JPH1176612A - Portable toy utilizing pedometer - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To change signals to depictive expression by carrying a portable toy combined with a pedometer, inputting the switching signals of on/off by walking and using the number of switching times as information. SOLUTION: This toy sends the signals emitted by a sensor 1 to a microcontrol 2, computes the number of walking times x step width = walking distance, etc., communicates the data thereof with a memory IC 3, fetches the matched data, has the data changed to display signals by the microcontrol 2 and has the depiction matching the contents thereof by a liquid crystal display device section 4. The easy knowing of the information (famous places of scenic beauty and historic interest or the special products of the districts), etc., of this district is made possible by adding action. The measurement of the walking distance is made possible as well by integrating the step width to the number of walking times. This perceptive toy enables the user to estimate and learn the scenes of this district, the customs of this age, social conditions, tastefulness, etc., by the depiction inputted by conversion of the distances.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable toy using a pedometer having a mechanism for utilizing a switching signal caused by walking and changing this count number into a pictorial representation.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventional portable toys are limited to those operated by the passage of time or manual switching signals.
There was an inconvenience that only a fixed display could be performed by the display of the mark, the icon, and the character.

[0003]

The contents of this conventional portable toy are fixed, and if no signal is given by a continuous operation for a designated time or manually, the portable toy is reset and returns to the initial state. Most of the content was lost.

Further, the contents of the game are merely the next operation or display which is standardized by giving a signal based on the content displayed on the display unit. I was interested but was tired of it.

[0005]

Means for Solving the Problems The inventor of the present invention has achieved the present invention in consideration of such a conventional portable toy in terms of improving the easiness of getting tired by standardization and health, and the present invention provides Using a pedometer combined with the switch signal as an input, and adding a depiction other than the stylized expression to move spatially or locally, and even if you are not in the actual area, you can see the landmarks / historical sites or special products of the land Etc. can be made known.

[0006] In addition, a switch signal is emitted when walking, and health management can be enjoyed while expecting expression and information at a destination.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention uses a dot matrix liquid crystal display device for a display unit, performs a microcontrolling operation on the number of times of walking detected by a sensor, and uses software previously incorporated in a memory IC or the like. It is possible to easily obtain information on the area (famous places, historic sites, or special products) by displaying the information using the depiction and adding the operation by the communication. Also, the walking distance can be measured by adding the step length to the number of times of walking.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A portable toy using a pedometer according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the structure of the present invention, wherein a signal emitted by a sensor (1) is micro-controlled (2). To the number of walks
Calculate stride = walking distance etc. and store them in memory IC
Communication with (3) is carried out, and the matched data is taken out, changed to a display signal by the microcontroller (2), and the liquid crystal display unit (4) is rendered in accordance with the contents.

An example of a display method is shown in FIG. The display is a dot matrix liquid crystal display example. For example, starting from Shirakawa's Seki in the “Oku no Hosomichi” as the starting point A, follow the path of “Bashio” by repeating the number of steps and then “Yamadera”
If you arrive at Yamagatatake (Yamagata Prefecture), Yamadera (Yamadera) Shirakawanoseki Yori 248
km is displayed.

[0010] In the following display, as shown in FIG. 3, Shizuke Saya, Iwanishimi Seminokoe (voice of a cicada squeezing into the tranquility and rocks) and the haiku of Basho, the most famous in the area, are depicted.

[0011]

As described above, the present invention enables a portable toy using a pedometer to perform a switching operation by walking and change to a descriptive expression according to the signal. Of the area, the customs of the era, the social situation,
It is a perceptual toy that makes it possible to guess and learn the style and the like, and its effect is great.

Further, as a combined effect, since a signal by walking is used instead of a switch operation by time or manual input, the effect is great also in health management, and the depiction displayed to execute the purpose is enjoyed. In addition, to achieve the goal, express the walking distance by adding the step length of the carrier to the number of switches by walking, for example, tour the Basho Matsuo "Oku no narrow path", tour the major cities between Hokkaido and Okinawa, Shikoku By setting in advance around 88 locations, the 53rd Tokaido, etc., the goals of the individual carrier may become clearer, and there are two major effects of maintaining and maintaining health management while enjoying each. .

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an embodiment of display.

FIG. 3 is an embodiment diagram showing another display.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An on / off switching operation is performed by walking while carrying a mobile phone, and the number of times of switching is used as information,
A portable toy using a pedometer characterized by changing this information into a descriptive expression. 2. The exercise distance is calculated based on the number of times of the switched walking and the step length, and a preset point B (place name) is displayed with the point A as a base point. A portable toy using a pedometer characterized by providing descriptive guidance on the display.