JP7474895B1 - Toys and Programs - Google Patents

Abstract

[Problem] To provide a toy that can increase the variety of play. [Solution] The toy includes a placement unit 14 in which one or more objects 21, 22 having an identifier 34 are placed, an identification unit 17 that identifies the information of the identifier 34 of the object 21, 22 placed in the placement unit 14, a determination unit 18 that determines sound data based on a combination of the information of each identifier 34 identified by the identification unit 17 when multiple objects 21, 22 are placed in the placement unit 14, and a sound output unit 13 that outputs sound based on the sound data determined by the determination unit 18. [Selected Figure] Figure 1

Description

Application of Article 30, Paragraph 2 of the Patent Act (1) Exhibited at an individual business meeting held at the Asakusabashi Belmont Hotel, 1-2-8 Yanagibashi, Taito-ku, Tokyo on April 11th and 12th, 2023 (2) Submitted at the first round of judging for the Japan Toy Awards 2023, sponsored by the Japan Toy Association, held at the Japan Cultural Products Safety Testing Laboratory, 4-22-4 Higashikomagata, Sumida-ku, Tokyo on April 18th, 19th, 2023 (3) Exhibited at an individual business meeting held at Samty Fame Shin-Osaka, 6-5-3 Nishinakajima, Yodogawa-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture on April 19th, 2023 (4) Exhibited at an individual business meeting held at the 11th floor of Sumitomo Fudosan Osaki Garden Tower, 1-1-1 Nishishinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo on April 26th, 2023 (5) Exhibited at an individual business meeting held at 3-6-4 Higashikomagata, Sumida-ku, Tokyo on April 27th, 2023 (6) Exhibited at an individual business meeting held on April 27, 2023 at Komatsu Wall Rinkaicho Building, 4th floor, 3-6-2 Rinkaicho, Edogawa-ku, Tokyo. (7) Exhibited at an individual business meeting held on May 18, 19, and 25, 2023 at RISE88 Building, 3rd floor, 1-10 Honjo Higashi 1-chome, Kita-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture. (8) Exhibited at an individual business meeting held on May 25, 2023 at 1-25-7 Honjo, Sumida-ku, Tokyo.

The present invention relates to toys and programs.

Conventionally, toys that emit sounds from objects such as dolls and small items are widely known (see, for example, Patent Document 1 below).

Patent No. 3285827

In toys like those mentioned above, each object is assigned a specific sound, and there is little variety in how it can be played with.

In view of the above problems, the present invention aims to provide toys and programs that offer a wide variety of play options.

To solve the above problem, a toy according to a first aspect of the present invention includes a placement unit in which one or more objects having identifiers are placed, an identification unit that identifies identifier information of the object placed in the placement unit, a determination unit that, when multiple objects are placed in the placement unit, determines sound data based on a combination of the identifier information identified by the identification unit, and a sound output unit that outputs sound based on the sound data determined by the determination unit.

In addition, in a second aspect of the present invention, a storage unit is further provided in which a plurality of pieces of sound data are linked and stored with one of the combinations of information of each identifier, and the determination unit determines at least one piece of sound data from among the plurality of pieces of sound data.

In a third aspect of the present invention, the plurality of objects includes a first object that is a doll, and the determination unit determines the sound data including voice data when the identification unit identifies the identifier information of the first object.

In a fourth aspect of the present invention, the plurality of objects includes a second object other than a doll, and the determination unit determines the sound data including sound effect data when the identification unit identifies the identifier information of the second object.

In a fifth aspect of the present invention, when the identifier identified by the identification unit is changed while the sound output unit is outputting the sound, the determination unit determines new sound data based on a combination of information of the identifier newly identified by the identification unit, and when the determination unit determines the new sound data while the sound output unit is outputting the sound, the sound output unit stops the sound currently being output and outputs sound based on the new sound data.

In a sixth aspect of the present invention, the identifier has one or more protrusions formed at different positions for each of the objects, and the placement unit has a plurality of switches arranged at positions corresponding to each of the protrusions of all of the objects.

In a seventh aspect of the present invention, the placement unit includes a reading unit that reads the identifier and a fixing unit that fixes the object at a position where the reading unit can read the identifier, and the identification unit identifies information about the identifier read by the reading unit.

