KR101479411B1 - Toy attached with augmented reality controller - Google Patents

Abstract

A toy attached with an augmented reality controller is provided. According to the present invention, the toy comprises: a toy housing; an identification information storing means which is installed in the toy housing to store the identification information of the toy as a digital data; an ad-on coupling space unit which is sunken from the one outer side of the toy housing and allows at least a part of an ad-on housing to be inserted and coupled to the inside of the sunken space, wherein the ad-on housing is a housing of an ad-on device which withdraws identification information of the toy and includes a sensor to transfer the identification information and a detected value of the sensor to an augmented reality content providing device; and a connector which includes a terminal exposed to the inside of the ad-on coupling space unit and electrically connects the identification information storing means with a connection terminal of the ad-on housing as the ad-on housing is coupled. Therefore, according to the present invention, the toy is provided to generally respond to an augmented reality controller without increase in costs.

Description

{TOY ATTACHED WITH AUGMENTED REALITY CONTROLLER}

The invention belongs to the field of toys and toys.

Augmented Reality refers to a technique of displaying various information superimposed on a video or a picture when real images and pictures photographed by a camera are reproduced and displayed.

The augmented reality technology was first applied to pilots in the military industrial field as pilot front display devices (HUDs) that overlay various information on objects visible to the field of view.

These augmented reality technologies have recently become popular in the form of LBS (Location Based Service) due to the spread of smartphones.

Especially, it is combined with various business models linked with offline activities of users.

On the other hand, augmented reality technology can be applied to play or game products for children or adolescents.

U.S. Patent No. 8,384,668, entitled " Portable gaming device and gaming system combining both physical and virtual play elements "developed from this viewpoint, attaches an RFID tag to various real objects and then uses a magic wand equipped with an RFID reader When tapped, a technique of recognizing RFID tags and displaying various effects on the screen is proposed.

This prior art expresses the result of the interaction between the magic wand and the real object through the augmented reality, thereby helping the user to enjoy various and enjoyable experiences.

On the other hand, the children's play process recognizes various items and moves around with their own activities. The prior art only supports extremely restrictive play activities such as attaching an RFID tag to an object and tapping it with a magic wand, There is a limitation that children's play activities using various toys of branches can not be sufficiently expressed through augmented reality.

In other words, it has a limitation that it is difficult to universally use many toys possessed by children.

[Patent Document 1] U.S. Patent No. 8,384,668 entitled " Portable gaming device and gaming system combining both physical and virtual play elements & [Patent Document 2] Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2012-0114429, "Web and Mobile Application Service Model for Realizing Character Images in Augmented Reality"

[Literature 3] KOTRA Global Windows May 24, 2011 In my letter "Increasing number of companies introducing Augmented Reality Technology" (http://www.globalwindow.org/gw/overmarket/GWOMAL020M.html?BBS_ID=10&MENU_CD=M10103&UPPER_MENU_CD=M10102&MENU_STEP= 3 & ARTICLE_ID = 2136024)

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention has been made keeping in mind the above problems occurring in the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a methodology for various play activities through augmented reality by attaching an add-on device to various toys distributed on the market.

Specifically, the object of the present invention is to provide a toy that can cope with augmented reality controller in a general manner.

In order to achieve the above object, one aspect of a toy to which the augmented reality controller according to the present invention is attached includes a toy housing 11;

Identification information storage means (12) mounted in the toy housing for storing identification information of the toy which is digital data;

An add-on fastening space 13, which is recessed from the outer side of the toy housing 11, into which at least a part of the add-on housing 21 is inserted and fastened into the recessed space;

The connection terminal of the add-on housing 21 and the identification information storage unit 12 are electrically connected to each other as the add-on housing 21 is fastened. (10); And

An add-on housing (21);

A communication means (22) mounted inside the add-on housing and communicating with the remote device (1) by wire / wireless communication method;

A sensor 23 mounted inside the add-on housing and detecting at least one of gravity, acceleration, tilt, and movement direction applied to the add-on housing 21;

