WO2012023573A1

WO2012023573A1 - Toy set

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Publication number: WO2012023573A1
Application number: PCT/JP2011/068637
Authority: WO
Inventors: 悟司山田; 宏次冨澤
Original assignee: 株式会社セガトイズ
Priority date: 2010-08-16
Filing date: 2011-08-11
Publication date: 2012-02-23
Also published as: JP2012040076A

Abstract

A toy set is provided in which a toy, which is operated in conjunction with an electronic device comprising a touch panel, and a program for the electronic device are combined. By electrically coupling the toy (11), which travels in a self-propelled manner over a display (55) and may for example be a toy in the form of a dog, to the electronic device by way of a cord member (14) that includes a conductive member, change in the electrostatic capacitance of a conductive film portion of the touch panel (53) opposing the position of the toy can be detected. The electronic device is equipped with a program for displaying, on the display, a game scene relating to the toy (11) which travels in a self-propelled manner, and is equipped with a program for displaying a signal which causes the toy (11) to travel. The flow of the game proceeds with the travelling of the toy and the game scene displayed on the display being in conjunction with each other.

Description

Toy set

The present invention relates to a toy that operates in cooperation with an electronic device including a display unit having a touch panel and a toy set that includes a program read into the electronic device.

A display connected to a computer, where a toy is movably arranged on a game board connected to a computer, and when the player holds the toy by hand and moves it along the game board surface, the movement is detected electromagnetically. There has been proposed an electronic game board system that plays in conjunction with the screen display (for example, Patent Document 1).
This electronic game board system toy includes a coil and a transceiver circuit. The game board of the electronic game board system includes a plurality of coils arranged in the vertical and horizontal directions, and a configuration for detecting the position of the toy by this coil arrangement. In addition, game scenes and displays are printed on the game board surface in the electronic game board system.
Further, this Patent Document 1 describes that the display is dynamically changed by arranging an LCD on the game board surface and selectively changing the light transmission of the LCD instead of printing the game scene and the display. ing.
In recent years, many electronic devices such as mobile terminals and game terminals have been provided with a capacitive touch panel on the display surface. Such an electronic device can detect change in capacitance at the touched position and input operation data by touching the touch panel surface with a finger or touching with a stylus (stick) held in a hand. It can be done.
And many game programs using operation input with such a finger or stylus for such an electronic apparatus are also provided and proposed (for example, Patent Document 2 and Patent Document 3).

US Pat. No. 5,853,327 JP 2008-272089 A JP 2008-259915 A

The present inventor arranges a toy having a self-propelled means on a touch panel surface of a horizontally placed electronic device using an electronic device having a display unit having a touch panel, and uses a finger or a stick (input pen). Etc.), and the possibility of a toy that can be operated in cooperation with the game screen displayed on the display without being in direct contact with the touch panel surface is examined. Found that there is a problem described in.
A capacitive touch panel is a method that identifies the position from the change in capacitance that occurs when the surface is touched with a conductive stick that is held by a finger or hand. Even if the toy that is configured is placed on the touch panel, sufficient capacitance change may not be obtained. For this reason, the touch panel does not react, or even if it reacts, the recognition accuracy decreases. There is.
Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to place a capacitive toy sensor panel on a tunch panel as a new toy that can be played using an electronic device having a display unit in which a capacitive touch sensor panel is arranged along a display surface. A new toy set that enables interaction between a self-propelled toy and a game screen that changes in conjunction with the self-propelled toy (the player moves without touching the toy directly) That is.
Furthermore, another object of the present invention is that the conductive film of the touch panel and the self-propelled toy are capacitively connected to the self-propelled toy placed on the touch panel without the player physically touching the self-propelled toy. A means for combining and configuring an electronic circuit and a closed circuit of the electronic device is provided, whereby a toy self-runs on the game scene in conjunction with the game scene displayed on the display by executing the program read into the electronic device. Is to provide a toy.

