JP2015012930A - Transformation toy and game system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To protect a digital code of a transformation toy provided with the code.SOLUTION: A transformation toy 1 comprises a plurality of members which are connected to be movable relative to each other, and deformable between a first form presenting character forms and a second form different from the first form with relative movement of the plurality of members. The transformation toy has: ground planes 23a, 23b which are planes exposed in the first form and allow the transformation toy to support itself; and a digital code 26 provided on a plane 25 except the ground planes that is exposed in the second form.

Description

  The present invention relates to a modified toy and a game system.

  A toy that includes a plurality of members that are rotatably connected to each other and that can be deformed in a character form and a folded form with the rotation of the plurality of members is known (for example, Patent Document 1). .

  There is also a toy that is provided with a digital code that can be read by an electronic device with a camera such as a mobile phone or a portable game machine, and that allows play in conjunction with the electronic device.

JP 2010-131367 A

  Toys typically undergo rubbing and the like associated with use. In particular, the deformed toy when in the character form is moved on the desk or the floor so as to imitate the movement of the character, for example, and is highly likely to be rubbed. In the modified toy with the digital code attached, there is a risk that the digital code is soiled or lost, and when the digital code is soiled or lost, reading by the electronic device becomes impossible.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and is a modified toy with a digital code, and an object of the invention is to protect the digital code.

  A deformed toy according to the present invention includes a plurality of members coupled to each other so as to be relatively movable, and a first form that takes the form of a character with relative movement of the plurality of members and a second that is different from the first form. A deformable toy that can be deformed between the first and second forms, a ground surface that is exposed in the first form and that allows the deformed toy to stand on its own, and a surface that is exposed in the second form and that is in contact with the surface. And a digital code attached to a surface other than the ground.

  In the deformed toy according to the present invention, in the first embodiment, at least a part of the digital code may be covered with at least one member.

  The deformed toy according to the present invention includes a first member provided with the digital code, and a second member and a third member connected to the first member with the digital code interposed therebetween. In the first embodiment, at least a part of the digital code may be covered by the second member and the third member.

  In the modified toy according to the present invention, in the modification from the second form to the first form, the second member and the third member circulate around the first member and part of the digital code. It may be arranged at a position covering each.

  In the deformed toy according to the present invention, even if the ground contact surface is provided on the second member and the third member, or on other members respectively connected to the second member and the third member. Good.

  In the modified toy according to the present invention, the digital code may be housed in a recess formed by at least one member in the second embodiment.

  In the deformed toy according to the present invention, the grounding surface may be provided on the member that forms the concave portion that accommodates the digital cord.

  The deformed toy according to the present invention includes a first member provided with the digital code. In the second embodiment, the first member has a surface on which the digital code is provided outside the recess. In the modification from the second form to the first form, the first member is inverted so that the surface on which the digital code is provided faces the inside of the recessed part. Also good.

  The deformed toy according to the present invention may be configured to be deformable from the second form to the first form by inverting the first member.

  Further, in the modified toy according to the present invention, the modified toy has a surface exposed in the second embodiment and a mounting surface to the digital code reader, and the digital code is provided on the mounting surface. Also good.

  In the modified toy according to the present invention, the digital cord may be provided at an edge of the mounting surface, and an engaging portion with the reading device may be provided at a central portion of the mounting surface. .

  In addition, the game system according to the present invention includes a mounting unit on which the deformed toy according to the second embodiment can be mounted, a reading unit that reads the digital code of the deformed toy mounted on the mounting unit, and the reading unit. And a reading unit having a control unit that executes processing based on the digital code read by step (b).

