JPH0230506B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Technical Field] The present invention relates to a learning machine, and more particularly to a learning machine configured to be able to learn objects by relating them to audiovisual and brain states.

[Prior Art] For example, in the case of language learning, there are conventional methods that combine audio tapes and texts to enable repeated practice, or those that combine with video equipment to allow repeated practice with images. Various proposals have been made.

Such audiovisual learning systems are used not only for language learning but also for various skill development systems.

However, conventional systems of this type have the disadvantage that even if they use sound or video, or both, there is no change in the sound or video, and they lack stimulation, which is one of the most necessary things for learning.

Furthermore, the learning effect is greatly influenced by the psychological state, especially the brain state that controls it.

In other words, there is a brain state that is most suitable for learning, but conventional learning systems have not taken this brain state into consideration at all.

[Objective] The present invention was made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a learning machine that is rich in learning stimulation and is designed to maximize the learning effect.

[Example] The details of the present invention will be described below based on the example shown in the drawings.

The learning machine according to the present invention is configured, for example, as a capsule type as shown in FIG. 1A.

That is, in FIG. 1A, the capsule is designated as a whole by the reference numeral 1, and is formed with enough space to accommodate the learner in a comfortable posture.

The capsule 1 exists as a sealed casing, and a relatively large door 2 is provided in a part of the casing, which can be freely opened and closed from the inside and outside of the capsule. When the door 2 is opened by grasping the handle 3, a large space is formed in which the learner can freely enter and exit.

For example, there is a chestnut lining sheet 4 inside the capsule.
is provided so that the learner 5 can sit in the capsule in a comfortable posture.

Furthermore, a display 6 is provided in the capsule at a position that is easily visible to the learner 5, and a speaker 7 for generating stereophonic sound is housed therein.

Although not shown, various control switches are placed inside the capsule at positions that are easy for the learner 5 to operate, and of course, an air conditioner is also provided.

The capsule 1 also houses an electroencephalogram detection device (not shown), and as shown in FIG. 1B, a band 8 equipped with electrodes is attached to the head of the learner 5.
are connected via cord 9.

By using the band 8 equipped with this electrode, it is possible to detect the state of the brain of the learner 5, detect that the brain is in an ideal state, for example, a state in which alpha waves are generated, and operate the learning machine. It can be configured as follows.

Incidentally, FIG. 2 shows the overall structure of hardware applied to the present invention in a block diagram.

The learning machine according to the present invention is entirely controlled by a control device 10 centered around a CPU.

The main controller 10 has a built-in control program.
It is equipped with a ROM and a RAM for storing commands etc. that can be freely set by the user, and is further connected to an electroencephalogram detection device 11.

Further, the reference numeral 12 denotes an input/output device, which is composed of a group of various switches.

The main control device 10 and the input/output device 12 have addresses /
Various audiovisual systems as described below are controlled via the data bus 13.

The systems to be controlled are a game board 14, a video RAM 15, and a deck system 16 for sound.

The game board 14 stores various games for refreshing the mind after completing a series of studies, and when a game is selected via the selector switch 17, the game is displayed on the monitor 18, and the learner can You can play games for a change of pace.

On the other hand, the video RAM 15 stores information such as images and characters, and this stored content is transferred to the character generator 1 that generates pictures, characters, etc.
Information stored in 9 and color table
It is displayed on the monitor 18 together with the background color stored in the RAM 20.

On the other hand, the deck system 16 includes several decks A to C that are controlled by a deck controller 16a, and deck A records messages of lessons to be started and various voice messages giving direction to the lessons. has been done.

In addition, deck B records the lesson content and background music, and deck C also records the lesson content and background music.
The narration and game music are recorded.

This information is sent to the speaker 2 via the mixer 21.
2 and 23 are generated as stereophonic sound.

Among the hardware having the above structure, the memory map of the character generator ROM 19, which creates images (pictures) and characters, is as shown in FIG.

That is, the character generator ROM 19 is
It consists of four parts, ROM0 to ROM3. For example, addresses 0 to 800 contain alphanumeric characters, addresses 800 to 4000 contain Japanese characters, addresses 4000 to 4A00 contain large letters, and addresses 4A00 to 5000 contain small letters. , 5000 to 6000 are stored with the smallest characters, and 6000 to FFFF are stored with other foreign characters, such as English medium characters.

The upper case letters mentioned above are shown in Figure 4 A, and the lower case letters are shown in Figure 4 B.
, and the smallest character is shown in C. These are displayed on the monitor screen.

