JP4337167B2 - Information incoming notification device, information transmission method, and information incoming notification system - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is applied to, for example, an information terminal for exchanging electronic mail.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, for example, electronic mail has been sent to an information terminal such as a personal computer (hereinafter referred to as “personal computer”) via the Internet. There is what is called Postpet (registered trademark, Sony Communication Network System Co., Ltd.) as application software that can create, send, and receive e-mails by installing in such an information terminal.
[0003]
Information terminals that have this post pet application software installed use the GUI (Graphical User Interface) to create, send, and receive e-mails on the monitor. It was supposed to give me. In addition, there was application software that delivers mail.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In the above-mentioned conventional e-mail application software, the mascot only tells the incoming mail between information terminals that have the same application software installed as described above, but the other party installs the same application software. When not doing so, the receiving side had to go to the mail receiving board on the monitor for itself, and there was an inconvenience that there was no means to automatically notify the arrival of mail.
[0005]
The present invention has been made in consideration of the above points. An information incoming notification toy device, an information transmission method, and an information incoming notification toy system that notify the arrival of an email by the operation of the toy without depending on the mail software of the transmission partner. It is what we are going to propose.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
Information call notification equipment of the present invention to solve such problems, the information transmission method and information call notification system is constituted by the following means, the following effects according to the present invention.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve this problem, an information incoming notification device according to the present invention includes a receiving unit that receives information, an analyzing unit that analyzes the information received by the receiving unit, a driving unit that drives a movable part, and an analysis It is determined whether the information analyzed by the means includes setting file information from the sender that operates the movable part. If the setting file information is included, the operation of the driving means is performed based on the setting file information. And control means for controlling the operation of the driving means based on the initial setting file information preset by the receiver when the setting file information is not included . has an extension that indicates an address, when the information arrives, if that contained extension that indicates an address of the specific transmission partner to the configuration file information, the drive Driving of the movable portion according to stage and is controlled so as to correspond to the address of the specific transmission partner.
[0008]
In addition, the information transmission method of the present invention includes the setting file information from the sender according to the analysis content of the information when the information arrives at the information incoming notification device for the information to be transmitted to the information incoming notification device. The operation of the driving means is performed based on the setting file information, and when the extension including the address of the specific transmission partner is included in the information, the operation of the driving means corresponds to the address of the specific transmission partner. When the setting file information is not included , the setting file information is attached to the information and transmitted so that the driving unit operates based on the initial setting file information preset by the receiver. Is.
[0009]
Also, the information incoming notification system of the present invention, when information arrives at the information incoming notification device for the information to be transmitted to the information incoming notification device, the setting file information from the sender is included in the information according to the analysis content of the information. When it is included, the setting unit information is transmitted based on the setting file information, and the transmission unit that transmits the setting file information attached to the information is transmitted, and the information is received and the received information is analyzed. Determining whether or not the analyzed information includes setting file information from the sender that operates the movable part of the driving means, and when the setting file information is included, the driving means based on the setting file information of controlling the operation of the movable portion controls so as to correspond to the operation of the drive means to the address of the specific transmission partner when it contains an extension indicating the address of a particular communication partner, When there is not any fixed file information are those recipient and an information call notifying device for controlling the operation of the movable portion of the drive means on the basis of the initialization file information set in advance.
[0010]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings as appropriate. The information incoming notification toy device according to the present embodiment is applied to an information terminal such as a personal computer that sends an e-mail via the Internet, and is a mail toy that is a love toy arranged outside the information terminal. For example, by performing an operation such as “ringing”, “barking”, or “raising limbs”, it is possible to notify the recipient of the incoming mail.
[0011]
FIG. 1 is a system block diagram showing the configuration of the mail pet system according to the embodiment of the present invention.
