JP3065346U - Voice-generating toys - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Problem] To provide a sound generation operation toy capable of changing sound quality and outputting sound in words related to the changed sound quality. SOLUTION: A plurality of detection means 2, voice data storage means 6a, operation state storage means 7 for storing that the detection means has been activated, sound quality setting means 9, and sound quality according to the settings of the sound quality setting means 9. A sound quality changing means for changing the setting of the sound quality setting means; and a changing condition storing means for storing a sound quality changing condition for changing a setting of the sound quality setting means. Storage means 6
a control means 5 for reading out audio data from the audio data output means 13 and outputting the audio data to the audio output means 13 with the sound quality set by the sound quality setting means 9 and moving the eye 1a and the mouth 1b. The setting of the sound quality setting means 9 is changed according to the storage state of the means 7.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

[Technical field to which the invention belongs]

 The present invention relates to a sound-generating operation toy in which the sound quality of speech and the expression of words change.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Conventionally, various toys that output various sounds by operating sensors and switches provided on the toy body have been proposed and put into practical use. The moving toy disclosed in Japanese Patent Application No. 3-41428 of the present applicant is formed by imitating a stuffed cat, in which microswitches are arranged on the head and the throat, and the head or the throat. The touch switch is set to output `` Nyan Nyan Nyan '' when touching the head, and to output `` Throb '' when the throat is touched. Is output.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

 However, although the above-mentioned toys have a real feeling, they simply output sound, and the sound is not developable.

[0004] The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems, and provides a sound-generating operation toy that can not only output sound but also change the sound quality and output sound in words related to the changed sound quality. The task is to provide.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a sound-generating toy according to the present invention is characterized by having the following requirements. (B) The toy body has a plurality of detection means for detecting environmental changes and stimuli. (B) The toy body has voice data storage means for storing a large number of voice data. (C) The toy body has an output. Sound quality setting means for setting the sound quality of the sound to be reproduced, and sound quality changing means for changing the sound quality in accordance with the setting of the sound quality setting means. (D) The toy body has a sound quality changing condition for changing the setting of the sound quality setting means. (E) The toy body has operating state storage means for storing a state in which the detecting means has been operated. (F) The toy body has a structure in which the detecting means has a change in environment or the like. When a stimulus is detected, the voice data is read from the voice data storage means, and the read voice data is output to the voice output means with the sound quality set by the sound quality setting means. (G) The control means judges the state of the operating state storage means based on the sound quality change condition and changes the setting of the sound quality setting means. The eye portion and the mouth portion are operably provided, and at least one of the eye portion and the mouth portion operates in conjunction with the sound output of the sound output means.

The sound data is composed of main sound data and sub sound data corresponding to sound quality, and the control means reads out the main sound data from the sound data storage means and according to the setting of the sound quality setting means. The sub audio data may be read, the read sub audio data may be added to the main audio data and output to the audio output means, and words matching the sound quality may be output.

Further, the control means changes the setting of the sound quality setting means according to the detection result of the detection means according to the sound quality change condition even after the setting of the sound quality setting means is changed, and further outputs a sound with a different sound quality. It may be output.

The toy body may be provided with a change means for changing the setting of the sound quality setting means so as to be operable from outside the toy body, so that any sound quality can be freely set.

[0009]

[Embodiment of the invention]

 FIG. 1 shows a voice-generating toy according to the present invention. The voice-generating toy is formed in an egg shape, and an eye 1a and a mouth 1b provided on a face are operably provided. The main body 1 is provided with detecting means 2 for sensing a change or stimulus in the environment. When the detecting means 2 senses a change or stimulus in the environment, the sound output means 13 generates sound and at least the eyes and the mouth. One of them operates in conjunction with the sound generation.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the sound generating operation toy. The CPU serving as the control means 5 controls the sound generating operation of the toy body 1 in accordance with a control program stored in the ROM 6. The detecting means 2 (2a to 2d) is connected to the CPU 5, the ROM 6 is a voice data storing means for storing a large number of vocabulary (words and phrases), voice data such as sound effects, and the like. An operation state storage means 7 comprising an operation state flag to be stored, a timer counter 8, a sound quality setting means 9 comprising a mode flag for setting sound quality, a RAM 10 for storing sound quality change conditions for changing sound quality, and a timer for time management. A circuit 11, sound quality changing means 12 for changing sound quality based on the mode flag, sound output means (speaker) 13 for outputting sound, and eyes A motor 14 for operating the mouth 1a and the mouth 1b is connected.

The eye 1a and the mouth 1b are configured to operate by a known drive mechanism (not shown), and the drive mechanism is driven by the motor 14.

The detecting means 2 detects a change in the environment or a stimulus given to the toy main body, and is disposed in the head and operated by touching or hitting the head. 2a, a second switch 2b disposed in the mouth and operated when a finger or the like is inserted into the mouth, a sound sensor 2c disposed in the body to detect sound, and an optical sensor for detecting light and darkness of light The detection results of these switches 2a and 2b and the sensors 2c and 2d are input to the control means 5 and correspond to the detection means, such as words and phrases stored in the voice data storage means 6. The audio data is sequentially read out and output from the speaker 13 as an audible sound.