The present invention is a toy set that combines a movable toy that operates in cooperation with an electronic device including a display unit having a capacitive touch panel, and a program that is read by the electronic device, on the display unit. A toy body configured to be movable on the display unit when placed, at least one first conductive member disposed on a bottom surface of the toy body, and the toy body along the surface of the display unit Moving means, one end of which is electrically connected to the first conductive member, and a second conductive member formed to imitate the string that anchors the toy, and the conductive film of the touch panel And the first conductive member is electrically coupled to the electronic circuit of the electronic device via the second conductive member to form a closed circuit at the other end of the string member. The third conductive member arranged and the front A movable toy comprising at least a drive control means for controlling a moving means; and when read into the electronic device and executed by the control means of the electronic device, the electronic device detects the touch detected by the touch panel A program that displays a screen that operates with the toy body based on positional information on the touch panel of the toy body, the toy body is placed on the display unit, and the movement means operates to The program based on position information of the first conductive member detected by the electronic circuit based on a potential change or a current change generated in the conductive film of the touch panel when the toy body is moved along the display surface of the display unit The screen displayed on the display unit is changed by executing the above.
In the toy set of the present invention, the movable toy includes a pair of light receiving sensors installed on the bottom surface of the toy body, and the program is a region of the display unit corresponding to the bottom surface on which the toy body is located. An optical signal for inducing movement of the toy body, and the drive control means controls the moving means based on information detected by the pair of light receiving sensors, and is guided in the direction induced by the detected signals. The toy body is configured to control the movement of the toy body.
Furthermore, in the toy set of the present invention, the first conductive member is positioned at the apex of the triangle, and at least one distance among the three first conductive members is the other two second conductive members. The three conductive members arranged on the bottom surface of the toy main body so as to have a distance different from the distance between the one conductive members, corresponding to each of the three conductive members generated in the conductive film of the touch panel. The screen displayed on the display unit is changed by executing the program based on positional information of the three conductive members detected by the electronic circuit based on a potential change or a current change. To do.
Further, the third conductive member is constituted by a plug member corresponding to a plug insertion port provided in the electronic device, and by inserting the plug member into the plug insertion port, A closed circuit may be formed between the electrostatic capacitance between the movable toy and the first conductive member and the electronic circuit of the electronic device via the second and third conductive members.
In the toy set of the present invention, the third conductive member can be held by a user's hand, and when the user holds the second conductive member, the conductive film of the touch panel and the movable toy An electrostatic capacitance between the first conductive member and the first conductive member is electrically coupled to the electronic circuit via the second conductive member so that a closed circuit is formed with the electronic circuit. Good.
In the toy set of the present invention, the moving means is composed of at least a pair of movable members arranged so as to be movable along the bottom surface, and is moved by a movement including at least the front direction under the control of the drive control means. The toy body is configured to move.
Moreover, the toy set of this invention WHEREIN: The said program displays the footprint of the said toy main body on the said display part screen after the movement path | route of the said toy main body.
In the toy set of the present invention, the toy body is a dog-shaped toy tethered by the string member.
Furthermore, the present invention is a toy that operates in cooperation with a game scene placed on the display unit screen of an electronic device including a display unit having a capacitive touch panel and displayed on the screen. A toy body configured to be movable on the display unit when placed on the display unit, at least one first conductive member disposed on a bottom surface of the toy body, and the toy body being connected to the display unit A string member including a second conductive member formed by imitating a string that is connected to the first conductive member and has one end electrically connected to the first conductive member; The string member so as to form a closed circuit by electrically coupling a capacitance between the conductive film of the touch panel and the first conductive member to an electronic circuit of the electronic device via the second conductive member. A third conductive member disposed at the other end of the Drive control means for controlling the stage, and the toy body is placed on the display unit, and the toy body is moved along the display surface of the display unit by the operation of the moving means. The screen displayed on the display unit is changed by executing a program installed in the electronic device based on position information detected by the electronic circuit based on a potential change or a current change generated in the conductive film of the touch panel. It is characterized by that.

The toy set of the present invention comprises a toy that performs a self-propelled operation (the player moves without touching the toy directly) and a program that is read into an electronic device having a capacitive touch panel. Capacitance between the conductive member provided at the bottom of the toy and the conductive film of the touch panel is used to anchor the toy conductively connected to the conductive member without the player physically touching the toy body. Since it is connected to the electronic circuit of the electronic device via a string member formed of a conductive member that imitates the string to be configured to form a closed circuit, the article has a small electrostatic capacity and is difficult to detect by placing it on an electrostatic touch panel However, the position can be detected without giving the user a sense of incongruity.
Thereby, according to this invention, the player can recognize the self-propelled movable toy placed on the touch panel by the electronic circuit including the touch panel without directly contacting the toy body or the touch panel. Therefore, it is possible to provide the user with a new game toy in which the physical toy movement operation and the game scene displayed on the display by the program of the electronic device are mutually linked.
Then, a conductive member that forms a capacitance with the conductive film of the touch panel is connected to a self-propelled toy, for example, a string member that imitates a pulling string that anchors a dog, and the electronic circuit (grounding of the electronic device) Since it is configured to be electrically coupled to (potential), it is possible to enjoy the movement of a toy (for example, a dog shape) moving on the touch panel surface in cooperation with the game scene displayed on the display without any sense of incongruity.
The toy set of the present invention includes a movable toy provided with a pair of light receiving sensors and a program for controlling the display device so as to send an optical signal to the movable toy. As a result, the movement of the movable toy placed on the touch panel can be controlled by an optical signal, so that a new game in which a physical operation and a game scene or a game scene electronically displayed on the display are mutually linked. The tool can be provided.
Furthermore, the toy set of this invention has arrange | positioned the 1st electrically-conductive member so that it may be located in the vertex of a triangle. Thereby, the direction of the toy main body placed on the touch panel can be specified from the position information of each conductive member.

