KR20010087580A - Toy that its contents are upgraded through the internet - Google Patents

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KR20010087580A
KR20010087580A KR1020000011376A KR20000011376A KR20010087580A KR 20010087580 A KR20010087580 A KR 20010087580A KR 1020000011376 A KR1020000011376 A KR 1020000011376A KR 20000011376 A KR20000011376 A KR 20000011376A KR 20010087580 A KR20010087580 A KR 20010087580A
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PURPOSE: Provided are toys to upgrade embedded data by Internet which enables users to upgrade data embedded in toys at any time so that it helps children to have an interest in the toys for long time. CONSTITUTION: In the toys which outputs voice, melody, song and image data stored at an embedded memory by users' response, the toys to upgrade embedded data by Internet is characterized by comprising the parts of: a memory for data storage which is writable repeatedly; and a communication control part which communicates with an exclusive application program(310) executed in an Internet connection device(320) to change the contents of the memory.

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인터넷을 이용해 내장된 데이터를 업그레이드하는 장난감{Toy that its contents are upgraded through the internet}Toy that upgrades embedded data using the internet {Toy that its contents are upgraded through the internet}

본 발명은 내장된 메모리에 저장된 데이터 즉 음성, 멜로디, 노래 그리고 영상을 사용자의 반응에 따라 출력해주는 장난감에 관한 것으로, 특히 인터넷과의 연결을 통하여 내장된 데이터가 업그레이드 가능한 장난감에 관한 것이다.The present invention relates to a toy that outputs data stored in an internal memory, that is, voice, melody, song, and video according to a user's reaction. In particular, the present invention relates to a toy that can be upgraded with embedded data through a connection with the Internet.

일반적으로 사용자가 특정 버튼이나 특정 부위를 건드렸을 때 음성, 멜로디, 노래 또는 영상을 출력해 주는 장난감의 동작을 첨부한 제 1도에 의거하여 설명하면 다음과 같다.In general, when the user touches a specific button or a specific part, it will be described with reference to FIG. 1 attached to the operation of the toy that outputs a voice, melody, song or video as follows.

장난감에 내장된 메모리(140)에는 장난감이 제조될 당시에 제조업체에 의해 임의적으로 데이터가 저장된다. 사용자가 특정 버튼이나 특정 부위를 건드렸을 때,메모리에 저장된 데이터는 오디오 데이터일 경우 오디오 처리부(110)를 거쳐 오디오 출력부(100)를 통해 소리를 내게 되고, 비디오 데이터일 경우 비디오 처리부(130)를 거쳐 비디오 출력부(120)를 통해 영상을 보여주게 된다.The memory 140 embedded in the toy is arbitrarily stored by the manufacturer at the time the toy is manufactured. When the user touches a specific button or a specific portion, the data stored in the memory is sound through the audio output unit 100 via the audio processing unit 110 when the audio data, and the video processing unit 130 when the video data Through the video output unit 120 is shown through the image.

상기와 같이 구성된 장난감은 내장된 데이터의 내용을 전혀 변경할 수 없어 사용자는 구입할 당시의 내용을 계속해서 실행해야만 한다. 특히 장난감의 특성상 어린이용이 대부분을 차지하는데 어린이들은 이런 상황에 금방 싫증을 내게 되고 장난감은 더 이상 쓸모없게 되는 경우가 많다.The toy constructed as described above cannot change the contents of the embedded data at all, and the user must continue to execute the contents at the time of purchase. In particular, children's use is mainly occupied by the characteristics of toys, and children get tired of this situation quickly and the toys are often no longer useful.

본 발명은 상기한 바와 같은 문제점을 해결하기 위하여 안출된 것으로, 장난감에 내장된 데이터를 업그레이드할 수 있는 기능을 제공하고, 특히 사용자가 제조업체에서 제공하는 데이터베이스에 인터넷을 이용해 쉽고 편리하게 접근할 수 있도록 함으로써 수시로 장난감을 업그레이드할 수 있는 수단을 제공하는데 그 목적이 있다.The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, to provide a function to upgrade the data embedded in the toy, in particular to allow the user to easily and conveniently access the database provided by the manufacturer using the Internet The purpose is to provide a means to upgrade toys from time to time.

도 1은 일반적인 장난감의 기능을 도시한 블록도,1 is a block diagram showing the function of a typical toy,

도 2는 본 발명에 의해 개선된 장난감의 기능을 도시한 블록도,Figure 2 is a block diagram showing the function of the toy improved by the present invention,

도 3a는 본 발명의 제 1 실시 예를 도시한 개념도,3A is a conceptual diagram illustrating a first embodiment of the present invention;

도 3b는 본 발명의 제 2 실시 예를 도시한 개념도이다.3B is a conceptual diagram illustrating a second embodiment of the present invention.

상기한 목적을 달성하기 위하여 본 발명은 기존의 장난감에서 데이터 저장을 위해 사용하던 메모리를 한번 쓰기만 허용되는 타입에서 다시 쓰기가 가능한 타입으로 바꾸고, 인터넷 접속 기기들과의 통신을 담당하는 제어부를 추가하여 장난감을 구성하는 한편, 인터넷 접속 기기에서는 전용 응용 프로그램을 통하여 장난감과의 통신기능 및 인터넷상의 장난감 제조업체가 제공하는 데이터에 접근할 수 있는 수단을 제공하는 것을 특징으로 한다.In order to achieve the above object, the present invention changes the memory used for data storage in a conventional toy from a type that can only be written once to a type that can be rewritten, and adds a controller for communication with Internet-connected devices. In the meantime, the present invention provides a means for accessing data provided by a toy manufacturer on the Internet and a communication function with a toy through a dedicated application.

