TWI817569B - Smart jigsaw device for preschool children - Google Patents

Abstract

A smart jigsaw device for preschool children includes a touch panel unit, a four-corner button unit, and a puzzle operation unit. The touch panel unit includes a main body and a touch display module. The four-corner button unit includes a steering physical button and a plurality of physical buttons. The steering entity buttons and the plural-shaped entity buttons are respectively arranged at four corners of the main body. The puzzle operation unit includes a puzzle control module, a graphics turning module, and a plurality of graphics divergence modules. The steering entity button can trigger the graphics steering module to provide the user with rotating graphics. The plural-shaped entity buttons respectively trigger the graphics divergence module to break the graphics into various shapes.

Description

Intelligent puzzle device for preschool children

The present invention relates to an electronic puzzle, in particular to an electronic puzzle device for use by preschool children.

The advancement of modern technology is accompanied by the rise of Generation E. It is inevitable that children of Generation E will be exposed to 3C products. Many applications for children have also been developed. Among them, jigsaw puzzles are very suitable for children.

There are many jigsaw puzzles on the market, which can provide preschool children with the ability to train the logic of graphics and allow children to use their brain power in jigsaw puzzles. In addition to physical jigsaw puzzles, there are also many jigsaw puzzle apps that can be installed on tablet devices. The tablet displays a virtual jigsaw puzzle on the touch screen, allowing children to complete the jigsaw puzzle in a sliding manner.

However, the control screen of a general tablet device not only outputs the game screen, but also displays various operating interfaces to change the virtual perspective of the displayed screen, or to perform operation commands such as "return", "homepage", "switch", etc. , it is not easy for children to operate the virtual buttons displayed on the touch screen, and they cannot play puzzle games smoothly.

From the above description, it can be seen that currently commonly used electronic puzzles have the following shortcomings when used:

1. The operation method is too complicated: The control screen of a general tablet device not only outputs the game screen, but also displays various operating interfaces to change the virtual perspective of the displayed screen, or to perform operation commands such as "return", "homepage", "switch", etc. Generally, it is not easy for children to operate the virtual buttons displayed on the touch screen, and they cannot smoothly play puzzle games.

2. The shape of the puzzle pieces cannot be changed: The judgment method of puzzle pieces in general electronic puzzle programs is fixed, resulting in the shape of the puzzle pieces used in each puzzle game being fixed, and the shape of the puzzle pieces cannot be changed in any way, resulting in the puzzle game being too monotonous.

3. Unable to share puzzle results: General electronic puzzles cannot record the process of children's puzzles, cannot count children's puzzle results, and cannot share children's puzzle results on general social networking sites, making it impossible for parents and children to discuss puzzle skills with others.

Therefore, how to simplify the operation of electronic puzzles so that children can smoothly play puzzles, change puzzle pieces, and share the process of playing puzzles is an urgent goal for relevant technical personnel.

In view of this, an object of the present invention is to provide an intelligent puzzle device for preschool children.

The intelligent puzzle device for preschool children includes a touch tablet unit, a four-corner button unit, and a puzzle calculation unit.

The touch panel unit includes a main body and a touch display module disposed on the main body.

The four-corner button unit includes a turning solid button arranged on the main body, and a plurality of shape physical buttons arranged on the main body. The turning solid button and the plurality of shape physical buttons are respectively arranged at the four corners of the main body.

The puzzle computing unit includes a puzzle control module connected to the touch display module, the turning physical button and the plurality of shaped physical buttons, a graphics steering module connected to the puzzle control module, and a plurality of puzzle pieces connected to the puzzle control module. The graphics divergence module is connected to the control module. The turning physical button is used to activate the graphics steering module. The plurality of physical buttons activate the plurality of graphics divergence modules respectively. The puzzle control module stores a plurality of puzzle graphics to combine the puzzle pieces. The graphics are displayed on the touch display module and puzzled. The graphics steering module is used to provide perspective conversion of the graphics displayed by the touch display module. The plural graphics divergence module is used to display graphics on the touch display module. Cut and diverge puzzle pieces.

Another technical means of the present invention is that the surface graphics of the plural-shaped physical keys are circles, squares, and hexagons respectively, and the plurality of graphics divergence modules use circles, squares, and hexagons as puzzle pieces respectively. The cut shape of the block.

Another technical means of the present invention is that the surface pattern of the above-mentioned turning physical button is a square, and the pattern turning module provides viewing angle change of the display pattern and/or switching between a plane and a three-dimensional shape.