The program according to an eighth aspect of the present invention is a program for controlling a toy having a placement section in which one or more objects having identifiers are placed, and causes the toy to function as an identification section that identifies the information of each identifier of each object placed in the placement section, and a determination section that determines sound data based on a combination of the information of each identifier identified by the identification section.

The toy and program of the present invention can increase the variety of play options.

1 is an overall view of a toy according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a perspective view of one doll object shown in FIG. 1 . FIG. 2 is a perspective view of another doll object shown in FIG. 1 . 2 is an enlarged perspective view of a chair-side reading unit and a chair-side fixed unit of the arrangement unit shown in FIG. 1 . 2 is an enlarged perspective view of a desk-side reading unit and a desk-side fixed unit of the arrangement unit shown in FIG. 1 . 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the sound control device illustrated in FIG. 1 . 2 is a block diagram showing an example of a functional configuration of the sound control device shown in FIG. 1 together with some other configurations shown in FIG. 1 . 8 is a table showing a part of the database shown in FIG. 7 . 10 is a flowchart illustrating a process performed by a toy according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the attached drawings. In order to facilitate understanding of the description, the same components in each drawing will be given the same reference numerals as much as possible, and duplicate descriptions will be omitted as appropriate.

====Embodiment====
<Overall composition>
FIG. 1 is an overall view of a toy 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention (hereinafter referred to as "the present embodiment").
As shown in FIG. 1, the toy 1 includes a house portion 10 and a group of objects 20 as main portions.

The object group 20 is made up of a plurality of objects. The plurality of objects are a plurality of doll objects 21 (doll objects 21A, 21B, 21C, 21D, 21E, 21F, 21G) and a plurality of small objects 22 (small objects 22A, 22B, 22C, 22D, 22E, 22F). Each of these plurality of objects has a different identifier 34 (omitted in FIG. 1). This identifier 34 will be described later.

Note that the doll objects 21A, 21B, 21C, 21D, 21E, 21F, and 21G are dolls (e.g., characters, etc.). Furthermore, the small objects 22A, 22B, 22C, 22D, 22E, and 22F are objects other than dolls (e.g., food, certificates, stars, insects, etc.).

The house section 10 has a housing 11, a sound control device 12, a sound output section 13, and a placement section 14. The housing 11 also has a first housing piece 11A and a second housing piece 11B.

The first housing piece 11A is shaped to resemble, for example, a part of a house (walls, first floor, doors, windows, stairs, etc.) and has an internal space. The second housing piece 11B is rotatably attached to the first housing piece 11A and is shaped to resemble, for example, another part of a house (walls, first floor, second floor, windows, mirrors, etc.) and has an internal space.

Furthermore, the second housing piece 11B can be rotated relative to the first housing piece 11A to switch between an open state and a closed state. For example, the device may be in an open state when in use and in a closed state when stored. The sound control device 12, the sound output unit 13, and the placement unit 14 are provided in the first housing piece 11A.

The placement unit 14 places one or more objects 21, 22. Specifically, the placement unit 14 has multiple (three in FIG. 1) chair-side fixed units 14A, desk-side fixed units 14B, multiple (three in FIG. 1) chair-side reading units 15A, and desk-side reading unit 15B.

The chair-side reading units 15A each read the identifier 34 of the doll object 21, and the desk-side reading unit 15B reads the identifier 34 of the small object 22.

The multiple chair-side fixing parts 14A fix the doll object 21 at a position where the chair-side reading part 15A can read the identifier 34 of the doll object 21. This fixing is performed by the user. Note that one doll object 21 is fixed to one chair-side fixing part 14A at a time.

The desk-side fixing unit 14B fixes the small object 22 in a position where the desk-side reading unit 15B can read the identifier 34 of the small object 22. This fixing is performed by the user. Note that only one small object 22 is fixed to the desk-side fixing unit 14B at a time.

When the user fixes the doll object 21 to the chair-side fixing part 14A, the doll object 21 appears to be sitting on a chair. Furthermore, when the user fixes the small object 22 to the desk-side fixing part 14B, the small object 22 appears to be placed on the desk.

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 1, multiple chair-side fixed parts 14A are provided around the desk-side fixed part 14B, and the doll objects 21 fixed to each chair-side fixed part 14A are angled so that they face each other, surrounding the desk-side fixed part 14B.

The sound control device 12 controls the sound output unit 13 based on the identifier 34 read by each of the reading units 15A and 15B. The sound output unit 13 is a speaker that outputs sound.

