KR200245775Y1 - the automatic talking book - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention attaches a switch sensor that recognizes pages between pages of a book so that when you open the book and turn each page, you can recognize how many pages are opened by opening and closing the switch installed on each page. And by attaching a device to output the contents of the page with the sound to implement the function to hear the sound of the selected page by installing such a device in children's picture fairy tale book that you do not know the page of the book currently viewed by infants By automatically reading the contents of the picture, the contents of the picture fairy tale can be easily understood, and this can provide a great effect on the language education of the young children.

Description

A device that automatically recognizes the pages of a book and hears the contents of the book. {The automatic talking book}

The present invention provides children with interest when reading and reading books, and makes it easier and faster to understand the contents of a book, and in particular, to easily learn text and language. Existing books simply print pictures or text on paper. One thing is to attach a simple electronic device to a picture book and have a simple function to make a sound when you operate a switch attached to the electronic device. There is nothing to have.

The present invention is equipped with a switch sensor for recognizing each page to a child or infant's book that does not know the writing, and detects the current page with the switch sensor when the child opens the book, automatically detects the sound corresponding to the page the child is viewing By combining the function of listening with the book, it provides the function and the device to make it easy for the children to hear the contents of the text and pictures through the sound. To be.

1 is an overall configuration diagram of the present invention

2 is an example of using a switch sensor for page recognition

3 is another example of a switch sensor for page recognition

In order to achieve the above object, the device for automatically recognizing the pages of the present invention and listening to the contents of the book by sound includes a switch sensor unit 9 for opening and closing each page of the book and recognizing the page. By attaching an electronic device to the book using the page information detected by the sound in the book has a function to automatically output the sound each time you open each page of the book. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of the present invention, (2) is an example of the use of a switch sensor for recognizing each page of the book, (3) is also a switch sensor for recognizing each page of the book Here is an example of how to use it.

In FIG. 1, the structure of the whole design is attached to each page of the book so that the switch sensors for opening and closing of pages and page recognition and the switch detection unit 1 for controlling the operation of each switch sensor and pressing the switch, The sound control unit 3 controls the output of sound data corresponding to the page through the results of the page analysis unit 2 and the page analysis unit 2, which receives the information detected by the switch detection unit 1 and analyzes the information on the current page. ), The sound data output from the sound data storage unit 4 and the sound control unit 3, which store sound data for each page, are compressed data to reduce memory capacity. The sound data decoding unit 5 for restoring the sound data, and the sound data output from the sound data decoding unit 5 are digital data. Digital-to-analog converter (6) for converting sound data into analog sound, and sound amplifier (7) for amplifying analog sound for outputting the analog sound signal output from the speaker, and sound outside. It consists of a speaker (8) to be heard.

The switch sensor unit 9 of FIG. 1 is made of a flexible material that can be attached between pages of a book, and the switch is turned on or off in accordance with the opening and closing of the book when turning each page of the book. Have.

(A) of FIG. 2 is a structural diagram of the switch sensor attached to each page of the book 10, the switch sensor composed of a flexible material on the left (11) and the right (12) of each page contact surface. This is an example attached to. The method of implementation in Fig. 2 (A) is that when the book is opened, the switch attached to both sides of the page falls and the switch is turned off, and when the book is closed, the switch is turned on with the attached switch on both sides. Implement

(B) and (C) are detailed side views of the switch sensors 11 and 12 attached to both pages of (A) of FIG. (B) shows the structure of the switch attached to both pages when the book is opened. (B) In the switch structure shown in the drawing, a flexible material is attached to a conductor through which current can flow. The structure of (14), which is one side of the switch, is convex and has a tension structure, and the other side of the switch (13 (B) In case of switch parts of (18) and (17) of the drawing (B), each part has a conductor through which current can flow, and when connected to each other, current flows like a general switch. There is a number. Switch parts of (19) and (20) are also conducting wires through which current can flow, and are connected to the switch parts of (17) and (18), respectively. Is insulated differently.

In the switch sensor having the above structure, when the book is opened as shown in (A), both sides of the switch are separated as shown in (B), and the switch is turned off.When the book is covered, both sides as shown in (C) Part (22) and part (21) come into contact with each other and the switch is turned ON.

By attaching a switch having such a structure to each page and matching each switch with the page, the opening and closing of the book and the open page of the book can be recognized accurately and easily.

3 is another embodiment of the structure of the switch described in FIG. 2, and in FIG. 2, both sides of the switch are attached to both pages of the book, so that the production and the difficulty of production are difficult. There is a growing problem.

As a countermeasure against such a problem, as shown in (A) of FIG. 3, a switch is attached to only one surface to realize a function of a switch sensor capable of recognizing a page.