Another technical means of the present invention is that the above-mentioned touch tablet unit further includes a sound effect output module provided on the main body, and the sound effect output module is connected to the puzzle control module for output by the puzzle control module. sound effects.

Another technical means of the present invention is that the above-mentioned puzzle calculation unit further includes a puzzle recording module connected to the puzzle control module, and the puzzle recording module is used to record the execution process of the puzzle control module.

Another technical means of the present invention is that the above-mentioned puzzle computing unit further includes a puzzle expansion module connected to the puzzle control module. The puzzle expansion module is a server provided on the network to provide storage in the puzzle. This puzzle controls the updating of graphics in the mod.

Another technical means of the present invention is that the above-mentioned puzzle calculation unit further includes a result sharing module connected to the puzzle control module. The result sharing module is used to record and process the operation of the puzzle control module. Shape sharing.

Another technical means of the present invention is that the above-mentioned puzzle control module has a puzzle verification information generating component to generate at least one puzzle judgment data. The puzzle judgment data is the moved object in the graphic and the corresponding object target. district.

Another technical means of the present invention is that the above-mentioned puzzle control module further has a puzzle verification information processing element for receiving a puzzle operation data of the touch display module, and judging the data and the puzzle based on the puzzle. The puzzle operation data determines whether the moved object is moved to the object target area.

Another technical means of the present invention is that the above-mentioned puzzle control module further has a page import component, which provides the puzzle verification information processing component to display the touch screen when it determines that the moved object has been moved to the object target area. The module imports a puzzle completion page.

The beneficial effect of the present invention is that the steering physical buttons and plural-shaped physical buttons of the four-corner button unit are arranged at the four corners of the main body, and correspond to relevant instructions respectively, so that the touch display module can completely display the puzzle pattern. So that preschool children will not have difficulty in operation. The plural-shaped physical buttons can trigger the plural graphic divergence modules respectively. Different shapes of puzzle pieces can be used to enrich the way of playing the puzzle game. The turning physical button can trigger the graphics. Turning to the module, preschool children can adjust the perspective of the puzzle graphics to enhance children's awareness of planes and space.

The relevant patent application features and technical content of the present invention will be clearly presented in the following detailed description of a preferred embodiment with reference to the drawings.

Referring to Figures 1, 2 and 3, a preferred embodiment of an intelligent puzzle device for preschoolers of the present invention is shown. The intelligent puzzle device for preschoolers includes a touch tablet unit 3, a four-corner button unit 4, and A puzzle computing unit 5.

The touch tablet unit 3 includes a main body 31 , a touch display module 32 provided on the main body 31 , a sound effect output module 33 provided on the main body 31 , and a volume adjustment module provided on the main body 31 module 34, and a charging module 35 provided on the main body 31.

The four-corner button unit 4 includes a turning physical button 41 provided on the main body 31 , and a plurality of shape physical buttons 42 provided on the main body 31 . The turning physical button 41 and the plurality of shape physical buttons 42 are respectively provided on the main body 31 . four corners.

The puzzle calculation unit 5 includes a puzzle control module 51 connected to the touch display module 32, the turning physical button 41 and the plural-shaped physical button 42, and a graphic steering module connected to the puzzle control module 51. 52. A plurality of graphic divergence modules 53 connected to the puzzle control module 51, a puzzle recording module 54 connected to the puzzle control module 51, and a result sharing module 56 connected to the puzzle control module 51 .

The turning physical button 41 is used to activate the graphic steering module 52. The plural shape physical button 42 is used to respectively activate the plural graphic divergence modules 53. The puzzle control module 51 stores multiple puzzle graphics and displays the puzzle graphics on The touch display module 32 is used to provide puzzle operation, the graphics turning module 52 is used to provide perspective conversion of the graphics displayed by the touch display module 32, and the plurality of graphics divergence modules 53 is used to convert the touch display module Group 32 displays graphics for cutting and diverging puzzle pieces.

