KR101712487B1 - Smart block toy - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a smart block toy, in which first information is displayed on a first side, second information is displayed on a second side, and each identification code corresponding to the first information and the second information is displayed inside A plurality of generic blocks having connection terminals for providing a stored chip and for electrically connecting to neighboring blocks; And a control block electrically connected to the combination of the normal blocks to analyze a combined state of the normal blocks.
This makes it possible to make a greater amount of sentences and combinations of operations compared to the components of the Smart Block Toys through the different information displayed on both sides of the ordinary block. In addition to judging whether the sentence is complete, Allow the user to learn, and make it easy to learn about the sentence completion process.

Description

Smart Block Toys {SMART BLOCK TOY}

The present invention relates to a block toy capable of realizing various learning effects by combining blocks.

The block toy has been used as a toy that can cause pleasure in the process of completing the entire combination by various arranging methods of each block provided with a plurality of pieces. It has evolved into a form that can naturally improve.

In this regard, in order for the user to naturally learn through the process of playing with the block toys, the applicant of the present invention is able to improve the language and the computing ability of the user more easily and effectively, Quot; toy ", the user can output the corresponding sound and screen information when the user completes the sentence through the proper combination of the blocks. Thus, the user can effectively learn the language learning, the arithmetic learning, Toys have been presented.

In this prior art, the user performs learning about the language and the operation through the process of completing the combination of the blocks and receiving the sound and the screen information corresponding to the combination, thereby causing interest in the learning This, in turn, allowed us to expect a more effective learning outcome in learning the structural principles and concepts of language and operations.

However, in the prior art described above, since the number of blocks to be provided in comparison with the number of cases that can be combined by completing the combination by using only the cross-section of the block becomes slightly larger, the amount of information that one block can represent The present invention is directed to a technique capable of providing an infinite number of learning forms that can be combined with an amount of block toy components without limitation.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a method and a system for providing a plurality of pieces of information by using one side of a block, The present invention is to provide a technology that can eliminate limitations on the range of types that can be learned by a user by utilizing a limited number of blocks by designing different display directions of information.

In order to achieve the above object, the smart block toy of the present invention is characterized in that the first information is displayed on the first surface, the second information is displayed on the second surface, and the first information and the second information A plurality of common blocks provided with a chip in which an identification code of the identification code is stored, and having connection terminals for enabling electrical connection with neighboring blocks; And a control block electrically connected to the combination of the normal blocks to analyze a combined state of the normal blocks.

Here, the control block recognizes the identification code of the information, which is displayed toward the reference direction of the control block, among the first information or the second information of the electrically connected general block from the electrically connected general block, The combined state of the normal blocks is analyzed.

The control block may include: a connection terminal for electrically connecting to a connection terminal of the general block; An output module capable of outputting output information; A memory element in which output information that can be output according to a combination state of the normal blocks electrically connected to the connection terminal is recorded; And a control element for analyzing the identification code of the general blocks electrically connected to the connection terminal and outputting the corresponding output information through the output module.

Here, the output module may include a speaker capable of outputting sound, and the output information may include acoustic information that can be output according to a combination state of the general blocks electrically connected to the connection terminal, Analyzes identification codes of the common blocks electrically connected to the connection terminal, and outputs corresponding acoustic information through the speaker.

In addition, the output module may include a screen capable of outputting a screen, and the output information may include screen information that can be output according to a combination state of the general blocks electrically connected to the connection terminal, Analyzes the identification codes of the general blocks electrically connected to the connection terminal, and outputs the corresponding screen information through the screen.

The control device may further include an identification code of a general block connected through the connection terminal based on predetermined information so as to check whether a combination state of normal blocks connected through the connection terminal is correctly completed A first analyzing unit for analyzing the combined state to determine whether the combined state is completed; A second analyzer for analyzing the identification code of the general blocks connected through the connection terminal to determine how the combined state of the normal blocks connected through the connection terminal is simply arranged; And a switching unit for receiving an analysis unit switching command input by the user and activating one of the first analyzing unit and the second analyzing unit, wherein the first analyzing unit or the second analyzing unit activated through the switching unit The analysis unit extracts output information corresponding to the analyzed information from the memory device and transmits the output information to the output module.

