JP6734698B2 - Character practice equipment - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a character practicing apparatus, and more particularly, to a character practicing apparatus for a user to learn how to write characters and strokes while having fun.

Conventionally, a character practice machine using a tablet has been known. This character practicing machine is designed, for example, to judge the degree of similarity of a model character and display the score, or to compare the writing order. Also, some character practitioners do not depend on the area in which the character is written, and perform the evaluation based on the character balance, and also have a function to immediately point out mistakes when the character placement, balance, writing order, etc. are incorrect. There are also character practice machines.

Regarding such a conventional character practicing machine, for example, in Patent Document 1, a model character display unit for displaying a character to be practiced, a handwriting input unit, and characters exactly as described in the handwriting input unit A character practice device having a handwritten character display unit for displaying is disclosed. In addition, Patent Document 2 includes a touch panel display that allows character practice by handwriting input, a determination unit that compares a handwritten input character image with character information to determine whether the character is correct, and a notification unit. A character learning machine for determining whether or not a position or a writing end position is within a predetermined range is disclosed.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-171341 JP2012-225980A

However, the conventional character practice machine used for character acquisition was intended to help students learn how to write characters such as kanji and the stroke order, so when a small child learns the characters, they have fun learning. It was difficult. Therefore, when a child tries to learn a character, he or she quickly gets tired of it and cannot learn it efficiently.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a character practice device that allows a user, such as a small child, to have fun while efficiently learning a character.

A character practice device according to an embodiment of the present invention, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a reception unit that receives an input of a handwritten character by a user, the received handwritten character, and the previously registered character. A comparison unit that compares registered characters and a generation display unit that generates a product as three-dimensional data based on the result of the comparison and displays the product to the user are provided.

According to the character training device of the present invention, a user such as a small child can efficiently learn characters while having fun.

The block diagram which shows one structural example of the character practice device which concerns on embodiment. The flowchart which shows an example of operation|movement of the character practice device which concerns on embodiment. The schematic diagram which showed the concept which the production|generation display part of the character training apparatus which concerns on embodiment produces|generates a deliverable product based on the result of comparison, and displays a deliverable product on a display part. The schematic diagram which showed the concept which the generation display part of the character training apparatus which concerns on embodiment displays the image which shows evaluation according to the score of evaluation based on the result of comparison. In the three-dimensional data of the character dog, the generation and display unit of the character practice device according to the embodiment color-codes the picture seen from the front according to the stroke order, and the picture seen from the side matches the displayed image. The schematic diagram at the time of displaying by coloring. In the three-dimensional data of the character Rabbit, the generation/display unit of the character practice device according to the embodiment color-codes the picture viewed from the front according to the stroke order, and the picture viewed from the side matches the displayed image. The schematic diagram at the time of displaying by coloring. The schematic diagram which showed the concept which the production|generation display part of the character training apparatus which concerns on embodiment produces|generates the artifact of 3-dimensional data by the form of "star", and displays the artifact of 3-dimensional data on a display part. The schematic diagram which showed the example which the display part of the character practice device which concerns on embodiment displays a hole-filling quiz.

Embodiments according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

(1) Configuration FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the character practice device according to the embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the character practice device 100 includes a storage unit 10, an input unit 20, a display unit 30, and a main control unit 40. The character practice device 100 is configured based on a computer, for example, a tablet information processing terminal.

The storage unit 10 is composed of, for example, a semiconductor memory device such as a RAM (Random Access Memory) or a flash memory (Flash Memory), a hard disk, an optical disk, or the like. The storage unit 10 may be configured with a removable medium such as a USB (Universal Serial Bus) memory and a portable medium such as a DVD (Digital Video Disk). The storage unit 10 stores various programs executed by the main control unit 40 (including an OS (Operating System) in addition to application programs) and data necessary for executing the programs. Further, the storage unit 10 may store various commands for controlling the OS and a GUI (Graphical User Interface) program that supports input from the input unit 20.