As the add-on housing 21 is inserted into the add-on locking space 13 of the toy 10, the identification information is read from the identification information storage means 12 of the toy 10, And a control circuit (25) for transmitting the identification information of the sensor (23) and the value detected by the sensor (23) to the remote device (1) through a communication means.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an augmented reality controller comprising: an add-on housing; A communication means (22) mounted inside the add-on housing and communicating with the remote device (1) by wire / wireless communication method; A sensor 23 mounted inside the add-on housing and detecting at least one of gravity, acceleration, tilt, and movement direction applied to the add-on housing 21; As the add-on housing 21 is fastened to the add-on fastening space 13 of the toy 10, the identification information is read from the identification information storage means 12 of the toy 10, And a control circuit (25) for transmitting the identification information of the sensor (23) and the value detected by the sensor (23) to the remote device (1) through a communication means,

A toy housing (11);

Identification information storage means (12) mounted in the toy housing for storing identification information of the toy which is digital data;

An add-on fastening space 13, which is recessed from the outer side of the toy housing 11, into which at least a part of the add-on housing 21 is inserted and fastened into the recessed space;

The connection terminal of the add-on housing 21 and the identification information are stored in the add-on connection space part 13 as the add-on housing 21 is fastened to the add- And a connecting connector (14) for electrically connecting the means (12).

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a toy having an augmented reality controller according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an add-on housing; A communication means (22) mounted inside the add-on housing and communicating with the remote device (1) by wire / wireless communication method; A sensor 23 mounted inside the add-on housing and detecting at least one of gravity, acceleration, tilt, and movement direction applied to the add-on housing 21; A plurality of switches (29) exposed on one side of the add-on housing to generate a signal as it is pressed or touched; And a control circuit unit (25) for transmitting the value detected by the sensor (23) to the remote device (1) via a communication means, wherein the add-on housing (21) At least a part of the plurality of switches 29 is pressed or contacted by the switch trigger 15 of the toy 10 as the switch 29 is fastened to the switch 13, (20) for transmitting information about a combination of switches for generating a middle signal to the remote device (1) via the communication means (22)

A toy housing (11);

An add-on fastening space 13, which is recessed from the outer side of the toy housing 11, into which at least a part of the add-on housing 21 is inserted and fastened into the recessed space;

And one or more switch triggers (15) protruded or embedded in one side of the add-on coupling space (13).

According to the present invention, a user can receive various contents through the augmented reality by attaching an add-on device to various ready-made toys, and can enjoy a variety of play activities by enjoying the augmented reality contents corresponding to the toys do.

Particularly, it becomes possible to manufacture a toy that is universally compatible with the augmented reality controller without increasing the cost.

1 is a view for explaining the concept and relationship of a toy and an add-on device,
FIG. 2 is a view for explaining a process of providing augmented reality contents using a toy fastened with an add-on device,
FIG. 3 is a view illustrating the outer shape of a toy to which the augmented reality controller according to the present invention is attached,
4 is a block diagram illustrating components of a toy to which the augmented reality controller according to the present invention is attached,
5 is a reference view illustrating a case where a plurality of add-ons are fastened to a toy.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to preferred embodiments and accompanying drawings. In order to clarify the present invention, contents which are not related to the configuration of the present invention will be omitted, and the same reference numerals are used for the same components.

On the other hand, when an element is referred to as being "comprising" another element in the description of the invention or in the claims, it is not interpreted as being limited to only that element, Elements may be further included.

Also, in the description of the invention or the claims, the components named as "means", "parts", "modules", "blocks" refer to units that process at least one function or operation, Each of which may be implemented by software or hardware, or a combination thereof.

The toy to which the augmented reality controller according to the present invention is attached corresponds to an element constituting the augmented reality contents providing system developed by the applicant of the present application. First, referring to Figs. 1 and 2, Let's look at it.

1 is a view for explaining the concept and relationship of a toy and an add-on device.

1, the toy 10 has a space to which the add-on device 20 is to be attached.

