TWI220651B - Pressure sensitive interactive toy and toy system combining virtual reality with real reality - Google Patents

Abstract

A pressure sensitive interactive toy includes: a toy body; a pressure sensing unit mounted in the toy body and capable of sensing a force applied externally on the toy body and correspondingly outputting a first signal capable of being varied according to the magnitude of the force applied externally; and a processing unit mounted on the toy body and capable of receiving and processing the first signal and outputting a second signal, in which the second signal can be transmitted to a digital device through an interface so that the digital device generates a corresponding response according to the magnitude of the force applied externally. The present invention further provides a toy system combining virtual reality with real reality, which comprises: a pressure sensitive interactive toy capable of detecting a force applied externally on the toy body and outputting a signal through an interface, the signal being capable of displaying the magnitude of the force applied externally; and a digital device capable of being connected to the toy through the interface for receiving the signal and executing a software to display a corresponding response corresponding to the signal so as to achieve the effect of reflecting a foreign force asserted on the toy in a software virtual environment similar to a real environment.

Description

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V. Description of the invention (1) [Technical field to which the invention belongs] This case is a pressure-sensitive interactive toy and a system combining virtual and real household appliances, especially a type that can be connected to a computer through an interface such as USB, wishing players different strengths Percussion (or contact), which can produce different reactions ^ interactive toys due to pressure, and a toy system that combines the virtual characters of computer games and the reality of interactive toys sensible, of which pressure sensitive interaction ^ The stress can be relatively reflected in the virtual characters of computer games, and = closer, more direct or direct interaction between tools, computer games and players. [Previous technology] Today's toys are becoming more and more interesting. Brain The stuffed doll of the PC, when it can not speak well, can also hold it out, letting people vent their emotions. . At present, there are links available for sale, which will help you to receive the letter and even read it as%. 0, and it will also let you or the computer 唉唉 Θ although these are called mutual Qi. Toy dolls can respond to: the family's; response, but only limited to one-way or one-way: the first hit, the first response is only the roving response prescribed by the program. Example and so on. In this way, you can react to “touch the second shot” and do the second reaction to achieve the real interactive effect. Dahua's response, I'm afraid there is no way to get tired with the player for a long time. . Therefore, such toys may not be playable by the players. [Purpose of this case]

Page 5 1220651 V. Description of the invention (2) Response, and conceive of a pressure-sensitive interactive toy and environment toy system. By sensing the player's tapping or contacting the player, he will directly respond to completely different sounds or actions. Yeah, through the wired or wireless transmission interface, send signals to the device, and let the computer have a relative response, such as changing the screen. Brain game virtual characters are attacked and so on. The response to external forces is, for example, lightly tapping (or touching) one or more s-cats, L 丨 's one kind of heavy-duty tapping (or touching) one or more times, is another kind of tapping (or touching) one Or more, another tour is divided into several levels (or more levels, the more levels, the more fun), the effect of playing with toys and interaction, wall art a Liri h and He Pan players really feel fit One. If the player is tired of the original sound or reaction, playing m τ sound or action to the toy and / or the computer is subject to a new stimulus. [Summary of the Invention] In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention proposes a pressure-sensitive mutual inclusion: a toy body; a pressure sensing unit configured to sense the force exerted by an external force on the toy body, a first signal 'this The first signal can be applied to an external force and a processing unit provided in the toy body, which can be received for processing, and output a second signal, which can be input to a digital device, so that the digital device responds to External forces show relative response. Combining virtual toys and toys, computers, etc. show the response of the day force response; reaction. In this way, you can play and even in your body. The body is also digitally mounted or electric. It can be slightly very light and heavy, and can reach the sky. You can enjoy mobile toys with the Internet. The body of the toy is relatively opposite to the wheel. The size of the first signal is increased by the force of an interface + a pressure-sensitive interactive toy as described above, wherein the toy body may be