<<Configuration of each object>>
Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a doll object 21A, which is one of the doll objects 21 shown in Fig. 1, seen from the bottom side. Also, Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a doll object 21B, which is another doll object 21 shown in Fig. 1, seen from the bottom side.

As shown in FIG. 2, the doll object 21A has a recess 31 formed in the bottom. In addition, a plurality of grooves 33 and an identifier 34 are formed on the upper surface 32 of the recess 31. The groove 33 has a shape that allows the chair side rib 43 described below to fit into it. The recess 31 and groove 33 are the same for the doll object 21B shown in FIG. 3.

In addition, the identifier 34 has one or more protrusions formed at different positions for each object. This will be described in more detail below.

As shown in FIG. 2, the doll object 21A has a protrusion 34A formed in a second region D2 of the region on the upper surface 32 that does not overlap with the groove 33, extending in a direction parallel to the groove 33. Also, as shown in FIG. 3, the doll object 21B has a protrusion 34A formed in a fourth region D4 of the region on the upper surface 32 that does not overlap with the groove 33, extending in a direction parallel to the groove 33.

Although not shown, some of the doll objects 21C, 21D, 21E, 21F, and 21G have protrusions 34A formed in the first region D1 or the third region D3 (see Figures 2 and 3) of the region on the upper surface 32 that does not overlap with the groove 33. Furthermore, some of the doll objects have multiple protrusions 34A formed in combinations of regions that do not overlap with each other (for example, the first region D1 and the second region D2, the first region D1 and the third region D3, the first region D1, the second region D2, and the fourth region D4, etc.).

In other words, the doll objects 21A, 21B, 21C, 21D, 21E, 21F, and 21G have different areas in which the protrusions 34A are formed or different combinations thereof.

Although not shown, the identifier 34 in the small object 22 has a similar configuration. That is, the small objects 22A, 22B, 22C, 22D, 22E, and 22F differ from each other in the areas where the protrusions 34A are formed or in the combinations thereof (however, the areas where the protrusions 34A are formed or in the combinations thereof may overlap between the doll object 21 and the small object 22).

<Configuration of the placement section>
FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view of the chair-side reading unit 15A and the chair-side fixed unit 14A of the placement unit 14 shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 4, the chair-side reading unit 15A has multiple chair-side switches 44A, 44B, 44C, and 44D that are arranged at positions corresponding to each protrusion 34A of each doll object 21.

As shown in FIG. 4, the chair-side fixing portion 14A has a substantially annular ring portion 41 with a notch 42 formed in a portion thereof, and multiple chair-side ribs 43 (two in FIG. 4).

The inner peripheral surface of the annular portion 41 is shaped so that the outer surface of the doll object 21 (one at a time) can be fitted into it. Furthermore, the notch 42 formed in the annular portion 41 allows the user to easily remove the doll object 21 fitted into the annular portion 41. Also, for doll objects 21 that have a tail portion formed as shown in Figures 2 and 3, the doll object 21 can be fitted into the annular portion 41 by fitting the tail portion into the notch 42.

Furthermore, the chair-side rib 43 fits into the groove 33 of the doll object 21 shown in Figures 2 and 3. This allows the doll object 21 to be securely fixed in a position where the identifier 34 can be read by the chair-side reading unit 15A.

The doll objects 21 fixed by the multiple chair-side fixing parts 14A are fixed at angles facing each other around the desk-side fixing part 14B.

In this way, by fixing the doll object 21 to the chair-side fixing part 14A, one or more of the chair-side switches 44A, 44B, 44C, 44D are pressed by one or more protrusions 34A formed at different positions for each doll object 21. This allows the chair-side reading part 15A to read the arrangement of the protrusions 34A of the doll object 21. In other words, it reads the identifier 34 of the doll object 21.

Figure 5 is an enlarged perspective view of the desk-side reading unit 15B and the desk-side fixed unit 14B of the placement unit 14 shown in Figure 1.

As shown in FIG. 5, the desk-side reading unit 15B has a number of desk-side switches 48A, 48B, 48C, and 48D that are arranged at positions corresponding to each protrusion (not shown) of all the small objects 22.

As shown in FIG. 5, the desk-side fixing portion 14B has a disk portion 45 with a hole 46 formed in the center, and multiple desk-side ribs 47 (five in FIG. 5).

The holes 46 are shaped to fit the small objects 22 (one at a time).