In this preferred embodiment, the surface patterns of the plural-shaped physical buttons 42 are circles, squares, and hexagons respectively, and the plurality of pattern divergence modules 53 use circles, squares, and hexagons as puzzle pieces respectively. Cutting shapes, for example, when the puzzle control module 51 displays graphics on the touch display module 32, the preschool child can press the physical button 42 with a circular pattern. The shape entity button 42 will trigger the graphics divergence module 53 that can perform circular cutting of tiles. The graphics divergence module 53 will cut the pattern into circular tiles and divergence the cut tiles at random positions. The preschool child can move the tiles to play a jigsaw puzzle; when the puzzle control module 51 displays graphics on the touch display module 32, the preschool child can press the physical button 42 with a square pattern, which has The shape entity button 42 of the square pattern will trigger the graphic divergence module 53 that can cut square tiles. The graphic divergence module 53 will cut the pattern into square tiles and divergence the cut tiles at random positions. , to provide preschool children with the ability to move tiles to play a puzzle game; when the puzzle control module 51 displays graphics on the touch display module 32, the preschool children can press the physical buttons 42 with a hexagonal pattern, The shape entity button 42 with a hexagonal pattern will trigger the graphic divergence module 53 that can cut the hexagonal tiles. The graphic divergence module 53 will cut the pattern into hexagonal tiles and store the cut tiles. The divergence of random positions is carried out to provide preschool children with the ability to move the tiles to play jigsaw puzzles. In actual implementation, the surface of the plural-shaped physical button 42 can be provided with other shape patterns, and the tiles can use other cutting shapes, which should not be This is limited to the example of this preferred embodiment.

The surface pattern of the turning physical button 41 is a square, and the pattern turning module 52 provides viewing angle change of the displayed graphics and/or switching between a plane and a three-dimensional shape. For example, the graphics stored in the puzzle control module 51 have a three-dimensional shape. When the physical steering button 41 is pressed to switch to the presentation of a flat graphic (2D), the graphic steering module 52 ignores the three-dimensional characteristic parameters of the graphic, so that the touch display module 32 presents a flat pattern. , preschool children can control the display area that displays flat graphics by sliding their fingers. When the steering entity button 41 is pressed to switch to the presentation of three-dimensional graphics (3D), the graphics steering module 52 executes the three-dimensional characteristic parameters of the graphics, This allows the touch display module 32 to present a three-dimensional pattern. For example, a cat graphic can present the appearance of a cat in a three-dimensional manner. On the touch display module 32, preschool children can change the three-dimensional pattern by sliding their fingers. Since changing the display area of a pattern or controlling the display perspective of a three-dimensional pattern are basic functions of general drawing software, they will not be described in detail here.

The puzzle control module 51 has a puzzle verification information generation component 511, a puzzle verification information processing component 512 and a page import component 513. The puzzle verification information generation component 511, the puzzle verification information processing component 512 and the page import component 513 is a program code, and the puzzle control module 51 is provided with a data storage circuit to store and run the program codes of the puzzle verification information generation component 511, the puzzle verification information processing component 512, and the page import component 513.

The puzzle verification information generating component 511 is used to generate at least one puzzle judgment data. The puzzle judgment data is the moved object in the pattern and the corresponding object target area. When the pattern divergence module 53 cuts the puzzle pattern into pieces and After being dispersed, it will be handed over to the puzzle control module 51 for operation. The puzzle verification information generating component 511 of the puzzle control module 51 will use the cut tile as the moved object, and the graphics will be cut to create a blank space. The area is the target area of the object.

The puzzle verification information processing component 512 is used to receive a puzzle operation data from the touch display module 32. The puzzle verification information processing component 512 then determines whether the moved object has been moved to the puzzle according to the puzzle judgment data and the puzzle operation data. In the object target area, when the preschool child uses the touch display module 32 to move the tiles, the puzzle operation data will be generated. The puzzle operation data is the movement data of the tiles, so that the puzzle verification information processing element 512 It can be further determined whether the moved object is moved to the object target area.

When the moved object has been moved to the object target area, it means that the preschool child has completed the splicing of the tiles. When all the tiles have been moved to the corresponding puzzle area, the page import component 513 is in the touch A puzzle completion page is imported into the display module 32. The puzzle completion page can inform preschool children that they have completed the puzzle game. For example, the touch display module 32 can pop up a puzzle completion page with a celebration fireworks animation to celebrate school age. Pre-toddler completes jigsaw puzzle.

The sound effect output module 33 is connected to the puzzle control module 51 for the puzzle control module 51 to output sound effects. Preferably, the puzzle verification information processing component 512 can determine that the moved object has been moved to the object target. When the puzzle is completed, a joyful celebration sound can be emitted, or a sound effect can be emitted at a specific time when the puzzle is in progress. Since preschool children cannot read yet, when the touch display module 32 jumps out of the puzzle completion page, the displayed text does not It is impossible for preschool children to understand that the puzzle game has been completed. Therefore, the present invention uses the sound effect output module 33 to output specific sound effects, so that illiterate preschool children can understand the current status of the puzzle.