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a toy set according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a bottom view of the movable toy according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is an explanatory view of the moving mechanism of the movable toy.
FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram of the toy set.
FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of optical signals displayed on the screen of the electronic device.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an operation flow of the toy set.

Hereinafter, modes for carrying out the present invention will be described.
FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a toy set according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a bottom view of a movable toy, FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing a configuration of a moving mechanism, and FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a movable toy and an electronic device.
As shown in FIG. 1, the toy set 1 of the present embodiment operates in cooperation with an electronic device 51 including a display unit 55 having a touch panel 53, and a program executed in the electronic device 51; The movable toy 11 moves along the display screen of the display unit 55.
In the toy set 1, when the movable toy 11 is placed on the display unit 55, the movable toy 11 automatically moves on the surface of the display unit 55. Further, when the movable toy 11 moves on the surface of the display unit 55, the static electricity existing between the conductive film (not shown) provided on the touch panel 53 and the first conductive member 23 provided on the bottom surface of the toy 11. The electronic circuit of the electronic device (not shown. This electronic circuit is connected to the first conductive member 23 via a second conductive member constituting one end of the string member 14 connected to the first conductive member 23. It may be configured, or may be configured as an electronic circuit incorporated in the display unit 55 separately from the control device 71. That is, a third conductive member (for example, the plug 15 in FIG. 1) disposed at the other end of the string member so as to form a closed circuit between the electronic circuit and the movable toy 11 is provided. A change in the screen display of the display unit 55 is controlled based on position information detected by an electronic circuit provided in the electronic device based on a potential change or a current change generated in the conductive film provided in the touch panel 53 as the toy 11 moves. By doing so, it is a play equipment with a new taste having a new configuration in which the movable toy 11 and the program read into the electronic device 51 operate in cooperation with each other.
The movable toy 11 has an outer shape imitating a dog and is configured to be self-propelled, three first conductive members 23 shown in FIG. 2 arranged on the bottom surface 21 of the toy main body 12, A moving mechanism 17 as a moving means for moving the toy main body 12 on the display unit 55, and a string member imitating a pulling string that is electrically connected to the first conductive member 23 and anchors a dog including the second conductive member 14, a third conductive member 15 conductively connected to the second conductive member, and a pair of light receiving sensors shown in FIG. 2 for detecting an optical signal displayed on the display unit 55 shown in FIG. 25a, 25b.
The third conductive member 15 shown in FIG. 1 has the shape of a plug 15 corresponding to, for example, an audio output jack (insertion port) 57 of the electronic device, and the electronic device when attached to the insertion port 57. It is configured to be connected to a ground potential of 15 (sometimes referred to as a neutral potential because the electronic device 15 is configured to be portable and is therefore in a floating state in the environment of use). The third conductive member 15 is not limited to the shape of the plug 15. For example, although not shown, the third conductive member 15 is a member simulating a doghouse whose bottom surface is made of, for example, conductive rubber (corresponding to the conductive member 15). By placing the shed member on the metal frame 18 of the electronic device 51, the second conductive member constituting the string member 14 becomes the third conductive member 15 that is electrically coupled to the ground potential of the electronic device 51. be able to.
The three first conductive members 23 are arranged on the bottom surface 21 of the toy main body 12 such that each first conductive member 23 is positioned at the apex of an isosceles triangle. In this embodiment, although the three first conductive members 23 are arranged in an isosceles triangle, at least one of the distances between the three first conductive members 23 is the other two first conductive members. What is necessary is just to arrange | position so that it may differ from the distance between the members 23, ie, the three 1st electroconductive members 23 may not become an equilateral triangle. Thereby, when the toy main body 12 on the touch panel 53 is recognized by the touch panel 53, the position and orientation of the toy main body 12 can be specified by the positional relationship of the three first conductive members 23.
Moreover, the movable toy 11 can also be set as the structure provided with the one 1st electrically-conductive member 23 only. Thus, when it is set as the structure provided only with the 1st 1st electrically-conductive member 23, the direction of the toy main body 12 can be specified from the direction to which the toy main body 12 which self-runs moved.
The string member 14 includes a conductive wire serving as a second conductive member, and the conductive wire is conductively connected to the three first conductive members 23 and is connected to the neck portion of the dog-shaped toy main body 12. ing. The plug member 15 is electrically connected to the conductive wire of the string member 14. The movable toy 11 places the toy main body 12 on the display unit 55 and connects the plug member 15 to the plug insertion port 57 of the electronic device 51, thereby providing a conductive film and a toy (not shown) provided on the touch panel 53. 11 is detected via the second conductive member of the string member 14, the plug member 15, and the plug insertion port 57. Since it is electrically coupled to an electronic circuit (not shown) and forms a closed circuit with the electric circuit, a change in capacitance generated in the conductive film provided on the touch panel 53 is correctly detected by the electronic circuit (potential Change or current change), and the position of the toy main body 12 placed on the touch panel 53 can be accurately recognized.
As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the moving mechanism 17 is connected to the movable members A27a and B27b, which are a pair of movable members movably disposed on the bottom surface 21 of the toy main body 12, and the