As shown in FIG. 3, voice tables 1 to 4 are formed in the voice data storage means 6 for each of the detection means 2a to 2d, and main voice data and sub-voice data are stored for each mode flag. When the control unit 5 detects a change in the environment or a stimulus, the control unit 5 reads the main voice data and the sub-voice data corresponding to the current mode from the voice table corresponding to the detection unit 2, and converts the read voice data into a voice signal. The sound quality changing means 12 outputs the sound from the speaker 13 according to the mode.

An operation state flag 7 serving as an operation state storage means stores whether or not the detection means 2 has been activated. As shown in FIG. 4, when a sensor or a switch is activated, it corresponds to the sensor or the switch. The flag is turned on, and once the flag is turned on, it does not change until it is reset. This flag is reset when the sound quality changes and new conditions are set.

By the way, the mode flag 9 is set to the baby mode in the initial state, and the sound quality change condition (for example, whether there is a switch or a sensor that has been activated within a predetermined time or not) stored in the change condition storage means (ROM) 6b. When a specific switch from among the switches and sensors is used as the reference switch and the other switches and sensors are activated when the reference switch is activated, etc., the baby mode switches to another mode (for example, Aunt mode, Cat mode, etc.), and in response to this mode change, sub audio data indicating the mode is added to the main audio data and output (for example, if the main audio data is In the case of "I want you to do it," add the sub-audio data "Babuu" and "Dechu" in the baby mode, and add "Babu, more strokes." ), In Aunt mode, add auxiliary audio data "Nanzansho" and "Zazuru", and in "Cat mode, I want you to pat more". In Cat mode, auxiliary audio data "Denya" ), And the mode can be understood from the words, such as "Deny, I want you to pat more".)

The sound quality changing means 12 for changing the sound quality can be realized by, for example, an audio frequency modulation circuit. The sound quality changing means 12 corresponds to the mode flag, and converts the voice into a high voice in the baby mode and a low voice in the uncle mode, so that the mode can be imagined from the sound quality in addition to the combination of words. Things.

Next, an example of the operation mode of the sound generating operation toy will be described based on the flowcharts of FIGS.

When the power is turned on, initialization is performed in step ST1. In the initialization, the mode flag is set to the baby mode, and the sound quality changing means 12 changes the sound to the sound quality of the baby so that the sound can be output from the speaker 13 with the sound of the baby.

When the sound quality setting is completed, the process proceeds to step ST2, in which a condition for changing the mode is set. This condition includes time management for changing the mode depending on which detecting means 2 has been activated within a preset time, setting of a detecting means as a reference from among the detecting means, and activation of the detecting means as a reference. There is a state management in which the mode is changed according to the state of the operation state flag 7 at the time of the execution, and this condition is set at random.

If the time management is set, the process proceeds to step ST3, resets the operation state flag 7 and the timer counter 8, and then proceeds to the sound generation routine of step ST4.

In the voice generation routine, when the detection means operates, voice data is read from a voice table corresponding to the detection means. At this time, if the activated detecting means is the first switch 2a (step ST21), the process proceeds to step ST22, where the main audio data and the sub audio data corresponding to the current mode are read from the audio table 1 and the second audio data is read. If it is the switch 2b (step ST23), the process proceeds to step ST24 to read the main audio data and the sub audio data corresponding to the current mode from the audio table 2, and if it is the first sensor 2c (step ST25). ), The process proceeds to step ST26, where the main audio data and the sub audio data corresponding to the current mode are read from the audio table 3, and if it is the second sensor 2d (step ST27), the process proceeds to step ST28 to advance to the audio table. 4, the main audio data and the sub audio data corresponding to the current mode are read out. After adding the sub-sound data to the data, converting the sound to the sound quality corresponding to the current mode by the sound changing means, outputting the sound from the speaker 13, and operating the motor 14 to move the eyes and the mouth (step ST30). ), Returning to step ST5, turning on the flag corresponding to the activated detecting means.

In step ST6, it is checked whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed. Steps ST4 to ST6 are repeated until the predetermined time has elapsed. Is checked, and depending on the ON state of the flag of the operation state flag 7, for example, 1000 is an oasan mode, 1100 is an ojisan mode, 1010 is a cat mode, and 1110 is a samurai mode. To change the mode flag 9 (step ST8). After the mode flag 9 is changed, the process returns to step ST2 to set the conditions again, and the detection means operates under the set new conditions to read out the voice data based on the mode flag 9 and read out the voice data. The audio data is output with the audio quality corresponding to the mode flag 9.

If the state management is selected in step ST 2, the process proceeds to step ST 9, in which the operation state flag 7 and the timer counter 8 are reset, and the detection means 2 corresponding to the detection means 2 appropriately selected from the detection means 2 is reset. The flag is set as a reference flag, and the process proceeds to the sound generation routine of step ST10.