Among them, the volume adjustment module 34 is a button provided on the side of the main body 31 and a volume adjustment circuit provided inside the main body 31. The volume adjustment module 34 is used to adjust the sound output by the sound effect output module 33. , the volume adjustment module 34 can be provided with two buttons, one of which is a volume increase button, and the other button is a volume decrease button. In addition, the main body 31 is provided with a battery (not shown in the figure), Electricity can be stored and provided for the operation of electronic circuits. The charging module 35 provided on the main body 31 can be connected to the mains to store the electric power in the battery.

Among them, the puzzle recording module 54 is a memory circuit that can store data. The puzzle recording module 54 is used to record the execution process of the puzzle control module 51. When the puzzle control module 51 controls the touch display module When the group 32 provides a jigsaw puzzle, it can record the historical data of the preschool children's operations. Preferably, the touch tablet unit 3 further includes a camera module 36 provided on the main body 31. The camera module 36 can take pictures. For the facial expressions of preschool children, the puzzle recording module 54 can store the images captured by the photography module 36 and record the operations of the touch display module 32 at the same time.

The puzzle expansion module 55 is a server installed on the network. The puzzle expansion module 55 stores a plurality of updateable puzzle graphic data to provide updates to the graphics stored in the puzzle control module 51. Preferably Specifically, the puzzle control module 51 of the puzzle computing unit 5 can be connected to the network to connect with the puzzle expansion module 55 provided on the network, and the touch display module 32 can display the graphics in the puzzle expansion module 55 Information is provided to be selected and downloaded to the puzzle control module 51 so that preschool children can have more puzzle graphics to use. The result sharing module 56 can share the data stored in the puzzle recording module 54 Go to a social platform on the Internet, for example, you can set up a puzzle communication community in Facebook. The achievement sharing module 56 stores the sharing setting parameters of the puzzle communication community. Through the touch display module Information can be automatically shared after 32 clicks. Preferably, the result sharing module 56 can calculate the puzzle time of preschool children, so as to share the recorded data and statistical data of the puzzle to an online social platform for use Parents can exchange puzzle information on this social platform. Since the technology of connecting tablet computers to the Internet is a common technology and has been widely used in commercial products, it will not be described in detail here.

It can be seen from the above description that the intelligent puzzle device for preschool children of the present invention does have the following effects:

1. Provide simpler operations: The four corners of the main body 31 are respectively provided with the turn physical buttons 41 and the circular, square and hexagonal physical buttons 42, which provide simple operations similar to shortcut keys without the need to enter the page menu to select the required function. It is very suitable for pre-school children who cannot read.

2. You can change the shape of the puzzle pieces: The surface graphics of the plural-shaped physical buttons 42 are circles, squares, and hexagons respectively. The plurality of graphics divergence modules 53 use circles, squares, and hexagons as the cutting shapes of the puzzle pieces. When the touch After the display module 32 completes displaying the puzzle pattern, the plurality of circular, square or hexagonal physical buttons 42 can be pressed directly, so that the corresponding graphic divergence module 53 can cut the tiles of the exclusive shape, thereby achieving Using the same graphics provides a variety of puzzle methods.

3. You can share it on social networking sites: The puzzle control module 51 can display the picture of the puzzle game on the touch display module 32, and provide the preschool children with a touch-sliding method to splice and combine multiple puzzle pieces, which can enhance visual concentration and independence. Thinking logically, hand-eye coordination ability and increasing children's patience, problem solving and frustration tolerance. When the preschool children complete the puzzle, the result sharing module 56 can upload the puzzle results to the online social platform through the Internet. Allows parents to share puzzle results with each other.

To sum up, when using the intelligent puzzle device for preschool children and performing various operating instructions, the buttons provided at the four corners of the main body 31 can be directly pressed, which not only makes the control instructions of the puzzle more intuitive, but also allows the touch display Module 32 can also fully display the picture of the jigsaw puzzle. It will not crop or reduce the picture of the puzzle due to the need to output virtual keys. It can improve the quality of the puzzle game and allow illiterate preschoolers to perform puzzle instructions. operation, so the purpose of the present invention can indeed be achieved.

However, the above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and should not be used to limit the scope of the present invention, that is, simple equivalent changes and modifications may be made based on the patent scope of the present invention and the description of the invention. , are still within the scope covered by the patent of this invention.

