JP3215614U - Educational toys - Google Patents

Abstract

An educational toy is provided. An educational toy according to the present invention comprises an optical reader and one or more sensing papers. The optical reader automatically moves and / or performs a corresponding operation on the sensing paper 2 based on a command set edited by a user, and reads an optical identification code on the sensing paper 2 to perform optical identification. Execute the action corresponding to the code. [Selection] Figure 4

Description

  The present invention relates to an educational toy, and more particularly to an optically readable toy for training logical thinking ability.

  As a method of optical identification (Optical Identification), an optical identification code is used as an interface between a printed material and a digital media carrier. The principle of the conventional optical identification method is that numbers are encoded to form an array design composed of square dot designs, and these designs are printed on the surface of a document or product.

  However, if you use a pen to read and decode an array design and perform related actions based on the numbers obtained by decoding, you can print on the document unless the encoded design is visible to the naked eye. There is a minor effect on reading the contents of these encoded designs.

  FIG. 1 shows a method of a conventional optical encoder. A set of numbers is encoded into a 1 millimeter (mm) by 1 millimeter (mm) size design consisting of 16 pixels. The size of each pixel is 0.05 millimeter (mm) × 0.05 millimeter (mm), and the pixels in the first column and the first row of the 16 pixels are defined as one grid. Used. The third pixel in the first row is slightly shrunk, which defines the direction of the design.

  FIG. 2 is a single optical encoder according to FIG. As shown in the figure, the surplus 9 pixels in the 16 pixels are not arranged to match the 7 pixels in the first column and the first row, and the space at the intersection of the row and the column. It is provided at the position shifted above, and the following four numerical values are defined. (0) is provided at the lower right of the intersection. (1) is provided at the lower left of the intersection. (2) is provided at the upper left of the intersection. (3) is provided at the upper right of the intersection.

  Therefore, the present inventor considered that the above-described drawbacks can be improved, and as a result of intensive studies, the present inventor has arrived at a proposal of the present invention that effectively improves the above-described problems with a rational design.

  In view of these conventional situations, the present invention provides educational toys that stimulate interest in learning, contribute to logical thinking training, improve teamwork, and learn knowledge in each field. The purpose is to do.

An educational toy according to a first aspect of the present invention for solving the above-described problems and achieving the object includes one or more optical readers, a plurality of paper cards, and one or more sensing papers. Is provided. Each optical reading device includes an image sensor, a processing device, a plurality of rollers, and a driving mechanism. Each paper card is printed with an optical identification code corresponding to the program set, and edited by the user as an instruction set by arranging the plurality of paper cards. An optical identification code of each command in the command set is sequentially photographed by the image sensor, decoded by the processing device and controlled by the driving mechanism and a plurality of rollers, and the optical reading device includes the driving mechanism and the plurality of rollers. The operation of moving and / or responding on the one or a plurality of sensing sheets is executed by the rollers.
Preferably, a plurality of designs and an optical identification code corresponding to each design are printed on each sensing paper, and one or more optical identification codes on the sensing paper are read by moving the optical reader. And an operation corresponding to one or a plurality of the optical identification codes.

  The educational toy according to the second aspect of the present invention comprises one or more optical readers and one or more sensing papers. Each optical reading device includes an image sensor, a processing device, a plurality of rollers, a driving mechanism, and a wireless communication module. Software or application programs having a plurality of preset program sets are installed on a personal computer or mobile device by a user, and the user drags and stacks the preset program sets on the software or application program interface. And the command set is transmitted to the one or more optical readers by the wireless communication module, and the one or more optical readers are the first by the drive mechanism and a plurality of rollers. The movement and / or the operation corresponding to each program set is executed on one or a plurality of sensing sheets.

  The educational toy according to the third aspect of the present invention comprises one or more optical readers and electronic paper. Each optical reading device includes an image sensor, a processing device, a plurality of rollers, a driving mechanism, and a wireless communication module. Different scenes each having a plurality of designs are displayed on the electronic paper. Software or application programs having a plurality of preset program sets are installed on a personal computer or mobile device by a user, and the user drags and stacks the preset program sets on the software or application program interface. An instruction set is formed by the wireless communication module, and the instruction set is transmitted to the one or more optical readers by the wireless communication module, and the one or more optical readers are electronically operated by the drive mechanism and a plurality of rollers. The movement on the paper and / or the operation corresponding to each program set is executed.