  Further, in the game system according to the present invention, the reading device further includes an image display unit, and the control unit includes the deformed toy mounted on the mounting unit based on the digital code read by the reading unit. A corresponding image may be displayed on the image display unit.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the digital code attached | subjected to the deformation | transformation toy can be protected and the stain | pollution | contamination and defect | deletion of a code | cord | chord can be suppressed.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a perspective view in the 1st form which shows the structure of an example of the deformation | transformation toy for describing embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view in the 1st form of the deformation | transformation toy of FIG. It is a perspective view in the 2nd form of the deformation | transformation toy of FIG. It is a perspective view in the 2nd form of the deformation | transformation toy of FIG. It is a perspective view in the 1st form which shows composition of other examples of a modified toy for describing an embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view in the 1st form of the deformation | transformation toy of FIG. It is a perspective view in the 2nd form of the deformation | transformation toy of FIG. It is a perspective view in the 2nd form of the deformation | transformation toy of FIG. It is a perspective view in the 1st form which shows composition of other examples of a modified toy for describing an embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view in the 1st form of the deformation | transformation toy of FIG. It is a perspective view in the 2nd form of the deformation | transformation toy of FIG. It is a perspective view in the 2nd form of the deformation | transformation toy of FIG. It is a figure which shows the structure of an example of the game system for describing embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the functional block of the reading apparatus of FIG.

  1 to 4 show a configuration of an example of a modified toy for explaining an embodiment of the present invention. FIGS. 1 and 2 show a character form (first form), and FIGS. 3 and 4 show non-characters. Each form (second form) is shown.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the modified toy 1 includes a body member 10, a head member 11 connected to the body member 10, a pair of left and right wing parts 12 a and 12 b, a pair of left and right leg members 13 a and 13 b, And a tail portion 14.

  The left wing portion 12a includes a root member 15a and a wing tip member 16a. The root member 15a is rotatably supported by a shaft portion 17a provided on the body member 10, and the wing tip member 16a is rotatably supported by a shaft portion 18a provided on the root member 15a. .

  The right wing 12b is also composed of a root member 15b and a wing tip member 16b. The root member 15b is rotatably supported on a shaft portion 17b provided on the body member 10, and the wing tip member 16b is rotatably supported on a shaft portion 18b provided on the root member 15b. .

  The tail portion 14 includes a root member 19 and a tail end member 20. The root member 19 is rotatably supported on a shaft portion 21 provided on the body member 10, and the tail end member 20 is rotatably supported on a shaft portion 22 provided on the root member 19. .

  The left leg member 13 a is rotatably supported by a ball joint 22 a provided on the body member 10. The right leg member 13 b is also rotatably supported by a ball joint 22 b provided on the body member 10. The lower surfaces of the pair of left and right leg members 13a and 13b are exposed surfaces in this character form, and are grounding surfaces 23a and 23b that allow the deformed toy 1 to stand on its own.

  The head member 11 is rotatably supported by a shaft portion 24 provided on the body member 10. The rear surface 25 of the head member 11 is formed as a flat surface, and a digital code 26 holding identification information unique to the deformed toy 1 is attached to the rear surface 25. As the digital code, for example, a matrix type two-dimensional code in which white or black square marks are arranged vertically and horizontally can be suitably used, and a seal printed with the digital code is pasted on the rear surface 25. Alternatively, the digital code may be printed directly on the rear surface 25.

  On the rear surface 27 of the body member 10, an engaging portion 28 is provided for a reading device that reads the digital code 26. The reading device will be described later.

  When the head member 11, the pair of left and right wing parts 12a and 12b, the pair of left and right leg members 13a and 13b, and the tail part 14 are rotated with respect to the body member 10 and folded, the deformed toy 1 is shown in FIG. It is transformed into the non-character form shown in FIG.

  In the non-character form, the deformed toy 1 has a flat block shape with a size that can be gripped by the user. The back surface of the deformed toy 1 in the non-character form shown in FIG. 4 is a mounting surface for the reading device.

  The mounting surface is constituted by a set of surfaces of a plurality of members including the rear surface 27 of the body member 10 provided with the engaging portion 28 and the rear surface 25 of the head member 11 provided with the digital code 26. The engaging portion 28 is disposed at the center of the mounting surface, and the digital cord 26 is disposed at the edge of the mounting surface.

