JPH04322686A - Conversation-type toy - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To reduce the cost of production and to heighten an interest on the title toy, by a method wherein recognition information and conversation information are received by each toy conversation main body, and only when it is determined that the recognition information is its own recognition information, the conversation information corresponding to the recognition information is converted into sound and the sound is outputted. CONSTITUTION:When transmission information consisting of recognition information and conversation information is transmitted by a wireless transmitter, the transmission information is received by a receiver 9 incorporated in each of toy conversation main bodies 11a, 11b. Whether a piece of recognition information 27a inputted from a decoder 17 is its own recognition information or not is determined in a control circuit 21, and only when it is determined that time recognition information 27a is its own recognition information, a muting- releasing signal is outputted to a power amplifier 19 and the conversation information inputted from a receiving circuit 15 is amplified by the power amplifier 19. The conversation information amplified is converted into sound by a speaker 23 and the sound is outputted from the toy conversation main body 11a.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a conversational toy in which a plurality of toy bodies in the form of dolls or the like can converse with each other.

0002

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, a voice-producing toy device has been proposed which allows a toy, such as a doll, to make a sound remotely using a wireless connection or the like. In such a conventional voice-producing toy device, a doll equipped with a radio receiver and a loudspeaker device for amplifying the voice signals received by the radio receiver is placed at the entrance of a building, for example, and is placed at a distance from the doll. A person in charge and a voice transmitting device that transmits the voice of the person in charge are placed at a position where the doll and its vicinity can be monitored. For example, when the person in charge transmits a voice such as a question to a person who stops in front of the doll from the voice transmitting device, the doll utters a voice as if asking a question to the person who stops in front of the doll.

0003

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in the conventional voice-producing toy device, the person in charge constantly monitors the situation near the doll, such as the movements of people approaching the doll, and issues voices such as questions in response to the situation. It had to be sent remotely. Since a dedicated person is required in this way, there is a problem in that the labor cost for operating the voice-producing toy device increases. In addition, the conventional voice-producing toy device simply causes the doll to produce the voice of the person in charge, and it has been desired to further improve the entertainment.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide a conversational toy which is designed to reduce costs and improve interest.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a conversational toy comprising a transmitting device and a plurality of conversational toy bodies. Each of the conversation toy bodies has a transmitting means for alternately transmitting set recognition information and conversation information corresponding to the recognition information, and each of the conversation toy bodies has a receiving means for receiving the recognition information and conversation information, and a self-conversation toy body. a discriminating means for discriminating whether or not the discriminating information is recognition information; and a voice output means for converting conversation information corresponding to the recognition information into voice when the discriminating means determines that the recognition information is self-recognition information, and outputting the voice;
and stop means for stopping the operation of the voice output means when the discrimination means discriminates that the recognition information is not one's own recognition information until the next recognition information is determined to be one's own recognition information. .

[0006]

[Operation] In the conversational toy according to the present invention, when the transmitting device alternately transmits recognition information set for each conversational toy body and conversational information corresponding to the recognition information, each conversational toy body Receive recognition and conversation information. When each conversation toy body determines that it is its own recognition information, it converts the conversation information corresponding to the recognition information into voice and outputs it, and when it determines that it is not its own recognition information, it outputs the next recognition information. The output operation of the audio information is stopped until it is determined that the audio information is the own recognition information. Therefore, it is possible to make each conversation toy body emit a specific sound as if the plurality of conversation toy bodies were having a conversation with each other, and it is possible to improve the level of interest. Further, since a dedicated staff member is not required to carry out operations related to voice production, costs can be reduced.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, the configuration of the transmitting device 1 will be explained with reference to FIG. The transmitter 1 includes a tape player 3 and a transmitter 5.
It is composed of. The tape player 3 is a playback-only tape player that plays back information recorded on a cassette tape. This cassette tape records information for causing each conversation toy body to emit a specific voice as if a plurality of conversation toy bodies were having a conversation, which will be described later. That is, recognition information (for example, DTMF signal, etc.) set for each conversation toy body and conversation information corresponding to the recognition information are alternately recorded on the cassette tape. This recognition information is created, for example, by combining multiple types of signals with different frequencies. Therefore, in the case of a DTMF signal created using two types of signals with different frequencies, a total of four types of recognition information can be created. In this case, specific voices can be emitted from four types of conversation toy bodies. The tape player 3 is connected to a transmitter 5, and the recognition information and conversation information reproduced by the tape player 3 are output to the transmitter 5. The transmitter 5 has a transmitting means, and when the recognition information and conversation information are inputted from the tape player 3, the transmitter 5 wirelessly transmits transmission information consisting of the recognition information and conversation information via the antenna 7. still,
Instead of the tape player 3, an ordinary tape recorder capable of recording and reproducing may be used.

