JP2012095695A - Information reading toy - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information reading toy configured to start feeding an information holder into a read position where information is read by a reader when the reader is in a state where it can read the information held by the information holder.SOLUTION: The information reading toy includes: a toy body; the information holder for holding information; the reader capable of reading information held by the information holder; and a feeding means provided at the toy body to feed the information holder into a read position where information held by the information holder is read by the reader. The feeding means feeds the information holder into the read position when the reader is placed in a state of being able to read information from the information holder fed into the read position in the toy body.

Description

  The present invention relates to an information reading toy that reads information held by an information holding body by a reading body.

  Conventionally, a game toy that progresses a game by reading data in a data holding body is known (for example, Patent Document 1). The game toy includes a data reading unit that reads data stored in a data holding body, a control unit that advances a game based on the read data, a display unit that displays the contents of the game, and a rotating body on which the data holding body is set. And a rotation driving mechanism for rotating the rotating body. When the user slides the knob, the rotation driving mechanism starts the rotation of the rotating body and at the same time starts reading data from the data holding body.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 200-320165

  However, in this game toy, when the user slides the knob, the rotating body rotates and the data holding body is sent to the data reading unit.

  The present invention provides an information reading toy that begins to be sent to a reading position where information can be read by the reading body when the reading body is in a state in which the information held by the information holding body can be read in the toy body. The purpose is to do.

  In order to solve the above problems, an information reading toy according to the present invention is provided in a toy body, an information holding body for holding information, a reading body capable of reading information held by the information holding body, and the toy body. Supply means for supplying the information holding body to a reading position where the information held by the information holding body is read by the reading body, and the supplying means is fed to the reading position in the toy body. When information can be read from the information holding body, the information holding body is supplied to the reading position.

  In the information reading toy according to the present invention, the reader includes an effect unit that can perform one or more effects selected from the group consisting of light, voice, and vibration, and an effect control unit that controls the effect unit based on the read information. It is characterized by having.

  In the information reading toy of the present invention, the effect control unit includes an information storage unit capable of storing a plurality of read information, and an effect storage unit storing a plurality of effect information corresponding to the information stored in the information storage unit. And the production information is read from the production storage unit according to the information stored in the information storage unit, and the production unit is controlled.

  Furthermore, in the information reading toy according to the present invention, the toy body has a toy information storage unit storing toy information representing the type of toy, and the reading body can read the toy information stored in the toy information storage unit. Can be moved to any position.

  According to the present invention, the user can play information reading play with a good tempo.

1 is a perspective view of a scanner 10 and a toy body 20 of an information reading toy 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a view showing a guide rail 21 for the scanner 10 to engage with the toy main body 20. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a grip portion 22 and a base 24 of the toy body 20. It is a figure which shows the condition which opened the upper surface cover 25 of the toy main body. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a situation where a medal 30 is placed on the placement unit 27 of the toy body 20. 3 is a top view of a medal 30. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the inside of a medal 30. FIG. It is a figure which shows the grip part 11 and the grip switch 12 of the scanner 10. FIG. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an effect control unit 14, a light emitting unit 16, and a sound generation unit 17 of the scanner 10. It is a figure which shows the base 24 and the turntable 26 of the toy main body 20. FIG. It is a figure which shows the square hole 23 and the square axis 47. FIG. It is a figure which shows the to-be-engaged part 28. FIG. It is a figure which shows the rotation roller 29. FIG. It is a figure which shows the internal release switch 40 and the engaging part 41. FIG. It is a figure which shows the structure of the internal release switch 40 vicinity. It is a figure which shows the structure of the internal release switch 40 vicinity. It is a figure which shows the external release switch 50 and the internal release switch 4. FIG. It is a figure which shows the structure of the external release switch 50 vicinity. It is a figure which shows the state by which the external release switch 50 was pushed down. It is a figure which shows the inside of the base. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a structure of an operation unit 60. It is a figure which shows the moving direction of the grip part. It is a figure which shows the elastic member. FIG. 4 is a view showing an internal structure of a rotation driving means 70. It is a figure which shows the elastic member 74 of the rotational drive means. It is a figure which shows the scanner 10 and the toy main body 20 in a reading standby state. FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram in a reading standby state in which an upper surface cover is omitted. 2 is a functional block diagram of a scanner 10 and a toy body 20. FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of the scanner 10. FIG. It is a flowchart showing the reading operation | movement in the information reading toy 1. FIG. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the operations of the control unit 101 and the production unit 15 until the production ends.

  Hereinafter, in the information reading toy 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention, the scanner 10 is illustrated as the reading body and the medal 30 is illustrated as the information holding body. However, the form of the constituent elements according to the present invention is not limited thereto. Absent.

(The entire)
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a scanner 10 and a toy body 20 of an information reading toy 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The information reading toy 1 includes a scanner 10 as a reading body and a toy body 20.

  FIG. 2 is a view showing a guide rail 21 for the scanner 10 to engage with the toy main body 20. The guide rail 21 includes a pair of guide rails 21a and 21b that are substantially parallel. The scanner 10 can be placed on the toy main body 20 and moved on the toy main body 20 by the user while keeping the state of being placed on the toy main body 20 along the guide rails 21a and 21b. It is possible to make it.