  As described above, the ground surfaces 23a and 23b that are exposed surfaces in the character form and that allow the deformed toy 1 to stand on their own are provided, and the digital code 26 forms a part of the mounting surface to the reading device in the non-character form. It is attached to the surface 25 other than the ground contact surfaces 23a and 23b. Thereby, the use of the deformed toy 1, particularly the use of the deformed toy 1 in the form of a character, can prevent the digital code 26 from being damaged or lost.

  FIGS. 5 to 8 show other examples of the modified toy for explaining the embodiment of the present invention. FIGS. 5 and 6 show a character form (first form), and FIGS. A non-character form (second form) is shown respectively.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the modified toy 101 is configured to include a body part 110 and a plurality of head members 111 connected to the body part 110.

  The body part 110 includes an annular member 113, an upper lid member 114, a lower lid member 115, a connecting member 116, and a movable piece 117.

  The lower surface of the annular member 113 is a surface exposed in the character form, and is a grounding surface 118 that allows the deformed toy 101 to stand on its own.

  The upper lid member 114 is disposed inside the annular member 113 and is supported by the annular member 113 so as to be slidable in the axial direction of the annular member 113. In the character form, the upper lid member 114 closes the upper opening of the annular member 113 and constitutes a recess 119 together with the annular member 113.

  The lower lid member 115 is connected to the annular member 113 via the connecting member 116. The connecting member 116 is rotatably supported on a shaft portion 120 provided on the annular member 113, and the lower lid member 115 is rotatably supported on a shaft portion 121 provided on the connecting member 116. . The lower lid member 115 circulates around the annular member 113 around the shaft portion 120, and can enter both the upper and lower openings of the annular member 113. In the character form, the lower lid member 115 is disposed in the upper opening of the annular member 113 so as to overlap the lower lid member 114, and is accommodated in a recess 119 formed by the annular member 113 and the upper lid member 114.

  The movable piece 117 is rotatably supported by a shaft portion 122 provided on the lower lid member 115 so that the front and back sides can be reversed. In the character form, a digital code 124 holding identification information unique to the deformed toy 101 is attached to one surface 123 of the movable piece 117 facing the inside of the recess 119.

  The plurality of head members 111 are rotatably supported by ball joints 125 provided on the upper lid member 114, respectively.

  The plurality of head members 111 are rotated, and the upper lid member 114 is slid and moved toward the lower opening of the annular member 113. In addition, the deformed toy 101 is deformed into the non-character form shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 by the lower lid member 115 being circulated and disposed in the upper opening of the annular member 113 and the movable piece 117 being reversed front and back. The

  In the non-character form, the deformed toy 101 has a flat block shape with a size that can be gripped by the user. The back surface of the deformed toy 101 in the non-character form shown in FIG. 8 is a surface on which the digital code 124 is attached to the reading device.

  The mounting surface is constituted by a set of surfaces of a plurality of members including one surface 127 of the lower lid member 115 and the surface 123 of the movable piece 117 which is turned to the outside of the recess 119 by being inverted. The surface 127 of the lower lid member 115 is provided with an engaging portion 128 for engagement with the above-described reading device. The engaging portion 128 is disposed at the center of the mounting surface and is attached to the surface 123. The cord 124 is disposed at the edge of the mounting surface.

  In the non-character form, the movable piece 117 is engaged with the edge of the upper opening of the annular member 113, and the engagement between the movable piece 117 and the annular member 113 is released when the movable piece 117 is reversed. The As a result, the lower lid member 115 can circulate and can be transformed from the non-character form to the character form.

  As described above, the ground surface 118 that is exposed in the character form and enables the deformed toy 101 to be self-supporting is provided, and the digital code 124 is a surface that forms a part of the mounting surface to the reader in the non-character form. Therefore, it is attached to a surface 123 other than the ground contact surface 118. Furthermore, in this example, in the character form, the surface 123 to which the digital code 124 is attached is accommodated in the recess 119 formed by the annular member 113 and the upper lid member 114. Thereby, the stain | pollution | contamination and the defect | deletion of the digital code 124 accompanying use of the deformation | transformation toy 101, especially use of the deformation | transformation toy 101 in a character form can be suppressed further.