도 2는 본 발명에 의해 개선된 장난감의 기능을 도시한 블록도이다. 도 2에서 참조 부호(200)는 도 1에서의 메모리를 제외한 모든 기능을 포함하며 동일한 동작을 한다. 메모리 부(210)는 다시 쓰기(Re-writable)가 가능해야 한다. 인터넷 접속기기와의 통신 제어부(220)는 인터넷 접속기기(320, 420) 상에서 실행되는 전용 응용 프로그램(310, 410)의 제어를 받아 데이터를 받아들이고 이를 메모리(210)에 업데이트하는 기능을 담당한다.2 is a block diagram illustrating the function of a toy improved by the present invention. In FIG. 2, the reference numeral 200 includes all the functions except the memory of FIG. 1 and performs the same operation. The memory unit 210 should be re-writable. The communication control unit 220 with the Internet access device is responsible for a function of receiving data under the control of dedicated application programs 310 and 410 executed on the Internet access devices 320 and 420 and updating it in the memory 210.

본 발명의 바람직한 실시 예에 대해 첨부된 도면을 참고로 하여 자세하게 설명하면 다음과 같다.When described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings for the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

도 3a는 본 발명의 제 1 실시 예를 도시한 개념도인데, 인터넷 접속기기로 PC를 이용했을 경우를 예로 들었다. 장난감의 데이터를 업그레이드 하고자 하는 사용자는 장난감을 PC(320)에 연결한 다음 PC용 응용 프로그램(310)을 실행한다. 응응 프로그램(310)은 인터넷 접속이 가능한 PC(320)의 자원을 활용하여 자동으로 제조업체의 장난감용 데이터베이스(330)가 있는 웹 사이트에 연결된다. 사용자가 자신이 소유한 모델을 선택하고 원하는 데이터를 선택하면 응용 프로그램(310)이 자동으로 이를 다운로드한 후 자신의 제어하에 장난감(300)으로 데이터를 전송한다. 장난감(300)은 데이터의 이상여부를 체크한 후 이상이 있을 시에는 에러 메시지를 응용 프로그램(310)에 송출하고, 이상이 없을 시는 메모리를 업그레이드 한다.3A is a conceptual diagram illustrating a first embodiment of the present invention, in which a PC is used as an Internet access device. The user who wants to upgrade the data of the toy connects the toy to the PC 320 and then executes the PC application 310. The application 310 automatically connects to a web site with a manufacturer's toy database 330 utilizing the resources of a PC 320 with Internet access. When the user selects a model owned by the user and selects the desired data, the application 310 automatically downloads it and transmits the data to the toy 300 under its control. The toy 300 checks whether the data is abnormal and sends an error message to the application program 310 when there is an error, and upgrades the memory when there is no error.

도 3b는 본 발명의 제 2 실시 예를 도시한 개념도인데, 인터넷 접속 기기(420)가 핸드 폰, PDA, 스마트 폰등 이동용일 경우를 예로 들었다. 동작 구성은 도 3a와 동일하지만 각각의 인터넷 접속기기의 특성에 맞는 전용 응용 프로그램(410)을 구비하여야 한다.3B is a conceptual diagram illustrating a second embodiment of the present invention. For example, the Internet access device 420 is a mobile phone, a PDA, a smart phone, and the like. The operation configuration is the same as that of FIG. 3A, but a dedicated application program 410 suitable for the characteristics of each Internet access device must be provided.

본 발명에 의하면, 사용자가 인터넷을 이용해 수시로 장난감에 내장된 데이터를 업그레이드할 수 있기 때문에 아이들이 싫증내지 않고 장난감을 가지고 놀 수 있으며, 체계적으로 데이터를 업그레이드 시켜줌으로써 말 배우기와 외국어 학습에 이용할 수 있고, 장난감 한 대로 여러 대의 효과를 낼 수 있음으로써 경제적인 부담이 감소될 수 있다.According to the present invention, since the user can upgrade the data embedded in the toy at any time using the Internet, children can play with the toy without getting tired, and can systematically upgrade the data to use for learning words and learning foreign languages. For example, the economic burden can be reduced by having multiple toys with one effect.

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내장된 메모리에 저장된 음성, 멜로디, 노래 그리고 영상 데이터를 사용자의 반응에 따라 출력해주는 장난감에 있어서,In the toy that outputs voice, melody, song and video data stored in the internal memory according to the user's reaction, 데이터 저장용 메모리(210)가 다시 쓰기가 가능하고, 인터넷 접속 기기(320, 420)상에서 실행되는 전용 응용 프로그램(310, 410)과 통신하여 메모리(210)의 내용을 바꿀 수 있는 통신 제어부(220)를 갖는 것을 특징으로 하는 장난감.The communication control unit 220 capable of rewriting the data storage memory 210 and changing the contents of the memory 210 by communicating with dedicated application programs 310 and 410 executed on the Internet access devices 320 and 420. Toy having a).
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