By the way, the monitor screen is, for example, as shown in Fig. 5A,
It is divided as shown in B. That is, Fig. 5 A is 2
In the divided example, one section a contains the learning object,
For example, an image of a "flower" is displayed, and the corresponding foreign language to be learned is displayed in the other section b.

In the example shown in Figure 5B, the screen is divided into three parts.
In one of the lower sections a, there is an image of the learning target.
The Japanese characters corresponding to the image are in section b, and the Japanese characters corresponding to the image are in section c.
The foreign language is displayed.

The number of divisions of the screen is determined depending on the learning subject and content, and is usually divided into 2 to 4 parts. When these screens are displayed, not only voices but also music may be accompanied.

Next, the operation of this embodiment configured as described above will be explained using language learning as an example, with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

First, the learner opens the door 2 of the capsule 1, enters the capsule, and takes a seat on the reclining seat 4. Then, when the door 2 is closed and a start switch (not shown) is pressed, the learning program is started. The lighting inside the capsule at this time is selected appropriately.

Then, in step S1, initialization is performed and, for example, a word counter L and a repetition counter M are both set to 0. Next step S
At step 2, a narration, which is an introduction to learning, begins with or without some images.

This narration is for mental stability and learning direction,
In other words, it includes various contents depending on the purpose, such as the generation of alpha waves or how to proceed with the program.

This narration is performed for a predetermined period of time, for example, 5 minutes. Then, in step S3, language learning, for example word learning, is started.

During this learning, images and foreign characters or Japanese characters are displayed on the screen as shown in FIG. 5A or B, and pronunciations and background music (BGM) are played from the speakers.

Foreign characters are displayed with the size of the characters changing, as shown in FIGS. 4A to 4C, for example.

That is, as shown in Figure 7, foreign characters are zoomed in (zoomed up) in three stages such as the smallest character, lowercase (medium) character, and largest character. Zooming out is performed in three steps from the character to the smallest character, and then disappears.

Flashing is performed while the maximum number of characters is displayed.

In this way, three types of learning stimuli, zooming in, flashing, and zooming out, are performed to enhance the learning effect and make it easier to memorize.

Accompanying this zoom-in and zoom-out operation, the pronunciation changes several times from a low voice to a standard voice as shown in FIG.

When one word has been studied for a predetermined period of time, the word counter L is incremented by 1 in step S4.
Starting from the next address of the character generator 19, the next learning object is displayed as described above, accompanied by images, characters, and sounds. Please note that images, text, and audio recorded on the deck cannot be synchronized.
This is performed by the CPU 10, deck controller, etc.

Thereafter, the same operation is repeated and word learning is performed in sequence. When a predetermined number of words, for example 100 words, is reached, the process proceeds from step S5 to step S6, and the repetition counter M increases.
1, and in step S7, repeated learning is performed until learning of 100 words is repeated a predetermined number of times, for example, three times.

After the learning has been repeated three times, the learning may be terminated, but if the learning is insufficient or if there is still a desire to learn, the process proceeds to step S8, where the selector switch 17 is operated and the game system is played. Read the game from board 14,
This is displayed and the player plays the game via an operation keyboard (not shown) to refresh his/her mood.

This game is played for a predetermined period of time, for example 5 minutes.

In this way, learning of English words is repeated several times.

Of course, it is not only about learning words, but also about writing and other subjects, such as mathematical formulas and historical eras.

By the way, the above-mentioned learning program is recorded and reproduced on a magnetic tape, and the recording and reproduction operations seen from the controller side are performed as shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B.

That is, FIG. 8A explains the control state in the recording mode. First, the cassette deck and screen are initialized in step A1, and if it is determined that the recording mode is in step A2, the recording mode is started in step A3. Wait until the key is pressed, and when the start key is pressed, the foreign language, Japanese language, and images (pictures) are displayed on the screen in step A4, and the foreign language to be learned is enlarged, reduced, and blinked in step A5. It is done.

Subsequently, in step A6, recording processing of foreign language pronunciation is performed.

The operations in steps A3 to A6 described above are repeated until image processing and recording processing for 100 foreign words are performed in step A7.

On the other hand, the operation during reproduction is performed as shown in FIG. 8B.

That is, after the cassette is rewound in step B1, when the start key is pressed in step B2, the introductory music starts in step B3.

Then, when the introductory music ends in step B4, learning BGM starts in step B5, and a learning program for, for example, 100 foreign words starts in step B6.

Then, in steps B7 and B8, characters and pictures are displayed, and the characters are enlarged, reduced, and blinked.

The learning program is repeated until 100 words have been read in step B9, and the cassette is rewound in step B10.