1220651 V. Description of the invention (3) A character doll, an animal doll, a machine-shaped doll, or a virtual character doll. As described in the pressure-sensitive interactive toy, the pressure sensing unit may be a single one or include a plurality of pressure sensors. As described in the pressure-sensitive interactive toy, the pressure sensing unit may be an electronic sensor. As described in the pressure-sensitive interactive toy, the processing unit further includes an analog to digital converter (ADC) and a microprocessor (microprocessor). The digital analog converter is used to convert the The first signal is converted into a digital signal and transmitted to the microprocessor to generate the second signal. As described above, the pressure-sensitive interactive toy further includes a reaction unit, which can display a relative response in response to the first signal or the second signal to reflect the magnitude of the external force. As described in the pressure-sensitive interactive toy, the reaction unit may be or may include a sound generating device, which may emit sound or voice in response to the magnitude of the external force. As described in the pressure-sensitive interactive toy, the reaction unit may be or may include a display device, and the display device may display a light signal or a pattern to respond to the magnitude of the external force. As described in the pressure-sensitive interactive toy, the reaction unit may be or may include a power device, which may generate vibration or drive the toy body to generate an action to reflect the magnitude of the external force. As described in the pressure-sensitive interactive toy, the interface may be a

1220651 V. Description of the invention (4) " 一 " " 1—Wire transmission interface or a wireless transmission interface. The pressure-sensitive interactive toy as described above, wherein the wired transmission wheel interface can be a serial interface or a parallel interface. As described in the pressure-sensitive interactive toy, the serial interface can be a universal serial bus (USB, Universal Serial Bus) interface. As described in the pressure-sensitive interactive toy, the wireless transmission interface may be an infrared interface or a radio frequency transmission interface. The pressure-sensitive interactive toy as described, wherein the digital device may be a computer or a game machine. 'The pressure-sensitive interactive toy as described, wherein the digital device is implemented to execute a software to demonstrate relative response. In order to achieve the above purpose, this case further proposes a toy system combining virtual and real world, which includes: a pressure-sensitive interactive toy that can sense the force exerted by an external force on the body of the toy, and A signal is output through an interface, the signal can reflect the force applied by the external force; and a digital device can connect the toy through the interface to receive the signal, and can execute a software to display the relative response in response to the signal. In order to achieve the effect of reflecting the magnitude of the external force applied to the toy in the real environment under the virtual lifting environment of the software. As described above, the combination of virtual and real toy systems' wherein the pressure-sensitive interactive toy may be a single one or include a plurality of toy bodies. As described in the toy system combining virtual and real, the pressure-sensitive interactive toy may be a character doll, an animal doll, a machine-shaped doll, or a virtual character doll.

1220651 V. Description of the invention (5)-

As described in the toy system that combines virtual and real, the interactive toy of 更 also includes a pressure sensing unit to measure the sensation / ^ sensibility in the body of the toy, and the relative rotation A '1; No. 1 signal can change according to the magnitude of the external force. X The virtual and real toy system described above, wherein the pressure sensing unit may be a single or a plurality of pressure sensors. ~ As described above, a virtual toy and a toy toy system are combined, wherein the pressure sensing unit may be an electronic sensor.

As described in the toy system combining virtual and real, the pressure-sensitive interactive toy further includes a processing unit, which can receive the first signal for processing, and output the signal. As described in the toy system combining virtual and real world, the processing unit further includes an analog to digital converter (ADC) and a microprocessor. The digital analog converter is used to convert The first signal is converted into a digital signal and transmitted to the microprocessor to generate the signal. As described above, the toy system combining virtual and real world, wherein the pressure-sensitive interactive toy further includes a reaction unit, which can generate a relative response according to the first signal or the signal to reflect the force applied by the external force. .

As described in the toy system combining virtual and real world, the response unit may be or may include a sounding device, and the sounding device may emit a sound or a voice to reflect the magnitude of the external force. As described in the toy system combining virtual and real, the reaction unit may be or may include a display device, and the display device may display a light or a picture

Page 9 1220651 V. Description of the Invention (6) The proposal reflects the force applied by the external force. As described in the toy system combining virtual and real world, the reaction unit may be or may include a power device which can generate vibration or drive the toy body to generate an action to reflect the magnitude of the external force. As described in the toy system combining virtual and real world, the interface may be a wired transmission interface or a wireless transmission interface. As described in the toy system combining virtual and real, the wired transmission interface may be a serial interface or a parallel interface. As described in the pressure-sensitive interactive toy, the serial interface may be a universal serial bus (USB, Universal Serial Bus) interface. As described in the toy system combining virtual and real, the wireless transmission interface may be an infrared interface or a radio frequency transmission interface. The virtual and real toy system described above, wherein the digital device may be a computer or a game machine. As described in the toy system combining virtual and real world, wherein the software can be a computer game, a virtual character in the computer game can correspond to the pressure-sensitive interactive toy, and when the pressure-sensitive interactive toy When the interactive toy is subjected to the external force, the virtual character can display different degrees of relative response according to the magnitude of the external force. As described in the toy system combining virtual and real world, the virtual role may be a single or a plurality of virtual characters, and corresponds to a single or a plurality of pressure-sensitive interactive toys. [Embodiment]