  According to the educational toy of the present invention, it is possible to learn programming, mathematics, language, and knowledge of each field through games so as to generate the user's motivation and interest, and at the same time experience of creative thinking, logical programming, and collaborative work Etc. are obtained.

This is a conventional optical encoder. It is a conventional single optical encoder. 1 is an optical reader showing an educational toy according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1 is an optical reader showing an educational toy according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a sensing paper showing an educational toy according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a several program set which shows the educational toy concerning one Embodiment of this invention.

  The educational toy according to the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the drawings. The embodiment described below does not limit the contents of the present invention described in the claims of the utility model registration. In addition, all the configurations described below are not necessarily essential requirements of the present invention.

(First embodiment)
FIG. 3A is an optical reader showing an educational toy according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3B is an optical reader showing an educational toy according to an embodiment of the present invention.
The educational toy according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes one or a plurality of optical reading devices 1 (only one is displayed in the drawing). As shown in FIG. 4, the educational toy according to the first embodiment of the present invention further includes one or a plurality of sensing papers 2 (only one is displayed in the drawing). As shown in FIG. 5, the educational toy according to the first embodiment of the present invention further includes a plurality of program sets 3.

As shown in FIGS. 3A to 5, the optical reader 1 has an arbitrary design and is not limited, but may be a robot, an animal, an insect, a person, a stuffed animal, a car, an airplane, or the like. In this embodiment, the optical reading device 1 exhibits a caterpillar design.
A plurality of optical identification codes are printed on the surface of each sensing paper 2 (not shown). The optical reading device 1 includes an image sensor 101, a control circuit board 102, a plurality of rollers 103, and a drive mechanism 104. The driving mechanism 104 executes a start or stop command for the roller 103 by a processing device (not shown) of the control circuit board 102 or changes the direction of the optical reading device 1. In this embodiment, the drive mechanism 104 is a pair of motors (although not limited), and each motor has a gear 1041 that meshes with the internal gear 1031 of the roller 103. The optical reader 1 is rotated by driving one motor and stopping the other motor. The control circuit board 102 photographs the optical identification code on the sensing paper 2 by the image sensor 101 and decodes the photographed image.

Also, as shown in FIGS. 3A to 3B, in this embodiment, preferably, the optical reader 1 is a battery (not shown), a speaker (not shown), and one or more light sources (not shown). 2), a USB interface (not shown), a power switch (not shown), and a Bluetooth (registered trademark) communication module (optional, not shown).
The battery is used to supply power necessary for the optical reader 1. The user can charge the battery via the USB interface or install a firmware update provided by the manufacturer. The power switch is used to switch power supply on and off. In other embodiments, the optical reader 1 may have a power status indicator lamp or an undervoltage warning lamp.

As shown in FIG. 5, in the present embodiment, the plurality of program sets 3 are a plurality of paper cards 3. Each paper card 3 represents one program set (or a number), and an optical identification code corresponding to the program set is printed on each paper card 3.
Each program set is a combination of one or more programs and is not limited, for example, start (START), end (END), forward, backward, left turn, right turn, rotation, time, lighting, play music, speak Re-execution, numbers, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, etc.

  As shown in FIG. 4, different scenes are drawn on each sensing paper 2, and each scene usually has many designs. The scene may be anything and is not limited, but may be, for example, a highway, a world map, a botanical garden, a zoo, an orchard, a masterpiece of the world, a famous musician, a labyrinth, Chinese, English, etc. Through various scenes, users can be motivated to learn and learn about knowledge in different fields. For example, a design of plants of different varieties is depicted in the botanical garden, and a design of animals of different types is depicted in the zoo.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 4, many identification codes (not shown) corresponding to each design are printed on each sensing paper 2. For example, the detection paper 2 includes [residential], [bank], [park], [traffic signal], [river], [bridge], [library], [school], [basketball field], etc. Different identification codes corresponding to are printed. The sensing paper 2 is partitioned into a plurality of grids 201, and each grid 201 is printed with a different identification code. One grid 201 may represent a distance at which light is moved and fixed by the reading apparatus 1, for example, may be a distance moved by one step. In another embodiment, the sensing paper 2 does not have the grid 201.