The desk-side rib 47 also fits into a groove (not shown) in the small object 22. This allows the doll object 21 to be securely fixed in a position where the identifier 34 can be read by the desk-side reader 15B.

In this way, by fixing the small object 22 to the desk-side fixing unit 14B, one or more protrusions (not shown) formed at different positions on each small object 22 press one or more of the desk-side switches 48A, 48B, 48C, 48D. This causes the desk-side reading unit 15B to read the arrangement of the protrusions on the small object 22. In other words, it reads the identifier 34 of the small object 22.

<Hardware configuration of the sound control device>
Fig. 6 is a block diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration of the sound control device 12 shown in Fig. 1. As shown in Fig. 6, the sound control device 12 includes a storage device 2 and a control device 3 as main components.

The storage device 2 is an auxiliary storage device configured with a hard disk or the like arranged inside the sound control device 12. This storage device 2 stores various programs, various information, and information on the processing results required for executing the processing in the control device 3.

The control device 3 is mainly composed of a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 4 and a memory (main storage device) 5. The CPU 4 controls the operation of various components of the sound control device 12. The memory 5 stores, for example, various programs necessary for executing processes in the control device 3.

The control device 3 also functions as various functional configurations by the CPU 4 executing a predetermined program stored in the storage device 2 or memory 5, etc. Details of these functional configurations will be described later. The program may be stored in the storage device 2, or in a storage device external to the sound control device 12, etc.

Note that FIG. 6 only shows some of the main hardware components of the sound control device 12, and the sound control device 12 may include other components that are typically included in a computer.

<Functional configuration of sound control device>
FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the sound control device 12 shown in FIG. 1 together with some other components shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 7, the sound control device 12 has a functional configuration including a memory unit 16, a recognition unit 17, a determination unit 18, and a control unit 19.

The storage unit 16 stores a database 16A. The database 16A is a database of identifiers 34 in which multiple pieces of sound data are linked to each piece of information of one identifier 34, and multiple pieces of sound data are linked to one combination of information of the identifiers 34. Furthermore, the sound data includes voice data and sound effect data.

FIG. 8 is a table showing a part of the database 16A shown in FIG.
For example, multiple sound data A1, A2, A3, ... are linked to the identifier 34 of doll object 21A (referred to as doll identifier A in the table of Figure 8), and multiple sound data B1, B2, B3, ... are linked to the identifier 34 of doll object 21B (referred to as doll identifier B in the table of Figure 8).

In this way, the multiple sound data A1, A2, A3, ..., B1, B2, B3, ... linked to the identifier 34 of the doll object 21 are each voice data.

Furthermore, multiple pieces of sound data I1, I2, I3, ... are linked to the identifier 34 of small object 22A (referred to as small item identifier I in the table), and multiple pieces of sound data J1, J2, J3, ... are linked to the identifier 34 of small object 22B (referred to as small item identifier J in the table).

In this way, the multiple sound data I1, I2, I3, ..., J1, J2, J3, ... linked to the identifier 34 of the small object 22 are each sound effect data.

Furthermore, multiple pieces of sound data AB1, AB2, AB3, ... are linked to the combination of doll identifier A and doll identifier B, and multiple pieces of sound data AC1, AC2, AC3, ... are linked to the combination of doll identifier A and identifier 34 of doll object 21C (written as doll identifier C in the table).

In this way, the multiple sound data AB1, AB2, AB3, ..., AC1, AC2, AC3, ... linked to combinations of identifiers 34 of doll objects 21 are each voice (conversation) data.

Furthermore, multiple pieces of sound data AI1, AI2, AI3, ... are linked to the combination of doll identifier A and small item identifier I, and multiple pieces of sound data AJ1, AJ2, AJ3, ... are linked to the combination of doll identifier A and small item identifier J.

In this way, the multiple sound data AI1, AI2, AI3, ..., AJ1, AJ2, AJ3, ... linked to the combination of the identifier 34 of the doll object 21 and the identifier 34 of the small object 22 are voice and sound effect data, respectively.

Furthermore, multiple pieces of sound data ABC1, ABC2, ABC3, ... are linked to the combination of doll identifier A, doll identifier B, and doll identifier C, and multiple pieces of sound data ABD1, ABD2, ABD3, ... are linked to the combination of doll identifier A, doll identifier B, and identifier 34 of doll object 21D (written as doll identifier D in the table).