In FIG. 1, the mail pet system according to the embodiment of the present invention includes an information terminal 4 connected to the Internet 1 via an Internet provider 2 and a video / audio input to the information terminal 4 connected to the information terminal 4. BS / CS broadcast receiving antenna 3, a monitor 6 connected to the information terminal 4 and capable of outputting video from the information terminal 4, and a mail pet 7 connected to the information terminal 4 to operate the mail pet 7 from the information terminal 4 to the mail pet 7. A wireless transmitter 5 for sending a predetermined code and a mail pet 7 for performing a predetermined operation for notifying the arrival of mail by a predetermined code sent from the wireless transmitter 5 when the information terminal 4 receives a mail. The
[0012]
In this embodiment, the mail pet system shows an example having an information terminal installed with dedicated mail software and a monitor (NTSC). However, the present invention is not limited to this, and other configurations may be used. The mail pet 7 is not limited to wireless, and may be connected to the information terminal 4 via a code.
[0013]
The mail pet system according to the embodiment of the present invention configured as described above operates as follows.
When mail arrives from the Internet 1 to the information terminal 4 via the Internet provider 2, the information terminal 4 sends serial data consisting of a predetermined code for operating the mail pet 7 to the wireless transmitter 5. The wireless transmitter 5 transmits a predetermined code to the mail pet 7 via infrared rays or radio waves. The mail pet 7 receives the predetermined code, analyzes the predetermined code by the analyzing means, and the control means moves the movable part by the driving means so as to perform a predetermined operation corresponding to the predetermined code set in advance.
[0014]
Here, the operation of the mail pet 7 can be performed by, for example, “ringing”, “barking”, “dancing” or “dancing” depending on the setting of the predetermined operation corresponding to the predetermined code by the setting means in the mail pet 7. Various operations such as “swing up” or a combination thereof are possible.
[0015]
In this case, the operation of the mail pet 7 can be arbitrarily set by the user on the receiving side. As shown in the example of the mail pet operation setting file of this embodiment in FIG. 5, for example, a command for an operation of barking for 10 seconds is simply described in the setting file such as barking = 10 seconds + dancing = 30 seconds. It is possible to execute a command of an operation of dancing after continuously executing for 30 seconds continuously. Not limited to this, commands for operations such as “ring”, “playing”, “licking” or “raising hands and feet” are prepared, and the user can write a configuration file arbitrarily. it can.
[0016]
The mail pet 7 can also be operated by a file on the transmission side attached to the received mail. For example, if the mail sender attaches the above-mentioned mail pet operation setting file to the mail, the mail software checks the attached file at the time of reception on the receiving side, and if the mail pet operation setting file, the mail pet operates according to it. Like that. This setting file can be made text-based, for example, if the file extension is uniquely defined.
[0017]
In this way, the mail pet 7 can be moved when a mail arrives on the receiving side even if the sender uses an information terminal in which the above-described mail software is not installed.
[0018]
FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the information terminal according to the present embodiment.
In FIG. 2, an information terminal 4 converts a video input supplied from a provider 2 or received from an antenna 3 via the Internet 1 into an NTSC or PAL image and outputs the video to a monitor 6; It has a VRAM 11 that stores NTSC or PAL video data, and a graphic engine 12 that draws a graphic image in the VRAM 11.
[0019]
Further, the information terminal 4 converts an audio input supplied from the provider 2 via the Internet 1 or received from the antenna 3 into a predetermined format and outputs the audio to the monitor 6. It has a modem 14 that receives mail communication data supplied from the provider 2 through a PSTN (high-speed communication line) and converts it into received data, and an interface circuit 15 that performs IR (infrared), serial, parallel, and other interfaces. .
[0020]
The information terminal 4 includes a graphic engine 12, an audio codec 13, a modem 14, a local bus 16 for passing data between the interface circuit 15, a flash memory 17 in which a predetermined program is stored, and the information terminal 4. The CPU 20 that controls the operation, the memory 21 that stores control data for the operation of the CPU 20, the host bus 19 that passes the data of the CPU 20 and the memory 21, and the local bus 16 and the host bus 19 exchange data. And a bus bridge 18. A hard disk device (HDD) may be used instead of the flash memory 17.
[0021]
The information terminal 4 configured as described above operates as follows.
When the power is turned on, the CPU 20 uses the host bus 19 and the local bus 16 to exchange data, thereby starting a program stored in the flash memory 17. The modem 14 converts the data supplied from the provider 2 via the Internet 1 so that it can be internally processed. The data converted by the modem 14 is downloaded to the memory 21 or the flash memory 17. The CPU 20 analyzes the downloaded data and supplies it to the graphic engine 12. The graphic engine 12 draws a graphic image in the VRAM 11, and the NTSC / PAL codec 10 converts the graphic image into an NTSC or PAL image.