(Toy body)
FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the grip portion 22 and the base 24 of the toy body 20. That is, the toy body 20 is viewed from below. A gripping portion 22 is projected from the lower surface of the toy main body 20 (the lower surface of the base 24), and the user holds the gripping portion 22 with his / her hand and places the toy main body 20 on the lower arm portion so that the toy main body 20 can be held.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a situation where the top cover 25 of the toy body 20 is opened. The upper surface cover 25 of the toy main body 20 is rotatably attached. When the upper surface cover 25 is rotated upward, the turntable 26 covered with the upper surface cover 25 is exposed. The turntable 26 is rotatably attached to the base 24. The turntable 26 is provided with a placement portion 27 on which a plurality of medals 30 (FIG. 5) as information holding bodies can be placed. The placement portion 27 is formed as a recess having a size capable of accommodating the medal 30 and is disposed along the circumferential direction of the rotating plate 26. The user can place the medal 30 on the placement unit 27 by rotating the top cover 25 and exposing the turntable 26. Although FIG. 4 shows the placement unit 27 on which up to seven disc-shaped medals 30 can be placed, the shape of the placement unit 27 is not limited to this.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a situation where the medal 30 is placed on the placement unit 27 of the toy body 20. That is, the disc-shaped medals 30a to 30g can be arranged in the circumferential direction in accordance with the shape of the placing portion 27 shown in FIG. FIG. 5 shows a situation in which seven medals 30 are placed. It is sufficient that one or more medals 30 are placed, and the user can select a desired number within the maximum number (seven in this embodiment). The number of medals 30 can be used simultaneously.

(Information holder)
FIG. 6 is a top view of the medal 30. The medal 30 can function as an information holding body in the information reading toy 1. In this embodiment, the medal 30 is formed in a disk shape, the central portion is made of synthetic resin, and the peripheral portion is made of die cast. In addition, reliefs of different animals, dinosaurs, insects and the like can be applied to the surface of each medal 30. The shape, material, design, etc. of the medal 30 are not limited to these, and can be variously designed according to the interest that the information reading toy 1 provides to the user.

  FIG. 7 is a view showing the inside of the medal 30. Inside the medal 30, a substrate 31 provided with an IC chip storing information is attached. The IC chip stores unique type information that is different for each medal 30. Further, the IC chip is configured to emit the held type information to the scanner 10 as a response signal in response to the inquiry signal from the scanner 10.

(Reading body)
FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating the grip portion 11 and the grip switch 12 of the scanner 10. The scanner 10 can function as a reader in the information reading toy 1. In the present embodiment, the scanner 10 is formed in a disk shape as a whole, and is provided with a grip portion 11 that is gripped by a user. The grip portion 11 is provided with a grip switch 12, and when the user grips the grip portion 11 and presses the grip switch 12 to turn it on, transmission of a question signal from the scanner 10 is started and a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds) is started. The reading standby state is maintained throughout.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating the effect control unit 14, the light emitting unit 16, and the sound generation unit 17 of the scanner 10. In the present embodiment, the effect control unit 14, the light emitting unit 16, and the sound generation unit 17 are all provided inside the scanner 10.

  The light emitting unit 16 includes LEDs and the like, and provides the user with a light emitting pattern that can be visually recognized through the effect unit cover 13. The sound generation unit 17 includes a speaker or the like and provides the user with audible utterance patterns such as speech, synthesized speech, and sound effects. The effect control unit 14 is realized by a circuit on the internal substrate.

The light emitting unit 16 and the sound producing unit 17 are electrically connected to the effect control unit 14 and controlled to perform light emission and voice production by the effect control unit 14. The effect control unit 14 is connected to a memory 102 (FIG. 29) serving as an effect storage unit that stores utterance data and effect information such as a light emission pattern. As effect information, the following can be used, for example, but is not limited thereto.
[Production information 1] Reading sound uttered when the medal 30 is read by the scanner 10,
[Production information 2] Read completion sound corresponding to the toy information uttered when toy information is read,
[Production information 3] The utterance data corresponding to the information stored in the memory 102 (FIG. 28) as the information storage unit (for example, the relief applied to the medal 30 specified by the type information of the medal 30 represents (Sound corresponding to the name of an animal, etc.), and [Direction Information 4] Special Move Sound.

(Rotating board)
FIG. 10 is a diagram showing the base 24 and the rotating plate 26 of the toy main body 20. In FIG. 10, the upper surface cover 25 is omitted. The turntable 26 constitutes a part of supply means for supplying the medal 30 to a reading position where the information held by the medal 30 is read by the scanner 10.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram showing the square hole 23 and the square axis 47. The square hole 23 is provided so as to be coaxial with the center of rotation on the back surface of the turntable 26. The square shaft 47 is provided in the rotation driving means (FIG. 20) and protrudes upward from the upper surface of the base 24. In the turntable 26, the square hole 23 is coupled to the square shaft 47. By this connection, the angular shaft 47 and the rotating disk 26 can rotate or be unable to rotate as a unit.

  FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an engaged portion 28 that engages with an engaging portion 41 to be described later and renders the rotating disk unrotatable. The engaged portion 28 is formed near the peripheral back surface of the rotating disk 26. In FIG. 12, the locations of the three engaged portions 28 a to 28 c are shown, but besides these, a plurality of engaged portions 28 are formed over the entire circumference of the rotating disk 26 with a predetermined interval. Is done.

  FIG. 13 is a diagram showing the rotating roller 29. The rotating roller 29 is rotatably provided at three positions in the vicinity of the periphery of the back surface of the rotating disk 26. Thereby, the turntable 26 can smoothly rotate on the upper surface of the base 24.

  In addition, a toy information storage unit 81 (FIG. 28) for holding toy information is disposed below the cover 80 at the center of the turntable 26. Similar to the medal 30, the toy information storage unit 81 has a built-in substrate on which an IC chip is provided. In response to the interrogation signal from the scanner 10, the IC chip is configured to emit toy information indicating the type of toy to the scanner 10 as a response signal.

(Engagement part / internal release switch)
FIG. 14 is a view showing the internal release switch 40 and the engaging portion 41.

  An engaging portion 41 is formed on the base 24 at a position where the base 24 can be engaged with the engaged portion 28 when the turntable 26 is attached to the base 24. The engaging portion 41 can take either a state of protruding from the upper surface of the base 24 or a state of being recessed from the upper surface of the base 24, but an external force is applied to the internal release switch 40 described later. In the absence, the elastic member (not shown) is biased in a direction protruding from the upper surface of the base 24, thereby protruding from the upper surface of the base 24. The engaging portion 41 protruding from the upper surface of the base 24 engages with the engaged portion 28 of the rotating plate 26, and the rotating shaft 26 and the square shaft 47 integrated with the rotating plate 26 are set in a non-rotatable state. Yes.

  The internal release switch 40 is provided on the upper surface of the base 24. When the internal release switch 40 is pressed, the engagement portion 41 is made to be immersed from the upper surface of the base 24 against the elasticity of the elastic member. Then, the engagement between the engaging portion 41 and the engaged portion 28 of the turntable 26 is released, and the turntable 26 and the square shaft 47 become rotatable.

  FIG. 15 is a view showing the structure in the vicinity of the internal release switch 40. An arm member 42 is provided inside the base 24 so as to be swingable up and down, and the engaging portion 41 is provided so as to protrude upward from the arm member 42. The internal release switch 40 is normally biased upward by the elastic member 43. When the internal release switch 40 is pressed, the internal release switch 40 moves downward, contacts the arm member 42, and swings the arm member 42 downward. As a result, the engaging portion 41 is also moved downward and is immersed from the upper surface of the base 24.

  16 is a view of the structure in the vicinity of the internal release switch 40 as seen from a direction different from that in FIG. The lower peripheral edge 44 of the internal release switch 40 acts to abut against the free end side 45 of the aforementioned arm member 42 and push it down. As a result, the engaging portion 41 also moves downward and is immersed from the upper surface of the base 24.

(External release switch)
FIG. 17 is a diagram showing the external release switch 50 and the internal release switch 40. The external release switch 50 provided on the top cover 25 is in a positional relationship facing the internal release switch 40 described above when the top cover 25 is in a closed state (a state in which the turntable 26 is covered).

  18 and 19 are diagrams showing the structure in the vicinity of the external release switch 50. FIG. FIG. 19 shows a state where the external release switch 50 is pressed.

  When no external force is applied, the external release switch 50 is urged upward by an elastic member 51 made of a spring or the like. At this time, since the protrusion 52 provided on the lower surface of the external release switch 50 does not press down the internal release switch 40, the arm member 42 is not pressed down. That is, the engaging portion 41 protrudes from the upper surface of the base 24 and engages with the engaged portion 28 of the turntable 26. In this state, the turntable 26 and the square shaft 47 integrated with the turntable 26 cannot rotate.

  Here, when the external release switch 50 is pressed, the protrusion 52 protrudes downward. The protrusion 52 abuts on the internal release switch 40 and presses the internal release switch 40. That is, when the external release switch 50 is in the pressed state, the internal release switch 40 is also pressed, so the arm member 42 is also pressed down, and the engaging portion 41 is also on the upper surface of the base 24. And the engagement of the turntable 26 with the engaged portion 28 is released, and the turntable 26 can be rotated.

(Rotation drive means)
FIG. 20 is a diagram showing the inside of the base 24. A rotation driving means 70 is provided inside the base 24. In addition to the angular shaft 47 described above, the operation unit 60 protrudes laterally from the base 24 from the rotation driving means 70.

  FIG. 21 is a diagram illustrating the structure of the operation unit 60. The operation part 60 includes an intermediate arm 62, a grip part 61 provided at one end of the intermediate arm 62 and gripped by a user, and a rack part 63 provided at the other end of the intermediate arm. It is formed in a letter shape.

  FIG. 22 is a diagram illustrating the moving direction of the grip portion 61. The operation part 60 has the other end provided with the rack part 63 housed in the rotation driving means 70 (inside the base 24), and the grip part 61 provided at one end is exposed from the base 24. It is attached as follows. The operation unit 60 is attached so as to be able to reciprocate with respect to the base 24 in a direction parallel to the intermediate arm 62. Therefore, the grip part 62 can reciprocate between a position close to the base 24 and a position away from the base 24.