Here, the control block may include a communication module capable of communicating with an external device; And a recording module for recording learning performance information on the number of times of analyzing the combination of normal blocks through the control element and analysis contents, and the recording module is capable of transmitting the learning performance information to the terminal through the communication module have.

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The control block may further include an update module that receives update information from an external device through the communication module and updates information recorded in the memory device.

The control block may further comprise a speech recognition module for converting a voice input from the outside into data, wherein the control device comprises: a first analysis unit for performing a first analysis And a third analyzing unit for analyzing an identification code of the general blocks electrically connected to the control block and analyzing the degree of correspondence between the acoustic information extracted from the memory device and the speech data, The analysis result through the third analyzing unit is outputted through the output module.

According to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.

First, two or more pieces of information are displayed in one general block by utilizing the multiple faces of a general block, and the display forms of the different information are displayed opposite to each other on the basis of the upper and lower sides so that even though the information displayed on the different faces is mixed, It is possible to form words, sentences and combinations of operations in all cases without limitation from a limited number of ordinary blocks.

Second, in addition to judging whether or not the sentence is completed, the user can learn about a part of the sentence that has not been completed, so that the user can easily learn the process of completing the sentence.

Third, by recording the learning contents and providing the learning contents to the terminal through the communication module and the recording module, the user or the third party can easily grasp the learning history through the smart block toy.

1 and 2 are schematic views of a smart block toy according to the present invention.
3 is a block diagram of a general block applied to the smart block toy of the present invention.
4 is a block diagram of a control block applied to the smart block toy of the present invention.
5 and 6 are reference views for explaining the function of the control block in which the second analysis unit of the present invention is activated.
7 is a reference diagram for explaining the function of the control block in which the first analysis unit of the present invention is activated.
8 is a reference view for explaining a function of a control block for outputting sound by analyzing an identification code corresponding to a combined state represented by a combination of first information and second information in a general block of the present invention.
9 to 11 are reference views for explaining a function of a control block for analyzing an identification code corresponding to second information included in a general block of the present invention and outputting sound.
12 and 13 are schematic views of a smart block toy according to an application example of the present invention.
FIGS. 14 and 16 are reference views for explaining the function of a control block in a smart block toy according to an application example of the present invention.
17 is a schematic view of a smart block toy according to another embodiment of the present invention.
18 is a block diagram of a general block applied to the smart block toy of FIG.
19 and 20 are reference views for explaining the function of the control block applied to the smart block toy of FIG.

The preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which the technical parts already known will be omitted or compressed for the sake of brevity.

1. Explanation of the components of the Smartblock Toys

Referring to FIGS. 1 to 4, a smart block toy 100 according to the present invention includes a plurality of general blocks 110; And a control block 120.

As shown in FIG. 1, the general block 110 displays the first information on the first surface, and the second information on the second surface, as shown in FIG. In this case, the second information means the first information displayed on one side and the other additional information.

As described above, different information is displayed on both sides of the general block 110, and one of the two pieces of information displayed on the mutually opposing surfaces as shown in FIG. 2 is displayed in an inverted state . This is because when the first information is displayed using the general block 110 and when the second information is displayed, the directionality of the connection terminal 112 provided in the general block 110 is made uniform so that the first information And a general block 110B for displaying the second information.

However, the information display mode of the general block 110 and the structure thereof are not limited to this, and at least one or more information may be displayed on at least one of the surfaces. Or more of the information may be displayed on a plurality of surfaces and may be stored so as to store individual identification codes corresponding to respective pieces of information. In this case, it is desirable that the information displayed on each side is designed differently from each other. In this case, when the general block 110 is arranged so that the information is displayed in the predetermined reference direction, the information can be displayed on the surface so that the directionality of the connection terminal 112 provided in the general block 110 can be constant. .

Here, the first information and the second information may be prepared in various forms necessary for language learning, calculation learning, intelligence development, and memory enhancement such as letters, words, syllables, numbers, patterns, symbols, colors, It is preferable that they are provided in different groups,

In the general block 110 displaying two or more pieces of information, more combinations can be created based on the same number of the normal blocks 110 as compared with a normal block displaying only one piece of information on one side. Furthermore, since the general blocks 110 displaying different information can be used in combination, learning patterns such as sentences, words, and numbers that can be produced through combination can be infinitely provided without limitation. As a result, it is possible to improve the quantitative and qualitative contents to be learned through the smart block toy 100.