Next, the configuration of the receiving device 9 will be explained with reference to FIG. This receiving device 9 is incorporated into conversation toy bodies 11a and 11b having the form of characters as shown in FIG. First, the conversation toy main bodies 11a, 11
Of b, the receiving device 9 is incorporated into the conversation toy main body 11a.
The configuration will be explained as a representative example. Antenna 13 is receiving circuit 1
5 is connected. The receiving circuit 15 is a receiving means for receiving recognition information and conversation information, and receives wirelessly transmitted information from the above-mentioned transmitting device 1 via the antenna 13. The receiving circuit 15 includes a decoder 17 and a power amplifier 1
The recognition information received by the receiving circuit 15 is output to the decoder 17, and the conversation information is output to the power amplifier 19. The decoder 17 is connected to the control circuit 21 and outputs decoded recognition information to the control circuit 21. The control circuit 21 includes a decoder 17
A discriminating means for discriminating whether the recognition information inputted from is the own recognition information, that is, the recognition information of the conversation toy body 11a, and when this discriminating means determines that it is not the own recognition information, the next recognition information is The power amplifier 19 has stop means for stopping the operation of the power amplifier 19 until it is determined that the information is self-recognition information. This stopping means includes a muting circuit that sets the power amplifier 19 to a muting state. The operation of the power amplifier 19 is controlled according to a control command from the control circuit 21. The power amplifier 19 is connected to a speaker 23, and the power amplifier 19 and the speaker 23 constitute audio output means. That is, when the determining means in the control circuit 21 determines that the information is self-recognition information, the power amplifier 19 starts operating, and after the conversation information input from the receiving circuit 15 is amplified by the power amplifier 19, , is converted into audio and output by the speaker 23. The receiving device 9 incorporated into the conversation toy main body 11b has a determining means for determining whether the recognition information input from the decoder 17 is its own recognition information, that is, the recognition information of the conversation toy main body 11b. There is. The rest of the configuration is similar to that of the receiving device shown in FIG. 1, and detailed explanation will be omitted.

Next, the operation will be explained with reference to FIG. When the transmitting device 1 wirelessly transmits transmission information consisting of recognition information and conversation information via the antenna 7, the conversation toy main body 1
Each of the receiving devices 9 incorporated in 1a and 11b receives wirelessly transmitted information from the transmitting device 1 through the antenna 1.
Receive via 3. Each receiving device 9 is, for example,
Recognition information 27a of the conversation toy body 11a, conversation information 29a of the conversation toy body 11a, recognition information 27b of the conversation toy body 11b, and conversation information 29b of the conversation toy body 11b as shown in FIG. 4(A) are sequentially received. First, the conversation toy body 1
The operation of the receiving device 9 incorporated into the conversation toy main body 11a among the devices 1a and 11b will be explained. When the decoder 17 receives the recognition information 27a from the receiving circuit 15, it decodes the recognition information 27a and decodes the decoded recognition information 27a.
is output to the control circuit 21. The control circuit 21 determines whether the recognition information 27a input from the decoder 17 is its own recognition information. When the control circuit 21 determines that it is its own recognition information, it outputs a muting release signal shown in FIG. 4(B) to the power amplifier 19. As a result, the power amplifier 19 starts operating and amplifies the conversation information 29a input from the receiving circuit 15. The conversation information 29a amplified by the power amplifier 19 is transmitted to the speaker 2.
3, and at the timing shown in FIG. 4(C), the conversation toy main body 11a outputs, for example, a voice saying, "I'm going to put a Viking in the Anpan!" At this time, in the receiving device 9 incorporated in the other conversation toy main body 11b, the control circuit 21 determines whether the recognition information 27a input from the decoder 17 is self-recognition information, and is not self-recognition information. When it is determined that this is the case, the operation of the power amplifier 19 is stopped until it is determined that the next recognition information is its own recognition information. Therefore,
When the recognition information 27a of the conversation toy main body 11a and the conversation information 29a of the conversation toy main body 11a as shown in FIG. From 11a to the conversation toy body 11
output a voice such as a question or a response to b.