Further, the storage unit 10 stores in advance character information for learning characters in the character practice device 100. Here, the previously stored character information constitutes registered characters of previously registered characters, and is information for comparison and evaluation with handwritten characters input by the input unit 20. That is, the storage unit 10 stores registered character information such as stroke order and character balance as character information for comparison with characters input by a user such as a small child. Further, the character information includes stop, bounce, payoff, etc. of the character. In addition, hereinafter, unless otherwise specified, the user refers to a small child or the like.

The input unit 20 includes an input device such as a keyboard, a touch panel, a numeric keypad, and a mouse. The input unit 20 outputs, to the main control unit 40, input information input by a user who is an operator via an input device including a touch panel. Here, the input information input to the input unit 20 targets handwritten characters input by the user.

The display unit 30 is a display device such as a liquid crystal display panel, a plasma display panel, and an organic EL (Electro Luminescence) panel. The display unit 30 displays characters and moving images under the control of the main control unit 40. In the embodiment, the display unit 30 cooperates with the input unit 20 to display the handwritten character input on the screen and input the handwritten character to the main control unit 40. Further, the display unit 30 displays the deliverable as three-dimensional data based on the result of comparison between the handwritten character and the registered character.

The main control unit 40 is interconnected to each hardware constituent element of the character practice device 100 via a bus as a common signal transmission path. The main controller 40 may be configured by dedicated hardware, or may be configured to realize various functions by software processing by a built-in processor.

The processor in the above description includes a dedicated or general-purpose CPU (Central Processing Unit) and GPU (Graphics Processing Unit). Further, the dedicated hardware includes circuits such as an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a programmable logic device, and a field programmable gate array (FPGA). Examples of the programmable logic device include a simple programmable logic device (SPLD: Simple Programmable Logic Device) and a complex programmable logic device (CPLD: Complex Programmable Logic Device).

Here, as an example, a case where the main control unit 40 realizes various functions by software processing by the processor will be described. The main control unit 40 realizes each function by reading and executing the program stored in the storage unit 10 or the program directly installed in the processor of the main control unit 40.

The main controller 40 may be composed of a single processor or a combination of a plurality of independent processors. In the latter case, a plurality of storage units 10 respectively corresponding to the plurality of processors may be provided, and a program executed by each processor may be stored in a storage circuit corresponding to the processor. As another example, one storage unit 10 may be configured to collectively store programs corresponding to respective functions of a plurality of processors.

As shown in FIG. 1, the main control unit 40 includes a reception unit 41, a comparison unit 42, and a generation display unit 43. The functions of the reception unit 41, the comparison unit 42, and the generation/display unit 43 are realized by the processor of the main control unit 40 executing the programs stored in the storage unit 10.

The reception unit 41 receives input of handwritten characters by the user. The accepting unit 41 accepts handwritten characters input by the user via the input unit 20 including a touch panel, for example, “Please write the Chinese character XX” on the display unit 30. The instruction to input characters to the user may be, for example, a voice instruction.

The comparison unit 42 compares the received handwritten character with the registered character of the character registered in advance. The comparison unit 42 compares, for example, a handwritten character input by the user via the touch panel with a registered character registered in the storage unit 10 in advance.

The generation display unit 43 generates a deliverable as three-dimensional data based on the comparison result and displays the deliverable to the user. The process of displaying the deliverables will be described in detail with reference to FIG. Further, the generation/display unit 43 can also evaluate the handwritten character based on the result of the comparison and display an image showing the evaluation according to the evaluation score. The display of the image showing this evaluation is an optional component and will be described in detail in FIG.

(2) Operation FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the character practice device according to the embodiment. The operation of the character practice device 100 according to the embodiment will be described below according to the step numbers in the flowchart of FIG. Note that, as an example, the display unit 30 displays "Please write the character dog" or "Please write the character rabbit".

In step S101, the handwritten character by the user is input to the reception unit 41 from the input unit 20 configured by the touch panel. The reception unit 41 receives, for example, the input of characters “dog” or “rabbit”.