[0022]
When the data analyzed by the CPU 20 is a predetermined code, the predetermined code is sent as serial data by the interface circuit 15 to the mail pet 7 by the wireless transmitter 5 described above.
[0023]
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the mail pet according to the present embodiment.
The mail pet 7 includes a receiving unit 30 that receives a predetermined code sent from the wireless transmitter 5 and an interface circuit 31 that performs an interface.
[0024]
In addition, the mail pet 7 has a local bus 32 for passing data to and from the interface circuit 31, a flash memory 33 in which a predetermined program is stored, a CPU 36 that controls the operation of the mail pet 7, and a control for the operation of the CPU 36. It comprises a memory 37 for storing data, a host bus 35 for passing the data of the CPU 36 and the memory 37, and a bus bridge 34 for exchanging data between the local bus 32 and the host bus 35. A hard disk device (HDD) may be used instead of the flash memory 33.
[0025]
Further, the mail pet 7 is configured to include motor actuators 38 and 39 that drive the movable portion based on control of the CPU 36, a piezo buzzer 40 that rings, and a power supply circuit 41 that supplies a power supply voltage to each portion.
[0026]
The mail pet configured as described above operates as follows.
When the data analyzed by the CPU 20 in the information terminal 4 is a predetermined code, the predetermined code is sent as serial data by the interface circuit 15 to the mail pet 7 by the wireless transmitter 5 described above.
[0027]
In the mail pet 7, the receiving circuit 30 receives a predetermined code sent from the information terminal 4 via the wireless transmitter 5 and supplies it to the interface circuit 31. The CPU 36 activates a program stored in the flash memory 33 by exchanging data using the host bus 35 and the local bus 32. The interface circuit 31 converts predetermined code data supplied from the information terminal 4 via infrared rays or the like so as to be internally processed.
[0028]
Data converted by the interface circuit 31 is downloaded to the memory 37 or the flash memory 33. The CPU 36 analyzes the downloaded data and supplies an operation command for each movable part to the interface circuit 31. The interface circuit 31 converts the operation command into a drive signal. The drive signal is supplied to the motor actuators 38 and 39 and the piezo buzzer 40. The motor actuators 38 and 39 are driven by the drive signal, and the piezo buzzer 40 is sounded by the drive signal.
[0029]
FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the mail pet system according to the present embodiment.
In FIG. 4, a mail is received at step S1. Specifically, in the information terminal 4, the CPU 20 recognizes that the modem 14 has received a mail. In step S2, it is determined whether there is an attached file. Specifically, the CPU 20 analyzes whether there is an attached file attached to the mail by the sender.
[0030]
If there is an attached file in step S2, the process proceeds to step S3. In step S3, it is determined whether the attached file is a mail pet setting file. Specifically, the CPU 20 analyzes whether or not the attached file attached to the mail by the sender is a setting file for operating the mail pet 7, that is, the presence or absence of the attached file.
[0031]
If the attached file is a mail pet setting file in step S3, the process proceeds to step S4, and the attached file is read in step S4. Specifically, the CPU 20 downloads the attached file attached to the mail by the sender to the memory 21 or the flash memory 17.
[0032]
At this time, for example, the setting file for moving the mail pet 7 includes a uniquely defined file name, for example, [PETXXXXXX] or an extension, for example, [PETXXXXXX. mpe]. If the attached file is an operation setting file, read the file and analyze the contents. By making the attached file a text file, any software on the information terminal on the receiving side can handle it, and it can have generality. The extension indicates the content of the operation intended by the sender, or the address and initials of the specific sender, so that the mail pet intended by the sender can be operated, and the specific sender A unique mail pet operation corresponding to the address of can be made. Then, the process proceeds to step S6.
[0033]
If there is no attached file in step S2, the process proceeds to step S5, and a default mail pet operation setting file is read in step S5. Specifically, the CPU 20 reads a mail pet operation setting file preset by a recipient who is a user from the memory 21 or the flash memory 17. For example, the file shown in FIG. 5 is set as the default mail pet operation setting file. At this time, the name of the recipient who is the user or the name of the sender registered in advance is called. May be. The default mail pet operation setting file may be selected from files set in advance by switching a dip switch (not shown), for example. Then, the process proceeds to step S6.