  FIG. 23 is a diagram showing the elastic member 64. The operation unit 60 is connected to the base 24 through elastic members 64 a and 64 b that are arranged symmetrically in the moving direction of the operation unit 60 in the middle part of the intermediate arm 62. That is, the elastic members 64 a and 64 b elastically couple the base 24 and the intermediate arm 62. Therefore, when the user grips the grip portion 61 and moves the grip portion 61 to a position away from the base 24 against the elasticity of the elastic member 64, the operation portion 60 moves toward the inside of the base 24. It will be energized.

  FIG. 24 is a diagram showing the internal structure of the rotation driving means 70. In FIG. 24, the inside of the base 24 is shown from the turntable 26 side. The rotation driving means 70 is a small gear 72 that meshes with the rack portion 63 of the operation unit 60, a large gear 71 that rotates together with the small gear 72, a mesh with the large gear 71, and a rotation that integrally rotates with the angular shaft 47. A drive gear 73 is provided.

  FIG. 25 is a view showing the elastic member 74 of the rotation driving means 70. The small gear 72 of the rotation driving means 70 is pressed from above by the elastic member 74, and the rotatable speed is suppressed. Therefore, even if the operation unit 60 is directed toward the inside of the base 24 due to the elasticity of the elastic member 64, the rotational speed of the small gear 72 meshing with the rack unit 63 is suppressed. The speed toward the inside of the base 24 is also suppressed.

  When the small gear 72 of the rotation driving means 70 rotates, the large gear 71 also rotates together with the small gear 72, and the driving gear 73 and the angular shaft 47 integrated with the driving gear 73 also rotate. As a result, the turntable 26 integrated with the angular shaft 47 also rotates. By such interlocking, the medals 30 placed on the placement unit 27 of the turntable 26 are sequentially supplied to positions that can be read by the scanner 10.

  However, when the turntable 26 integrated with the angular shaft 47 is not rotatable due to the engagement between the engaging portion 41 and the engaged portion 28 described above, the angular shaft 47 is not rotatable. Therefore, none of the drive gear 73, the large gear 71, and the small gear 72 can rotate. Therefore, the rack portion 63 that meshes with the small gear 72 also cannot move, and as a result, the operation portion 60 is held in a state of being biased toward the inside of the base 24. In this state, the grip portion 61 is held at a position separated from the base 24.

(Operation preparation and operation of the information reading toy 1)
As preparation for the information reading operation, first, the user places the medal 30 on the turntable 26. For this purpose, the top cover 25 of the toy main body 20 is rotated to expose the turntable 26. Next, the medal 30 is placed on the placement unit 27 on the rotating plate 26. In this embodiment, the medals 30 are placed at all places where the placement unit 27 can be placed. However, it is not always necessary to place them at all the placement units, and at least one medal is placed. 30 should just be mounted.

  After placing the medal 30, the user rotates the top cover 25 to cover the turntable 26 again. And the grip part 61 of the operation part 60 is gripped, and it moves to the direction away from the base 24 (movement direction of FIG. 22). As described above, the operation unit 60 tries to move in the direction toward the inside of the base 24 by the elastic member 64, but the external release switch 50 is not pressed, and therefore the internal release switch 40 is not pressed. Therefore, the engaging portion 41 and the engaged portion 28 of the turntable 26 are engaged. Therefore, in this state, the turntable 26 is not rotatable. Therefore, the angular shaft 47 integrated with the rotating disk 26 cannot be rotated, so that the driving gear 73 integrated with the angular shaft 47, the large gear 71 meshing with the driving gear 73, and the small gear integrated with the large gear 71 are obtained. 72 is non-rotatable. Since the rack portion 63 engaged with the small gear 72 is also immovable, the operation portion 60 is held in a state of being biased in the direction toward the inside of the base 24.

    Next, the user places the scanner 10 in the reading standby state by pressing the grip switch 11 with respect to the toy main body 20 at a position where the lower surface of the scanner 10 presses the external release switch 50 of the toy main body 20. (See FIG. 26). At this time, the scanner 10 is in a state where it can read the information held on the medal 30 located below the scanner 10.

  FIG. 27 is a configuration diagram in a reading standby state in which the top cover 25 is omitted. As shown in FIG. 27, the positional relationship between the medal 30 placed on the turntable 26 and the scanner 10 in which the type information of the medal 30 can be read in the toy body 20 is determined by the turntable 26. When rotated, the medal 30 is supplied to a position below the scanner 10. That is, when arranged on the toy main body 10 in this way, the scanner 10 is positioned above the locus drawn by the rotation of the turntable 26 by the medal 30 on the turntable 26. At this time, the scanner 10 is in a state in which information from the medal 30 on the turntable 26 can be read. In this embodiment, the position below the scanner 10 is set so that the medal 30 is moved by the scanner 10. This corresponds to a reading position where the held type information is read.

