JP2007143826A - Voice reproduction system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a voice reproduction system of toys for managing content related to toy characters and facilitating sales promotion. <P>SOLUTION: The toy comprises an information storage section for storing a campaign ID and a sound source ID. The reproduction system comprises a memory for storing information including a sound source ID for identifying a piece of music to be reproduced and the campaign ID, a reproduction means related to the sound source ID, and a control means for performing the authentication of a toy by collating a specific information related to the reproduction of the piece of music held by the toy with the sound source ID or the campaign ID stored in the memory to reproduce the piece of music related to the specific information by the reproduction means when the collation is successful. The managing center comprises a content managing information DB for holding names of pieces of music and their related information, a campaign DB for holding information related to a campaign and an authentication server for performing the authentication of information related to the toy when a piece of music is selected for the toy. The managing center allows the selection of pieces of music in response to a request from a terminal and transmits the same to the reproduction system. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an audio reproduction system, and in particular, an audio reproduction device, an audio reproduction system, an audio reproduction method, a toy used for the like, and the like, which recognizes toys and characters and reproduces and outputs sounds such as optimal music and melody This is related to the character article.

  As toys that emit voices, toys that recognize and respond to user's voice and generate voices, and toys that generate voices and music according to animals and popular anime characters are sold. It is provided. Conventionally, toys that generate various sounds during pet breeding processes, such as Tamagotchi (registered trademark of Bandai Co., Ltd.), are known as pet breeding toys that generate sounds.

  Regarding a toy or character that emits sound or the like, for example, in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-334388 (Patent Document 1), a mark on a recognition sticker attached to a toy such as a minifigure is read by an optical character recognition light receiving unit. An audio generating toy that can generate various audio or music depending on the type of toys by reproducing audio corresponding to the toy from an audio storage unit according to a read signal on a speaker is disclosed. For example, as a baseball player series, when the voices of baseball players A, B, and C are stored in advance in the voice storage unit and the mark A on the recognition sticker attached to the mini figure of the baseball player A is detected, In this example, the voice of player A is played.

  In addition, in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-113055 (Patent Document 2), a protrusion formed on an alphabet block toy is read with a mechanical switch, or a barcode attached to the block toy is read with an optical reading means, A pronunciation toy that generates sounds such as words, animal sounds, and melodies from a sound generation unit in accordance with the read signal is disclosed. For example, a “F” sound is generated from a block having the shape “F”.

JP 2003-334388 A JP 2001-113055 A

  Recently, as one of the sales promotion, a mini-figure character for a gift is added to a plastic bottle cap of a soft drink or a package of sweets for sale.

However, the voice generation toy disclosed in the above patent document only generates various sounds or music depending on the type of toy such as a minifigure. It does not mention how to consider and manage from the viewpoint of copyright protection.
Mini-figures used for gifts for merchandise sales need to be inexpensive, but on the other hand, there is a possibility that a lot of similar characters will be available for characteristic characters. It must be resolved to protect the rights.

  Patent Document 1 discloses that the recording content of the magnetic storage unit (magnetic seal) 22 attached to the minifigure can be rewritten according to the user's preference, and the content of the voice storage unit 5 can be easily changed. However, it does not suggest the characteristics of the invention disclosed below.

An object of the present invention is to enable reproduction of music by using a character article such as a toy that stores contents such as music distributed in a sales campaign, thereby helping to promote the sale of products, and an audio reproduction system. It is another object of the present invention to provide an audio reproduction method and a character article used therefor.
An object of the present invention is to easily change music related to a character article, and to make effective use of the character article to promote sales.

The character article according to the present invention is preferably a character article used for generating sound, and between an information storage unit that stores information related to the character article and a playback device that reproduces sound. Communication means for communicating data including information stored in the information storage unit, and the information storage unit includes at least a campaign as information unique to the character article used for authentication related to the character article in the playback device. A character article configured to store a campaign ID for identifying a sound source and a sound source ID for identifying a sound source.
In a preferred example, the character article information storage unit further stores a drama ID for identifying a drama, a character ID related to a character allowed for the drama, and further stores sound source information related to the music as metadata. Configured.