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Refer to the first figure 'for a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a pressure-sensitive interactive toy and a toy system combining virtual and real world. As shown in the figure, the toy body 11 of a pressure-movable toy includes a pressure sensing unit 111, a processing unit 112, a reaction unit 113, and an interface 114. The toy body 丨 丨 can respond to the impact or contact of the external force 12 and can communicate with the digital I 1 13 through the interface 11 4 and then affect the software 1 3 1 〇 executed in the digital device 3 The operation principle of the preferred embodiment of the figure is when the external force 12 is applied to the toy body by tapping or contacting. The toy body 丨 can sense the external force 12 through the pressure sensing unit 111. The amount of pressure applied is relatively output to the processing unit 2 for processing. The processing unit n 2 includes an analog to digital converter 1121 (ADC, Analog to Digital Converter) and a microprocessor 1122, wherein the ADC 112; l is responsible for converting the first signal into a digital signal, and then hand it over to the microprocessor 丨 2 2 for processing . Because the first 彳 § number can reflect the pressure of external force 12, the digital signal converted by a d c 11 2 1 is also the same. Therefore, the microprocessor 丨 2 2 can process according to the information of the digital signal, and then output a second signal to the reaction unit 113 to instruct the reaction unit 113 to generate a relative action that can reflect the pressure of the external force 12; or, The second signal is transmitted to the digital device 1 3 through the interface 4 to enable the software 1 31 to generate a relative action that can reflect the magnitude of the external force 12 pressure. In this way, when the user taps or touches the body of the toy, not only is it a familiar interactive toy, but the response is also the same, but it can be based on the force exerted by the toy itself or the computer connected to the toy. Generate varying degrees of response.

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The following further explains the practical application of this case. Please refer to the second figure 'for a practical application schematic diagram of a pressure-sensitive interactive toy and a virtual and real toy system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, a computer game 23ι (software 13ι) is executed on the computer 23 (digital device 13). ^ Connect the external monster doll 21 (toy body 11) through the USB interface 214 (interface 114), and the physical monster doll 2 1 corresponds to the virtual monster character 2311 in the computer game 231. This virtual monster character 2311 can be a hard-to-beat monster that you will encounter when you pass the level in the computer game 23 1. When the player 22 encounters a virtual monster character 2 3 11 in the computer game 23 1, the player 2 2 can directly face the monster doll 21 outside the computer 2 3, or poke his eyes, or slap his face. The force exerted by the player 22 on an attack action such as a knock or contact of the monster doll 21 can be sensed by one or more electronic sensing units 2 11 (pressure sensing unit 1 1 1), and passed through the microprocessor 21 2 (processing unit 11 2 and ADC11 21 are built in directly) to process and control the sound generating device 2 1 3 (reaction unit 11 3), and issue different roars according to the magnitude of the force detected by the electronic sensor 2 11, for example The greater the force, the louder the roar. On the other hand, the microprocessor 212 can report the damage of the monster doll 2 1 to the computer game 231 of the computer 2 3 through the USB interface 2 1 4 '; Similarly, the more hard the monster doll 21 is hit by the player 22, The faster the attack, the more severe the virtual monster character 2311 in the computer game 231 will be, and eventually win it. In this way, player 22 can not only enjoy the interaction between the virtual computer game 231 and the real monster doll 21, but also indirectly collect the monster doll 21. If each level of the computer game 231 has different monster character checkpoints, it is relatively Can be used with different monster dolls