In this way, the multiple sound data ABC1, ABC2, ABC3, ..., ABD1, ABD2, ABD3, ... linked to combinations of identifiers 34 of doll objects 21 are each voice (conversation) data.

Furthermore, multiple pieces of sound data ABI1, ABI2, ABI3, ... are linked to the combination of doll identifier A, doll identifier B, and small item identifier I, and multiple pieces of sound data ABJ1, ABJ2, ABJ3, ... are linked to the combination of doll identifier A, doll identifier B, and small item identifier J.

In this way, the multiple sound data ABI1, ABI2, ABI3, ..., ABJ1, ABJ2, ABJ3, ... linked to the combination of the identifier 34 of the doll object 21 and the identifier 34 of the small object 22 are voice and sound effect data, respectively.

The maximum number of identifiers 34 that can be combined in combinations of identifiers 34 contained in database 16A is the same as the number of installed reading units 15A, 15B. That is, as in FIG. 1, if there are three chair-side reading units 15A and one desk-side reading unit 15B, the maximum number is four (however, in FIG. 8, only three combinations are shown for simplicity).

Returning to FIG. 7, the identification unit 17 identifies the information of the identifiers 34 of the objects 21 and 22 arranged in the arrangement unit 14 shown in FIG. 1. Specifically, the identification unit 17 identifies the information of each identifier 34 read by the multiple chair-side reading units 15A and the desk-side reading unit 15B.

When one of the objects 21, 22 is placed in the placement unit 14, the determination unit 18 determines sound data based on the information of the identifier 34 identified by the identification unit 17, and when multiple objects 21, 22 are placed in the placement unit 14, the determination unit 18 determines sound data based on a combination of the information of each identifier 34 identified by the identification unit 17.

In other words, when one chair-side reader 15A or desk-side reader 15B reads one identifier 34, the determination unit 18 first randomly determines at least one piece of sound data from among the multiple pieces of sound data linked in the database 16A to the identifier 34 identified by the identification unit 17.

Furthermore, when two or more of the chair-side reading units 15A and desk-side reading units 15B read the identifiers 34 of two or more objects among the multiple doll objects 21 and small objects 22, the determination unit 18 randomly determines at least one sound data from among the multiple sound data linked in the database 16A to the combination of identifiers 34 identified by the identification unit 17 (e.g. doll identifier A + doll identifier B, etc.).

Here, we will specifically explain an example of the process of reading the identifiers 34 of two or more objects as described above.

First, when the switch of the first chair-side reader 15A (or desk-side reader 15B) is pressed on the identifier 34 of the first doll object 21 (or small object 22) and within a predetermined time, the switch of the second chair-side reader 15A (or desk-side reader 15B) is pressed on the identifier 34 of the second doll object 21 (or small object 22), the identifiers 34 of a total of two objects are read.

Here, if the switch of the third chair-side reader 15A (or desk-side reader 15B) is pressed by the third doll object 21 (or small object 22) within a predetermined time after the switch of the second chair-side reader 15A (or desk-side reader 15B) is pressed by the second doll object 21 (or small object 22), the identifiers 34 of a total of three objects will be read.

In the same manner, it is possible to read the identifiers 34 of multiple objects, up to a maximum number equal to the number of installed reading units 15A, 15B. For example, as shown in FIG. 1, if there are three chair-side reading units 15A and one desk-side reading unit 15B, it is possible to read a maximum of four identifiers 34.

Whether or not the above-mentioned predetermined time has elapsed is determined by the decision unit 18.

In addition, when the chair-side reading unit 15A reads the identifier 34 of the doll object 21, the determination unit 18 determines sound data including voice data based on the information of the identifier 34 identified by the identification unit 17.

Furthermore, when the desk-side reading unit 15B reads the identifier 34 of the small object 22, the determination unit 18 determines sound data including sound effect data based on the information of the identifier 34 identified by the identification unit 17.

Furthermore, when the reading state of one or more identifiers 34 by one or more reading units 15A, 15B changes while the sound output unit 13 is outputting sound, i.e., when one or more identifiers 34 identified by the identification unit 17 are changed, the determination unit 18 determines new sound data based on the information of the identifier 34 newly identified by the identification unit 17 or a combination thereof.

The control unit 19 controls the sound output unit 13 to output sound based on the sound data determined by the determination unit 18.

The sound output unit 13 outputs a sound based on the sound data determined by the determination unit 18 under the control of the control unit 19.