In step S103, the comparison unit 42 compares the received handwritten character with the registered character of the character registered in advance. Further, the comparison unit 42 may store the received handwritten character in the storage unit 10 as character data.

In step S105, the generation/display unit 43 generates a deliverable as three-dimensional data based on the comparison result and displays the deliverable to the user. The present invention has a very original feature in displaying a product. By displaying this original work, the effect of attracting children's interest and providing timeless learning is produced.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing a concept in which the generation/display unit 43 of the character practice device 100 according to the embodiment generates a deliverable product based on the result of the comparison and displays the deliverable product on the display unit 30.

As shown in FIG. 3, a case where the character “dog” is input by the user in FIGS. 3A to 3C is shown, and in FIGS. 3D to 3F, The case where the character "rabbit" is input by the user is shown.

3A to 3C show an example in which three-dimensional data of the character "dog" is created because the handwritten character "dog" matches the registered character. 3A shows three-dimensional data of the character dog, FIG. 3B shows an example of the three-dimensional data viewed from the front, and FIG. 3C shows the three-dimensional data. An example of data is shown from the side.

3D to 3F show an example in which three-dimensional data of the character "rabbit" is created because the handwritten character "rabbit" matches the registered character. FIG. 3D shows three-dimensional data of the character Rabbit, FIG. 3E shows an example of the three-dimensional data viewed from the front, and FIG. 3F shows the three-dimensional data. An example of data is shown from the side.

In the embodiment, the example of “dog” and “rabbit” is illustrated, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the input handwritten character may be "chicken" or may be composed of a plurality of characters such as "Friday".

In step S107, the generation/display unit 43 evaluates the handwritten character based on the result of the comparison, and displays an image indicating the evaluation according to the score of the evaluation.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing a concept in which the generation/display unit 43 of the character practice device 100 according to the embodiment displays an image showing the evaluation in accordance with the evaluation score based on the result of the comparison.

As shown in FIG. 4, when the writing order and the balance are good, the evaluation is high. While the horse-bouncing image as shown in FIG. 4A is displayed on the display unit 30, the writing order and the balance are good. When the evaluation result is bad, the evaluation is low, and the image of the drooping horse as shown in FIG. 4B is displayed on the display unit 30. Note that the horse image is an example, and the present invention is not limited to this.

Further, in the embodiment, the kanji of “dog” and “rabbit” have been described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to kanji, and can be applied to input of English words and Roman letters.

As described above, the character practice device 100 of one embodiment receives an input of a handwritten character by the user, and compares the received handwritten character with a registered character of a character that is registered in advance. Further, the character practice device 100 can generate a deliverable based on the result of the comparison, display the deliverable to the user, and display an image showing the evaluation according to the evaluation score.

According to the embodiments described above, a user such as a small child can efficiently learn characters while having fun.

In FIG. 3, the generation/display unit 43 of the character practice device 100 is configured to generate a product of three-dimensional data based on the comparison result and display the product on the display unit 30. In the embodiment, the generated three-dimensional data may be color-coded or colored.

FIG. 5 shows that, in the three-dimensional data of the character dog, the generation/display unit 43 of the character practice device 100 according to the embodiment colors the pictures viewed from the front according to the stroke order and the pictures viewed from the side. FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of a case where a color suitable for a display image is applied for display.

As shown in FIG. 5, in the schematic diagram in the upper part of FIG. 5, the writing order of the character “dog” shown in FIGS. Further, in the schematic diagram in the lower part of FIG. 5, a color suitable for the display image is applied.

FIG. 6 shows that, in the three-dimensional data of the character Rabbit, the generation/display unit 43 of the character practice device 100 according to the embodiment colors the pictures viewed from the front according to the stroke order, and the pictures viewed from the side. FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of a case where a color suitable for a display image is applied for display.

As shown in FIG. 6, in the schematic diagram in the upper part of FIG. 6, the writing order of the characters of rabbit shown in FIG. 3D to FIG. Further, in the schematic diagram in the lower part of FIG. 6, a color suitable for the display image is applied.