[0034]
In step S6, a code for operating the mail pet according to the file contents is transmitted. Specifically, the CPU 20 sends a predetermined code for operating the mail pet corresponding to the file content from the interface circuit 15 to the mail pet 7 from the wireless transmitter 5 via the serial interface by infrared rays or the like. After analyzing the contents of the setting file, the mail software sends a code for moving the mail pet 7 from the dedicated transmitter 5 connected to the serial terminal of the information terminal 4.
[0035]
In step S7, the mail pet operation is executed. Specifically, in the mail pet 7, a predetermined code received by the receiving unit 30 is converted by the interface circuit 31 and downloaded to the memory 37 or the flash memory 33. The CPU 36 analyzes the downloaded data and converts the operation command of each movable part into a drive signal via the interface circuit 31. The drive signal is supplied to the motor actuators 38 and 39 and the piezo buzzer 40. The motor actuators 38 and 39 are driven by the drive signal, and the piezo buzzer 40 is sounded. In this way, a predetermined code is sent from the transmitter 5 to the mail pet 7, and the mail pet 7 that has received the predetermined code operates according to it.
[0036]
The operation ends in step S8. Specifically, the CPUs 20 and 36 in the information terminal 4 and the mail pet 7 end the mail incoming control operation. Note that the processes and determinations from steps S1 to S8 described above are repeated each time an incoming mail is received.
[0037]
The above-described information incoming notification toy device according to the present embodiment includes a receiving unit 30 as a receiving unit that receives mail as information, a CPU 36 as an analyzing unit that analyzes information received by the receiving unit, and a movable unit. Motor actuators 38 and 39 and a piezo buzzer 40 as drive means for driving the unit, and a CPU 36 as control means for controlling the operation of the drive means based on the information analyzed by the analysis means. Since the movable part is driven by the driving means in accordance with the analysis content of the information, it is possible to know the arrival of the information by the movement or crying of the mail pet 7, which is a three-dimensional toy arranged outside the monitor of the information terminal. it can.
[0038]
In addition, in the information incoming notification toy device of the present embodiment described above, since the receiver is provided with setting means for arbitrarily setting the operation of the movable part by the driving means when information arrives, the receiver who is the user Can arbitrarily customize the movement of the mail pet 7.
[0039]
Further, in the information incoming notification toy device of the present embodiment described above, a sender identification that causes the moving unit to operate by the driving means when information arrives according to the analysis content of the information and the address of the sender of the information. Since the means is provided, the address of the mail sender and the operation of the mail pet 7 can be linked to each other, and it is possible to identify from whom the mail has arrived by the movement of the mail pet 7.
[0040]
In addition, the information transmission method of the present embodiment described above, when information arrives at the information incoming notification toy device for the information to be transmitted to the information incoming notification toy device, according to the analysis content of the information, the driving means Since the command for driving the movable part is attached as an attached file and transmitted, it is possible to operate the movable part of the mail pet 7 intended by the sender when the information is received.
[0041]
In addition, the information incoming notification toy system of the present embodiment described above is driven according to the analysis content of information when information arrives at the information incoming notification toy device for information to be transmitted to the information incoming notification toy device. The information terminal 4 receives the information, analyzes the received information, and drives based on the analyzed information. Since the mobile phone is equipped with a mail pet 7 as an information incoming notification toy in which the movable part is driven by the driving means according to the analysis contents of the information when the information is received. Even if the same software is not used in the information terminal of the recipient and the information terminal of the recipient, the movable portion of the mail pet 7 can be operated when the information is received.
[0042]
【The invention's effect】
With the configuration of the information incoming notification toy device, the information transmission method, and the information incoming notification toy system of the present invention, it is possible to know the arrival of information from the movement or cry of a three-dimensional toy arranged outside the monitor of the information terminal. The effect is that the incoming information can be directly and spatially known by the unique operation of the movable part of the love toy without looking at the monitor.