  Further, the playback device according to the present invention is preferably a playback device that identifies a character article having unique information and generates sound, and information including a music to be played back and a sound source ID for identifying the music, And a memory for storing the campaign ID, a reproducing means for reproducing the music related to the sound source ID, the unique information relating to the reproduction of the music possessed by the character article, and the sound source ID or the campaign ID stored in the memory are collated. And a control unit that authenticates the article, and a playback device configured to play back the music related to the unique information of the character article when matched by the control unit.

The voice reproduction system for a character article according to the present invention is preferably a voice reproduction system that reproduces music by a reproduction apparatus using the character article, and at least a campaign ID for identifying a campaign, a sound source as information unique to the character article A character having an information storage unit that stores information related to a character article that stores a sound source ID for identifying the character, and a communication unit that communicates data including information stored in the information storage unit with the playback device Goods,
Specific information relating to the reproduction of the music that the character article has, the memory that stores the music to be reproduced, the information including the sound source ID for identifying the music, the memory storing the campaign ID, the music related to the sound source ID, and And control means for authenticating the character article by comparing the sound source ID or the campaign ID stored in the memory, and as a result of the comparison by the control means, it is related to the unique information possessed by the character article. A playback device for playing back music using playback means;
A terminal connected to the playback device and connected to the management center via the network to access and select information about the character article;
A drama ID for identifying a drama related to a reproducible song, a character ID for identifying a character related to the drama, a content management information DB for holding a song name and related information, a campaign DB for holding information about a campaign, and a terminal A management center having an authentication server for authenticating the character article with reference to the content management information DB and the campaign DB with respect to the information related to the character article transmitted from the terminal in response to the request, and according to authentication by the authentication server The list of songs that can be changed is transmitted from the management center to the terminal and displayed on the display of the terminal, and the music selected from the displayed on the display is transferred to the playback device, and the playback device memory or An audio reproduction system configured to store in an information storage unit of a character article That.

  The audio reproduction method according to the present invention is preferably an audio reproduction method in a system for reproducing music using a character article, and information unique to the character article includes, for example, a sales form or type, such as a sales campaign. Data including information stored in the information storage unit between the information storage unit storing the sales identification ID for identifying the sales form, the information storage unit storing the information related to the character article storing the sound source ID for identifying the sound source, and the playback device A character article having a communication means for performing communication, a communication means for data communication with the character article, a memory for storing information including a sound source ID for identifying a music to be reproduced, and a sales identification ID And reproduction means for reproducing music related to the sound source ID, unique information for managing reproduction of music possessed by the character article, and Control means for identifying the character article by collating the sound source ID or the sales identification ID stored in the memory, a step of preparing a playback device having a display, and positioning the character article on a predetermined portion of the playback device, In the case of matching, the step of communicating between the two via the communication means, the step of collating the sales identification ID received from the character article with the sound source ID or the sales identification ID stored in the memory by the control means, and the matching result And a step of playing back a piece of music related to the unique information possessed by the character article by the playing means.

  According to the present invention, by allowing the reproduction of related music using a character article such as a toy that stores contents such as music distributed during a sales campaign, it can be used for promoting sales of products. . Moreover, since the music related to the character article can be easily changed, the character article can be effectively used to promote sales.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 shows a configuration of a toy audio reproduction system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
In FIG. 1, a toy 1 is a character mini-figure added to a beverage bottle PET bottle cap or a candy package as a gift for sale. The toy 1 holds unique information, and the information is managed by the music service management center 6. Further, the unique information given to the toy is recognized by the playback device 2, and music or the like is played according to the recognition result.

The playback device 2 has a function of recognizing unique information possessed by the toy 1 and a function of playing music, and is connected to the terminal 3 using a predetermined interface. The terminal 3 is, for example, a PC (personal computer) or a mobile phone, and includes a display unit, an input operation unit, a CPU, and a memory. The configuration of the playback device 2 and the relationship with the terminal 3 are characteristic of this embodiment. For example, it is possible to arbitrarily change and set the music to be played back by the playback device 2 by operating the terminal 3.
Reproduction devices are distributed exclusively to customers in sales campaigns. For example, it is distributed free of charge to a person who has purchased a product over several yen or a person who has accumulated a predetermined number of accumulated points.
The configuration of the toy 1 and the playback device 2 and the information processing operation will be described in detail later.