3:Touch tablet unit 31:Subject 32:Touch display module 33:Sound effect output module 34: Volume adjustment module 35:Charging module 36:Photography module 4: Four corner button unit 41:Go to physical buttons 42: Shape entity button 5: Jigsaw computing unit 51:Puzzle control module 511: Puzzle verification information generation component 512: Jigsaw verification information processing component 513: Page import components 52: Graphic steering module 53:Graphic divergence module 54:Puzzle recording module 55:Puzzle Expansion Module 56:Result Sharing Module

Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of use, which is a preferred embodiment of an intelligent puzzle device for preschool children of the present invention, illustrating the use of the intelligent puzzle device for preschool children; Figure 2 is a schematic three-dimensional view illustrating the preferred implementation. In this example, the three-dimensional form of the intelligent puzzle device for preschool children; and FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a device block, illustrating the schematic appearance of a puzzle operation unit of the intelligent puzzle device for preschool children in the preferred embodiment.

3:Touch tablet unit

31:Subject

32:Touch display module

33:Sound effect output module

34: Volume adjustment module

35:Charging module

4: Four corner button unit

41:Go to physical buttons

42: Shape entity button

5: Jigsaw computing unit

Claims (10)

An intelligent puzzle device for preschool children, including: a touch tablet unit, including a main body, and a touch display module provided on the main body; a four-corner button unit, including a turning physical button provided on the main body , and a plurality of shaped physical buttons arranged on the main body, the turning physical button and the plurality of shaped physical buttons are respectively arranged at the four corners of the main body; and a puzzle calculation unit, including a touch display module, the turning A physical button is connected to the puzzle control module of the plurality of shaped physical buttons, a graphic steering module is connected to the puzzle control module, and a plurality of graphic divergence modules are connected to the puzzle control module, and the steering physical button is used for The graphics steering module is started, and the plurality of physical buttons starts the plurality of graphics divergence modules respectively. The puzzle control module stores a plurality of puzzle graphics to display the puzzle graphics on the touch display module and perform puzzles. The graphics turn The module is used to provide perspective conversion of the graphics displayed by the touch display module, and the plural graphics divergence module is used to cut and diverge the graphics displayed by the touch display module into puzzle pieces; wherein, the graphics turn module Group is used to provide viewing angle change of display graphics and/or switching between plane and three-dimensional. As claimed in claim 1, the intelligent puzzle device for preschool children, wherein the surface patterns of the plural-shaped physical buttons are circular, square, and hexagonal, and the plurality of pattern diverging modules are respectively circular, square, and hexagonal. Cut out shapes as puzzle pieces. As claimed in claim 1, the intelligent puzzle device for preschool children, wherein the surface pattern of the turning physical button is a square. The intelligent puzzle device for preschool children according to claim 1, wherein the touch tablet unit further includes a sound effect output module provided on the main body, and the sound effect output module is connected to the puzzle control module for controlling the puzzle. The module outputs sound effects. As claimed in claim 1, the intelligent puzzle device for preschool children, wherein the puzzle calculation unit further includes a puzzle recording module connected to the puzzle control module, and the puzzle recording module is used to record the execution of the puzzle control module. Process. As claimed in claim 1, the intelligent puzzle device for preschool children, wherein the puzzle computing unit further includes a puzzle expansion module connected to the puzzle control module, and the puzzle expansion module is a server configured on the network. Provides updates to graphics stored in this puzzle control module. As claimed in claim 1, the intelligent puzzle device for preschool children, wherein the puzzle calculation unit further includes a result sharing module connected to the puzzle control module, and the result sharing module is used to implement the operation of the puzzle control module. Record and share. As claimed in claim 1, the intelligent puzzle device for preschool children, wherein the puzzle control module has a puzzle verification information generation component, and the puzzle verification information generation component is used to generate at least one puzzle judgment data, and the puzzle judgment data is a pattern. The moved object and the corresponding object target area. As claimed in claim 8, the intelligent puzzle device for preschool children, wherein the puzzle control module further has a puzzle verification information processing component, and the puzzle verification information processing component is used to receive a puzzle operation data from the touch display module. , to determine whether the moved object is moved to the object target area based on the puzzle judgment data and the puzzle operation data. As claimed in claim 9, the intelligent puzzle device for preschool children, wherein the puzzle control module further has a page import component, and the page import component provides the puzzle verification information processing component to determine that the moved object has been moved to the object target area. At this time, a puzzle completion page is imported into the touch display module.

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