In addition, the general block 110 displays the first information and the second information in a different group, and separately identifies each of the first information and the second information to store them in the chip 111 disposed therein have. In other words, an identification code for the first information and an identification code for the second information are stored in the chip 111 provided in the general block 110, respectively.

The connection block 112 is formed on both sides of the general block 110. When the connection block 112 is disposed in contact with a neighboring block (the general block 110 or the control block 120) do. Here, as shown in FIG. 3, the general block 100 forms an electric circuit through a chip 111 provided therein, a first connection terminal 112a and a second connection terminal 112b.

Here, the first connection terminal 112a and the second connection terminal 112b are divided into a terminal located on the left side and a terminal located on the right side among the connection terminals 112 formed on both sides of the general block 100 The present invention is not limited thereto and may be variously implemented as a terminal arrangement structure for distinguishing the front surface and the rear surface of the general block 110. [

In addition, the general block 110 may be provided in various forms so that the connection terminals 112 are kept in contact with each other, and an electromagnetic force is generated for separate coupling means or coupling to provide a constant fixing force A magnetic member or the like can be provided inside.

Accordingly, the general blocks 110 may be arranged to be in contact with each other in various combinations to form certain sentences, words or expressions, and sometimes the general block 110 may be used. Therefore, the combination of the general blocks 110, which will be continuously described later, should be construed as including a case including one general block 110 as well.

The control block 120 is electrically connected to a combination of the general blocks 110 to analyze the combination state of the general blocks 110 to output sounds corresponding to the respective analysis results. In other words, It is possible to output a different sound according to the combination result of the blocks 110 to help the user to check the learning result such as the state of the combination of the general blocks 110 created by the user himself or the completion thereof.

Here, the control block 120 is disposed in a reference direction (for example, front direction) of the control block 120 among the first information or the second information of the general block 110 electrically connected to the control block 120 Recognizes the corresponding identification code of the information, and analyzes the combined state of the general blocks 110 based on the recognized identification code.

That is, the control block 120 recognizes the identification code of the information displayed on the face facing the reference direction of the control block 120 (the face visually recognizing the information displayed on the user's side) The control block 120 analyzes the combination of information the user perceives through the user's field of view.

A method of recognizing the identification information of the front surface and the rear surface of the general block 110 in which the control block 120 is electrically connected to the control block 120, More specifically, a different electric circuit path is constructed depending on the connection form of a plurality of pins constituting each of the connection terminals 112a and 112b, It is possible to provide a separate signal movement path so that different identification codes can be recognized among the identification codes of the different types or to discriminate the resistance value recognized differently according to the connection form of a plurality of pins and to extract identification information corresponding to the resistance value And the like. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the control block 120 can be variously implemented using known techniques to recognize an identification code for information displayed toward a specific direction of a general block 110 to be electrically connected Do.

The detailed configuration of the control block 120 will be described. As shown in FIG. 4, the control block 120 includes a connection terminal 121; A speaker 122; A memory element 123; A control element 124; A communication module 125; Update module 126; And a recording module 127, and more specifically, a power module 120P; Switch 120W; Screen 120S; And a recording module 120R.

The connection terminal 121 is electrically connected to the first connection terminal 112a or the second connection terminal 112b of the general blocks 110. The first connection terminal 121a and the second connection terminal 121b ) Are formed.

The positions of the first connection terminal 121a and the second connection terminal 121b on the control block 120 are not limited to a specific plane but the user can efficiently conduct a plurality of learning operations at the same time, As shown in FIG. 4, in order to implement various embodiments such as the above-described embodiments.

The output modules 122 and 120S are configured to output the output information, and output information corresponding to the analysis result by the control device 124, which will be described below, can be output through the output modules 122 and 120S.

Here, the output modules 122 and 120S are constituted by a speaker 122 for outputting sound information and a screen 120S for outputting screen information.

In the memory device 123, first combination information and output information (sound information and screen information) are recorded. Here, the first combination information is information on a complete combination of the general blocks 110, that is, information that can confirm whether a word, a sentence, or a formula formed by combining by the general blocks 110 has been correctly combined .