  The terminal 3 is connected to the music service management center 6 via a network such as the Internet. The music service management center 6 includes a content distribution server 61 that distributes music content, an authentication server 62 that authenticates the toy 1 or the playback device 2 and manages music and character content information, and a distribution target. A management information DB (database) 63 for storing management information related to the music content, and a display 68 and an input device 69. The management information DB 63 includes a content management information DB 64 and a campaign information DB 65 that store content management information. It is assumed that the music content itself is stored in a music content DB (not shown).

Hereinafter, each component of the system will be described in more detail with reference to FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2A, the toy 1 is composed of a figure 11 and a pedestal 12. For example, a wireless IC tag 120 is mounted on the base 12.
2B, the IC tag 120 of the toy 1 includes an information storage unit 121, a sensor unit 122, and a control unit 123 that controls them. The information storage unit 121 stores unique information regarding the character of the toy 1. Details thereof will be described later with reference to FIG. In the case of a wireless IC tag, the sensor 122 is an antenna, and the control unit 123 functions as a control unit for reading and writing information to the information storage unit 121 and for wireless communication.
For manufacturing this type of toy 1, an IC tag 120 in which information as shown in FIG. 4 is stored in advance is prepared, and the IC tag 120 is fixed to the toy base 12 during the manufacturing process. Alternatively, the information shown in FIG. 4 is written to the IC tag 120 mounted on the base 12 using an IC tag reader / writer.

As another example, the toy base 12 shown in FIG. 2 is not necessarily required, and the IC tag 120 may be fixed at a predetermined location of the figure 11.
As another example, the toy 1 is not limited to a specific figure such as a toy but may be a card on which a character is printed. Even in the case of cards, the configuration is the same as that shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 shows an example of the format of information stored in the information storage unit 121.
The information stored in the information storage unit 121 includes authentication information 40. This information is encrypted and stored, and decrypted and processed in a regular manner.
The authentication information 40 includes player ID (401), campaign ID (402), drama ID (403), character ID (404), connection URL (405), and usage permission conditions (406).

  The player ID (401) is information for identifying the playback device 2 and includes, for example, information for specifying a manufacturer that manufactured the playback device. If it has the target player ID, it is proved that the player is manufactured by a legitimate business operator. If the toy 1 does not have this ID, it is regarded as an unauthorized product and is not authenticated with respect to the legitimate playback device 2, and the sound source data is not played back.

  The campaign ID (402) is information indicating the type of campaign in which toys are distributed. By managing this campaign ID, music reproduction can be managed for each toy. For example, a toy with a campaign ID “001” distributed in a certain campaign can play music only on a playback device that matches the campaign ID as a result of checking the campaign ID in the playback device 2. Here, the default is “000”, and if the playback device 2 has a regular player ID, playback is possible on all playback devices 2. The sound source ID (403) is identification information for designating a music piece, and a music piece that matches the sound source ID 403 is played by the playback device 2.

  The drama ID (404) is an ID indicating a story that is a target of a figure imitating a certain form or a card displaying the form. For example, the sound source of Sazae's figure from the popular anime “Sazae-san” (author: Machiko Hasegawa) is prevented from being overwritten by the sound source of another anime such as “Doraemon” (author: Fujio Fujiko) For this reason, each drama ID is assigned and managed. For example, unique identification information such as drama ID “DR001” is given to the animation “Sazae” and “DR002” is given to the animation “Doraemon”.

The character ID (405) is identification information for specifying a person who appears in the story specified by the drama ID, and defines which character form the toy figure imitates. For example, in the animation “Mr. Sazae” (drama ID: DR001), the character ID of Sazae is “C001001”, the ID of Masoo is “C001002”, and the ID of Katsuo-kun is “C001003”. In the anime “Doraemon” (drama ID: DR002), the character ID of Doraemon is “C002001”, the ID of Nobita-kun is “C002002”, and the ID of Giant is “C002003”.
When performing the rewriting service by designating this character ID, it is possible to cause only a figure having the designated character ID to perform the speech of a specific character.

