JPS62161184A - Electronic equipment with learning machine - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Technology of invention! ? ] The present invention relates to an electronic device with a learning machine.

[Background of the invention] Children watching too much television has become a social problem.

- On the other hand, a video learning machine has been developed, and the JFI value of this new learning method is increasing.

Many of these types of learning machines are compatible with ordinary television receivers, and users can switch between them as appropriate to watch television or study using the learning machine.

However, these television receivers with learning devices do not solve the first problem, and children still want to watch their favorite programs and are not interested in learning devices. The reality is that this is happening in many families.

The same holds true for video games, which have become popular in recent years.

[Object of the invention J This invention is based on the above! This was done in consideration of the current situation, and the most important thing about it is that when you turn on the TV or play games, the problem is first filed.
To provide a television receiver with a learning device that does not allow watching television or playing games unless the problem is solved.

[Summary of Part II] In this invention, when the TV or game is turned on, a question is first applied, and it is determined whether or not the TV or game can be used in accordance with the learning results input for the applied question. It is a child device with a learning machine.

[First Embodiment] The first embodiment of the present invention will be explained below with reference to the drawings.
Do 1. 1 processes the TV signal received from the antenna 1A in a normal TV circuit, and the processed information is sent to the display section 4 having a CRT configuration via the J detection circuit 3 which is switched by an appropriate external operation. It looks like this. This TV circuit receives power via a switching circuit 5 from a power supply circuit 2 coupled to a commercial power supply (not shown). therefore,
Switching circuit 5 is on. TV can only be viewed when J detection circuit 3 is in the TV position.

The second position of the switching circuit 3 is the learning machine position, and in this case, the 1 display section 4 displays image information from the learning machine CPU 5.

The learning@CPU 6 controls the operation of the entire learning machine according to the learning program, and under the control of the learning aCPU 6, human input information from the keyboard 7, which is an input device, is processed. 7A is a switch for turning on the television.

The problem ROM8 is a memory that stores the problems of the learning machine, and
Correct answer ROM9 is a memory that stores the correct answer to the question, answer RA
M10 is a memory that stores answers to questions answered by the user via the keyboard 7, and score RAM II is a memory that stores scores for a series of questions on the learning machine.

After completing the answers to the series of questions, the score data stored in the point fiRAM 11 is taken out under the control of the learning machine CPU 6 and transferred to the code conversion circuit 12, and the code conversion circuit 12 performs the code conversion circuit 12 in the manner illustrated in FIG. The time data during which television can be watched is generated according to the point number data, and this time data is input to the timer 13.

The timer 13 applies a control v4 signal to the switching circuit 5 for a time determined by the input time data, and controls the switching circuit 5 to turn on.

The operation of the above embodiment will be explained below.

First, the user operates the switch 7A to turn on the television. As a result, 181 questions from the question ROM 8 are displayed on the display section 4 via the switching circuit 3 under the control of the learning machine CPU 6. For this problem, the user enters the answer data manually via the keyboard 7, and the data is used in the learning J
It is displayed on the display unit 4 via the acPU 6 and is also input into the answer RAM 10. Furthermore, the learning machine CPU 6 retrieves correct answer data for each problem from the correct answer ROM 9,
At the same time, the answer data is outputted to the display unit 4, and the answer data is increased from the answer RAM 10, compared with the correct answer data, and the numbers that match the two are sequentially input into the score RAM II.

After completing the answers to the series of shortcuts, the learning machine CPU 6 takes out the score data stored in the score RAM II and transfers it to the code conversion circuit 12 . The code conversion circuit 12 generates time data according to the score data sent from the score RAM II, and as shown in FIG. If the points are 50 to 59 points, data for 30 minutes is output for one hour, and for 0 hours if the points are 49 points or less, and the data is supplied to the timer 13. timer 13
In response to the TVON control command from the learning aCPU 6, output is output only for the time specified by the time data, and the switching circuit 5 is turned on.