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The output information is information including sound information and screen information that can be output according to the combined state of the general blocks 110 electrically connected to the connection terminal 121.

The control device 124 analyzes the identification code of the general blocks 110 electrically connected to the connection terminal 121 and outputs the corresponding output information through the output modules 122 and 120S.

That is, the control device 124 analyzes the identification code of the general blocks 110 electrically connected through the control block 120 and the connection terminal 121, and outputs a combination corresponding to the combination state of the currently connected general blocks 110 Identify information. Thereafter, the control element 124 extracts the acoustic information corresponding to the combined state from the memory element 123 and outputs the extracted acoustic information through the speaker 122. In addition, the control device 124 can extract the screen information according to the combination state from the memory device 123 and output it through the screen 120S.

5, 8, and 9, the control block 124 is connected to the control block 120 through the first connection terminal 121a or the second connection terminal 121b, When they are electrically connected, the identification code corresponding to the information displayed toward the reference direction of the control block 120 among the first information or the second information of the general block 110 is recognized and the combined state thereof is determined.

In addition, the control device 124 analyzes the identification code of the general blocks 110 connected through the first connection terminal 121a or the second connection terminal 121b, A first analysis unit 124a for determining the combination state of the blocks 110 by using predetermined information so as to confirm whether the combination state of the blocks 110 is correctly completed and a general analysis unit 124b connected to the first analysis unit 124a through the first connection terminal 121a or the second connection terminal 121b And a second analyzing unit 124b for analyzing the identification codes of the blocks 110 and determining how the combined state of the normal blocks 110 is arranged.

The control device 124 further includes a switching unit 124c for receiving an analysis unit switching command input by the user and activating one of the first analysis unit 124a and the second analysis unit 124b .

The analysis unit activated through the switching unit 124c extracts output information corresponding to the analyzed information from the memory device 123 based on the analyzed information and transmits the output information to the speaker 122 to control the output of the sound information, To control the screen information to be output. Of course, the sound information and the screen information may be output simultaneously.

In addition, the analysis unit switching command received by the switching unit 124c may be generated by a user pressing the switch of the digital system displayed on the screen 120S, which may be configured on one side of the control block 120, Or a separate switch 120W may be provided to allow the user to activate the first analysis unit 124a or to activate the second analysis unit 124b and to input the analysis unit change command It is possible.

The screen 120S is preferably disposed on the front surface of the control block 120 in order to provide a criterion for recognizing the user and determining the directionality of the block. And may be further designed to output corresponding screen information according to the result, and may be implemented by a touch screen method, and various commands may be input through the screen 120S.

Here, the type of screen information can be embodied in the form of various contents capable of outputting on the screen such as image contents or image contents.

The control block 120 further includes a voice recognition module 120R for converting the voice inputted from the outside into data, and the voice recognition module 120R performs a function of converting the voice to be received by the user into voice data It is preferable to provide a voice input device such as a microphone having a function of voice input and voice recording.

Here, the speech recognition module 120R is operated in conjunction with the third analysis section 124d, which can be additionally designed in the control element 124. To describe more specifically the third analysis section 124d, One of the first analyzing unit 124a or the second analyzing unit 124b activated through the switching unit 124c based on the voice data obtained by converting the voice received by the recognizing module 120R, The identification code of the general blocks 110 electrically connected through the control block 120 and the connection terminal 121 is analyzed to analyze or evaluate the degree of correspondence between the acoustic information extracted from the memory device 123 and the voice data, Output modules 122 and 120S.

The control device 124 includes a voice recognition function switching unit 124e for controlling whether the voice recognition module 120R and the third analysis unit 124d are activated according to whether the user's command signal is received or not, The activation instruction of the voice recognition module 120R and the third analysis unit 124d received in the recognition function switching unit 124e is a digital method that is displayed on the screen 120S that can be configured on one side of the control block 120. [ The user inputs a command by pressing the switch in a touch manner or a separate switch 120W is provided to determine whether or not the user activates the voice recognition function and inputs a command signal through the pressing of the switch 120W It can also be designed to give.