FIG. 3B illustrates a detailed structural diagram of the switch sensor 30 illustrated in FIG. The basic configuration of the switch is the same as that shown in Fig. 2, and the parts forming the integral structure in which both switch faces are connected in parallel are different. By the part (32) and the part (31) of the figure (B), the ON / OFF operation of the switch is implemented. The switch part of (31) and (32) of Fig. (B) is made of a flexible material having a block shape and a tension. When the block part is pressed from the outside, the switch part is easily pressed, and when the pressing force is removed, the switch part is restored to its original shape. . With this structure and material, when the book is opened, the force that is pressed by the weight of the book disappears, and as shown in the drawing (B), the parts (31) and (32) are dropped and the switch is turned off. When the book is covered or turned to the next page, it is pressed by the weight of the book, and as shown in the drawing (C), the parts (33) and (34) are connected to implement the operation of turning on the switch.

The switch sensor unit 9 of FIG. 1 is composed of switch sensors implementing the above structure and switch function, and each switch of SW1, SW2, .. SWn is attached to each page of the book. The switch detection unit 1 functions to detect ON and OFF states of such a switch. When the book is opened, the switch detection unit 1 detects which switch has been operated, and sends information (SW_INFO) about the switch to the page analysis unit 2. The page analysis unit 2 analyzes the information of each switch and the page information PAGE_INFO of the book corresponding to the switch and sends it to the sound control unit 3. The sound control unit 3 receives the page information to be processed (PAGE_INFO), Analyzing the memory area in which the sound data for the page is stored, generating ADDRESS and CONTROL signals to the sound data storage section 4, and reading the sound data stored in the sound data storage section 4 to read the sound data decoding section 5 To print. The sound data stored in the sound data storage unit 4 is masked data and has a compressed structure to reduce the capacity of the memory.

The sound control unit 3 notifies the start of transmission of the sound data through the control signal D_CONTROL connected to the sound data decoding unit, and reads from the sound data storage unit 4 when the sound data decoding unit 5 receives the preparation completion signal. The data is transmitted to the sound data decoding unit 5. The sound data decoding section 5 receives this sound data SDATA_OUT and converts it into original sound data before compression. As described above, the digital sound (D_SOUND) data decoded by the sound data decoding unit 5 and converted into pre-compression sound data is input to the digital-analog converting unit 6 and converted from the digital sound into an analog sound signal A_SOUND. The analog sound signal A_SOUND is input to the sound amplifier 7 and amplified and then output as sound through the speaker 8.

The present invention attaches the device of the present invention to a book when children or children who do not know the text read the book naturally, and reads the contents of the book aloud while raising the interest in the book. By understanding the content through the pictures and sounds of the book, you can easily and quickly provide text, language, and various educational effects.

Claims (3)

In the device having a control function for recognizing the opening and closing of each page of the book, and the sound for the automatically selected page, In order to recognize each page of the book and to recognize the number of pages spread, the switch sensor 11 or 12 or the integrated type with a flexible, tension-sensitive material attached to a conductor through which current can flow. Switch sensor means (9) for attaching the switch sensor (30) to each page of the book and turning on and off in response to the opening and closing of the page when turning each page of the book; Switch operation control and detection means (1) for detecting the operation of the switch by the switch sensor means to detect the number of times the switch has been operated; Page analysis means (2) for receiving detection information on switch operation from the switch detection means and analyzing page information corresponding to the switch; Receives the information corresponding to the page from the page analysis means, analyzes the storage area of the sound data for the selected page, reads the sound data from the sound data storage unit 4 which stores the sound data, and sounds the sound data. Sound data output means for converting the original sound data by the decoding unit 5, converting it into an analog signal through the digital_analog converting unit 6, and outputting the sound to the speaker after amplification by the sound amplifying unit 7. Apparatus for automatically recognizing the page of the book, characterized in that it is provided with a sound of the book content. 2. The switch according to claim 1, wherein the switch is attached to both sides of the inner page of the book by attaching a switch having a conducting wire capable of carrying a current to a flexible and tensioned material to cover the book by the weight of the book when the book is covered. A device that automatically recognizes the pages of the book and hears the contents of the book, characterized by a switch means that allows the current to flow, and when the book is opened, the two sides are separated so that the path of the current is broken. The method according to claim 1, wherein the switch is attached to one side of the inner page of the book by attaching a switch having a shape in which a conductive wire capable of flowing current is attached to the flexible and tensioned material, and having a contact portion separated. Automatically characterized by a switch means that the contact area is pressed against the weight of the book when it is closed, and the current flows through, and when the book is opened, the contact is released while the book is no longer pressed and the path of the current is broken. A device for recognizing pages in a book and sounding the contents of the book;