  FIGS. 9 to 12 show other examples of the modified toy for explaining the embodiment of the present invention. FIGS. 9 and 10 show a character form (first form), and FIGS. A non-character form (second form) is shown respectively.

  As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the deformed toy 201 includes a body member 210, a head member 211 connected to the body member 210, a pair of left and right legs 212 a and 212 b, and a tail member 213. It is configured.

  The head member 211 is rotatably supported by a shaft portion 214 provided on the body member 210.

  The left leg 212a includes a root member 215a, a front leg member 216a, and a rear leg member 217a. The root member 215a is rotatably supported by a shaft portion provided on the body member 210, and the front leg member 216a is rotatably supported by a shaft portion 219a provided on the root member 215a. The leg member 217a is rotatably supported by a shaft part 220a provided on the root member 215a. The root member 215a circulates around the body member 210 and overlaps the left half of the lower surface 224 of the body member 210 in the character form.

  The right leg 212b is also composed of a root member 215b, a front leg member 216b, and a rear leg member 217b. The root member 215b is rotatably supported by a shaft portion 218b provided in the body member 210, and the front leg member 216b is rotatably supported by a shaft portion 219b provided in the root member 215b. The rear leg member 217b is rotatably supported by a shaft portion 220b provided on the root member 215b. The root member 215b circulates around the body member 210 and overlaps the right half of the lower surface 224 of the body member 210 in the character form.

  The lower surfaces of the front leg members 216a and 216b and the lower surfaces of the rear leg members 217a and 217b are exposed surfaces in this character form, and contact surfaces 221a, 221b, 222a, and 222b that allow the deformed toy 201 to stand on their own. Has been.

  The tail member 213 is rotatably supported by a shaft portion 223 provided on the body member 210.

  On the lower surface 224 of the body member 210, a digital code 225 holding identification information unique to the deformed toy 201 is attached to the head member 211 side, and an engaging portion 226 with the reading device of the digital code 225 is in the center. Provided in the department. The digital code 225 has a left half portion covered with a root member 215 a overlapping the lower surface 224 and a right half portion covered with a root member 215 b overlapping the lower surface 224.

  When the head member 211, the pair of left and right legs 212a and 212b, and the tail member 213 are appropriately rotated and folded with respect to the body member 210, the deformed toy 201 is deformed into the non-character form shown in FIGS. Is done.

  In the non-character form, the deformed toy 201 has a flat block shape that can be gripped by the user. The back surface of the deformed toy 201 in the non-character form shown in FIG. 12 is a mounting surface for the reading device.

  The mounting surface is constituted by a set of surfaces of a plurality of members including the lower surface 224 of the body member 210 provided with the digital cord 225 and the engaging portion 226. The engaging portion 226 is disposed at the center of the mounting surface, and the digital code 225 is disposed at the edge of the mounting surface.

  As described above, the ground planes 221a, 221b, 222a, and 222b that are exposed in the character form and that allow the deformed toy 201 to stand on their own are provided, and the digital code 225 is a non-character form on the mounting surface to the reader. A part of the surface 221 is attached to a surface 224 other than the grounding surfaces 221a, 221b, 222a, and 222b. Further, in this example, in the character form, the surface 224 to which the digital code 225 is attached is covered with the root members 215a and 215b. Thereby, the stain | pollution | contamination and the defect | deletion of the digital code 225 accompanying use of the deformation | transformation toy 201, especially use of the deformation | transformation toy 201 in a character form can be suppressed further.

  FIG. 13 shows an example of a game system for explaining the embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 14 shows functional blocks of the reader.