The toy 10 is a toy used by children and adolescents for playing activities, and preferably has identification information.

On the other hand, the add-on device 20 is provided with various sensors for detecting movement such as a gravity sensor and an acceleration sensor, and is connected to the toy 10 to read the identification information of the toy.

The add-on device 20 communicates with the augmented reality contents providing apparatus 1 by a known wire / wireless communication method such as Bluetooth, Wifi, or the like. Preferably, the identification information of the toy 10 and the value sensed by the sensor are provided to the augmented reality contents providing apparatus 1.

The augmented reality contents providing apparatus 1 has a camera and a display means.

2, the augmented reality contents providing apparatus 1 displays the state of the user photographed through the camera as it is on the display screen. At this time, the augmented reality contents providing apparatus 1 overlays the prepared graphic image at the position of the toy 10 Display.

The augmented reality contents providing apparatus 1 grasps the location of the add-on device 20. [ At this time, it is possible to use RF communication or to use an image recognition technique in order to grasp the position. The elemental technology for this can be adopted in the augmented reality technology field.

Meanwhile, the augmented reality contents providing apparatus 1 fetches contents corresponding to the identification information of the toy 10 provided from the add-on device 20 among a plurality of pre-registered contents.

The contents may exist separately for each individual toy 10.

For example, among the many trains in the infant TV program "Thomas and Friends", each train may have content related to that train.

That is, the toys 10 corresponding to the respective trains are commercially available, and each toy 10 has identification information for indicating or uniquely identifying the type of the toy, the type of operation, (1) fetches suitable contents using the identification information of the toy among the contents related to a plurality of pre-registered trains.

The content may be a graphical image in the shape of a train, no limitations on its type or form, such as a smoke-like animation from the chimney of a train, a sound of a train running, or a caption that indicates the ambassador of a train.

In the above example, a simple multimedia content is exemplified. However, various contents provided by a combination of game contents and on-off-line events can be applied as generally provided in the AR field.

Then, the augmented reality contents providing apparatus 1 determines an area in which content is to be displayed from the location of the add-on device 20 that is grasped based on the photographed image.

For example, in the case of a graphic image having the shape of a train, a predetermined area excluding the background around the location of the add-on device 20 through image analysis is determined as the area of the toy 10 to be displayed as a graphic image.

Alternatively, a smoke-like animation from the chimney of the train can be obtained from the add-on device 20 or from the relative position of the add-on device 20 and the toy 10, which can be known from the identification information of the toy 10, The addon device 20 is fastened and fixed at a position 10 cm below the center of the toy 10 and the chimney is located at a position 15 cm from the center of the toy 10 at the upper left corner, On the screen to be displayed.

Then, the retrieved contents are displayed on the screen.

FIG. 2 illustrates how the augmented reality contents are displayed through such a process.

The user attaches the add-on device 20 to one side of the toy 10 or the like and fastens and fixes the add-on device 20. Then, the user performs various activities with the toy 10.

These play activities of the user are captured by the camera and displayed through the display means.

On the other hand, the contents corresponding to the identification information of the toy 10 are drawn and overlaid on the position of the toy 10 displayed on the display means.

The identification information possessed by the toy 10 may be a unique identifier consisting of a combination of numbers or letters, which is equally specified for each toy of the same kind, but may also be data having a hierarchical structure.

For example, it may have a level such as data indicating the type of toy, a unique identifier of the toy, and data indicating the type of operation of the toy.

For example, the types of toys can be largely divided into infant toys, children's toys and youth toys. Among them, children's toys are divided into human toys, automobile toys, airplane toys, space linear toys .

Humanoid toys can again be divided into dolls, heroic heroes, robot type 1, robot type 2, and so on.

That is, the data representing the type itself may also have a layer.

For example, in the form of a tree structure.

In this way, the division of the type is performed so that contents can not be provided for every toy, and therefore, when the contents are not provided, the most approximate type of toy is searched and substituted for the contents of the toy.

If the content for a specific toy is not prepared, the toy that is closest to the toy prepared as a content along the tree structure may be searched for and the corresponding content may be used instead.