  At this time, since the external release switch 50 is pressed by the lower surface of the scanner 10 as described above, the internal release switch 40 is also pressed, and as a result, the engagement between the engaging portion 41 and the engaged portion 28 of the turntable 26 is increased. The match is released. Therefore, since the turntable 26 can be rotated, the operation unit 60 starts to move toward the inside of the base 24 due to the elasticity of the elastic member 64. Thereby, the rack part 63 rotates the small gear 72. Since the rotational speed of the small gear 72 is suppressed by the elastic member 74, the moving speed of the operation unit 60 toward the inside of the base 24 is also suppressed. When the small gear 72 is rotated, the large gear 71 integrated with the small gear 72 is rotated, the drive gear 73 meshing with the small gear 72 is rotated, and the angular shaft 47 and the angular shaft 47 integrated with the drive gear 73 are rotated. The rotating plate 26 integrated with the motor starts rotating. When the turntable 26 rotates, the medals 30 on the turntable 26 are sequentially supplied to the reading position, and information is read by the scanner 10.

  The scanner 10 sequentially reads information (type information indicating the type of the medal 30) from the medal 30 supplied to the reading position. At this time, every time the type information is read, the effect control unit 14 reads the effect information related to the read sound from the memory 102 (FIG. 29) as the effect storage unit, and controls the sound generation unit 17, for example, “Kin”. Make a reading sound like this. The reading of the type information can be continuously performed according to the rotation of the turntable 26. The reading sound can also be uttered continuously, and the user is provided with, for example, a voice “kinkinkinkin...”.

  The read type information is stored in the memory 102 (FIG. 29) as an information storage unit connected to the effect control unit 14. The memory 102 as the information storage unit is set so as to store only a predetermined number of type information retroactively from the type information having the latest reading time, and new type information is read when the predetermined number of type information has been stored. In such a case, it is possible to set so that the type information with the oldest reading time is deleted. At this time, it is desirable that the predetermined number is smaller than the number of medals 30 that can be placed on the turntable 26. For example, in the present embodiment, since the number of medals 30 that can be placed on the turntable 26 is seven, the memory 102 is set to be able to store six types of information counting backward from the type information with the latest reading time. Suppose that Then, when the sixth type information has been stored and the seventh type information is read, the type information with the oldest reading time is deleted, and the seventh type information is stored instead. The That is, as long as the rotating plate 26 continues to rotate without changing the medal 30 placed on the rotating plate 26, the content of the predetermined number of type information stored in the memory 102 is stored in the memory 10 by the scanner 10. It is updated every time the type information is newly read. More specifically, reliefs of “hawk”, “tiger”, “grasshopper”, “mantis”, “cheetah”, “rhino”, and “elephant” were given by the rotation of the turntable 26, respectively. Assume that seven medals 30 (each storing different type information) are supplied to the reading position in this order. Then, the scanner 10 first stores six types of information of “hawk”, “tiger”, “grass”, “mantis”, “cheetah”, and “rhino”. If the rotation continues, the type information of “Elephant” will be newly read. Then, the type information of “hawk” with the oldest reading time is erased, and the type information stored in the memory 102 is “tiger”, “batter”, “mantis”, “cheetah”, “rhino”, “elephant” Is updated. When the turntable 26 further rotates (that is, the turntable 26 has made one rotation), the type information of “hawk” is read again. This time, the type information of “tiger” is erased, and the type information stored in the memory 102 is updated to “Grasshopper”, “Mantis”, “Cheetah”, “Rhino”, “Elephant”, “Taka” Is done. As a result, an effect after completion of reading according to the type information stored in the memory 102, which will be described later (specifically, applied to the medal 30 specified by each type information stored in the memory 102). The voice output of the name of the animal or the like indicated in the relief will also change, so the interest will be high.

(Functional block diagram of information reading)
FIG. 28 is a functional block diagram of the scanner 10 and the toy body 20. The scanner 10 is disposed in the vicinity of the toy main body 20, and after reading the type information from the medal 30 placed on the rotating plate 26 of the toy main body 20, the scanner 10 moves along the guide rail 21 at a desired timing by the user. If it does, it will be guided to the vicinity of the toy information storage part 81 arrange | positioned at the turntable 26, and toy information can be read from the toy information storage part 81. FIG.

  FIG. 29 is a functional block diagram of the scanner 10. The scanner 10 includes a grip switch 12, a control unit 101, a memory 102 as an effect storage unit and an information storage unit, an information transmission / reception unit 103, an effect control unit 14, and an effect unit 15.

  The rendering unit 15 can preferably include a light emitting unit 16, a sound generation unit 17, and a vibration unit 19. The function for the presentation provided to the user is not limited to these.

  The information transmitting / receiving unit 103 can transmit a question signal, and can receive a response signal (type information) transmitted by the medal 30 in response to the question signal. Moreover, the information transmission / reception part 103 can receive the response signal (toy information) which the toy information storage part 81 transmitted in response to this question signal. The form of these transmission / reception signals is not limited, for example, although radio waves can be used.

  The memory 102 is an effect storage unit that stores production information such as utterance data and a light emission pattern, and information for storing type information read by the scanner 10 from the medal 30 and toy information read from the toy information storage unit 81. Functions as a storage unit.