In other words, the control device 124 analyzes the identification code of the general blocks 110 electrically connected through the control block 120 and the connection terminal 121, Extracts the sound information corresponding to the combination state from the memory device 123, and outputs the extracted sound information through the speaker 122. Through this process, the user who wishes to learn hears the pronunciations of the sentences or words that he / she has prepared himself / herself, and then the speech recognition module 120R and the third analysis unit 124d are activated by the speech recognition function switching unit 124e The control block 120 instructs the user who wants to learn to loudly pronounce the sound information output previously.

In this case, the control device 124 recognizes that the speech recognition module 120R and the third analysis unit 124d are activated, and outputs sound information according to the combination state of the currently connected general blocks 110 to the memory device 123 It is possible to extract acoustic information added with acoustic information that can induce sound information to be output to a user who wants to learn at the time of extraction or to add additional additional output information to the memory element 123, and output it through the output modules 122, 120S.

Next, when the user pronounces a certain sentence or word as the user tries to pronounce the acoustic information output previously, the speech recognition module 120R receives it and transforms it into voice data, 3 analyzing unit 124d analyzes the degree of correspondence between the content of the previously output sound information and the voice data in association with the previously-analyzed combination information, thereby indicating how well the user has pronounced it.

Accordingly, the smart block toy 100 of the present invention allows a user performing a learning process to practice a combination of the general blocks 110 in addition to writing, listening, reading, ) Area of the language learning effect.

In addition, the control block 120 may further include a power module 120P for power supply required for operation of each configuration.

The communication module 125 can be communicatively connected with a portable communication device such as a terminal having a communication function and is operated in conjunction with the updating module 126 and the recording module 127, which will be described below.

In addition, the communication module 125 receives additional combination information through wireless communication with an external device such as a terminal, and provides the combined information to the control device 124. This is because the user sets the contents to be learned through the terminal and provides the learning contents to the control block 120. The control block 120 determines whether the sentence or word is completed or completed using the combination information recorded in the control block 120 itself In addition to learning about the subject, additional problems can be presented to provide more variety of types of learning and contents of learning.

More specifically, the control device 124 receiving the additional combination information received from the terminal through the communication module 125 first transmits the sound information or the screen information corresponding to the additional combination information to the speaker 122 or the screen 120S ) So as to inform the user who wants to learn what contents of the learning information presented through the terminal.

Thereafter, the control element 124 recognizes the pre-recorded sound or screen information and completes the combination of the general blocks 110, thereby electrically connecting the control block 120 to the user who has performed the learning, Analyzes the identification codes of the general blocks 110, extracts the acoustic information or the screen information corresponding to the result from the memory device 123, and outputs the extracted information.

The update module 126 may receive the update information from the terminal through the communication module 125 and update the information recorded in the memory element 123. [ As a result, in addition to the first combination information, the second combination information, and the acoustic information recorded in the memory device 123 through the update module 126, the control block 120 may further determine the combination of the general blocks 110 The update information may be provided from various devices capable of communicating with the communication module 125 such as an administrator or a terminal of a user.

The recording module 127 records the number of times of analysis of the combination of the general blocks 110 connected through the control element 124 and learning performance information on the analysis contents. The learning performance information recorded through the recording module 127 may be transmitted to the terminal communicating with the learning performance information through the communication module 125. [

Here, the recording module 127 records the status of the user using the smart block toy 100 according to the present invention in real time, thereby enabling a user or a third party to easily learn learning time and learning contents through the terminal Collect and transmit performance information.

2. Explanation of learning style using Smart Block Toys

In order to more easily and intuitively understand the invention of the learning form using the smart block toy 100 to be described below, the layout of the general blocks 110 and 220 may be arranged such that when the first information is directed to the front side A case where the second information is directed to the front side, and A and B are described below.

The case where the first analyzing unit 124a of the first analyzing unit 124a and the second analyzing unit 124b is activated and the control block 120 is operated is referred to as a "test mode" The case where the analyzing unit 124b is activated and the control block 120 is operated is arbitrarily referred to as a "learning mode" However, these names are arbitrarily set to simplify one embodiment, and are not intended to limit the technical idea of the present invention.

≪ First application example - In case of language learning >

5 to 10, description will be made of a learning style using the smart block toy 100 of the present invention. First, according to one embodiment, the general block 110 includes a word or a part of a sentence And the letters may be displayed as the second information on the rear side.

As shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, when the general block 110 learns through the combination of the first information displayed on the front side, it is possible to learn the completion of the sentence and the completion process of the sentence , As shown in FIGS. 9 to 11, when learning is performed through the combination of the second information displayed on the back, the effect of learning the completion of the word and the completion of the word occurs. For example, as shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, the front surface of the smart block toy 100, on which the word or vocabulary is displayed as the first information, is attached to the first connection terminal 121a provided on one side of the control block 120 The general blocks 110 are connected to the left side of the control block 120 from the viewpoint of the user. As shown in FIGS. 9 to 11, the rear surface of the general block 110, in which the letters are displayed as second information, is connected to the second connection terminal 121b provided on the other side of the control block 120 of the smart block toy 100, The general blocks 110 are connected to the left side of the control block 120 from the viewpoint of the user.

In addition, the general block 110 may perform learning through a combination in which first information displayed on the front side and second information displayed on the rear side are mixed and used as shown in FIG. For example, if the word "CAT" shown in FIG. 8 is not displayed in a normal block in the conventional case, it can not be learned However, in the case of the present invention, by using the second information on the rear side of the character, it is possible to create a desired word form, and thus the number of all the cases to be learned So that the constraints of the combination can be solved.

First, in the case of the test mode (when the first analysis unit 124a is activated and the control block 120 is activated), the first information is recognized in the user's field of view as shown in FIG. 5 When the sentence is completed by the combination of the placed general blocks 110A and connected to the control block 120, the control block 120 recognizes that the sentence is completed or correctly connected based on the first combination information, , A screen, or both. Preferably, the output sound is at least one of a sound indicating that the sentence is completed or correctly connected and a sound reading the text of the completed sentence. The output screen may be a video, an image or a sentence indicating that the sentence is completed or correctly connected Is an image or an image to be matched to the image.

If the sentence is unfinished or grammatically incorrectly connected to the control block 120 by the combination of the general blocks 110A arranged such that the first information is recognized in the user's field of view as shown in FIG. 6, the control block 120 ) Recognizes that the sentence is incomplete or incorrect based on the first combination information, and outputs the corresponding sound, the screen, or both. It is preferable that the sound outputted here is sound indicating that the sentence is incomplete or incorrect, and the output screen is preferably an image or an image indicating that the sentence is incomplete or incorrect.

9, when the word is completed and connected to the control block 120 by a combination of the general blocks 110B arranged so that the second information is recognized in the user's field of view, 1 recognizes that the word is completed or correctly connected based on the combination information, and outputs corresponding sound, screen, or both. Preferably, the output sound is at least one of a sound indicating that the word is completed or correctly connected and a sound reading the completed word, and the output screen may be a video, an image, or a word indicating that the word is completed or correctly connected It is preferable that the image or the image is rendered.

If the word is incomplete and connected to the control block 120 by a combination of the general blocks 110B arranged such that the second information is recognized in the user's field of view as shown in FIG. 10, Based on the combination information, recognizes that the word is incomplete or incorrect, and outputs a corresponding sound, a screen, or both. Preferably, the sound outputted here is a sound indicating that the word is incomplete or incorrect, and the output screen is preferably an image or an image indicating that the word is incomplete or incorrect.

Next, in the learning mode (when the second analysis unit 124b is activated and the control block 120 is activated), the first information is recognized in the view of the user When the combination of the regular blocks 110A arranged to be connected is connected to the control block 120, the control block 120 recognizes only the form of the sentence based on the first combination information and the second combination information, Or both. That is, in the learning mode, the control block 120 does not determine whether or not the combination of the connected general blocks 110A is complete, but in the case of the completed type and the simple arrangement type, Outputs both. When the combination of the connected general blocks 110A is completed, it is preferable that at least one of the sound outputting the sentence is completed and the sound reading the text of the completed sentence are outputted, It is preferable that the sound that simply reads the text of the arranged sentence is output.

11, when a combination of the general blocks 110B arranged so that the second information is recognized in the user's field of view is connected to the control block 120 (the second connection terminal 112b and the second connection terminal 112b) (121a), the control block 120 recognizes only the type of word and outputs the corresponding sound, screen or both. When the combination of the connected general blocks 110A is completed, it is preferable that at least one of the sound indicating completion of the word and the sound reading the completed word be output, and the combination of the connected general blocks 110A In the case of the simple layout type, it is preferable that the sound that simply reads the arranged letters is outputted.