[0043]
In addition, in the information incoming notification toy device of the present invention, since the receiver arbitrarily sets the operation of the movable part by the driving means when information arrives, the receiver who is the user arbitrarily loves it. There is an effect that the movement of the toy can be customized.
[0044]
Further, in the information incoming notification toy device of the present invention, there is provided a sender identifying means for performing the operation of the movable portion by the driving means when information arrives according to the analysis content of the information and the address of the sender of the information. Therefore, it is possible to link the sender's address and the operation of the love toy, and it is possible to identify from whom the mail has arrived by the movement of the love toy.
[0045]
In addition, the configuration of the information transmission method of the present invention has the effect that the moving part of the love toy intended by the sender can be operated when the information is received by attaching the attached file to the sender of the information. .
[0046]
Further, according to the configuration of the information incoming notification toy system of the present invention, even if the same software is not used in the information terminal of the information sender and the information terminal of the receiver, the operation of the movable part of the love toy at the time of incoming information There is an effect that can be made.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a system block diagram showing a configuration of a mail pet system according to an embodiment of this invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an information terminal according to the embodiment of this invention.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the mail pet according to the embodiment of this invention.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an operation of the mail pet system according to the embodiment of this invention.
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a mail pet operation setting file according to the embodiment of this invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 ... Internet, 2 ... Provider, 3 ... Antenna, 4 ... Information terminal, 5 ... Wireless transmitter, 6 ... Monitor, 7 ... Mail pet, 10 ... NSC / PAL codec, 11 ... VRAM , 12 ... Graphic engine, 13 ... Audio codec, 14 ... Modem, 15 ... Interface circuit, 16 ... Local bus, 17 ... Flash memory, 18 ... Bus bridge, 19 ... Host bus, 20 ... ... CPU, 21 ... Memory, 30 ... Receiver, 31 ... Interface circuit, 32 ... Local bus, 33 ... Flash memory, 34 ... Bus bridge, 35 ... Host bus, 36 ... CPU, 37 ……memory

Claims (5)

Receiving means for receiving information;
Analyzing means for analyzing the information received by the receiving means;
Driving means for driving the movable part;
It is determined whether or not the setting file information from the sender that operates the movable part is included in the information analyzed by the analyzing means. When the setting file information is included, the setting file information is included in the setting file information. Control means for controlling the operation of the driving means based on the initial setting file information preset by the receiver when the setting file information is not included,
The setting file information has an extension indicating the address of the specific transmission partner, and when the information arrives, the setting file information includes an extension indicating the address of the specific transmission partner The information incoming notification device in which the driving of the movable part by the driving means is controlled to correspond to the address of the specific transmission partner . The information incoming notification device according to claim 1,
The configuration file information or the initialization file information includes a plurality of operation and the operation time including information incoming notification device of the movable portion. The information incoming notification device according to claim 1,
The configuration file information, or uniquely defined file names that have a behavior in Yo示 to extension of the movable portion information incoming notification device. For the information to be transmitted to the information incoming notification device, when the information arrives at the information incoming notification device, the setting is performed when the information includes setting file information from the sender according to the analysis content of the information. The operation of the driving means is performed based on the file information, and when the information includes an extension indicating the address of the specific transmission partner, the operation of the driving means is controlled to correspond to the address of the specific transmission partner, as the operation of the drive means based on the initial setting file information recipient preset when not contain the configuration file information is made, information of the setting file information that sends so attached to said information Report transmission method. When the information arrives at the information incoming notification device with respect to the information to be transmitted to the information incoming notification device, when the information includes setting file information from the sender according to the analysis content of the information, the information A transmission unit that transmits the setting file information attached to the information in which the operation of the movable unit of the driving unit is performed based on the setting file information;
Receiving the information, analyzing the received information, determining whether the analyzed information includes setting file information from a sender that operates the movable portion of the driving means, and When the setting file information is included, the operation of the movable part of the driving unit is controlled based on the setting file information . When the extension indicating the address of the specific transmission partner is included, the operation of the driving unit is controlled. Information for controlling the operation of the movable part of the driving means based on the initial setting file information set in advance by the receiver when the setting file information is not included when the control is made to correspond to the address of the specific transmission partner An information incoming notification system comprising an incoming notification device.

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