  The game system 301 includes one modified toy arbitrarily selected from the above-described modified toys 1, 101, 201, and a reading device 302 that reads a digital code attached to the modified toy. In the following description, it is assumed that the modified toy 1 shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 is attached to the reading device 302.

  The reading device 302 includes a mounting unit 303 on which the deformed toy 1 in a non-character form can be mounted, and a camera unit 304 for reading the digital code 26 exposed on the mounting surface of the deformed toy 1 mounted on the mounting unit 303. And.

  The camera unit 304 is provided on the outer surface of the housing of the reading device 302. The mounting portion 303 is provided in a cover member 305 that covers the outer surface of the housing where the camera portion 304 is provided, and is formed as a concave portion into which the deformed toy 1 can be fitted. And the mounting part 303 has the latching | locking part 306 which engages with the engaging part 28 provided in the mounting surface of the deformation | transformation toy 1, and fixes the deformation | transformation toy 1, The digital cord 26 of the deformed toy 1 that is locked to the mounting portion 303 and locked to the portion 306 is provided at an appropriate location on the cover member 305 so as to face the camera portion 304. In this example, the mounting portion 303 is described as being provided on the cover member 305, but the mounting portion 303 may be provided directly on the outer surface of the housing of the reading device 302.

  Here, the engaging portion 28 of the deformed toy 1 is provided at a substantially central portion of the mounting surface of the deformed toy 1, and the locking portion 305 of the mounting portion 303 that locks the engaging portion 28 is also mounted. It is provided at a substantially central portion of the portion 303. Thereby, when the deformed toy 1 is mounted on the mounting portion 303, the deformed toy 1 is stabilized.

  The reading device 302 includes a display unit 307, an input unit 308, a storage unit 309, a control unit 310, and a power supply unit 311 in addition to the camera unit 304 described above as main components. The reading device 302 determines the type of the deformed toy 1 from the image of the digital code 26 obtained by photographing the digital code 26 of the deformed toy 1 mounted on the mounting unit 303 with the camera unit 304, and An image corresponding to the type is displayed on the display unit 307. As an image displayed on the display unit 307, an image of the deformed toy 1 in a character form can be exemplified.

The camera unit 304 is, for example, a CCD (Charge
Coupled Device (Image Sensor) and CMOS (Complementary
(Metal Oxide Semiconductor) A solid-state imaging device such as an image sensor and an optical system that forms an image on an image receiving surface of the solid-state imaging device. Under the control of the control unit 310, an image captured by the optical system is converted into an electrical signal. Convert and output as image data.

  The display unit 307 has a display panel such as a liquid crystal panel, for example, and displays information (still images and moving images), character information, and the like visually by transmitting information to the user under the control of the control unit 310. .

  The input unit 308 is a hardware key using a key switch or the like, and receives an instruction from the user.

  The storage unit 309 stores the control program, control data, and application software of the control unit 310.

  The power supply unit 311 supplies power stored in a battery (not shown) to each unit of the reading device 302 in accordance with an instruction from the control unit 310.

  The control unit 310 includes a microprocessor, operates according to a control program and control data stored in the storage unit 309, and controls each unit of the reading device 302 in an integrated manner. The control unit 310 has an application processing function. The function of displaying an image corresponding to the type of the deformed toy 1 is also realized by the control unit 310 operating according to the corresponding application software.

  When the modified toy application software is activated by a user operation on the input unit 308, the control unit 310 displays, for example, a message (image or character information) that prompts photographing of the modified toy 1 on the display unit 307 according to the application software. Then, the camera unit 304 is driven in response to a photographing instruction by a user operation, and the photographed image data of the digital code 26 of the modified toy 1 is output from the camera unit 304. Then, the control unit 310 recognizes the digital code based on the captured image data of the digital code 26 output from the camera unit 304 and determines the type of the deformed toy 1.