≪ Second application example - in case of mathematics learning >

12 and 13, the general block 110 constituting the smart block toy 100 of the present invention may include a number or an operation code (+, -, -) as the first information on the front side according to another embodiment, , ㆇ,>, <, =), and a number or operation code different from the first information displayed on the front as second information on the rear side may be displayed.

In the general block 110, a combination of various expression types can be created through a combination of the first information displayed on the front side and the second information displayed on the rear side. When the user learns through various combinations, It is possible to have an intimacy to strengthen computation power through computation and learning by using numbers,

First, in the test mode, as shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, the left equation is completed by the combination of the general blocks 110A arranged so that the first information is recognized in the user's field of view, 120 are connected to each other via a first connection terminal 121a of the control block 120 and the right equation is completed by the combination of the general blocks 110B arranged so that the second information is recognized in the user's field of view, When connected through the terminal 121b, the control block 120 analyzes the equations of both sides based on the first combination information to analyze whether the correct formula is completed, and outputs the corresponding sound.

More specifically, as shown in FIG. 14, when the mathematical expressions on both sides are concatenated to complete the correct mathematical expression, the control block 120 outputs at least one of the sound indicating that the correct formula is correct and the sound reading the complete formula .

15, when the mathematical expressions on both sides are connected and erroneous mathematical expressions are formed, it is preferable that the control block 120 outputs sound indicating that it is an erroneous mathematical expression.

First, as shown in FIG. 16, the left equation is completed by the combination of the general blocks 110A arranged so that the first information is recognized in the user's field of view, and the control block 120 The right hand side is completed by the combination of the general blocks 110B arranged to be connected through the first connection terminal 121a or arranged such that the second information is recognized in the user's field of view and the second connection terminal 121b ), The control block 120 analyzes the result of the mathematical expression connected to one side based on the first combination information and the second combination information, and outputs the corresponding sound. It is preferable that the sound outputted here is an acoustic sound for reading the result of the mathematical expression connected to one side or simply reading the text of the mathematical expression placed on one side.

3. Explanation of the Smart Block Toys according to additional embodiments and the learning style using them

Referring to FIGS. 17 to 20, a smart block toy 200 according to another embodiment of the present invention includes a plurality of general blocks 210; And a control block 220.

Further embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to differences from the above-mentioned embodiments, and redundant descriptions will be simplified or omitted.

The control block 220 constituting the smart block toy 200 according to the present embodiment is characterized in that a control block 120 (see FIG. 1) constituting the smart block toy 100 according to the above- ), The detailed description will be omitted.

17, a connection terminal 212 is formed at the upper and lower ends in addition to both sides, as shown in FIG. 17, so that the adjacent block (the general block 210 or the control block 220 ), They are electrically connected to each other through the respective terminals. In other words, the connection block 212 is formed on the upper surface and the lower surface of the general block 210 so that the arrangement of the upper and lower sides can be implemented in addition to the arrangement of the adjacent common blocks 210 and the left and right references.

The connection block 212 formed on the upper side or the lower side of the general block 210 according to the present embodiment for separating the front side and the rear side of the normal block 210 adjacent to the upper side or the lower side is also connected to the smart block toy 100 And the connection terminal of the general block 110 constituting the connection terminal.

As a result, the general block 200 includes a chip 211 and a first connection terminal 212a, a second connection terminal 212b, a third connection terminal 212c, And an electrical circuit is formed through the connection terminal 212d.

Here, the first connection terminal 212a and the second connection terminal 212b are divided into a terminal located on the left side and a terminal located on the right side among the connection terminals 212 formed on both sides of the general block 200 The third connection terminal 212c and the fourth connection terminal 212d are separated from each other by a terminal located on the upper side of the connection terminal 212 formed on the upper and lower surfaces of the general block 200, And may be variously formed in a terminal form for distinguishing the front face and the rear face of the general block 200. In addition,

Accordingly, as shown in FIGS. 19 and 20, the smart block toy 200 according to the present embodiment can be assembled by disposing the general blocks 210 on the upper and lower sides, thereby completing the combination. The general block 210 positioned at the lower end is connected to the control block 220, so that the analysis of the entire combination can be performed.