As a result, power is supplied to the TV circuit line for that period of time and the TV circuit line becomes operational and removable. The learning machine CPU 6 automatically sets the switching circuit 3 to the TV position so that the user can watch TV for a set time.

In addition, in the above embodiment, the grades are divided into five levels as shown in Figure 2, but this is merely an example.
It can be divided into any suitable stages. Furthermore, although the switching circuit 5 is provided on the power supply line to the TV circuit 1, the present invention is not limited to this, and it may be provided on the TV open circuit output side, for example, on the input side to a speaker and a CRT display section, or as an input device. Although a keyboard 7 is illustrated, the present invention is not limited to this, and any suitable input device may be used.

[Second Embodiment] Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 5. Note that the same parts as in the first embodiment are given the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted. ROM14 of IF1'XU, which is easy for learning machine cpu', correct answer/Ln) ROM15
is connected. The easy problem ROM 14 contains easier problems than the problems stored in the problem ROM 8, and the correct answer/hint ROM 15 contains hints and correct answers for up to the third hint corresponding to each of the easy problem ROM 14. is included. On the other hand, correct answer/pin) R
OM9' stores hints and correct answers up to the third hint corresponding to each space in the question j1ROM8. These memory structures are shown in Figure 4.The address control of these ROMs is performed by the learning@CPU 6', for example, by selecting a random problem when the learning machine is powered on, or by using a built-in problem in the learning machine. Turn on the power, leave it off, and turn on switch 7.
All you have to do is make the problem progress each time you operate A.
When the user turns on the switch 7A to watch television, the flow shown in FIG. 5 starts.

First, in step S1, a question is read out from the question ROM 8 and displayed on the display section 4. Next, in step S2, the answer given from the keyboard 7 is entered manually. This input method is 1
The input answer, which may be multiple choice or descriptive depending on the format of the question, is stored in the answer RAM 10. When the answer is input, in step S3, the content of the answer RAM10 is compared with the correct answer in the correct answer/pin) ROM9', and if they match, the process advances to step S4 and the TVO is sent to the switching circuit 5.
It is possible to watch TV by outputting the NV signal and supplying power to the TVV path 1. However, if they do not match, the process proceeds to step S5. In step S5, the learning machine CPU 6
', the variable N is set to 1, and the Nth hint is displayed in step S6.

In other words, from the correct answer/hint ROM 9', the first
The hint is read out and displayed on the display section 4.

In the next step S7, the user looks at the displayed hint and inputs the answer again. Then, in step S8, the correct answer pin)
The correct answer stored in ROM9' is input and RAM1 is
The answers stored in 0 are compared, and if they match, the process advances to step S4 and power is supplied to the TVV path 1. If no match is detected here, the process advances to step S9, and the variable N
Increment 6 If N is not 4 in the next step SlO, return to step S6, and if N is 4, proceed to step Stt.In other words, if the correct answer is still not obtained even after displaying up to the third hint, proceed to step Proceeding to step 311, the correct answer is read out from the ROM 9' and displayed.Next, in step 312, easy questions are read out from the easy question ROM 14 and asked. Then, the process returns to step S2, and the same process follows. From F
As shown in the following, first ask questions at a sweaty level, and if you can't do it, give the third hint, and if you still can't do it, count the correct answers and ask easier questions, and give the third hint for this as well. This process is repeated until it is completed.

[Third to Fifth Embodiments] The third to fifth embodiments apply the present invention to games. Note that the same parts as those in the embodiment described above are given the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted. In Figure 6, the learning machine CPU
6'' switches the switching circuit 3 from the learning position to the game position when a predetermined condition is satisfied, and also puts the game circuit 1' into an operable state via the switching circuit 5. - You can play games on Bar IA.

Third Example (FIGS. 6 and 7) In this example, the game can be played when the answer to the question is correct. That is, when the switch 7A is pressed, the flow shown in FIG. 7 is entered, and as shown in step TI, the learning machine CPU 6'' asks a question and then manually inputs the answer from the board 7 in step T2. , it is determined whether the answer entered manually in step T3 is correct or not, and if it is not correct, the correct answer is displayed (step T4).
, ask the next question (step TI).