  The connection URL (406) is a URL of a server to be connected when the toy 1 is placed on the playback device 2 connected to the terminal 3. In this example, the URL is the address of the content authentication server 61. The distributor of the toy 1 can be guided to the site of this specific URL by distributing and distributing an advertisement describing the URL of the campaign using the toy.

  The use permission condition (407) is information for specifying the reproduction use condition of the sound source of the toy, for example, the period during which the sound source built in the toy can be reproduced, and whether or not the music can be rewritten. By managing the playback period of the sound source and whether or not it can be rewritten, it is possible to perform management according to copyright and portrait rights. For example, it is possible to specify a period during which a sound source can be reproduced according to the campaign period, and to reproduce music of a figure equipped with the sound source. It should be noted that the use and expiration of the toy and its music can be expanded by making the use time limit indefinite.

Next, the configuration of the playback device 2 will be described with reference to FIG.
The playback device 2 is acquired by the IC tag reader / writer 201 that includes wireless communication means for reading the information of the IC tag of the toy 1, the non-volatile memory 202 that stores information unique to the playback device, and the IC tag reader / writer 201. A control unit 203 having a microprocessor for recognizing the received information, a DA converter 204 for D / A converting the sound source data, an amplifier 205 and a speaker 206, and a predetermined interface for connecting the reproduction apparatus to the terminal 3 An external connection unit 207 and a power source 208. The microprocessor built in the control unit 203 has a timer function for performing a time counting operation of the date. Although not specifically shown, the playback device 2 may include an operation input unit, a display for displaying a song name, and the like.
Here, the predetermined interface used for the external connection unit 207 may be, for example, a USB cable used for connection with a PC or a specific wireless communication used for connection with a mobile phone.

  The unique information stored in the memory 202 includes authentication information 50 and sound source data 52 as shown in FIG. The authentication information 50 shown in FIG. 5A includes a player ID and a campaign ID unique to the playback device. The player ID indicates that the playback device is genuine, and the campaign ID indicates that the playback device has been distributed or rented in a campaign corresponding to the campaign ID.

The sound source data 52 shown in FIG. 5B includes a sound source ID (520) and metadata (521 to 524), and a music corresponding to the sound source ID 520 is selected and reproduced. The sound source ID 520 is information for identifying music and is the same information as the content ID 641 stored in the content management information DB 64 (see FIG. 6).
The metadata includes drama name (521), character name (522), music / sound effect name (523), and accompanying information (524) such as a sponsor name. When the playback device 2 has a display, metadata such as the character name of the music and the music name are displayed on the display.

The sound source data 52 and the music corresponding to it are downloaded from the content information DB 63 and the music content DB (not shown) by the execution of the distribution server 61 in advance by the toy 1 distributed in the campaign. It is held in the memory 202 of the playback device 2. A manufacturer, a store, or the like who conducts a campaign prepares a playback device 2 in which allowed music is stored in the memory 202 in advance, and distributes the playback device to customers during the campaign. For example, it is conceivable to select a target of a customer to whom the playback device is distributed only for a customer who has accumulated a certain number or more of product purchase points by the store or manufacturer.
Since a plurality of toys 1 are mounted on one playback device 2 and music is played back, the memory 202 stores sound source data 52 of a plurality of music in such a case. May be.

Next, the configuration of the DBs 64 and 65 in the music service management center 6 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 6, the content management information DB 64 manages information related to the contents of all serviceable music pieces. For this purpose, the DB 64 holds a drama ID 642, a character ID 643, a song name 644, attached information 645, permission condition information 646, and a song data file name 647 for each content ID 641 for identifying the content. The attached information 645 includes, for example, a usage fee for music. Further, as the permission condition information 646, information on a period during which the music can be reproduced, for example, an indefinite period or a specified period is retained. In this way, by managing the content usage fee and the reproducible period, it is possible to perform processing related to the copyright of the content. The usage fee for the purchased content is periodically collected and reported to the copyright management organization.

