JP2013523304A5 - - Google Patents

Description

The back-end server communicates with the doll through the user's personal computer and website . This back-end server facilitates the operation of the website as described above, and the giving and recording of scores. By comparing with the doll identification information memory installed in this server, identification information unique to the doll is authenticated. Similarly, when a user logs in to the website, the user's identification information is authenticated by checking with the user's identification information memory . All data transmitted from the doll to the server or from the server to the doll / user passes through the data interface .

The server processor processes the data received through the data interface, and determines a reward score to be given to the user based on the AC data downloaded from the doll using the reward engine . Alternatively, the doll is configured to transmit the data to the server after determining the reward score to be awarded by pre-processing the data accumulated by the AC tracking engine. By doing so, the amount of data transferred between the doll and the server can be reduced.

As described above, a user can be rewarded when a certain goal is achieved. Here, the reward engine accesses the data related to the number of points stored by the user in the memory in the score accumulating device . If the score reaches the target number, the user is rewarded. Since the memory stores data for all users, the reward engine can list the users with the highest scores and can reward the appropriate users on a weekly, monthly, and yearly basis. it can. Further, the reward engine is configured to give a “special phrase” to the doll. The details of this “special phrase” have been described above. The author of the final data of the server, i.e. the website administrator, refers to the latest "special" by referring to the word / expression using the identification number of the word / expression already used in the theme Enter a phrase. Alternatively, when a special word / expression is issued, it can be incorporated into the theme and used as a “special phrase”.

For the format of the data sent from the doll to the server, this data comprises the aforementioned information tracked by the AC tracking engine.

Augmented Reality As shown in FIG. 4 , means for generating augmented reality are also provided. A camera 600 such as a web camera is connected to the user's personal computer 602, and using this, a moving image of the playground is distributed in real time. This augmented reality starts when the user brings the object 604 marked with the code 606 into the playground 609. This feature may be provided through a web site, or through independent application of the user's personal computer 602.

By providing the ability to recognize codes and the like using a camera connected to the user's personal computer, the online website / application provides additional functionality to the user. The website / application recognizes the code (which may or may not be visible to the user) using a code recognition engine and reads the code as an online image or text using an avatar generation engine. For example, when a doll marked with a code is indicated by the code, an avatar 608 representing the doll is generated and displayed on the personal computer screen 612 of the user. This avatar and a real doll can communicate with each other through the USB communication dongle described above, and this avatar operates as if it were a real doll. Here, both an actual doll and an avatar-shaped virtual doll can be displayed on the user's personal computer screen.

Alternatively, referring to a special theme using code 606 , the theme is automatically downloaded to the doll, and the doll and avatar communicate about the theme.

Claims (16)

A toy,
A processor that generates an exchange between at least one of the toys that can interact with the toy;
An AC tracking engine that generates data related to the AC, wherein the data includes a measurement and / or a temporary measurement of the AC, such as a count related to the AC;
A toy comprising a memory connected to the AC tracking engine for storing the data.   The toy according to claim 1, further comprising means for outputting the data, preferably to a server. The memory is configured to store the data regarding a plurality of alternating currents ;
Preferably, the type of the data is preset and the data is a statistical value.
The toy according to claim 1 or 2. The measurement value,
A count and / or a temporary measurement regarding the alternating current , preferably the measured value is the total number of each alternating current and the total number of each alternating current between the toy and each other specific toy. And at least one of the total number of times that the toy performed a specific exchange, the date and time of the exchange, and the total number of times that the toy participated in the exchange,
The toy according to claim 3 . Wherein the data is a predetermined exchange such as certain words and / or word, look including whether used in AC,
Preferably, the alternating current is an audible alternating current and / or a physical alternating current,
The toy according to any one of claims 1 to 4 . Data analysis means for determining that a predetermined target value has been achieved by the data ;
Preferably, the predetermined target value, the count relating to the data, and / or a period for the data, toy according to any one of claims 1-5. The predetermined target value is a total number of each exchange, a total number of each exchange between the toy and each other specific toy, a total number of times the toy has performed a specific exchange, The toy according to claim 6 , comprising at least one of a date and time and a total number of times the toy participated in the exchange. Means for outputting the analysis value ;
The toy according to claim 6 or 7 , wherein said means for outputting said analysis value preferably incorporates a unique identifier associated with said toy into said analysis value . The toy according to any one of claims 2 to 8 , wherein the data output means incorporates a unique identifier associated with the toy into the data. A said toy computer, the shape of the toy is represented by avatars on the screen of the computer, and / or, wherein the toy is Ru individual objects der, toy according to any one of claims 1-9. Means for communicating with multiple toys;
Means for receiving data relating to each of the plurality of toys;
Means for processing said data;
Means for assigning a score to each of the plurality of toys based on the processed data ,
The data includes a measurement value of the alternating current, such as a count related to the alternating current with the toy, and / or a temporary measurement value . The score is stored in a memory associated with each toy ;
Preferably, further comprising means for comparing the scores associated with each toy,
More preferably, the means for comparison, Ru is configured to generate a ranked list of the toy by scoring the number associated with each of the toy, server of claim 11. The processing means determines that a predetermined target value has been achieved in relation to the data ;
13. The server according to claim 12 , wherein the predetermined target value is a count relating to the data and / or a period relating to the data . The server according to any one of claims 11 to 13 , wherein each of the toys is a toy according to any one of claims 1 to 10 . The predetermined target value includes a total number of each exchange, a total number of each exchange between the toy and each of the other specific toys, a total number of times the toy performs a specific exchange, and the exchange. time and the toy comprises at least one of the total number of participating in exchange server of claim 14, pending in claim 13. Further comprising a server according to any one of claims 11-15, toy of claim 1-10.