In addition, when the determination unit 18 determines new sound data while the sound output unit 13 is outputting sound, the control unit 19 controls the sound output unit 13 to stop the currently output sound and output sound based on the new sound data.

<Processing>
An example of the processing by the toy 1 will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart of Fig. 9. Note that the following steps are only an example, and the order and contents of the steps can be changed as appropriate.

(Step SP1)
The chair side reader 15A reads the identifier 34 of the doll object 21A. After that, the process proceeds to step SP2.

(Step SP2)
The identification unit 17 identifies the identifier 34 (doll identifier A in FIG. 8) of the doll object 21A read by the chair side reading unit 15A. After that, the process proceeds to step SP3.

(Step SP3)
The process branches depending on whether the chair-side reader 15A or the desk-side reader 15B has read an identifier 34 different from that in step SP1 within a predetermined time. If it has been read, the process proceeds to step SP2. If it has not been read, the process proceeds to step SP4.

(Step SP4)
The determination unit 18 determines the sound data based on the one or more identifiers 34 identified by the identification unit 17 and the database 16A.

For example, if the identifier 34 read by the identification unit 17 is only the doll identifier A, the determination unit 18 selects one piece of sound data from the sound data A1, A2, A3, ... linked to the doll identifier A in FIG. 8. The sound data A1 (A2, A3), which is voice data, is, for example, "Let's do our best!".

Alternatively, if the identifier 34 read by the identification unit 17 is the doll identifier A and the identifier 34 of the doll object 21B (doll identifier B in Fig. 8), the determination unit 18 selects one piece of sound data from the sound data AB1, AB2, AB3, ... linked to the doll identifier A + doll identifier B in Fig. 8. The sound data AB1, which is voice (conversation) data, is, for example, "Are you feeling better?", "Ugh!", etc.
After step SP4, the process proceeds to step SP5.

(Step SP5)
The sound output unit 13 outputs the sound data determined by the determination unit 18 as sound under the control of the control unit 19. After that, the process proceeds to step SP6.

(Step SP6)
When the sound output unit 13 is outputting sound, the process branches depending on whether the reading state of one or more identifiers 34 by one or more readers 15A, 15B has changed. If it has changed, the process proceeds to step SP2, new sound data is determined in the process up to step SP4, and in step SP5, the sound output unit 13 stops the sound currently being output and then outputs the new sound data as sound. If the reading state has not changed, the process ends.

<Action and effect>
The toy 1 in this embodiment comprises a placement unit 14 in which one or more objects 21, 22 having an identifier 34 are placed, an identification unit 17 that identifies information about the identifier 34 of the objects 21, 22 placed in the placement unit 14, a determination unit 18 that, when multiple objects 21, 22 are placed in the placement unit 14, determines sound data based on a combination of information about each identifier 34 identified by the identification unit 17, and a sound output unit 13 that outputs sound based on the sound data determined by the determination unit 18.
In this manner, in this embodiment, the sound output changes depending on the combination of the objects 21 and 22, thereby increasing the variety of play compared to the conventional art.

In this embodiment, the device further includes a memory unit 16 in which multiple sound data are linked to one of the combinations of information of each identifier 34 and stored, and the determination unit 18 determines at least one sound data from among the multiple sound data.
In this manner, in this embodiment, even if the combination of objects 21 and 22 is the same, the sound that is output is not fixed to one, so that the variety of play is further increased.

In this embodiment, the multiple objects 21, 22 include a first object (doll object) 21, which is a doll, and when the identification unit 17 identifies the information of the identifier 34 of the first object 21, the determination unit 18 determines sound data including voice data.
In this manner, in this embodiment, when the identifier 34 of the doll object 21, which is a doll, is read, a voice is output, which increases the entertainment value.

In this embodiment, the multiple objects 21, 22 include a second object (small object) 22 that is other than a doll, and when the identification unit 17 identifies the information of the identifier 34 of the second object 22, the determination unit 18 determines sound data including sound effect data.
In this manner, in this embodiment, when the identifier 34 of the small object 22 other than the doll is read, a sound effect is output, which increases the entertainment value.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, when the identifier 34 identified by the identification unit 17 is changed while the sound output unit 13 is outputting sound, the determination unit 18 determines new sound data based on a combination of information of the identifier 34 newly identified by the identification unit 17, and when the determination unit 18 determines new sound data while the sound output unit 13 is outputting sound, the sound output unit 13 stops the sound currently being output and outputs sound based on the new sound data.
In this manner, in this embodiment, if the user wants to change the current sound and rearranges the objects 21, 22, the output sound is immediately switched, so the user does not have to wait until the sound is changed, allowing the user to play without stress.