For example, when a user purchases a Taekwon V toy belonging to the "Children's Toys-Person Toys-Robot Type 1 " and concludes the add-on device 20, if there is no content corresponding to Taekwon-V Toys, The contents of the "mazinger" of the robot type 1 closest to the tree structure can be fetched and used instead.

On the other hand, in addition to data indicating this kind, another unique identifier may be further provided.

In this case, the unique identifier is data edited in the data indicating the type, and if the data indicating the type is different, the unique identifier may overlap with other toys.

On the other hand, when the toy 10 is an operation toy, the identification information may have information on the operation type of the toy.

For example, in the case of a train toy, it would be possible to do two things: advance by the battery, or make a train sound through the speaker.

In the above example, the identification information of the toy 10 may further include identification information indicating an operation of the train moving forward and identification information corresponding to the train sound.

When the augmented reality contents providing apparatus 1 receives from the add-on device 20 information indicating that the toy 10 has been operated by the user's operation, the augmented reality contents providing apparatus 1 fetches the content corresponding to the operation and displays it on the screen.

In the above example, if the user operates the train toy to make a train sound, the add-on device 20 reads a signal from the toy 10 indicating that the train sound has been reproduced through the speaker, and transmits the signal to the augmented reality contents providing apparatus 1 ).

Accordingly, the augmented reality contents providing apparatus 1 will fetch and display contents corresponding to the received signal, for example, a wave file corresponding to the sound of the train or an animation running on the train.

Toys of the same type may have a similar behavior pattern, and as described above, if the contents for a specific toy are not prepared, the closest type of contents may be fetched and used.

On the other hand, if the augmented reality contents are provided for each toy 10 owned by the user in this way, even if the user purchases only one or two add-on devices 20, the toy 10 has the identification information, As long as the add-on device 20 reads it and provides it to the augmented reality contents providing apparatus 1, it can perform various play activities with a large number of toys 10 of its own.

Hereinafter, a structure of a toy to which an augmented reality controller according to an embodiment of the present invention is attached will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4. FIG.

The toy to which the augmented reality controller according to the present invention is attached is a combination of the toy 10 and the add-on device 20 or preferably the add-on device 20 coupled with the toy 10 by being coupled thereto.

4, the toy 10 includes a toy body 11, an identification information storage unit 12, an add-on fastening space 13, A connector 14, a switch trigger 15, a toy operating means 16, and toy operating signal transmitting / receiving means 17.

The toy housing 11 corresponds to a generally known toy. It corresponds to a general toy which is produced by a method such as die-casting by synthetic resin or metal material, injection molding or the like and is completed by assembling two or more parts.

On the other hand, the identification information storage means 12 is mounted in the toy housing, and stores the identification information of the toy 10, which is digital data.

The toy 10 identification information may be a unique identifier (for example, "14213xage") composed of a combination of letters and numbers as described above, but may be hierarchical data having a level such as a kind of toy, a unique identifier, (E.g., "Children's Toys-Person Type Toys-Robot Type 1-Taekwon V-Action Type 1, Action Type 2, Action Type 3").

Such identification information storing means 12 may be a nonvolatile memory or a known means for storing digital data such as an IC chip.

On the other hand, the add-on joint space portion 13 corresponds to one side portion of the toy housing 11 fastened to the add-on housing 21.

3, it may be in the form of a space that is recessed inward from one side of the outside of the toy housing 11, and at least a part of the add-on housing 21 is inserted into the recessed space.

However, if the add-on housing 21 is joined with the add-on housing 21, a part of the add-on housing 21 is not necessarily inserted.

3, the add-on joint space 13 is preferably formed so that its shape or shape corresponds to the add-on housing 21 so that the add-on housing 21 can be inserted and fastened only in a specific direction Do.

When the add-on housing 21 is inserted for a predetermined depth or more to fasten the add-on housing 21, a member such as a latch that is hooked to one side of the add-

As long as at least the add-on housing 21 is fastened so as not to be separated, various means such as a quick release, a screw, and a clamp can be used as specific means for fastening.