  When the user grasps the grip switch 12, the control unit 101 transmits a question signal via the information transmission / reception unit 103, and a response from the medal 30 and the toy information storage unit 81 for a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds). Wait. When the information transmission / reception unit 103 receives a response signal (type information) from the medal 30, the control unit 101 stores the type information received from the medal 30 in the memory 102 (information storage unit), while the effect control unit 14 In response to this, the instruction information is read from the memory 102 (effect storage unit) and an instruction to perform a predetermined effect is transmitted. Based on the instruction, the production control unit 14 uses the production information stored in the memory 102 to operate any one of the light emitting unit 16, the sound generation unit 17, and the vibration unit 19 included in the production unit 15 or in an appropriate combination. Then, an effect is given to the user (for example, output of the reading sound “Kin” and name voice (“Taka”) “Tiger”) of the animal specified by the type information).

  Moreover, when the control part 101 receives toy information from the toy information storage part 81, while storing the toy information received from the toy information storage part 81 in the memory 102 (information storage part), on the basis of the received toy information, An instruction for reading out the effect information from the memory 102 (effect storage unit) and performing a predetermined effect is transmitted to the effect control unit 14. The effect control unit 14 uses the effect information stored in the memory 102 to perform a predetermined effect (for example, output of the reading completion sound “Z-Gaan”) as described above.

(Flow of reading operation in the information reading toy 1)
FIG. 30 is a flowchart showing a reading operation in the information reading toy 1, specifically a user's operation and an accompanying operation in the information reading toy 1. The user can play the information reading play by operating the information reading toy 1 according to the procedure shown in FIG.

  In step S <b> 1, the user rotates the top cover 25 to expose the turntable 26.

  In step S <b> 2, the user places the medal 30 on the placement unit 27 of the turntable 26.

  In step S3, the user covers the turntable 26 with the upper surface cover 25-.

  In step S <b> 4, the user holds the grip part 61 of the operation part 60 and moves it in a direction away from the base 24.

  In step S <b> 5, the user attaches the scanner 10 in a state where the grip switch 12 is pressed to a position where the external release switch 50 of the toy body 20 is pressed. (That is, in the toy body 20, the scanner 10 is set in a state in which information held by the medal 30 can be read.)

  In step S <b> 6, the scanner 10 presses the external release switch 50 of the toy body 20.

  In step S7, the external release switch 50 presses the internal release switch 40.

  In step S8, the engagement between the engaging portion 41 and the engaged portion 28 is released.

  In step S <b> 9, the operation unit 60 starts moving in the internal direction of the base 24.

  In step S10, the turntable 26 starts rotating.

  In step S11, the medal 30 on the turntable 26 is supplied below the scanner 10 (reading position in the present embodiment).

  In step S <b> 12, the user reads the type information of the medal 30 with the scanner 10. More precisely, the type information is received as a response signal from the medal 30 in response to the question signal from the scanner 10.

  After the information is read from the medal 30 supplied to the reading position by the rotation operation of the turntable 26 by the scanner 10 (S12), the user moves the scanner 10 along the guide rail 21 at a desired timing. Then, the scanner 10 is guided to the vicinity of the center of the turntable 26, and the user can read toy information from the toy information storage unit 81 built in the vicinity of the center with the scanner 10 (step S13). More precisely, the toy information can be received from the toy information storage unit 81 as a response signal). Thus, the reading operation is completed.

  As described above, the information reading toy 1 according to the present embodiment makes the scanner 10 as the reading body readable in the toy body 20 and the medal 30 as the information holding body of the scanner 10. Since the supply starts downward (reading position), the user can play information reading play with a good tempo.

(Operation flow of the control unit 101 and the production unit 15 until the production ends)
FIG. 31 is a flowchart showing the operations of the control unit 101 and the rendering unit 15 from when the grip switch 12 of the scanner 10 is pressed to enter the reading standby state until the rendering end after the reading is completed. The effect unit 15 is controlled by the operation of the effect control unit 14 based on an instruction from the control unit 101. Hereinafter, although the case where the sound production | generation part 17 contained in the production | presentation part 15 provides a user with a sound is illustrated, the production | generation by the light emission part 16 or the vibration part 19 can be implemented similarly.

  In step S <b> 21, first, the scanner 10 is in a reading standby state. Therefore, the production control unit 14 outputs a standby sound from the sound generation unit 17 in accordance with an instruction from the control unit 101. More specifically, the effect control unit 14 reads the sound data of the standby sound from the memory 102 (effect storage unit) according to an instruction from the control unit 101, and outputs the standby sound from the sound generation unit 17 based on the sound data. To do.

  In step S22, the control unit 101 has read the type information of the medal 30 (more precisely, has received the type information of the medal 30 as a response signal to the question signal issued by the information transmitting / receiving unit 103). ). If the determination result is true, the process proceeds to step S23, and if it is false, the process proceeds to step 25.

  In step S <b> 23, the control unit 101 stores the type information of the read (received) medal 30 in the memory 102 (information storage unit).

  In step S24, the sound generation unit 17 outputs a read sound. More specifically, in response to the control unit 101 reading (receiving) the type information of the medal 30 in step S24, the control unit 101 issues an instruction to the effect control unit 14, and based on the instruction, the effect The control unit 14 reads the sound data of the read sound from the memory 102 (effect storage unit) and causes the sound generation unit 17 to output the read sound based on the sound data.