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It ’s okay to play with the same monster doll. In addition, = In addition to using the sounding device 213 to make sounds, you 11 may include a display device or a power device, and the toy body is displayed or displayed at a glance. In addition to the USB interface 214, other serial interfaces, wide parallel parallel interfaces, or wireless transmission interfaces can be used. The advantage of making = 214 is' If you want to change the response status of the toy, you must provide the function of ISP (In System Programming), so that the new sound or action can be downloaded to the toy body by the number = Ling Set 丨 丨on. For the current popularization of USB in computers, the function of downloading through USB is the most convenient, and USB can also provide the power required by toys at the same time. In addition to the practical applications disclosed in the second figure, there are other widely used applications in this case, such as: 1. Interactive percussion (or contact) dolls: such as political figure dolls during elections. Candidates can develop their own or opponents' Dolls to allow fans to interact more with each other. Or like a cute stuffed doll, so that children can learn how to strike (or touch) with their hands. 2. Double-headed (or multi-headed) interactive percussion (or contact) toys: multiple toy bodies can be connected to the same digital device to play, such as a toy of a gopher. 3. Adult toys. The familiar adult toys are just a monotonous reaction. Through the technology and concepts of this case, adult toys can react interactively according to the weight of the contact, and even connect to a digital device such as a computer to display or emit a relative interactive response. .

Page 13 1220651 V. Description of the Invention (ίο) The technology disclosed in this case may be implemented by those skilled in the art, and its unprecedented practice is also patentable, and a patent application is filed in accordance with the law. However, the above embodiments are not enough to cover the scope of patents to be protected in this case. Therefore, the scope of application for patents is attached as follows.

Page 1212651 Brief description of diagrams [Simplified description of diagrams] This case can gain a deeper understanding through the following diagrams and detailed descriptions: First picture: Pressure-sensitive interactive toys in the preferred embodiment of the case And the virtual and real toy system. The second figure: the practical application of the pressure-sensitive interactive toy and the virtual and real toy system in the preferred embodiment of this case are as follows: 11: Toy body 111: pressure sensing unit 11 2: processing unit 11 2 1 analog digital converter 11 2 2: microprocessor 1 1 3: reaction unit 11 4: interface 1 2: external force 1 3: digital device 1 3 1: Software 2 1: Monster Doll 2 11: Electronic Sensor 2 1 2: Microprocessor 2 1 3: Sound Device 214: USB Interface 22: Player 2 3: Computer 2 3 1: Computer Game

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Claims (1)