On the other hand, the add-on 20 reads the identification information stored in the identification information storage means 12 of the toy 10 as it is connected to the add-on coupling space 13 of the toy.

The connection connector 14 is for this purpose and includes a terminal exposed to the inside of the add-on coupling space portion 13, and is electrically connected to the identification information storage means 12. [

As shown in FIG. 1, the add-on housing 21 is fastened to the add-on fastening space 13, so that the connector 14 is electrically connected to the connection terminal of the add-on housing 21 and the identification information storage means 12 .

As a result, the add-on device 20 can read the identification information of the toy 10 stored in the identification information storage means 12 as described later.

On the other hand, the identification information may be transmitted to the add-on device 20 by a short-range wireless communication method such as Bluetooth, in addition to the method of providing the identification information to the add-on device 20 by electrically contacting through the connection connector 14 .

In this case, the connection connector 14 may be replaced by a wireless communication adapter.

4, the add-on device 20 includes an add-on housing 21, a communication means 22, a sensor 23, a connection terminal 24, a control circuit 25, a battery 26 ), A button (27), a reaction means (28), and a plurality of switches (29).

The add-on housing 21 has a space formed therein, and at least one side thereof has a shape corresponding to the add-on fastening space portion 13 of the toy 10.

As a result, the user can fasten and fix the add-on housing 21 to the add-on fastening space 13 of the toy 10 as shown in Fig.

On the other hand, the communication means 22 is mounted inside the add-on housing 21 and communicates with the augmented reality contents providing apparatus 1 by a wire / wireless communication method.

Bluetooth, RF, IR, Wifi, etc. can be used.

On the other hand, the sensor 23 is mounted inside the add-on housing 21 and detects at least one of gravity, acceleration, tilt, and moving direction applied to the add-on housing 21. [

One or more sensors 23 may be provided for this purpose.

On the other hand, the connection terminal 24 is in contact with the connection connector 14 exposed to the inside of the add-on fastening space part 13 as the add-on housing 21 is inserted into the add-on fastening space part 13 of the toy 10, do.

On the other hand, the control circuit unit 25 reads the identification information from the identification information storage means 12 of the toy 10 via the connection terminal 24. [

However, as described above, the identification information of the toy 10 may be read out from the toy 10 by wireless communication. In this case, a wireless communication adapter may be used instead of the connection terminal 24. [

The control circuit unit 25 transmits the read identification information of the toy 10 and the value detected by the sensor 23 to the augmented reality contents providing apparatus 1 through the communication means.

As a result, the augmented reality contents providing apparatus 1 can fetch the content corresponding to the identification information of the toy 10 and display it through the display means as shown in Fig.

Then, the display 23 displays various contents modified in accordance with the detected values.

For example, when the user holds the train toy and moves it forward, the sensor 23 detects the direction, velocity, and acceleration of movement, and the augmented reality contents providing apparatus 1 captions a caption of " Display a wave file corresponding to the sound of the train passing quickly, or reproduce and display an animation including a special effect such as a train moving quickly.

On the other hand, when the toy 10 is an operation toy, more various play activities become possible.

That is, in this case, the toy 10 includes at least one of a motor, a speaker, and a light emitting unit, and controls the movement of the toy through the motor, the speaker, or the light emitting unit (LED or the like) And a toy operating means (16) for emitting light.

The toy operating means 16 corresponds to a member for operation (including sound or light emission) of a toy provided in a known motion toy.

When the toy 10 is operated by the toy operating means 16, that is, when the toy is moved by the motor, sound is generated through the speaker, or light is emitted through the light emitting unit, And a toy operation signal transmitting / receiving means (17) for transmitting a toy operation signal indicating what operation has been performed to the add-on device (20) connected to the add-on joining space (13).

In the example of the train toy, the train toy has two actions: "action type 1" advancing forward, and "action type 2 &

The toy operation signal transmission and reception means 17 provides the "operation type 1" signal when the train toy is advanced forward and the "operation type 2" signal when the train sound is reproduced to the add-on device 20.