Next, the operation when the receiving device 9 sequentially receives the recognition information 27b of the conversation toy main body 11b and the conversation information 29b of the conversation toy main body 11b as shown in FIG. 4(A) will be explained. Receiving device 9 incorporated into the conversation toy main body 11b
Then, the decoder 17 receives the recognition information 27 from the receiving circuit 15.
When b is input, this recognition information 27b is decoded and the decoded recognition information 27b is output to the control circuit 21. The control circuit 21 determines whether the recognition information 27b input from the decoder 17 is its own recognition information. When the control circuit 21 determines that the information is its own recognition information, it outputs a muting release signal shown in FIG. 4(D) to the power amplifier 19. As a result, the power amplifier 19 starts operating and amplifies the conversation information 29b input from the receiving circuit 15. The conversation information 29b amplified by the power amplifier 19 is converted into audio by the speaker 23, and the conversation toy main body 11b is output at the timing shown in FIG. 4(E).
For example, the sound of "Yamero!" is output. At this time, in the receiving device 9 incorporated in the other conversation toy main body 11a, the control circuit 21 determines whether the recognition information 27b input from the decoder 17 is self-recognition information, and is not self-recognition information. When it is determined that this is the case, the operation of the power amplifier 19 is stopped until it is determined that the next recognition information is its own recognition information. Therefore, the recognition information 27b of the conversation toy main body 11b and the conversation information 29b of the conversation toy main body 11b as shown in FIG. 4(A)
If this message is received, the conversation toy main body 11a is set to a silent state, and at the same time, a voice such as a reply or a question is output from the conversation toy main body 11b toward the conversation toy main body 11a. As described above, by transmitting the transmission information from the transmitting device 1, it is possible to cause each conversation toy body to emit a specific sound as if the multiple conversation toy bodies were having a conversation remotely. . Furthermore, if the eyes, mouth, etc. of the conversation toy are configured to be movable, and the eyes, mouth, etc. of the conversation toy are made to move in synchronization with the utterance of the voice from the conversation toy, the interest will be further improved. can be done.

[0011]

[Effects of the Invention] In the conversational toy according to the present invention, when each conversational toy body receives recognition information and conversational information,
When each conversation toy body determines that it is its own recognition information, it converts the conversation information corresponding to the recognition information into voice and outputs it, and when it determines that it is not its own recognition information, it outputs the next recognition information. Since the configuration is configured so that the output operation of audio information is stopped until it is determined that the information is the self-recognition information, the output operation of the audio information is stopped until it is determined that the information is the self-recognition information, so that the output operation of the audio information is stopped from each conversation toy body as if the multiple conversation toy bodies were having a conversation. This has the effect that a specific voice can be uttered and the interest can be improved. Furthermore, since a dedicated staff member is not required to perform operations related to voice production, there is also the effect that costs can be reduced.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a receiving device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a transmitting device according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a main body of a conversation toy in which the receiving device of FIG. 1 is incorporated.

FIG. 4 is a timing chart related to the conversation operation of the conversation toy main body.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 transmitter 3 tape player 5 transmitter 9 receiving device 11a, 11b conversation toy body 15 receiving circuit 19 power amplifier 21 control circuit 23 speakers

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A conversational toy comprising a transmitting device and a plurality of conversational toy bodies, wherein the transmitting device transmits recognition information set for each conversational toy body and conversational information corresponding to the recognition information. It has a transmission means that alternately transmits
Each of the conversation toy bodies includes a receiving means for receiving the recognition information and the conversation information, a determining means for determining whether the recognition information is self-recognition information, and the determining means determines that the recognition information is self-recognition information. In some cases, a voice output means converts conversation information corresponding to the recognition information into voice and outputs the same, and when the discrimination means determines that the recognition information is not the own recognition information, the determination means determines that the next recognition information is the own recognition information. A conversational toy characterized by comprising: a stop means for stopping the operation of the voice output means until the voice output means is activated.