movable members

27a and 27b, respectively. A cam A28a and a cam B28b, and a solenoid A36a and a solenoid B36b for rotating the cam A28a and the cam B28b. The solenoid A 36a and the solenoid B 36b are controlled by a drive control device 31 of the movable toy 11, which will be described later. As shown in FIGS. 3 (a) and 3 (b), the teeth at the tips of the

solenoids

36a and 36b The movable member A27a or the movable member B27b is intermittently rotated by expanding and contracting in a state of meshing with the gear of the cam A28a or the cam B28b. As described above, the movable member A27a and the movable member B27b rotate intermittently, so that the toy main body 12 operates while swinging left and right, and can be visually recognized as if a real dog is moving. .
As shown in FIG. 1, the electronic device 51 includes a display unit 55 having a capacitive touch panel 53 on its surface, and a plug insertion port 57 such as an audio output terminal or a power supply terminal used for charging a battery. And comprising. The display unit 55 is formed by a display device 54 such as a liquid crystal display and a touch panel 53 disposed on the surface side of the display device 54. The touch panel 53 is a projected capacitive touch panel, and includes a glass or resin substrate (not shown), a transparent electrode formed on the transparent substrate, and a cover for protecting the transparent electrode. It is comprised and the some electrode pattern is formed on the transparent substrate with the transparent electrode. When the toy main body 12 is placed on the touch panel 53, the position of the toy main body 12 can be detected by measuring the ratio of the amount of current due to the plurality of electrode patterns located near the first conductive member. . Although this projected capacitive touch panel can accurately recognize a plurality of points touched simultaneously, the toy set 1 in the present embodiment includes an electronic device provided with this projected capacitive touch panel. 51 is not necessarily used, and an electronic device 51 including a surface capacitive touch panel may be used. In the case of a surface capacitive touch panel, the position of the first conductive member can be detected by measuring the ratio of the current amounts of the terminals provided at the four corners of the transparent conductive film. As the electronic device 51, a mobile terminal or a game terminal already used in the market can be used.
Next, drive circuit configurations of the movable toy 11 and the electronic device 51 will be described with reference to the block diagram of FIG. The movable toy 11 includes a drive control device 31 as drive control means. The drive control device 31 includes a pair of light receiving sensors (light receiving sensor A 25 a and light receiving sensor B 25 b) and a driving mechanism 17 according to a drive signal from the drive control device 31. The electromagnet driver A35a for operating the solenoid A36a, the electromagnet driver B35b for operating the solenoid B36b, and the power switch 41 are connected. In addition, the movable toy 11 electrically connects the power supply 45 that supplies power to the drive control device 31 and the like, the first conductive member 23, and the first conductive member 23 to the ground potential (neutral potential) of the electronic device. For this purpose, an electrical coupling means 13 exemplified by a string member 14 and a plug member 15 is provided.
The drive control device 31 is a simple computer such as a 4-bit microcomputer, and is responsible for all control of the movable toy 11. When receiving the optical signal displayed on the display unit 55 of the electronic device 51, the

light receiving sensors

25a and 25b convert the optical signal into an analog signal and send it to the drive control device 31. Then, when the