On the other hand, the control circuit unit 25 of the add-on device 20 receives the toy operation signal indicating the operation of the toy 10 through the connection terminal 24, And transmits a toys operation signal to the augmented reality contents providing apparatus 1. [

Accordingly, the augmented reality contents providing apparatus 1 can overlay the contents corresponding to the operation of the toy on the screen of the display means to display the toys operation signal.

On the other hand, when a predetermined event occurs in the contents provided by the augmented reality contents providing apparatus 1, for example, when the train collides with the obstacle in the game contents played with the train toy, the augmented reality contents providing apparatus 1 ) Can send a control command to the add-on device 20, in particular to the communication means 22 of the add-on device 20. [

The control command is a command that indicates whether the toy 10 is an operation toy and what operation the toy can perform (e.g., "operation type 1", "operation type 2") from the identification information of the toy 10 It is a signal corresponding to any one of the actions that the toy 10 can perform.

The control circuit unit 25 controls the operation of the toy 10 from the augmented reality contents providing apparatus 1 in a state where the add-on housing 21 is fastened to the add-on fastening space 13 of the toy 10 Receiving means 17 of the toy 10 through the connection terminal 24. The operation signal transmission /

The operation signal transmission / reception means 17 of the toy 10 controls the toy operation means 16 according to the received control command to perform a predetermined operation.

In the example of the train toy, if the control signal of the "operation type 1" is received, the motor of the toy operation means 16 is controlled to control the train toy to go forward, In one case, you could play the train sound through the speaker.

On the other hand, when the toy is not an operation toy or is an operation toy, but is an operation toy in which remote control operation is not possible, the add-on device 20 may respond to a control command from the augmented reality contents providing device 1. [

In this case, the add-on device 20 includes at least one of a vibration motor, a speaker, and a light-emitting unit, which generates vibration through the vibration motor, generates sound through a speaker, And a reaction means (28)

On the other hand, when the control circuit 25 receives the control command from the augmented reality contents providing apparatus 1, the control circuit 25 may control the reaction means 28 to generate vibration, sound, or light.

For example, in the example of the train toy, when the control signal of "operation type 1" is received, the control circuit 23 controls the vibration motor of the reaction means 28 to generate vibration, &Quot;, it is possible to generate a beep sound through the speaker of the reaction means 28. [

It is possible to respond to a control command from the augmented reality contents providing apparatus 1 through at least elements such as vibration, sound, and LED light emission, even if it is impossible to precisely perform the prepared operation for each toy.

In the above example, the control circuit 23 informs the augmented reality contents providing apparatus 1 of the operation of the toy 10 during the operation of the toy 10, (1) has displayed the appropriate contents through the display means.

However, in the case where it is difficult to read out the operation of the toy 10 by an electric signal-in the case where this function is not implemented in the toy 10 itself, the add-on device 20 may have a predetermined input means .

For example, the add-on device 20 may further include a button 27 exposed to the outside of the add-on housing 21. One or more of these buttons 27 may be provided.

On the other hand, when the button 27 is pressed by the user, the control circuit unit 25 transmits a button press event signal to the augmented reality contents providing apparatus 1, which is a signal informing that the button has been pressed through the communication means 22 .

Accordingly, the augmented reality contents providing apparatus 1 can select and display an appropriate one of the contents corresponding to the identification information of the toy 10, corresponding to the pressed button.

For example, in the example of the train toy, when the user presses any one of the two buttons, the augmented reality contents providing apparatus 1 receives the signal of "operation type 1" of the "train toy" having the specific unique identifier You will be able to display an animation of the train moving forward on the display screen.

That is, even though the toy 10 is not operated, the button press event signal can be mapped to the "action type 1" signal of the toy, so that the same reaction as the train toy moves forward can be made.

Hereinafter, the embodiment of the toy to which the augmented reality controller according to the present invention is attached will be described with reference to Fig.