  Then, control unit 310 selects character image data corresponding to the type of deformed toy 1 from the character image data group for each type of deformed toy attached to the application software, and causes display unit 307 to display the selected character image data.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Modified toy 10 Body member 11 Head member 12a, 12b Wing part 13a, 13b Leg member 14 Tail part 23a, 23b Grounding surface 25 Rear surface 26 of head member Digital code 27 Rear surface 28 of body member Engagement part 301 Game system 302 Reading apparatus 303 Mounting section 304 Camera section 305 Display section 306 Input section 307 Cover member 308 Locking section 309 Storage section 310 Control section 311 Power supply section

A deformed toy according to the present invention includes a plurality of members connected to each other so as to be relatively movable, and a first form that takes the form of a character with a relative movement of the plurality of members is different from the first form. A deformable toy that can be deformed between two forms, a surface exposed in the first form and allowing the deformed toy to stand on its own, and a surface exposed in the second form, And a digital code attached to a surface other than the ground surface, the digital code being housed in a recess formed by at least one of the members .

The deformed toy according to the present invention includes a plurality of members connected to each other so as to be relatively movable, and a first form and a first form that take the form of a character with relative movement of the plurality of members. Is a deformed toy that can be deformed between different second forms, which is a surface exposed in the first form and capable of self-supporting the deformed toy, and a surface exposed in the second form A digital code attached to a surface other than the ground surface, and a surface that is exposed in the second embodiment and is a mounting surface to the reading device of the digital code. It may be provided at the edge of the surface, and an engaging portion with the reading device may be provided at the center of the mounting surface.

Claims (13)

A plurality of members connected to each other so as to be able to move relative to each other, and with the relative movement of the plurality of members, can be deformed between a first form in the form of a character and a second form different from the first form. A toy
A grounding surface that is exposed in the first form and allows the deformed toy to stand on its own;
A digital code attached to a surface exposed in the second form other than the grounding surface;
A deformed toy. A deformed toy according to claim 1,
The deformed toy according to the first aspect, wherein at least a part of the digital code is covered by at least one member. A deformed toy according to claim 2,
A first member provided with the digital code;
A second member and a third member connected to the first member with the digital code interposed therebetween;
Including
The deformed toy according to the first aspect, wherein at least a part of the digital code is covered by the second member and the third member. A deformed toy according to claim 3,
In the modification from the second form to the first form, the second member and the third member are respectively arranged at positions that rotate around the first member and cover a part of the digital code. Deformation toy. The deformed toy according to claim 3 or 4,
A deformed toy in which the ground contact surface is provided on the second member and the third member, or on other members respectively connected to the second member and the third member. A deformed toy according to claim 1,
The digital code is a deformed toy accommodated in a recess formed by at least one member in the second embodiment. A deformed toy according to claim 6,
A deformed toy in which the ground contact surface is provided on a member forming the recess. The deformed toy according to claim 6 or 7,
Including a first member provided with the digital code;
In the second embodiment, the first member is disposed at the opening of the recess with the surface on which the digital code is provided facing the outside of the recess,
In the deformation from the second form to the first form, the first member is a deformed toy that is inverted so that the surface on which the digital code is provided faces the inside of the recess. The deformed toy according to claim 8,
A deformed toy configured to be deformable from the second form to the first form by reversing the first member. A deformed toy according to any one of claims 1 to 9,
A surface exposed in the second form and having a mounting surface to the digital code reader;
The digital code is a modified toy provided on the mounting surface. The deformed toy according to claim 10,
The digital code is provided at an edge of the mounting surface;
A deformed toy in which an engaging portion with the reading device is provided at a central portion of the mounting surface. A deformed toy according to any one of claims 1 to 11,
A mounting unit capable of mounting the deformed toy in the second form, a reading unit for reading the digital code of the deformed toy mounted on the mounting unit, and processing based on the digital code read by the reading unit A reader having a control unit to execute;
A game system with A game system according to claim 12,
The reading device further includes an image display unit,
The game system in which the control unit displays an image corresponding to the deformed toy mounted on the mounting unit on the image display unit based on the digital code read by the reading unit.

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