In the sound generation routine, similarly to the time management, the operation waits for the detection means to operate, reads the main sound data from the sound table corresponding to the detection means, and reads the sub sound data read in accordance with the mode flag. The data is added to the main audio data, converted to sound quality corresponding to the mode flag by the sound quality changing means 12, output from the speaker 13, and the eyes and mouth are moved. Then, returning to step ST11, after turning on the flag corresponding to the activated detecting means, it is checked whether or not the reference flag is turned on (step ST12). Steps ST10 to ST12 are repeated until the reference flag is turned on. When the reference flag is turned on, the state of the operation state flag is checked (step ST13). , The mode flag is changed to cat mode, samurai mode, etc. (step ST14).

After the mode flag is changed, the process returns to step ST2 to set conditions again. Under the set new conditions, the detection means operates to read out audio data based on the mode flag. The read audio data is output as sound with the sound quality corresponding to the mode flag.

As described above, the sound quality of the sound output from the speaker 13 is changed according to the presence or absence of the detection means under a certain condition, instead of always outputting the sound with a constant sound quality. Since the sound is output in words that correspond to the sound quality, the appearance does not change, but the current mode of the toy can be determined from the sound, and the user can always hear the sound that is rich in change. It is possible to realize a simple sound generating operation toy.

The above-described flowchart is an example of the embodiment, and various conditions can be set, time management and state management may be combined, or the reference flag may not be set in advance. The operation status flag may be randomly selected at the check timing, or the reference status may be set to a plurality to check the status of the operation status flag in a complex manner. It is clear that we can do that.

FIG. 6 shows another example of the sound generating operation toy. The sound generating operation toy has a mode flag that can be manually changed. The switch 20 is arranged so as to be operable from the outside, and the mode change switch 20 is connected to the control means 5, and the control means 5 may change the mode flag every time the mode change switch 20 is pressed. In this case, the control means 5 reads the sub-sound data appropriately and outputs it to the speaker 13 every time the mode flag is changed so that the set mode flag can be confirmed, so that the set mode can be heard. Should be able to confirm.

[0029]

[Effect of the invention]

 According to the invention of claim 1, a sound is output each time the detecting means detects a change in the environment or a stimulus, and a change in sound quality is determined by the presence or absence of the activated detecting means, and the shape of the toy body is changed. It does not change, but as the sound and its quality change, you can enjoy the fun that cannot be obtained by visual change.

According to the invention of claim 2, since the expression of words changes according to the sound quality, even if the appearance of the toy body does not change, the state of the toy body at present from the voice can be determined. Unlike being able to imagine and displaying a change in state directly on a display or the like, it is possible to play with toys with imagination.

According to the invention of claim 3, the sound quality changes in various ways, and the expression of words can be changed according to the change in the sound quality.

According to the invention of claim 4, since the sound quality can be arbitrarily set, it is not necessary to always start from the same mode (baby), and the user can arbitrarily set the type to the user's preference. I don't come.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a voice generating operation toy according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the sound generating operation toy.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a voice table.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of an operation state flag.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an operation mode of the sound generation operation toy.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an operation mode of the sound generation operation toy.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram of another example of the sound generating operation toy.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Toy body 2 Detecting means 5 Control means (CPU) 6a Voice data storing means (ROM) 6b Change condition storing means (ROM) 7 Operating state storing means (operating state flag) 9 Sound quality setting means (mode flag) 13 Voice outputting means (Speaker)

Claims (4)

[Utility model registration claims] 1. A voice generating operation toy having the following requirements. (B) The toy body has a plurality of detection means for detecting environmental changes and stimuli. (B) The toy body has voice data storage means for storing a large number of voice data. (C) The toy body has an output. Sound quality setting means for setting the sound quality of the sound to be reproduced, and sound quality changing means for changing the sound quality in accordance with the setting of the sound quality setting means. (D) The toy body has a sound quality changing condition for changing the setting of the sound quality setting means. (E) The toy main body has an operating state storing means for storing a state in which the detecting means is operated. (F) The toy main body is such that the detecting means detects environmental changes and stimuli. Control means for reading voice data from the voice data storage means upon detection, and outputting the read voice data to the voice output means with the sound quality set by the sound quality setting means; (G) The control means judges the state of the operating state storage means based on the sound quality change condition and changes the setting of the sound quality setting means. The mouth portion is operably provided, and at least one of the eye portion and the mouth portion operates in conjunction with the audio output of the audio output means. 2. The audio data is composed of main audio data and sub audio data corresponding to sound quality, and the control means reads the main audio data from the audio data storage means and sets the sub audio data in accordance with the setting of the sound quality setting means. 2. The sound generating operation toy according to claim 1, wherein data is read, and the read sub sound data is added to the main sound data and output to the sound output means. 3. The sound quality setting means changes the setting of the sound quality setting means according to the detection result of the detection means according to the sound quality change condition even after the sound quality setting means changes the setting.
Or the sound generation operation toy according to 2. 4. The sound generating operation toy according to claim 1, wherein said toy main body is provided with changing means for changing the setting of said sound quality setting means so as to be operable from outside the toy main body.