5 is a reference view illustrating a case where a plurality of add-ons are fastened to a toy.

5, one or more switch triggers 15 protruded or embedded in one side of the add-on fastening space 13 provided in the toy 10 are further provided.

Such one or more switch triggers 15 may indicate the identification information of the toy 10 by its location and combination.

On the other hand, on the side of the add-on housing 21 of the add-on device 20, a plurality of switches 29 are exposed.

The plurality of switches 29 generate a signal as they are pressed or contacted.

5, when the add-on device 20, that is, the add-on housing 21 is fastened to the add-on fastening space portion 13 of the toy 10, at least a part of the plurality of switches 29, Is pressed by the switch trigger (15) of the toy (10) or contacts the switch trigger (15).

Accordingly, when the switch 29 of the plurality of switches 29 is pressed or the switch 29 is in contact with the switch trigger 15, the control circuit 25 controls the switch 29, To the augmented reality contents providing apparatus (1) through the communication means (22).

5, when the housing 21 is fastened to the add-on fastening space portion 13 of the toy 10, a plurality of switches 29 are connected to the switch trigger 15. The switch trigger 15 has a protruding jaw shape, And then press one of them.

On the other hand, when the switch trigger 15 is depressed, when the housing 21 is fastened to the add-on fastening space portion 13 of the toy 10, the switch trigger 15 of the plurality of switches 29 The rest of the switch 29 is pressed by the bottom surface of the add-on fastening space 13.

The toy 10 may be identified by the combination of the switches 29 thus pressed.

Alternatively, as described in one embodiment, the identification information storage means 12 may store the identification information, which is digital data, but may utilize a combination of the switches 29 separately pressed.

For example, in FIG. 5, it can be seen that four add-on joint space portions 13 are provided.

On the other hand, the add-on coupling space 13 and the add-on device 20 can be engaged only in a specific direction, and one or more switch triggers 15 provided in the respective add- Or the combination of the numbers is different.

That is, when the user fastens the add-on device 20 to the add-on fastening space 13, the combination of the pressed switches 29 is different for each add-on fastening space 13.

When the add-on device 20 is fastened to any one of the add-on fastening spaces 13 provided in the toy 10, the control circuit 25 controls the switches 29 Can be transmitted to the augmented reality contents providing apparatus 1. [0050] FIG.

Accordingly, the augmented reality contents providing apparatus 1 can identify to which part of the toy 10 the add-on device 20 is concatenated.

In addition, among the contents corresponding to the identification information of the toy 10, contents relating to the part where the add-on device 20 is connected can be fetched and displayed through the display means.

For example, if the add-on device 20 is attached to the arm of the robot toy as shown in FIG. 5, the augmented reality contents providing apparatus 1 may display a robot toy image displayed on the screen, You will be able to overlay and display the graphic image of the weapon.

Then, in this state, when the button 27 of the add-on device 20 is depressed, it will be possible to reproduce an animation that sweeps a knife or shoots a gun.

On the other hand, if the add-on device 20 is fastened to the torso or the legs, it is also possible to fetch appropriate content related to the part and display it on the screen of the display means.

In the above description, the add-on device 20 is an electronic device having the communication means 22 and the sensor 23. The toy 10 is a tool used when a user plays a game. However, in actual implementation, This may not be clearly distinguished.

That is, the add-on device 20 may also be in the form of a toy, toy, and the toy 10 may be another toy.

For example, the toy 10 may be a robotic toy, and the add-on device 20 may be made in the form of a weapon or equipment that can be attached to a robot toy.

While the present invention has been described with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the appended claims. . Accordingly, the scope of the present invention should be determined only by the technical idea of the appended claims, and is not limited to the above embodiments.

The present invention can be applied to the field of toys and toys.