light receiving sensors

25a and 25b receive the optical signals, the drive control device 31 analyzes the analog signals sent from the

light receiving sensors

25a and 25b, and sends the driving signals to the electromagnet drivers 35a and 35b. 17 is operated. The optical signal is displayed in a region below the toy main body 12 where the bottom surface 21 of the toy main body 12 is positioned in the display unit 55 of the electronic device 51. As shown in FIG. And an indication line display 82 displayed as a white line in the fill display 81. Then, as shown in FIG. 5A, the drive control device 31, when both the pair of

light receiving sensors

25 a and 25 b receive white light from the instruction line display 82, electromagnet drivers 35 a and 35 b. When a drive signal is transmitted so as to travel straight ahead and one of the

light receiving sensors

25a and 25b receives the optical signal as shown in FIGS. 5B and 5C, the optical signal is A drive signal is sent to move the direction or the traveling direction of the toy main body 12 to the received

light receiving sensors

25a and 25b.
The electronic device 51 includes a control device 71 as control means, and a display device 54 such as a liquid crystal, a touch panel 53, and a communication device 77 are connected to the control device 71. The control device 71 includes a CPU and a ROM or RAM as a storage device. The CPU reads a program stored in the ROM or a program fetched by the communication device 77 using the RAM as a work memory, and controls the control device according to the program. A device such as the display device 54 connected to 71 is controlled. The communication device 77 is a communication means for performing communication to the Internet or a predetermined site, telephone communication, and the like, and can download a program from an external site such as an application service provider (ASP).
In the storage device of the control device 71, when the toy body 12 is placed on the display unit 55 and the plug member 15 is inserted into the plug insertion port 57, the touch panel 53 has three first When the position information of the conductive member 23 is acquired, a program as direction specifying means for specifying the direction of the toy main body 12, that is, where the dog model is placed is stored.
Further, in the storage device of the control device 71, an optical signal for guiding the toy main body 12 is an area of the display device 54 where the bottom surface 21 of the toy main body 12 is located, that is, the display unit 55 hidden by the toy main body 12. A program as optical signal generation means for generating information so that an optical signal is displayed in the area is stored. By displaying the optical signal in the area hidden by the bottom surface 21 of the toy main body 12 in this manner, the optical signal is displayed in an area that cannot be visually recognized by the user, so that the game environment is not impaired.
Further, the storage device of the control device 71 stores a program as footprint display means for displaying a footprint after the movement path of the toy body 12 on the display device 54 when the toy body 12 moves on the display unit 55. ing. Note that these programs can be downloaded from the communication device 77.
Next, the operation flow of the toy set 1 of the present embodiment will be described using the flowchart of FIG.
<Electronic device>
The control device 71 of the electronic device 51 executes a program reading process (step S101) for reading a playable program (software) in cooperation with the movable toy 11, displays a game screen on the display device 54 according to the program, A placement determination process (step S105) for determining whether the toy main body 12 is placed on the display unit 55 based on information sent from the touch panel 53 is executed. Note that the game screen is a screen displayed on the display device 54 when the movable toy 11 and the electronic device 51 are linked to play, for example, a real dog running around like a house and a garden. It is a screen in which a play scene scenery that is played is displayed as a virtual space. When the toy body 12 can be recognized in the placement determination process (step S105), the control device 71 recognizes the position and orientation of the toy body 12 based on information sent from the touch panel 53 (step and orientation recognition process (step S105). S111) is executed.
On the other hand, when the toy body 12 cannot be recognized in the placement determination process (step S105), that is, the toy body 12 is not placed on the display unit 55, or the plug member 15 is connected to the plug insertion port 57. If the toy body 11 and the program cannot be linked to each other, the game cannot be performed. Therefore, the process is executed according to the normal program until the toy body 12 can be recognized by the touch panel 53. The normal program is a program in a conventional game method in which the touch panel 53 is operated with a finger or the like and is not a game linked with the movable toy 11 in the present embodiment, so a detailed description will be given. Omitted.
After the position and orientation recognition process (step S111), the control device 71 executes a route calculation process (step S113) for determining a route for guiding the toy body 12 to the destination. In this route calculation processing (step S113), for example, when a passage is displayed on the display screen and the position where the toy main body 12 is placed is a position where there is no passage, a route that leads to the passage, The route to be guided to the destination through the passage is determined. After the route calculation process (step S113), the control device 71 executes an optical signal generation process (step S115) for generating an optical signal for guiding the movable toy 11, and the bottom surface 21 of the toy main body 12 in the display device 54. An optical signal oscillation process (step S121) for displaying an optical signal in a region where is located is executed. In this optical signal oscillation process (step S121), an optical signal as shown in FIG. 5 is displayed in the region where the bottom surface 21 of the toy body 12 is located.
After the optical signal oscillation process (step S121), the control device 71 executes a movement determination process (step S125) for determining whether the toy main body 12 has moved on the display unit 55 from the information sent from the touch panel 53. When the movement of the movable toy 11 can be recognized, the screen for playing is displayed again on the path after the toy main body 12 moves on the display device 54, and an image imitating the footprint of the dog is displayed. A footprint display process (step S131) is executed, and steps S111 to S131 are looped. If the movement of the movable toy 11 cannot be recognized in the movement determination process (step S125), the process loops from step S111 to step S131.
<Mobile toy>
In a state where the plug member 15 is placed on the display unit 55 and connected to the plug insertion port 57, the drive control device 31 of the movable toy 11 determines whether or not the