When it is determined in step B11 that learning of 100 words has been repeated three times, the game starts in step B12, and when the game ends (step B13), the process returns to step B6 and the above-described learning is repeated.

By the way, the learning machine according to the present invention is equipped with an electroencephalogram detection device 11.

The operation of the above-described embodiment was performed without using this brain wave detection device, but in the case where the brain wave detection device is used, the control device 10 controls the brain to be in a state suitable for learning via the brain wave detection device, that is, when the brain wave detection device is used. The learning program described above starts only when the brain is in a state where alpha waves are being generated, and the program is stopped when the brain is in a different state.

In this way, learning can be performed only when the brain is in the most suitable state for learning, and the learning effect is significantly increased.

Also, since learners have their own favorite colors, learning may be more effective if you use that color as a background, or if you change the atmosphere by changing the background color, learning may be more effective. be.

Moreover, although the above-mentioned embodiment is exemplified as a case in which a learning machine is incorporated into a capsule, it is of course not limited to this.

Such a structure blocks out noise from the outside world, allowing students to concentrate on their studies, but of course, various components may also be placed inside a study room or other room.

The above example was explained using language learning as an example, but the learning object is not limited to this, and can be any learning object, such as mathematical formulas, historical eras, chemical formulas, etc. is suitable.

Furthermore, the screen can be split up to four parts, and in the case of language learning, it is possible to split the screen into images and three other countries. Note that the images are not limited to still images, and may be even more effective for learning if they are videos.

Furthermore, when modulating the object to be learned, zooming in and zooming out was performed intermittently in the above-described embodiment, but of course this may be performed continuously. Furthermore, it may be possible to start with a large font and zoom out, then zoom in and zoom out repeatedly.

Although the image information and the learning object are stored in the ROM, RAM, or tape in the above-described embodiments, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the image information and the learning object may be stored in a compact disk, a floppy disk, or a laser disk. CPU
The information may be displayed or monitored through the control of.

[Effects] As explained above, in the present invention, a learning machine that learns characters to be learned in association with images thereof includes a storage means for storing images and characters related to the images, and a storage means for storing characters related to the images. means for selecting an image stored in the image and characters associated with the image, and display means for displaying the selected image and characters side by side; , a storage section for storing medium characters, and a storage section for storing minimum characters, and the characters to be displayed side by side with the image are sequentially read from each storage section and the size of the characters is changed. Since the system adopts a configuration in which the text is displayed as a maximum character and blinks when displayed as the largest character, a zoom effect due to changes in the size of the character and a flashing effect due to blinking when the largest character is displayed increase learning stimulation. This can enhance the learning effect.

Furthermore, if the device is connected to an electroencephalogram detection device, learning can be performed only when the brain is in a state suitable for learning, further increasing the learning effect.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The figures are for explaining one embodiment of the present invention. Figure 1A is an overall side view, Figure 1B is an explanatory diagram of a learner wearing an electroencephalogram detection band, and Figure 2 is a block diagram of a control circuit. 3 is a memory map diagram of the character generator ROM, FIGS. 4 A to C are explanatory diagrams of font sizes, FIGS. 5 A and B are explanatory diagrams showing different examples of screen sections, and FIG. Figure 6 is a flowchart explaining the control operation during learning.
Figure 7 is an explanatory diagram of the modulation state of letters and sounds, Figure 8
Figures A and B are flowcharts illustrating control operations during recording and reproduction. 1... Capsule, 2... Door, 4... Reclining seat, 5... Learner, 6, 18... Display (monitor), 7, 22, 23... Speaker, 8... Brain wave detection band, 10... Main controller, 11... Brain wave Detection device, 12... Input/output device, 14... Game board, 1
5...Video RAM, 16...Deck system, 17
...Selector switch, 19...Character generator, 20...Color table RAM, 21...Mixer.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A learning machine that learns characters to be learned by associating them with images thereof, comprising a storage means for storing an image and characters related to the image, and an image stored in the storage means and the same. and display means for displaying the selected image and characters side by side, and the storage means for storing the characters includes a storage section for storing the characters as maximum characters, and a storage section for storing the characters as medium characters. and a storage section for storing the minimum characters, and the characters to be displayed side by side with the image are sequentially read from each storage section and displayed with the size of the characters changed, and the characters are displayed as the maximum characters. A learning machine characterized by blinking when displayed as . 2. The learning machine according to claim 1, wherein when the character is displayed, the pronunciation of the character is changed according to the size of the character. 3. The learning machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the learning machine is activated when brain waves reach a predetermined state. 4. The learning machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the learning machine adopts a capsule structure in which a learner is accommodated.