18, when the sentence is completed by the combination of the general blocks 210A arranged so that the first information is recognized in the user's field of view and connected to the control block 220 as shown in FIG. 18, The controller 220 can output sounds corresponding to the combination of the normal blocks 210A connected in accordance with the activated analysis unit.

When the word is completed and connected to the control block 220 by a combination of the general blocks 210B arranged such that the second information is recognized in the user's field of view as shown in FIG. 20, the control block 220 is activated It is possible to output the sound or the screen corresponding to the combination of the normal blocks 210A connected in accordance with the analyzed part.

The embodiments disclosed in the present invention are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention but to limit the scope of the technical idea of the present invention. The scope of protection is to be construed in accordance with the following claims, and all technical ideas within the scope of equivalents thereof should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention.

100: Smart block toys
110: Normal block
111: chip
112a: first connection terminal 112b: second connection terminal
120: Control block
121a: first connection terminal 121b: second connection terminal
122: speaker 123: memory element
124: Control device 125: Communication module
126: Update module 127: Record module

Claims (10)

The first information is displayed on the first surface, the second information is displayed on the second surface, a chip in which the identification codes corresponding to the first information and the second information are stored, A plurality of common blocks having connection terminals to be electrically connected; And
And a control block electrically coupled to the combination of the normal blocks to analyze a combination state of the normal blocks,
Wherein the control block recognizes, from the first block or second block of the general block to be electrically connected, an identification code of information displayed toward the reference direction of the control block from the electrically connected general block, Analyze the combination state of normal blocks,
The control block includes:
A connection terminal to be electrically connected to a connection terminal of the general blocks;
An output module capable of outputting output information;
A memory element in which output information that can be output according to a combination state of the normal blocks electrically connected to the connection terminal is recorded; And
And a control element for analyzing an identification code of the general blocks electrically connected to the connection terminal and outputting corresponding output information through the output module,
The control device includes:
Wherein the identification code of the general blocks connected through the connection terminal is analyzed based on predetermined information so as to check whether the combined state of the normal blocks connected through the connection terminal is correctly completed, Analysis section;
A second analyzer for analyzing the identification code of the general blocks connected through the connection terminal to determine how the combined state of the normal blocks connected through the connection terminal is simply arranged; And
And a switching unit for receiving an analysis unit switching command input by the user and activating one of the first analysis unit and the second analysis unit,
Wherein the first analyzing unit or the second analyzing unit activated through the switching unit extracts output information corresponding to the analyzed information based on the analyzed information from the memory device and transmits the extracted output information to the output module
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delete delete The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the output module includes a speaker capable of outputting sound,
Wherein the output information includes acoustic information that can be output according to a combination state of the normal blocks electrically connected to the connection terminal,
Wherein the control device analyzes identification codes of the general blocks electrically connected to the connection terminal and outputs corresponding acoustic information through the speaker
Smart block toys.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the output module includes a screen capable of outputting a screen,
Wherein the output information includes screen information that can be output according to a combination state of the general blocks electrically connected to the connection terminal,
Wherein the control device analyzes identification codes of the common blocks electrically connected to the connection terminal and outputs the corresponding screen information through the screen
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delete The method according to claim 4 or 5,
The control block includes:
And a voice recognition module for converting the voice inputted from outside into data,
The control device includes:
The first analysis unit or the second analysis unit activated through the switching unit based on the voice data formed from the voice recognition module analyzes the identification code of the common blocks electrically connected to the control block and outputs the acoustic information extracted from the memory device And a third analyzing unit for analyzing a degree of matching between the voice data and the voice data,
And the analysis result through the third analysis unit is outputted through the output module
Smart block toys.
The method according to claim 1,
The control block includes:
A communication module capable of communicating with an external device;
And a recording module for recording learning performance information on the number of times the combination of the normal blocks is analyzed through the control element and analysis contents,
Wherein the recording module is capable of transmitting the learning performance information to an external device through the communication module
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delete 9. The method of claim 8,
The control block includes:
And an update module for receiving the update information from the external device through the communication module and updating the information recorded in the memory device
Smart block toys.

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