light receiving sensors

25a and 25b have detected an optical signal. The optical signal detection determination process (step S171) to be executed is executed, and when the optical signal is detected, the optical signal analysis process (step S175) is executed, and the display unit 55 is moved based on the analysis result. Moreover, the drive control apparatus 31 waits until an optical signal can be detected, when an optical signal cannot be detected in an optical signal detection determination process (step S171).
Next, a specific example is given about the game content using the toy set 1 in this embodiment.
When the user operates the electronic device 51 to activate the software in which the program according to the present embodiment is stored, the home and garden screen as shown in FIG. 1 is displayed on the display device 54 of the display unit 55. Next, the user places the toy body 12 on the touch panel 53, inserts the plug member 15 into the plug insertion port 57, and selects a predetermined position on the touch panel 53, for example, the house in FIG. Then, the toy body 12 is guided by the optical signal and moves toward the house, and the dog's footprint is displayed on the path after the passage of the toy body 12. When the toy main body 12 reaches the house, the display is switched to a screen in the house (not shown). Similarly, when the user selects a predetermined position on the touch panel 53, for example, a bag, the toy body 12 moves toward the bag. When the toy main body 12 reaches the bag, the drawer opens and a hidden object appears from inside. Collect all these hidden objects and you can move on to a different stage. Thus, in the toy set 1 of the present embodiment, it is possible to enjoy a role-playing game having a different taste from the conventional one.
As another example, even if the user selects a predetermined position on the touch panel 53, the toy body 12 proceeds in a completely different direction at the beginning of the game, but gradually the user's You can also enjoy a simulation game that raises a dog, such as moving according to instructions.
The effects of this embodiment will be described below. The toy set 1 of the present embodiment is a toy by providing the electric coupling means 13 in the form of a member that does not give the user a sense of incongruity to the movable toy 11 and that is inevitably attached to the movable toy 11 such as a dog tow rope. Since the main body 12 can be recognized by the capacitive touch panel 53, the movable toy 11 and the electronic device 51 can be operated in cooperation. Therefore, it has become possible to provide a playground equipment having a new taste combining a virtual space displayed on the display device and a physical toy moving on the virtual space. That is, according to the toy set 1 of the present embodiment, after taking advantage of the good points of the conventional movable toy 11 and the good points of the game using the electronic device 51, further supplement the missing points. Thus, a playground equipment having a new taste can be provided.
According to the toy set 1 of the present embodiment, the electronic device 51 having a capacitive touch panel 53 (particularly, a projected capacitive touch panel) is linked with the electronic device 51 to self-run on the display screen. A program read by the mobile toy 11 and the electronic device 51 because the accuracy of recognizing the position on the display screen of the toy main body 12 (moving without direct physical touch by the player) is high and the recognition accuracy is insufficient. It is possible to prevent the occurrence of malfunctions due to the lack of cooperation.
Furthermore, since the movable toy 11 uses the string member 14 imitating a dog's drawstring as the electrical coupling means 13, the movable toy 11 has a natural appearance such as a dog toy with a walking string attached thereto, and the appearance as the movable toy 11. Can be prevented. The shape of the toy main body 12 is not limited to a dog, and can be formed in any form as long as it does not feel uncomfortable with being tethered by a string.
The third conductive member 15 connected to the string member 14 only needs to have a capacitance that can be electrostatically coupled to the electronic device. Or you may comprise the length of the string member 14 in the length which can be combined with an electronic device electrostatically. For example, the toy main body 12 is formed in the shape of a car, and the third conductive member 15 or the string member 14 and the third conductive member 15 are integrated to form a single core like an antenna of a radio control car. It can also be set as the structure wound around the periphery. Then, by displaying the car racetrack screen on the display device 54 and operating the toy body 12 as the screen scrolls, it is possible to provide a car racing game with a different taste from the conventional one.
Further, as described above, the third conductive member to which the string member 14 is connected is formed of, for example, a conductive member disposed on the bottom surface of the kennel shape, Alternatively, a structure in which a conductor having a sufficient capacitance is touched may be used.
Moreover, since the toy set 1 comprises the electrical coupling means 13 by the string member 14 and the plug member 15 as the third conductive member electrically connected to the tip of the string member 14, The movable toy 11 placed on the touch panel can be electrically coupled to the main body of the electronic device 51 to form a closed circuit simply by inserting the plug member 15 into the plug insertion port 57 that the device 51 already has. it can. Therefore, the toy set 1 in the present embodiment can be used with the existing electronic device 51 as a game terminal. The third conductive member can be held by the user's hand, and the user can hold the third conductive member so that the movable toy 11 placed on the touch panel can be electrostatically attached to the electronic device via the user. It is good also as a structure to couple | bond together. In this case, a play such as towing a toy dog walking on the walking path displayed on the display screen can be realized.
In this manner, the third conductive member does not directly connect to the circuit of the electronic device, but the movable toy 11 on the touch panel and the electronic circuit connected to the touch panel are routed through the touch panel and the third conductive member. It is sufficient to form an electrostatic closed circuit by a route through the conductive member.
The toy set 1 includes three first conductive members 23 on the bottom surface 21 of the toy main body 12, and each conductive member 23 is connected to the electrical coupling means 13. By specifying the position of the member 23, the orientation of the toy main body 12 can be recognized.
Moreover, since the toy set 1 of the present embodiment has a program for displaying a footprint imitating the route along which the toy main body 12 has moved, a new preference in which the movable toy 11 and the electronic device 51 interact with each other. Can be provided. In the present embodiment, the program for displaying the footprint imitating the route along which the toy main body 12 has moved has been described. However, the screen display is limited to the footprint as long as the toy main body 12 has moved. It is not a thing.
Furthermore, as a different form of the toy set 1 of the present embodiment, a voice input terminal is used as the plug member 15 of the movable toy 11, and this voice input terminal is connected to the drive control device 31 of the movable toy 11, so that the electronic device 51 side May be provided with an audio output terminal, and an audio signal may be transmitted as an operation signal from the audio output terminal to the toy body 12. As described above, when the voice input terminal is used as the plug member 15 and the toy main body 12 is operated by the voice signal, the plug insertion port 57 needs to be connected to the control device 71 via the input / output interface. With such a configuration, a new play equipment in which an optical signal and an audio signal are combined can be provided.
In the above-described embodiment, the configuration including the