  According to an embodiment of the present invention, the optical identification code may be a conventional array design, or a utility model previously filed by the applicant (see Taiwan Utility Model Publication No. 106119436, filing date June 12, 2017). As described above, the optical encoding may include any combination of numbers, letters, and symbols. The above-mentioned Taiwan utility model is incorporated in the main text, and is made a part of the description of this plan. When the optical encoding is an array design, it is not limited to the example shown in FIG. 1 or FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 3A to 5, according to the embodiment of the present invention, learning motivation can be enhanced by being designed as an interactive game. There are various ways to play the game.For example, the parent decides the purpose of the game using a scene, for example, specifies from the start point to the end point, then the child combines the program set by himself, and the specified destination To reach.

For example, in the scene of FIG. 4, the parent decides that the starting point is “housing”, passes “fast food store” on the way, sets “library” as a relay point, and then reaches “basketball field” To do. The child can freely arrange the paper cards (program set) 3 and, for example, [Start], [Forward], [2 steps], [Left turn], [3 steps], [Lit], [Play music], [ [Pause], [Rotate], [45], [Forward], [1 step], [End], etc. Next, when the child sequentially scans the paper cards 3 arranged using the optical reader 1, the optical identification code on the paper card 3 is read and the optical identification code is decoded by the optical reader 1, It is stored in the control circuit board 102, for example, stored in a memory (not shown) of the control circuit board 102.
Next, when the child places the optical reading device 1 on the “housing” of the sensing paper 2, the optical identification code corresponding to the “housing” on the sensing paper 2 is read by the optical reading device 1, and the stored program Based on the combination, an operation corresponding to each program set is executed on the sensing paper 2. That is, [forward], [2 steps], [left turn], [3 steps], [lighting], [play music], [pause], [rotate], [45], [forward], [1 step] ], [End], etc. are executed. In addition, the optical reader 1 automatically moves on the sensing paper 2 based on the combination of programs, the optical identification code printed on the sensing paper 2 is read, and the corresponding operation is performed based on the optical identification code. Is done. For example, music flows or characters are read aloud.

  According to an embodiment of the present invention, when the user has not learned programming, the role of the command, setting or control and the behavior of the background by arranging and stacking the preset program set 3 (paper card) and stacking You can learn the logic concept in the process of playing games about change. In addition, common sense in each field such as language, mathematics, music and history can be learned through each scene and interactive game.

  In another embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of optical readers 1 can be used simultaneously on the same sensing paper 2 to advance the game together. This makes it applicable to game competition design. For example, the optical reading device 1 representing the player A starts from the upper right corner of the sensing paper 2, the optical reading device 1 representing the player B starts from the lower left corner of the sensing paper 2 and reaches the destination first. It becomes. Alternatively, the players A1 and A2 are paired, the players B1 and B2 are paired, and the teamwork and team spirit can be cultivated by playing the game in groups.

(Second Embodiment)
In the second embodiment of the present invention, the educational toy does not have a plurality of paper cards 3, and the optical reader 1 has a wireless communication module (not shown). Preferably, a Bluetooth communication module, in which a user installs a software or application program (APP) developed by a manufacturer on a mobile phone, tablet terminal (PAD), personal computer, or other mobile device. The software or application program has a pre-set and designed program set 3.
Each program set 3 may be a combination of one or more programs, and is not limited, for example, start, end, forward, reverse, left turn, right turn, rotation, time, lighting, play music, speak, rerun, numbers , Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and the like. The user drags and stacks the preset program set 3 on the software or application program interface to form a set of instructions. After editing is completed, the completed program combination is optically transmitted by the Bluetooth communication module. The data is transmitted to the reading device 1.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the user can download the official free program set software or application program from the Internet. The software or application program has a pre-set and designed program set 3.
The user drags and stacks the preset program set 3 on the software or application program interface to form a set of instructions. After editing is completed, the completed program combination is optically transmitted by the Bluetooth communication module. The data is transmitted to the reading device 1.