  In the illustrated example, for example, in the anime “Mr. Sazae” with the drama ID; DR001, Sazae's character ID is “C001001”, Masoo's ID is “C001002”, and Katsuo-kun's ID is “C001003”. As described above, songs for three types of character IDs are given.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the campaign information DB 65 holds a sponsor name 652 of the campaign corresponding to the campaign ID 651. In this example, the campaign ID “000” is all, and no particular campaign is designated, so that music can be played. Campaign IDs “001” to “003” are designated campaign IDs, and only the toy 1 having the authentication information 40 including these IDs can reproduce the music.

  Note that acquisition of information registered in the content management information DB 64 and the campaign information DB 65 and registration of the information in the DB are performed in advance by the service provider using the display 68 and the input device 69 of the service management center. To do. In addition, the service provider performs update, correction, deletion, and the like of information in the DBs 644 and 65 in the same manner.

Next, the music reproduction operation of the toy will be described with reference to the flowcharts in FIG.
First, a music playback operation will be described with reference to FIG.
In this example, music is played using the toy 1 and the playback device 2 distributed in the campaign. An IC tag that holds the authentication information 40 shown in FIG. 4 is fixed to the base 12 of the toy 1.
When the toy 1 is placed on a predetermined part of the playback device 2 (802), the IC tag reader / writer 201 of the playback device 2 detects the IC tag of the toy (803). Then, the authentication information 40 stored in the toy information storage unit 121 is read, and the player ID 401, the campaign ID 402, and the use permission condition 406 are acquired from the authentication information 40 (804). The control unit 203 performs authentication by collating these pieces of information acquired from the toy 1 with the authentication information 50 including the player ID 501 and the campaign ID 502 stored in the memory 202.

First, the player ID is collated to authenticate whether the toy 1 is permitted to reproduce the sound source by the regular reproduction device 2 (805). Next, it is verified whether the toy 1 is distributed in a permitted campaign by checking the campaign ID (806). Further, it is authenticated whether the toy 1 is in a permitted period (807). The authentication for this period is performed by collating information on the permission period held in the use permission condition 407 with time information (year / month / day / time information) of a timer (not shown) of the control unit 203 of the playback apparatus 2. Do.
If the IDs or usage permission conditions do not match due to the authentication of these pieces of information, the music is not played (808).

  On the other hand, if all the conditions are satisfied as a result of the authentication (805 to 807), the character ID is acquired from the toy 1 (809), and the control unit 203 recognizes the character ID 405 and matches the character ID. The music corresponding to the sound source ID 520 is read from the memory 202 and controlled to be played back (810). The music is reproduced by converting the extracted music into an analog signal by the DA converter 204, amplifying it by the amplifier 205, and outputting it to the speaker 206.

Next, a music rewriting operation will be described with reference to FIG.
For example, a manager (operator) of a store or a product manufacturer operates the terminal 3 to place the toy 1 on a predetermined part of the playback device 2 (901). Then, the IC tag reader / writer 201 of the playback device 2 detects the IC tag of the toy (902). Then, the authentication information 40 stored in the toy information storage unit 121 is read, and the player ID 401 and the campaign ID are acquired from the information (903). The control unit 203 performs authentication by comparing the acquired information with the authentication information 50 stored in the memory 202, that is, the player ID 501 and the campaign ID 502. First, the player ID is collated to authenticate whether the toy 1 is permitted to reproduce the sound source by the regular reproduction device 2 (904). Next, it is authenticated whether the toy 1 has been distributed in a permitted campaign (905). If the IDs do not match as a result of these authentications, the process ends (909).

On the other hand, if authentication is possible as a result of the authentication, the drama ID, the character ID, and the URL are acquired from the information read from the IC tag of the toy 1 (906), and the control unit 203 uses the URL as the terminal 3 Send to. The terminal 3 accesses the authentication server 62 associated with the URL through the network 4 (907), and transmits the player ID acquired from the playback device 2 to the authentication server 62. The authentication server 62 checks whether the received player ID is valid (908). As a result, if the player IDs do not match, the playback device 2 determines that the player ID is inappropriate and ends the processing (909).
On the other hand, if the authentication server 62 determines that the result of matching the player ID is correct, the authentication server 62 replies to the terminal 3 to that effect. Then, the terminal 3 transmits the drama ID and character ID acquired from the playback device 2 to the authentication server 62 (910).