If the input answer is correct, proceed to step 7 T5 and turn on the game. This allows the student to play the game on the game cassette IA.

As shown in step T6, when the game is over, the process returns to step TI and the question is asked again.

Fourth Example (Figures 6 and 8) In this example, you will be asked to answer a series of questions, and depending on your score,
It is designed to change the number of games that can be played,
The operation of the learning machine CPU 6'' is different from that of the third embodiment.

First, in step Ul, a question is asked, the answer is input in step U3, and its correctness is determined in step U4. Display (step U6).

When all the answers to the series of questions have been completed, this is detected in step U2, and the process proceeds to step U7 where it is scored. Then, in U8, the number of games that can be played is set according to the scoring results. Then turn on the game (Step U9)
, the game is played, and each time the game is over, the number of games that can be played is incremented by -l (steps U10 and U11).
).

In this way, when there are no more games left to play, it is determined in step U12 that the number of games has ended, and the process returns to step U1 to file the next problem.Fifth Embodiment (FIGS. 6 and 9) In this example, the user can play the game by inputting answers regardless of whether the input answers are correct or incorrect, and the learning machine CPU 6
'' operation is different from the third and fourth embodiments.

That is, the problem is filed in step Vl, and the problem is filed in step V2.
If you manually answer the answer, in step ■3, the correct 1τ; is r
4 determined. If the answer is correct, the game is turned on immediately, but even if the answer is incorrect, the correct answer is displayed in step V4 and then the game is turned on (step V5).If the game is over in step v6, go to step v1. Go back and ask the next question.

[Effects of the Invention] As mentioned in Theory 1 and 1!1, according to this invention, when you turn on the switch to watch TV or play games, a problem will be asked, and unless you study through the problem, you will not be able to watch TV. or make it impossible to play games,
This has the effect of reducing the problem of children not studying because they are absorbed in watching TV or playing games.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

All drawings show embodiments of the present invention, and FIG. 1 shows:
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of the jsl embodiment. 2 is a diagram illustrating the contents of the code converter shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of the second embodiment, FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the configurations of various ROMs in FIG. 3, Fig. 5 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the second embodiment, Fig. 6 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration common to the third to fifth embodiments, and Fig. 57 explains the operation of the jS3 embodiment. Flowchart for. FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the fourth embodiment, and FIG. 9 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the fifth embodiment. 1...TV circuit, 1'...Game circuit, 5...Sweezing circuit, 6.6', 6''
...Learning machine CPU, 7...Keyboard, 7A...Switch, 8...Problem RO
M, 9...Correct answer ROM, 10...Answer RAM, 11...Score RAM, 12...
・Code conversion circuit, 13...Timer. Patent Applicant Casio Computer Co., Ltd. Yu/Representative Patent Attorney Machi 1) Tadashi Toshi:,・---,Fig. 1, Fig. 2, Fig. 7, Fig. 3, Fig. 4, Fig. 5, Fig. 8

Claims (6)

[Claims] (1) An electronic device with a learning device, which includes a switch for turning on the electronic device, a means for asking questions by operating the switch, a means for inputting answers to the questions, and input answers. a determination means for determining whether it is correct or incorrect;
An electronic device with a learning device, comprising: a control device that enables the electronic device to operate according to a determination result of the determination device. (2) The electronic device with a learning device according to claim (1), wherein the electronic device is a television receiver. (3) The electronic device with a learning machine according to claim (1), wherein the electronic device is an electronic game device. (4) The learning machine according to claim (1), wherein the control means enables the electronic device to operate when the determination means determines whether the input answer is correct or incorrect. with electronic equipment. (5) The learning machine according to claim (1), wherein the control means enables the electronic device to operate when the determination means determines that the input answer is correct. with electronic equipment. (6) Claims characterized in that, when the determining means determines the score of the input answer, the control means enables the electronic device to operate for a time or number of times corresponding to the score. The electronic device with a learning device described in paragraph (1).