1220651 6. Patent application scope A pressure-sensitive interactive toy including a toy body; a pressure sensing unit provided on the toy body, which can sense the force exerted by an external force on the toy body, and relatively outputs a force A first signal, the first chemical number can be changed according to the magnitude of the force applied by the external force; and a processing unit, which is disposed on the toy body, can receive the first signal and process it and output a second #number; the The second signal can be transmitted to a digital device through an interface, so that the digital device displays a relative response due to the magnitude of the external force. 2. The pressure-sensitive interactive toy as described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the toy body can be a character doll, an animal doll, a machine-shaped doll, or a virtual character doll. 3, such as the scope of patent application! The pressure sensing unit may be 4, as in the first scope of the patent application, the pressure sensing unit may be 5, and the processing unit may include a Digital Converter in the first scope of patent application) and a digital analog converter is used to And send it to the microprocessor with 6. If the first patent application scope includes a reaction unit, the relative reaction can reflect the single item mentioned in the external item, the electronic item mentioned in the analogy, and the analogy by a few points. The pressure-sensitive interactive toy described in this item, which should be applied by force, may include a plurality of pressure sensors. A pressure-sensitive interactive toy with a sensor. For a pressure-sensitive interactive toy, its bit converter (ADC, Analog to Microprocessor) converts this signal into a digital signal and a second signal. For pressure-sensitive interactive toys, a signal or This second signal shows the magnitude of the force. Page 16 1220651 6. The scope of patent application 1 7. The pressure-sensitive interactive toy as described in item 6 of the scope of patent application, wherein the reaction unit may be or may include a sounding device, and the sounding device may emit sound or voice to reflect The external force should be great ^ ° 8. The compressible interactive toy as described in item 6 of the scope of the patent application, wherein the reaction unit may be or may include, and the display device may display a light or a pattern to reflect the application of the external force. Force ^. 9. The pressure-sensitive interactive toy described in item β of the scope of the patent application, wherein the reaction unit may be or may include a 〆power device ', which may generate vibration or drive the toy ’s body to react to the The magnitude of the external force. 10. The pressure-sensitive interactive toy according to item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the interface may be a wired transmission interface or a wireless transmission interface. 11. The pressure-sensitive interactive toy as described in item 10 of the scope of patent application, wherein the wired transmission interface may be a serial interface or a parallel interface. 1 2. The pressure-sensitive interactive toy as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the serial interface can be a USB (Universal Serial Bus) interface. 1 3. The pressure-sensitive interactive toy according to item 丨 0 of the scope of patent application, wherein the wireless transmission interface may be an infrared interface or a radio frequency transmission interface. 14. The pressure-sensitive interactive toy according to item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the digital device can be a computer / game machine. 15. The pressure-sensitive interactive toy described in item 1 of the scope of the patent application, where the digital device can display the relative response by executing software. 1220651 6. Scope of patent application 1 6. A toy system combining virtual and reality, which includes: / A pressure-sensitive interactive toy that can sense the force of an external force on the body of 3 f =, and A signal is output through an interface, and the signal can reflect the force applied by the external force; and a digital device can be connected to the toy through the interface to receive the "sign", and a software can be executed to display the relative response to the signal. "Response" to achieve the effect of reflecting the magnitude of the force exerted by the toy on the party under the virtual environment of the software. 17. The toy combining virtual and in-terrestrial systems described in item 16 of the scope of patent application, wherein the pressure-sensitive interactive toy may be a single or include a plurality of toy bodies. 18. The toy system combining virtual and in-transit as described in item 16 of the scope of patent application, wherein the pressure-sensitive interactive toy can be a character doll, an animal doll, a machine-shaped doll, or a virtual character doll. 19. The toy system combining virtual and reality as described in item 16 of the scope of patent application, wherein the pressure-sensitive interactive toy further includes a pressure sensing unit to sense the external force applied to the toy. The force on the body relatively outputs a first signal, and the first signal varies according to the magnitude of the external force. 20. The toy system combining virtual and real situations as described in item 9 of the scope of patent application, wherein the pressure sensing unit is a single or a plurality of pressure sensors. 2 1. The 虚拟 ° a virtual and in-transit toy system as described in item 19 of the scope of patent application, wherein the pressure sensing unit is an electronic sensor. 1220651 2/2. The combination of virtual and real toy system described in item 6 of the patent application, where the dust-sensitive interactive toy further includes a processing unit that can receive the first signal for processing and output The signal. 2 3. The virtual and real toy system described in item 22 of the scope of patent application, wherein the processing unit further includes an analog to digital converter (ADC) and a microprocessor (M i croprocessor), the digital analog converter is used to convert the first signal into a digital signal and send it to the microprocessor to generate the signal. 24. The virtual and real toy system described in item 16 of the scope of the patent application, wherein the pressure-sensitive interactive toy further includes a reaction unit that can generate a relative response in response to the first signal or the signal 'To reflect the magnitude of the external force. 25. The toy system combining virtual and greed as described in item 24 of the scope of the patent application, wherein the reaction unit may be or may include a sounding device, and the sounding device may emit a sound or voice to reflect the force applied by the external force . 26. The combination of virtual and real toy system as described in item 24 of the scope of patent application, wherein the reaction unit may be or may include a display device, and the display device may display a light signal or a pattern to reflect the external force. Force size. 27. The virtual and real toy system described in item 24 of the scope of patent application, wherein the reaction unit may be or may include a power unit, which may generate vibration or drive the toy body to generate motion to Reflects the magnitude of the external force. 2 8. Toys combining virtual and real life as described in item 16 of the scope of patent application Page 19 Α ^ υ () 51 Li Huixian, where the interface can be a wired transmission interface or a wireless transmission interface 0 2 9 ^ As described in the scope of the patent application No. 28, the combination of virtual and real toys, first where the wired transmission interface f is a Serial interface or parallel interface. 30. The pressure-sensitive interactive toy described in item 29 of the scope of patent application, wherein the serial interface may be a universal serial bus (USB, Universal Ser i a 1 Bus) interface. 3 1. The combination of virtual and real toy system as described in item 28 of the scope of patent application, wherein the wireless transmission interface may be an infrared interface or a radio frequency transmission interface. '3 2. The virtual and real toy system described in item 6 of the patent application scope, wherein the digital device may be a computer or a game machine. ^ 3 3. The virtual and real toy system described in item 16 of the scope of patent application, wherein the software can be a computer game, and one of the characters in the computer game can correspond to the pressure-sensitive Interactive toy, and when the tangible interactive toy is exerted by the external force, the virtual character can show different degrees of relative response due to the magnitude of the external force. ~ 34. The toy system combining virtual and reality as described in item 33 of the scope of patent application, wherein the virtual character may be a single one or include a plurality of virtual keys ^ "color, and correspond to a single or a plurality of sensible Interactive toys. Page 20