1: remote device
10: Toys
11: toy body
12: Identification information storage means
13: Add-on connection space section
14: Connection connector
15: Switch Trigger
16: toy operating means
17: toy motion signal transmitting / receiving means
20: add-on device
21: Add-on housing
22: communication means
23: Sensor
24: Connection terminal
25: control circuit
26: Battery
27: Button
28: Reaction means
29: Switch

Claims (8)

In the toy,
A toy housing (11);
Identification information storage means (12) mounted in the toy housing for storing identification information of the toy which is digital data;
An add-on fastening space 13 formed at an outer side of the toy housing 11 and fastened to the add-on housing 21;
The connection terminal of the add-on housing 21 and the identification information storage unit 12 are electrically connected to each other as the add-on housing 21 is fastened. (10); And
An add-on housing (21);
A communication means (22) mounted inside the add-on housing and communicating with the remote device (1) by wire / wireless communication method;
A sensor 23 mounted inside the add-on housing and detecting at least one of gravity, acceleration, tilt, and movement direction applied to the add-on housing 21;
As the add-on housing 21 is inserted into the add-on locking space 13 of the toy 10, the identification information is read from the identification information storage means 12 of the toy 10, And an add-on device (20) having a control circuit (25) for transmitting the identification information of the sensor (23) and the value detected by the sensor (23) to the remote device (1) through a communication means Toys. An add-on housing (21); A communication means (22) mounted inside the add-on housing and communicating with the remote device (1) by wire / wireless communication method; A sensor 23 mounted inside the add-on housing and detecting at least one of gravity, acceleration, tilt, and movement direction applied to the add-on housing 21; As the add-on housing 21 is fastened to the add-on fastening space 13 of the toy 10, the identification information is read from the identification information storage means 12 of the toy 10, And a control circuit unit (25) for transmitting the identification information and the value detected by the sensor (23) to the remote device (1) through a communication means, the toy (20)
A toy housing (11);
Identification information storage means (12) mounted in the toy housing for storing identification information of the toy which is digital data;
And an add-on joint space (13) formed on one side of the toy housing (11) and fastened to the add-on housing (21). . 3. The method of claim 2,
As the add-on housing 21 is fastened to the add-on fastening space 13, the toy 10 includes a terminal exposed to the inside of the add-on fastening space part 13, And a connection connector (14) for electrically connecting the terminal and the identification information storage means (12). 3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the identification information storage means includes at least one of digital data representing a type of toy, digital data representing an operation type of the toy, and a unique identifier of the toy. The method of claim 3,
A toy operating means 16 including at least one of a motor, a speaker, and a light emitting unit, for controlling the movement of the toy, generating sound, or emitting light through the motor, the speaker, or the light emitting unit; And
A toy operation signal transmission and reception means 17 (17) for transmitting a toy operation signal to the add-on device 20 connected to the add-on connection space portion 13 through the connection connector 14 when the toy is operated by the toy operation means Further comprising: an augmented reality controller for controlling the augmented reality controller. An add-on housing (21); A communication means (22) mounted inside the add-on housing and communicating with the remote device (1) by wire / wireless communication method; A sensor 23 mounted inside the add-on housing and detecting at least one of gravity, acceleration, tilt, and movement direction applied to the add-on housing 21; A plurality of switches (29) exposed on one side of the add-on housing to generate a signal as it is pressed or touched; And a control circuit unit 25 for transmitting the value detected by the sensor 23 to the remote device 1 through the communication means. The add-on housing 21 is connected to the add- At least a part of the plurality of switches 29 is pressed or contacted by the switch trigger 15 of the toy 10 and the control circuit unit 25 is connected to the plurality of switches 29, (20) for transmitting information about a combination of switches for generating a middle signal to the remote device (1) through the communication means (22)
A toy housing (11);
An add-on fastening space 13 formed at an outer side of the toy housing 11 and fastened to the add-on housing 21;
And a toy (10) having one or more switch triggers (15) protruded or embedded in one side of the add-on locking space (13). The method according to claim 6,
Wherein the identification information of the toy (10) is indicated by the position and combination of the one or more triggers (15). The method according to claim 6,
The toy 10 has a plurality of add-on fastening spaces 13,
Wherein one or more switch triggers (15) provided in each add-on joint space (13) are different in position or number of combinations thereof.

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