  In step S25, the control unit 101 determines whether or not the toy information has been read (more precisely, whether or not the information transmitting / receiving unit 103 has received toy information as a response signal to the question signal that is being issued). . If the determination result is true, the process proceeds to step S26, and if it is false, the process proceeds to step S30. The read toy information is stored by the control unit 101 in the memory 102 (information storage unit).

  In step S30, the control unit 101 determines whether a predetermined time has elapsed. If the result is true, the process ends. If the result is false, the process returns to step S22 to determine again whether or not the type information of the medal 30 has been read. As described above, unless the determination result in step S25 becomes true, the process proceeds to step S30, and the process returns to step S22 until a predetermined time elapses. That is, unless toy information is read, every time the type information of the medal 30 is read, the process proceeds to step S23 and step S24 and the type information is stored in the memory 102 and the read sound is output unless the toy information is read. It will be. Since the reading of the type information is continuously performed at an extremely short interval by the rotation of the turntable 26, the output reading sound can be continuously heard from the user. In other words, if the reading sound is a “kin” sound, the user can hear it as a substantially connected sound continuously with “kinkinkinkin ...”.

  On the other hand, if the determination result in step S25 is true, the process proceeds to step S26. In step S26, the control unit 101 determines whether one or more type information is stored in the memory 102. If the result is true, it is determined that the user has finished reading the type information, and the process proceeds to step S27. If it is false, it means that the type information has not been read at all. Therefore, the process proceeds to step S30. If it is within the predetermined time, the process returns to step S22 to determine again whether or not the type information of the medal 30 has been read. That is, the toy information is read without reading the type information (when the toy information is read by moving the scanner 10 along the guide race 21 before the type information is read). However, the process does not proceed to step S27 and subsequent steps.

  In step S27, the sound generator 17 outputs a reading completion sound. More specifically, in response to the fact that the control unit 101 has read (received) toy information in step S25 and that one or more type information has been stored in the memory in step S26. The control unit 101 issues an instruction to the effect control unit 14 assuming that the user has completed the reading operation. Then, based on the instruction, the effect control unit 14 reads the sound data of the reading completion sound corresponding to the toy information stored in the memory 102 (information storage unit) from the memory 102 (effect storage unit), and the sound data Based on the above, the reading completion sound is output using the sound generation unit 17. Note that this reading completion sound is associated with the toy information read in step S25, and tentatively, there is toy information different from toy information stored in the toy information storage unit built in the information reading toy 1. If it is read at this timing (for example, it is removed from the toy main body 20 without moving the scanner 10 along the guide rail 21 and stored in a toy information storage unit similarly provided to another toy (for example, belt toy or weapon toy)). If the toy information is read), another reading completion sound is output. Therefore, the audio data of the reading completion sound is an example of effect information read from the effect storage unit in accordance with information (toy information) stored in the information storage unit (memory 102) according to the present invention. In addition, the process which the control part 101 of subsequent step S28 performs is also a process matched with the toy information of the information reading toy 1 read in step S25, and if different toy information is read, it is completely different. Processing is to be performed. That is, the process of the control unit 101 of the scanner 10 changes according to the toy information read after reading the type information of the medal 30.

  Now, when progressing to step S28, the sound generation part 17 utters the name of the animal etc. which are specified by this classification information according to the classification information read from each medal 30. More specifically, the control unit 101 issues an instruction to the effect control unit 14, and based on the instruction, the effect control unit 14 responds to a plurality of types of information stored in the memory 102 (information storage unit). Then, the voice data of the name speech of the animal or the like associated with the various types of information is read from the memory 102 (effect storage unit), and the name speech of the animal or the like is output from the sound generation unit 17 based on the voice data. Therefore, the voice data of the name voice of the animal or the like associated with the various types of information is read from the effect storage unit according to the information (type information) stored in the information storage unit (memory 102) according to the present invention. It is an example of production information.

  In step S29, the sound generation unit 17 outputs a special technique sound. More specifically, the control unit 1010 issues an instruction to the effect control unit 14, and based on the instruction, the effect control unit 14 performs the killing according to toy information stored in the memory 102 (information storage unit). The sound data of the technical sound is read from the memory 102 (effect storage unit), and the deadly technical sound is output from the sound generation unit 17 based on the audio data. Therefore, the sound data of the deadly sound is an example of effect information read from the effect storage unit in accordance with information (toy information) stored in the information storage unit (memory 102) according to the present invention.

  When the supply of the medal 30 to the scanner 10 is started in the information reading toy 1 of the present embodiment by the series of processes described above, the scanner 10 reads (receives) the type information from the medal 30. The sound generation unit 17 outputs a sound corresponding to the read type information, a read completion sound, a name of an animal or the like corresponding to the read type information, a deadly technique sound, and the like.

(Example)
When the user moves the scanner 10 along the guide rails 21a and 21b provided on the toy main body 20 at a desired timing, the scanner 10 is located above the toy information storage unit 81 provided in the center of the turntable 26. It is guided to (reading position where toy information can be read). As a result, the scanner 10 reads the toy information stored in the toy information storage unit 81, and the read toy information is stored in the memory 102 as the information storage unit. Based on the toy information stored in the memory 102, the effect control unit 14 reads the effect information (sound data of the read completion sound) related to the read completion sound corresponding to the toy information from the memory 102 as the effect storage unit. The sound generation unit 17 is controlled so as to utter a reading completion sound (such as “Zugan”) according to the toy information.