  Thereafter, the authentication server 62 searches the content management information DB 64 for content information corresponding to the previously acquired drama ID and character ID (911). As a result of this search, if there is information on the related content ID, a list of the content information is transmitted to the terminal 3. For example, the content management information DB 64 of FIG. 6 stores content IDs “S0001” and “S0002” as content related to the drama ID “DR001” and the character ID “C001001”. One hits. As a result, information of these two contents, that is, information corresponding to the content IDs “S0001” and “S0002” is transmitted to the terminal 3.

  The terminal 3 that acquired the content information displays the information (for example, a character name, a song name, and other attached information) 1001 on the display unit. In addition, an item 1002 “display a list of music pieces that can be purchased” is displayed. An example of this display screen is shown in FIG.

  When the operator clicks and operates the item 1002 on the display screen, a response to that effect is transmitted to the authentication server 62, and a list of songs 1004 that can be purchased from the authentication server 62 is displayed together with the charge (example of display screen: FIG. 10B). When the operator clicks on the purchase key 1005 corresponding to the musical piece to be purchased, information to that effect is transmitted to the authentication server 62 and the purchase procedure is performed (913).

  At the end of the purchase procedure, a screen for confirming whether to rewrite the music is displayed (FIG. 10C). The operator can select an item 1008 “rewrite” or an item 1009 “change to another song”. When the “rewrite” item 905 is selected, the content distribution server 61 downloads the music (content itself: sound source data itself) corresponding to the selected content ID to the terminal 3. The sound source data received by the terminal 3 is sent to the connected playback device 2 and stored in the memory 202 of the playback device. In addition, the contents of the memory 202 in the playback device 2 are rewritten to the sound source ID 520 related to the selected content.

  When a series of rewriting processes are thus completed, a response to that effect is transmitted from the terminal 3 to the music service management center 6 and the processes of the authentication server 62 and the content distribution server 61 are completed. At this point, the authentication server 62 charges the copyright usage fee corresponding to the selected content ID in the content management information DB 64. This makes it possible to manage copyrights and the like related to music and character articles.

As described above, a manager of a store or a product manufacturer who plans a campaign can select and download content related to toys distributed to customers from content registered in the content management information DB 64 in advance during the campaign. Yes, you can change it and use it.
Depending on the registration status in the content management information DB 64 and the manager's selection, it is possible to select a plurality of music pieces. For example, it is possible to select all four songs in the purchase list 1004 on the screen shown in FIG.
Further, the payment of the fee by the person who purchased the music can be made with a credit card, which is usually performed, for example, in shopping on the Internet.

For other examples:
Next, with reference to FIG. 11 and subsequent figures, a music playback operation according to another embodiment will be described.
In this example, music is held in the toy 1, and the playback device 2 acquires the music from the toy 1 and plays it back. That is, the information storage unit 121 of the toy 1 stores the sound source data 52 shown in FIG. 5B and the music data itself in addition to the authentication information 40 shown in FIG.

Next, music reproduction will be described with reference to FIG.
The authentication processing steps 802 to 807 for the toy 1 are the same as those in FIG. 8, but the processing operations 1109 and 1110 in the case of authentication permission are different. That is, when the authentication is possible, the playback device 2 acquires the target music data from the toy 1 based on the sound source ID (1109). The music piece is converted into an analog signal by the DA converter 204 under the control of the control unit 203, and is output to the speaker 206 through the amplifier 205 to be reproduced (1110).
The sound source data 52 can also be acquired from the toy 1 and displayed on the display unit of the playback device 2.

The rewriting of music in this example is performed as follows.
In FIG. 8, the selected music piece and the management information shown in FIG. 5 are transferred from the terminal 3 to the playback device 2 and stored in the memory 202 in the playback device 2. However, in the example of FIG. 12, the acquired music and sound source data 52 are transferred from the playback device 2 to the toy 1 via the IC tag reader / writer 201 and the sensor 122 of the toy 1 and stored in the information storage unit 121 of the toy 1. (1216).

