Myanmar, and Nepal. They mainly eat bamboo shoots and bamboo shoots, but sometimes they are omnivorous, eating fruits, bird eggs, and small animals. Body length is 50-60 cm, tail length is 30-50 cm, and weight is 3-5 kg. About 2000 heads have been confirmed in the wild. After being broadcast as the main character of the animation on TV, it was kept at home as a pet in Japan, but it was thrown away because it was nocturnal and the breeding was troublesome, and it became wild, ruining crops and trashing private houses. I am often witnessed. In addition, the electronic device may display a live-action video image on the display unit while playing such information with the voice read by the narrator from the speaker.

Example 2. Additional information on characters related to people Store non-contact IC media with live-action video images of athletes' competition scenes and acting scenes of actors, talents, etc.
The person or the narrator simultaneously records the audio explaining the scene on the non-contact IC medium.

(Supplementary Note) The character information display method or the character information display device / system by the electronic device and the reader / writer unit of the present invention is a character information display processing program for causing a computer to execute each procedure, and a character information display. It can be provided by a computer-readable recording medium recording the processing program, a program product including the character information display processing program and loadable in the internal memory of the computer, a computer such as a server including the program, and the like.

[0020]

According to the present invention, more detailed digital information (text, photograph, painting,
It is possible to provide detailed additional information about the character by adding video / audio etc.). In addition, by providing detailed additional information, the user can feel the character described on the card closer and more visually than ever before.

According to the present invention, the following unique effects are obtained. 1) You can enjoy the movement and ecology of the character with video and audio. 2) Since it is stored as digital information, detailed additional information can be provided without being limited by the size of the character card. 3) Since it is non-contact, it does not spoil the convenience of cards,
Can send and receive data. 4) The characters displayed on the card can be enjoyed more closely because they are displayed as photos, characters, sounds, videos, etc. 5) You can easily create a character card, and when you create your own character card, you can process information such as addresses, phone numbers, hobbies, etc. into photographs, characters, voices, movies, etc. and store it freely. In addition, when creating a personal card as a character card, you can memorize blood type, allergic symptoms, existing illness, etc., and use it in an emergency, or remember photos and careers and use it as identification. it can.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an electronic device.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of an electronic device having a connection terminal to a television or the like.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of a reader / writer unit.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a character card.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart for displaying additional information.

[Explanation of symbols] 1. Electronics 11. Reader / writer unit connector 13. Display 15. speaker 17. Earphone terminal 19. External display device (TV etc.) connector 3. Reader / writer unit 31. Antenna part 33. Extension cable 35. Connector 4. Character card 41. Non-contact IC media 42. Character photos and paintings

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Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A character card having a non-contact IC medium built-in, wherein the character card includes a non-contact IC medium storing additional information for supplementing character information described on the card, When the electronic device equipped with the reader / writer unit that reads the information stored in the non-contact IC medium is brought close to the non-contact IC medium of the character card, the non-contact IC medium transmits the stored additional information, The character card, wherein the electronic device receives the additional information and audibly or visually displays the additional information. 2. A character described on the surface of the card is an image including any one or more of a real human being or a flora and fauna, a character or flora or fauna of a story, an imaginary creature or a plant, a building, a landscape, or a product, and The character card according to claim 1, wherein the character card is a character. 3. The additional information is visible and / or audible digital information including any or a plurality of characters, photographs, paintings, images, sounds, etc. relating to the characters written on the card. Character card described in 1 or 2. 4. The non-contact IC medium is incorporated by adhering the non-contact IC medium with an adhesive or pressure, or by sandwiching or sandwiching it in the manufacturing process. Character card described in either. 5. A card having an arbitrary shape, size, thickness, material and / or material, the back surface of which is a seal or can be processed into a seal.
The character card described in any one of 4 to 4. 6. A character information display method for obtaining additional information by using a character card having a non-contact IC medium built-in, wherein the additional information for supplementing the character information written on the card is stored. A reader / reader that reads information stored in a non-contact IC medium from an antenna for a character card equipped with the contact IC medium
An electronic device equipped with a writer unit is brought close to the non-contact IC medium of the character card to read additional information stored in the non-contact IC medium, and the electronic device audibly displays the read additional information. Character information display method to be displayed visually. 7. The electronic device further stores the received additional information in an internal memory or an external memory connected thereto, and reads and displays the additional information based on an instruction for displaying the additional information. Character information display method described in 6.