  After the reading completion sound is uttered, the effect control unit 14 refers to the memory 102 as the information storage unit, reads out the effect information corresponding to the type information stored in the memory 102 from the memory 102 as the effect storage unit, and the effect information The sound generation unit 17 is controlled so that the utterance is performed based on the above. For example, it is assumed that the production information according to the type information is voice data that utters “name of an animal or the like indicated by the relief applied to the medal 30” specified by the type information. Then, the names of animals and the like specified for each type information stored in the memory 102 as the information storage unit are all uttered. For example, if each type information of the medals 30 with reliefs of “hawk”, “tiger”, “grasshopper”, “mantis”, “cheetah”, and “rhino” is stored in the memory 102, In accordance with the type information, the names of animals and the like indicated by the respective reliefs, that is, “Taka!”, “Tora!”, “Batta!”, “Mantis!”, “Cheta!

  In the present embodiment, after the effect related to the effect information according to the type information is performed, the effect control unit 14 reads the effect information related to the deadly sound from the memory 102 as the effect storage unit. The sound generator 17 is controlled so as to produce an effect. This special technique sound is, for example, “Gigascan!

The above operation of the present embodiment is as follows from the viewpoint of sound production.
[Audio production 1] When the scanner 10 is attached to the toy body 20, the rotating plate 26 rotates to start continuous reading of the medals 30, and a sound of "kinkinkinkin ..." sounds.
[Audio production 2] After that, when the user moves the scanner 10 at a desired timing to read the toy information, a sound "Zugan" sounds.
[Voice Production 3] According to the type information read from the medal 30, utterances that read out the names of animals such as “Taka!”, “Tora!”, “Battala!”, “Mantis!”, “Cheetah!” And
[Voice Production 4] Finally, a special sound such as “Giga Scan!

  It goes without saying that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and can be implemented in various modes as long as they belong to the technical scope of the present invention.

  In the information reading toy 1 according to the present embodiment, the toy body 20 makes the scanner 10 (reading body) readable, and starts supplying the medal 30 (information holding body) to the reading position. Are linked. By this interlocking, the user can play information reading with a good tempo.

  In addition, since an effect based on reading of type information and toy information is performed in the scanner 10 (reading body), it is possible to provide the user with an interest in information reading play.

  In addition, since the production changes in accordance with the content of the read type information and toy information in the scanner 10 (reading body), it is possible to further provide an interest in information reading play to the user.

  In the scanner 10 (reading body), toy information of the toy main body 20 can be read and used for, for example, a change in production.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Information reading toy 10 Scanner 12 Grip switch 14 Production control part 15 Production part 16 Light emission part 17 Sound production part 20 Toy main body 24 Base 26 Turntable 27 Placement part 28 Engagement part 30 Medal 40 Internal release switch 41 Engagement part 40 External Release Switch 60 Operation Unit 70 Rotation Drive Unit 81 Toy Information Storage Unit 101 Control Unit 102 Memory 103 Information Transmission / Reception Unit

JP 2003-320165 A

In order to solve the above problems, an information reading toy according to the present invention is provided in a toy body, an information holding body for holding information, a reading body capable of reading information held by the information holding body, and the toy body. Supply means for supplying the information holding body to a reading position where the information held by the information holding body is read by the reading body, and a switch for causing the supplying means to start supplying the information holding body to the reading position. And the switch is pushed by the reading body when the reading body is arranged in the vicinity of the reading position where the information can be read from the information holding body sent to the reading position in the toy body, and the information holding body is read by the supplying means. to the Ru not supply starts.

Furthermore, in the information reading toy of the present invention, the toy main body has a toy information storage unit storing toy information representing the type of toy and a guide rail , and the reading body is moved along the guide rail, You may make it guide to the position which can read the toy information memorize | stored in the said toy information storage part.

Claims (4)

A toy body,
An information holding body for holding information;
A reader capable of reading the information held by the information holder;
A supply means provided on the toy main body, for supplying the information holding body to a reading position where the information held by the information holding body is read by the reading body;
Consists of
The supply means supplies the information holding body to the reading position when the reading body in the toy main body is ready to read the information from the information holding body sent to the reading position. An information reading toy characterized by The reader is
A directing unit that can perform one or more effects selected from the group consisting of light, sound and vibration,
The information reading toy according to claim 1, further comprising an effect control unit that controls the effect unit based on the read information. The production control unit
An information storage unit capable of storing a plurality of the read information;
An effect storage unit that stores a plurality of effect information according to the information stored in the information storage unit,
The information reading toy according to claim 1, wherein the production information is read out from the production storage unit according to the information stored in the information storage unit, and the production unit is controlled. The toy body has a toy information storage unit that stores toy information indicating the type of toy,
The reader can move the toy information stored in the toy information storage unit to a position where it can be read.
The information reading toy according to any one of claims 1 to 3.

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