(Third embodiment)
The educational toy according to the third embodiment of the present invention includes one or more optical readers 1 and electronic paper (not shown). The above-mentioned one or a plurality of sensing papers 2 can be replaced by electronic paper, and the above-mentioned various scenes can be displayed, and the user can switch and display the scenes therein.
Similar to the sensing paper 2, many different optical identification codes are displayed on the electronic paper. For example, an optical identification code corresponding to each design in the scene is displayed and identified by the optical reader 1. In another embodiment of the present invention, the electronic paper has a USB interface or a wireless communication module (eg, a Bluetooth communication module), and the user can install more scenes via the USB interface or the wireless communication module. Is possible.
In some embodiments, electronic paper is illuminated by ambient light in the same way as plain paper. The advantage of electronic paper is that it is ultralight, thin, bendable, and has low power consumption. Other details of this embodiment are the same as those of the above-described embodiments, and will not be described again.

  The above-described embodiments are merely for explaining the technical idea and features of the present invention, and are intended to allow those skilled in the art to understand the contents of the present invention and to carry out the present invention. It does not limit the scope of the utility model registration request. Accordingly, improvements or changes having various similar effects made without departing from the spirit of the present invention shall be included in the scope of the utility model registration request.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Optical reader 2 Sensing paper 3 Program set / paper card 101 Image sensor 102 Control circuit board 103 Roller 104 Drive apparatus 1031 Internal gear 1041 Gear

Claims (5)

One or more optical readers each comprising an image sensor, a control circuit board, a plurality of rollers, and a drive mechanism;
A plurality of paper cards each printed with an optical identification code corresponding to a program set and edited as an instruction set by a user arranging the plurality of paper cards;
An optical identification code of each command in the command set is sequentially photographed by the image sensor, and is one or a plurality of sensing papers that are decoded by a processing device of the control circuit board, and driven by the optical reader And a sensing paper that is controlled so that a mechanism and a plurality of rollers move on the one or more sensing papers and / or perform an operation corresponding to each command in the command set. ,
Educational toy.   Each of the sensing papers is printed with a plurality of designs and an optical identification code corresponding to each design. By moving the optical reader, one or more optical identification codes printed on the sensing paper can be read. The educational toy according to claim 1, wherein the educational toy is executed and an operation corresponding to the one or more optical identification codes is executed. One or more optical readers each comprising an image sensor, a processing device, a plurality of rollers, a drive mechanism, and a wireless communication module;
With one or more sensing papers,
A software or application program having a plurality of program sets preconfigured by a user on a personal computer or mobile device is installed,
An instruction set is formed by the user dragging and stacking a preset program set on the software or application program interface,
The instruction set is transmitted by the wireless communication module to one or more of the optical readers;
The drive mechanism and the plurality of rollers are controlled by one or a plurality of the optical reading devices so as to move on the one or a plurality of sensing papers and / or perform an operation corresponding to each program set in the command set. It is characterized by being
Educational toy. One or more optical readers each comprising an image sensor, a processing device, a plurality of rollers, a drive mechanism, and a wireless communication module;
Electronic paper used to display different scenes each having a plurality of designs,
A software or application program having a plurality of program sets preconfigured by a user on a personal computer or mobile device is installed,
An instruction set is formed by the user dragging and stacking a preset program set on the software or application program interface,
The instruction set is transmitted by the wireless communication module to one or more of the optical readers;
The drive mechanism and the plurality of rollers are controlled by one or a plurality of the optical readers to move on the electronic paper and / or perform an operation corresponding to each program set in the instruction set. And
Educational toy.   The electronic paper further displays an optical identification code corresponding to each design. By moving the optical reader, one or more optical identification codes printed on the electronic paper are read and 1 5. The educational toy according to claim 4, wherein an operation corresponding to one or a plurality of the optical identification codes is executed.

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