In addition, in this embodiment, the identifier 34 has one or more protrusions 34A formed at different positions for each of the objects 21, 22, and the placement unit 14 has a plurality of switches 44A, 44B, 44C, 44D, 48A, 48B, 48C, 48D arranged at positions corresponding to each of the protrusions 34A of all of the objects 21, 22.
In this manner, in this embodiment, the identifier 34 can be read with a simple configuration, making it possible to reduce manufacturing costs.

In addition, in this embodiment, the placement unit 14 is equipped with reading units 15A, 15B that read the identifier 34, and fixing units 14A, 14B that fix the objects 21, 22 at positions where the reading units 15A, 15B can read the identifier 34, and the identification unit 17 identifies the information of the identifier 34 read by the reading units 15A, 15B.
In this manner, in this embodiment, it is possible to prevent a situation in which the objects 21 and 22 move when the reading units 15A and 15B are reading the identifiers 34, making it impossible to read them accurately.

In addition, in this embodiment, the program controls a toy 1 having a placement unit 14 in which one or more objects 21, 22 having an identifier 34 are placed, and causes the toy 1 to function as an identification unit 17 that identifies information about each identifier 34 of each object 21, 22 placed in the placement unit 14, and a determination unit 18 that determines sound data based on a combination of information about each identifier 34 identified by the identification unit 17.
In this manner, in this embodiment, the sound output changes depending on the combination of the objects 21 and 22, thereby increasing the variety of play compared to the conventional art.

====Modifications====
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment. In other words, the above-described specific example may be modified by a person skilled in the art as appropriate, and the modifications may be included in the scope of the present invention as long as they include the features of the present invention. In addition, the elements of the above-described embodiment and the following modifications may be combined to the extent technically possible, and the combination of these may be included in the scope of the present invention as long as they include the features of the present invention.

For example, in the above embodiment, three chair-side reading units 15A and three chair-side fixed units 14A are provided, but the number of chair-side reading units 15A and chair-side fixed units 14A may be any number as long as they are one or more.

In addition, in the above embodiment, one desk-side reading unit 15B and one desk-side fixed unit 14B are provided, but the number of desk-side reading units 15B and desk-side fixed units 14B may be any number as long as they are one or more.

In the above embodiment, the identifier 34 has one or more protrusions, and the chair-side reader 15A and the desk-side reader 15B each have multiple switches. However, instead of this, the identifier 34 may be a one-dimensional code (barcode) or two-dimensional code (QR code (registered trademark)) or an RFID tag, rather than a protrusion, and the chair-side reader 15A and the desk-side reader 15B may be readers that read these codes or tags.

In addition, in FIG. 1, both the chair side reading unit 15A and the desk side reading unit 15B are installed on the floor of the first housing piece 11A, but instead, the reading units may be installed on a wall or the like. Similarly, in FIG. 1, both the chair side fixing unit 14A and the desk side fixing unit 14B are installed on the floor of the first housing piece 11A, but instead, the fixing units may be installed on a wall or the like.

Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the determination of the sound data by the determination unit 18 does not change depending on which chair-side reader 15A reads the identifier 34 of which doll object 21. In other words, the determination unit 18 randomly determines one piece of sound data from among the multiple sound data linked on the database 16A. However, instead of this, the determination unit 18 may determine specific sound data from among the multiple sound data linked on the database 16A depending on which chair-side reader 15A reads the identifier 34 of which doll object 21. In this regard, the same applies to the desk-side reader 15B when multiple desk-side readers 15B are provided.

In the above embodiment, when the chair-side reading unit 15A and the desk-side reading unit 15B read the identifier 34 of the doll object 21 and the identifier 34 of the small object 22, the sound data determined by the determination unit 18 (such as the sound data AI1 and sound data ABI1 in FIG. 8) is data of voice and sound effects. However, in such a case, the data may be data of voice only, without including sound effects.

Furthermore, in the above embodiment, if the chair-side reader 15A does not identify the identifier 34 of the doll object 21 and the desk-side reader 15B identifies the identifier 34 of the small object 22, the determination unit 18 determines the sound effect data (such as sound data I1 or sound data J1 in FIG. 8) as the sound data. However, in such a case (assuming that there is no sound data in the database 16A that is linked in advance only to the identifier 34 of the small object 22), no sound may be output from the sound output unit 13.