cams

28a and 28b and the

solenoids

36a and 36b is described as the configuration of the moving mechanism 17. However, the configuration is not limited to such a configuration, and each

movable member

27a, 27b is connected to a micro motor, and each motor is controlled by the drive control device 31 so that it can be moved forward and backward, left and right, etc. Any mechanism can be used as long as it can.
In the above-described embodiment, an optical signal composed of the black painted area 81 and the white indicator line display 82 is used. However, any optical signal such as displaying a white blinking signal in the painted area 81 is used. be able to. For example, when a white blinking signal is used as an optical signal, a more complicated instruction can be given than when a toy main body 12 is moved backward, such as when an instruction is given by a line.
In addition, this invention is not limited to the above Example, A change and improvement are freely possible in the range which does not deviate from the summary of invention.

The toy set of the present invention is composed of a toy that performs a self-propelled operation and a program that is read into an electronic device having a capacitive touch panel. Allows a self-propelled movable toy placed on a touch panel to be recognized by an electronic circuit including the touch panel without touching the screen, and can be displayed on the display by a physical toy moving operation and an electronic device program. It is possible to provide the user with a new game toy that is linked with the displayed game scene.
Then, a conductive member that forms a capacitance with the conductive film of the touch panel is connected to a self-propelled toy, for example, a string member that imitates a pulling string that anchors a dog, and the electronic circuit (grounding of the electronic device) The position of the toy is accurately detected, and the movement of the toy (for example, dog shape) moving on the touch panel surface in conjunction with the game scene displayed on the display is correctly controlled. And you can enjoy it without any discomfort.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Toy set 11 Movable toy 12 Toy main body 13 Electrical coupling means 14 String member 15 Plug member 17 Movement mechanism 21 Bottom surface 23 1st electroconductive member 25a Light reception sensor A 25b Light reception sensor B
27a Movable member A
27b Movable member B 28a Cam A
28b Cam B 31 Drive control device 35a Electromagnet driver A 35b Electromagnet driver B
36a Solenoid A 36b Solenoid B
41 power switch 45 power source 51 electronic device 53 touch panel 54 display device 55 display unit 57 plug insertion port 71 control device 77 communication device 81 fill display 82 instruction line display