As described above, in the embodiment, in step S105, for example, based on the result of the comparison, when the handwritten character “dog” matches the registered character, a product of color-coded three-dimensional data is generated, or a rabbit is called. When the handwritten character matches the registered character, a product of color-coded three-dimensional data may be generated.

Further, in this embodiment, in step S105, for example, even if the handwritten character matches the registered character based on the result of the comparison, depending on the type of the character or the word, the shape of the character or the word may mean. There may be a case in which it is not possible to generate a product of three-dimensional data corresponding to. For example, when a character or word means an abstract concept, an intangible object, or the like, it may be assumed that there is no image of a physical shape corresponding to the meaning of the character or word. In this case, the product of the three-dimensional data may be generated by an image having an abstract shape corresponding to the meaning of the character or word, or an image representing the concept or symbol of the character or word.

For example, when the user inputs a handwritten character “star”, even if the handwritten character matches the registered character, the physical concrete shape of the “star” cannot be assumed. Therefore, in such a case, a “star shape” as a symbol shape that is imaged from a “star” may be generated as a product of the three-dimensional data.

FIG. 7 shows a concept in which the generation/display unit 43 of the character practice device 100 according to the embodiment generates a three-dimensional data artifact in the form of a “star” and displays the three-dimensional data artifact on the display unit 30. It is the schematic diagram shown.

As shown in FIG. 7, when a character “star” is input by the user in FIGS. 7G to 7I, a product of three-dimensional data is generated in a form related to “star”. The case is shown.

In this case, in FIGS. 7(g) to 7(i), the handwritten character "star" matches the registered character "star", but three-dimensional data is created due to the form related to the star. Shows an example. In the case of "star", three-dimensional data is generated in a related form, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, when the character “calli” is input and there is no image of “calligraphy”, for example, the form or shape of “book” is used to generate a three-dimensional data deliverable. You may

(Other embodiments)
Moreover, the character practice device 100 of one embodiment may input a character by handwriting in a quiz format.

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing an example in which the display unit 30 of the character practice device 100 according to the embodiment displays a fill-in-the-quiz.

As shown in FIG. 8, while the fill-in quiz is displayed on the display unit 30, the input unit 20 accepts the input of handwritten characters by the user, and when the answer by inputting the handwritten characters is correct, , Display the ambigram in characters. An ambigram is a graphical character that can be read even when viewed from different directions.

In this case, if the character "Kaku" is input to the fill-in-the-blank quiz on the left side of FIG. 8, the image of the deliverable P or the image of the deliverable Q as shown on the right side of FIG. 8 is displayed. You can In this way, by generating three-dimensional data of graphical characters that form an ambigram, a user such as a small child can learn characters while having fun.

According to the embodiments described above, a user such as a small child can efficiently learn characters while having fun.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments as they are, and can be embodied by modifying the constituent elements within a range not departing from the gist of the invention in an implementation stage. Further, various inventions can be formed by appropriately combining a plurality of constituent elements disclosed in the above embodiments. For example, some components may be deleted from all the components shown in the embodiment.

100... Character practice device 10... Storage unit 20... Input unit 30... Display unit 40... Main control unit 41... Reception unit 42... Comparison unit 43... Generation display unit

Claims (3)

A reception unit that receives input of handwritten characters by the user,
A comparison unit that compares the received handwritten character with a registered character of the character registered in advance;
A generation/display unit that generates a deliverable as three-dimensional data based on the result of the comparison and displays the deliverable to the user;
Bei to give a,
The three-dimensional data is
It is generated so as to show the shape of the character itself when viewed from one direction, and to show the shape corresponding to the meaning of the character when viewed from another direction ,
Character practice device. The generation/display unit generates three-dimensional data color-coded according to the writing order of the characters,
The character practice device according to claim 1. The generation display unit,
The character practice device according to claim 1, wherein the handwritten character is evaluated based on the result of the comparison, and an image showing the evaluation is further displayed according to the score of the evaluation.