As described above, the embodiments according to the present invention have been described. However, various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention other than the above-described embodiments.
For example, in the above-described embodiment, the toy 1 is configured to hold the unique information by fixing the IC tag to the pedestal. However, according to the modification, a recording medium such as a magnetic stripe is used instead of the IC tag. But you can. In this case, the authentication information of FIG. 4A is recorded in the magnetic stripe, and the IC tag reader / writer 201 of the reproducing apparatus 2 shown in FIG. 3 serves as a magnetic reading / writing means.

  As yet another example, the playback apparatus 2 may store related information in a storage unit such as a hard disk as well as a storage unit such as a flash memory.

  Further, the playback device 2 is not limited to being a single playback device. For example, the music related to the toy 1 can be reproduced using a voice reproduction function for realizing an incoming melody of a mobile phone or karaoke. In this case, the cellular phone includes the IC tag reader / writer shown in FIG. 3, and the built-in memory stores the same information as the authentication information 50 and the sound source data 52 shown in FIG. In this way, if a mobile phone is used instead of the playback device 2, the functions of the playback device 2 and the terminal 3 of FIG. 1 can be shared by one mobile phone.

  As another example, the customer himself can change the music of the playback device or the character article. That is, in the above embodiment, the case where the manager of the store or the product manufacturer writes or changes the music in the sales campaign has been described. However, a customer who has acquired a playback device and a character article through a campaign can perform a procedure for purchasing music from a music service center using his / her own terminal. The procedure operation is the same as that shown in FIG. 9 or FIG.

The figure which shows the structure of the toy audio | voice reproduction | regeneration system in one Example of this invention, The figure which shows the structural example of the toy 1 in one Example. The figure which shows the structural example of the reproducing | regenerating apparatus 2 in one Example. The figure which shows the example of the format of the information in the information storage part of the toy 1 by one Example. The figure which shows the example of the format of the information in the memory of the reproducing | regenerating apparatus by one Example. The figure which shows the structural example of content management information DB64 in one Example. The figure which shows campaign information DB65 in one Example. The flowchart for demonstrating the reproduction | regeneration operation | movement of the music in one Example. The flowchart for demonstrating the rewriting operation | movement of the music in one Example. The figure which shows the example of a display of the display screen in the terminal 3 for rewriting of the music in one Example. The flowchart figure for demonstrating the reproduction | regeneration operation | movement of the music by another Example. The flowchart figure for demonstrating the rewriting operation | movement of the music by another Example.

Explanation of symbols

1: Toy 12: Pedestal 120: IC tag 121: Information storage unit 122: Sensor 123: Control unit 2: Playback device 201: IC tag reader / writer 202: Memory 203: Control unit 3: Terminal 4: Network 6: Music service management center
61: Content distribution server 62: Authentication server 63: Management information DB 64: Content management information DB 65: Campaign information DB

Claims (11)