In addition, in FIG. 1 of the above embodiment, the chair-side reading unit 15A and the desk-side reading unit 15B are installed on the floor of the living room on the first floor of the first housing piece 11A, but in addition to this, reading units that read the identifiers 34 can be installed in places other than the living room. In this case, a database (another database) different from the database 16A is stored in the memory unit 16, and the sound data determined by the determination unit 18 when a reading unit installed in a place other than the living room reads each identifier 34 may be selected from the other database.

Furthermore, in the above embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the housing 11 is shaped like a house, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the housing 11 may be shaped like a forest, a garden, the sea, a mountain, or the like.

1: Toy, 13: Sound output unit, 14: Placement unit, 14A: Chair side fixed unit, 14B: Desk side fixed unit, 15A: Chair side reading unit, 15B: Desk side reading unit, 16: Memory unit, 17: Identification unit, 18: Determination unit, 21: Doll object, 22: Small object, 34: Identifier, 34A: Protrusion, 44A, 44B, 44C, 44D: Chair side switch, 48A, 48B, 48C, 48D: Desk side switch

Claims (8)

an arrangement unit in which one or more first objects which are dolls and have identifiers can be arranged, and one or more second objects which are other than dolls and have identifiers can be arranged ;
an identification unit that identifies information on each identifier of each first object placed on the placement unit and that identifies information on each identifier of each second object placed on the placement unit ;
a determination unit that, when a plurality of the first objects are arranged in the arrangement unit, determines sound data including data of a conversation between the first objects based on a combination of information of the identifiers of the first objects identified by the identification unit;
a sound output unit that outputs a sound based on the sound data determined by the determination unit;
Equipped with
the determination unit, when a plurality of the first objects and the second objects are arranged in the arrangement unit, determines sound data based on a combination of information of the identifiers of each of the first objects and the second objects identified by the identification unit, and determines different sound data when the identifier information of the second object is different even if the combination of information of the identifiers of each of the first objects is the same;
toy . the determination unit, when one of the first objects is placed in the placement unit, determines sound data including voice data based on information of the identifier of the first object identified by the identification unit.
The toy of claim 1. the determination unit, when the second object is placed in the placement unit, determines sound data including sound effect data based on information of the identifier of the second object identified by the identification unit.
The toy of claim 1. A storage unit is further provided in which a plurality of pieces of the sound data are stored in association with each piece of information of each identifier of each object or one combination of the pieces of information,
The determination unit determines at least one piece of sound data from among the plurality of pieces of sound data.
A toy according to any one of claims 1 to 3. when the identifier identified by the identification unit is changed while the sound output unit is outputting the sound, the determination unit determines new sound data based on information of the identifier newly identified by the identification unit or a combination of information of the identifier ;
When the determination unit determines the new sound data while the sound output unit is outputting the sound, the sound output unit stops the currently output sound and outputs a sound based on the new sound data.
The toy of claim 1. the identifier has one or more protrusions formed at different positions for each of the first objects,
the arrangement unit has a plurality of switches arranged at positions corresponding to the respective protrusions of all of the first objects,
The toy of claim 1. The placement unit is
A reading unit that reads the identifier;
a fixing unit that fixes the first object at a position where the reading unit can read the identifier;
Equipped with
The identification unit identifies information of the identifier read by the reading unit.
The toy of claim 1. A program for controlling a toy having a placement unit in which one or more first objects, which are dolls and have identifiers, can be placed, and one or more second objects, which are other than dolls and have identifiers ,
The toy,
an identification unit that identifies information on identifiers of each of the first objects that are placed on the placement unit, and that identifies information on identifiers of each of the second objects that are placed on the placement unit ;
a determination unit that, when a plurality of the first objects are arranged in the arrangement unit, determines sound data including data of a conversation between each of the first objects based on a combination of information of the identifiers of each of the first objects identified by the identification unit;
Functioning as a
the determination unit, when a plurality of the first objects and the second objects are arranged in the arrangement unit, determines sound data based on a combination of information of identifiers of each of the first objects and the second objects identified by the identification unit, and determines different sound data when the information of the identifiers of the second objects is different even if the combination of information of the identifiers of each of the first objects is the same;
program .

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