Communication of data including information stored in the information storage unit between the information storage unit that stores information related to the character product and a playback device that reproduces the sound And a communication means for performing at least a campaign ID for identifying a campaign and a sound source for identifying a sound source as information unique to the character article used for authentication relating to the character article by a playback device. Character article characterized by storing ID. The information storage unit of the character article further stores sound source information relating to music, a drama ID for identifying a drama, and a character ID relating to a character allowed for the drama. 2 character goods. In a playback device for generating sound by identifying a character article having unique information,
Information including a sound source ID for identifying a music to be played back, a memory for storing a campaign ID, playback means for playing back a music related to the sound source ID, and managing playback of the music possessed by the character article Control means for identifying the character article by comparing the unique information with the sound source ID or the campaign ID stored in the memory. A reproducing apparatus for reproducing music related to information by the reproducing means. The character article includes an information storage unit that stores information regarding a sound source ID, a campaign ID, and a player ID for identifying a playback device as the unique information, and identifies the playback device in the memory of the playback device. Player ID is stored,
4. The reproduction according to claim 3, wherein the control means collates the player ID of the character article with the player ID stored in the memory, and does not reproduce the music if the result of the collation does not match. apparatus. In an audio playback system that uses a character article to play music on a playback device,
As information unique to the character article, at least a campaign ID for identifying a campaign, an information storage unit for storing information related to the character article for storing a sound source ID for identifying a sound source, and the playback device, A character article having communication means for communicating data including information stored in the information storage unit;
A communication means for communicating data with the character article, a music to be reproduced, a memory for storing information including a sound source ID for identifying the music and a campaign ID, and a music related to the sound source ID are reproduced. Reproduction means; and control means for authenticating the character article by collating the specific information related to reproduction of the music possessed by the character article with the sound source ID or campaign ID stored in the memory, A playback device that plays back the music related to the unique information of the character article when matched as a result of matching by the control means;
A terminal connected to the playback device and connected to a management center via a network for managing information on the character article;
A character ID that identifies a character relating to a reproducible music, a content management information DB that holds a music title and related information, a campaign DB that holds information relating to a campaign, and a character article transmitted from the terminal in response to a request from the terminal A management center having an authentication server for authenticating a character article with reference to the content management information DB and the campaign DB,
In accordance with authentication by the authentication server, a list of songs that can be changed is transmitted from the management center to the terminal via the network and displayed on the display device, and the music selected from the display contents is displayed on the playback device. An audio reproduction system characterized by transferring and storing the data in a memory of the reproduction apparatus or an information storage unit of the character article. In an audio reproduction system for reproducing music using character articles,
As information unique to the character article, at least a campaign ID for identifying a campaign, an information storage unit for storing information related to the character article for storing a sound source ID for identifying a sound source, and the playback device, A character article having communication means for communicating data including information stored in the information storage unit;
A terminal connected to a management center via a network and managing related information by communicating with the character article, and information and campaign including a music to be reproduced and a sound source ID for identifying the music A memory for storing the ID, a reproducing means for reproducing the music related to the sound source ID, the specific information relating to the reproduction of the music possessed by the character article, and the sound source ID or the campaign ID stored in the memory A terminal that has a control means for authenticating the character article and a display, and reproduces music related to the unique information of the character article when matched as a result of collation by the control means. When,
A character ID that identifies a character relating to a reproducible music, a content management information DB that holds a music title and related information, a campaign DB that holds information relating to a campaign, and a character article transmitted from the terminal in response to a request from the terminal A management center having an authentication server for authenticating a character article with reference to the content management information DB and the campaign DB,
In accordance with authentication by the authentication server, a list of music is transmitted from the management center to the terminal and displayed on the display, and music selected from the displayed contents is stored in the memory or the character article information. An audio reproduction system characterized by being stored in a unit. The sound source ID stored in the information storage unit of the character article or the memory of the playback device can be rewritten with another sound source ID on condition that at least the campaign ID matches. Item 7. The character article or playback device or playback system according to any one of items 1 to 6. An audio playback method in a system for playing music using character articles,
As information unique to the character article, a sales identification ID for identifying a sales form or type, an information storage unit for storing information related to the character article for storing a sound source ID for identifying a sound source, and the playback device Providing a character article having communication means for communicating data including information stored in the information storage unit,
Communication means for performing data communication with the character article, information including a sound source ID for identifying the music to be played back and a memory for storing the sales identification ID, playback means for playing back the music related to the sound source ID, A control means for identifying a character article by collating the unique information for managing the reproduction of the music possessed by the character article with a sound source ID or a sales identification ID stored in the memory, and a playback device having a display are provided. And steps to
Placing the character article on a predetermined part of the playback device, and communicating between the two via the communication means;
Collating the sales identification ID received from the character article with the sound source ID or the sales identification ID stored in the memory by the control means;
Reproducing the music related to the unique information possessed by the character article when matched as a result of the collation;
An audio reproduction method comprising: Transmitting information related to the request and the character article from the terminal to the authentication server;
With respect to the information related to the received character article, the step of authenticating the character article with reference to the content management information DB holding the song name and related information and the campaign DB holding information about the campaign;
Following the authentication at the authentication server, sending a list of songs to the terminal and displaying on the display;
Storing the music selected from the content displayed on the display in the memory or the information storage unit of the character article;
The audio reproducing method according to claim 8, further comprising: 10. The audio reproducing method according to claim 8, wherein the operation of the step in the reproducing apparatus is realized by using a mobile phone, and the selected music is played by the playback means of the mobile phone. The operation of the step in the terminal and the playback device is realized using a mobile phone, and music is selected and the selected music is played using the mobile phone. Audio playback method.

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