Claims

A toy set that operates in conjunction with an electronic device including a display unit having a capacitive touch panel,
A toy body configured to be movable on the display unit when placed on the display unit, at least one first conductive member disposed on a bottom surface of the toy body, and the toy body being displayed A moving member that moves along the surface of the part, and a string member that includes a second conductive member that is formed by imitating a string that has one end conductively connected to the first conductive member and anchors the toy, The string is formed such that a capacitance between the conductive film of the touch panel and the first conductive member is electrically coupled to an electronic circuit of the electronic device via the second conductive member to form a closed circuit. A movable toy comprising at least a third conductive member disposed at the other end of the member, and a drive control means for controlling the moving means;
A screen that interacts with the toy body based on the detected positional information on the touch panel of the toy body when read into the electronic device and executed by the control means of the electronic device. A program for displaying
Consisting of
When the toy body is placed on the display unit and the toy body is moved along the display surface of the display unit by the operation of the moving means, the potential change or current change that occurs in the conductive film of the touch panel is detected. A toy set configured to change a screen displayed on the display unit by executing the program based on position information of the first conductive member detected by the electronic circuit.
The movable toy includes a pair of light receiving sensors installed on the bottom surface of the toy body,
The program displays an optical signal for inducing movement of the toy body in an area of the display unit corresponding to the bottom surface on which the toy body is located.
The drive control means is configured to control the moving means based on information detected by the pair of light receiving sensors and to control the movement of the toy body in a direction guided by the detected signal. The toy set according to claim 1.
The first conductive member is positioned at the apex of the triangle, and at least one of the distances between the three first conductive members is different from the distance between the other two first conductive members. It is composed of three conductive members arranged on the bottom surface of the toy body so as to be a distance, and the electrons are based on potential changes or current changes corresponding to the three conductive members generated in the conductive film of the touch panel. The toy set according to claim 1, wherein the screen displayed on the display unit is changed by executing the program based on position information of the three conductive members detected by a circuit. .
The first conductive member is positioned at the apex of the triangle, and at least one of the distances between the three first conductive members is different from the distance between the other two first conductive members. It is composed of three conductive members arranged on the bottom surface of the toy body so as to be a distance, and the electrons are based on potential changes or current changes corresponding to the three conductive members generated in the conductive film of the touch panel. The toy set according to claim 2, wherein the screen displayed on the display unit is changed by executing the program based on position information of the three conductive members detected by a circuit. .
The third conductive member is constituted by a plug member corresponding to a plug insertion opening provided in the electronic device, and the conductive film of the touch panel and the movable member are inserted by inserting the plug member into the plug insertion opening. A capacitance between the first conductive member of the toy is electrically coupled to the electronic circuit of the electronic device via the second conductive member, and a closed circuit is formed with the electronic circuit. The toy set according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the toy set is provided.
Capacitance between the conductive film of the touch panel and the first conductive member when the third conductive member is held by a user's hand and the user holds the third conductive member. 5. The device according to claim 1, wherein a closed circuit is formed between the electronic circuit and the electronic circuit via the second conductive member. The described toy set.
The moving means is composed of at least a pair of movable members arranged to be movable along the bottom surface, and is configured to move the toy body by movement including at least the front direction under the control of the drive control means. The toy set according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the toy set is provided.
The moving means is composed of at least a pair of movable members arranged to be movable along the bottom surface, and is configured to move the toy body by movement including at least the front direction under the control of the drive control means. The toy set according to claim 5, wherein:
The moving means is composed of at least a pair of movable members arranged so as to be movable along the bottom surface, and is configured to move the toy body by movement including at least the front direction under the control of the drive control means. The toy set according to claim 6.
The said program displays the footprint of the said toy main body on the said display part screen after the movement path | route of the said toy main body, Any of Claim 1 thru | or 4, 8, 9 The toy set according to claim 1.
6. The toy set according to claim 5, wherein the program displays a footprint of the toy body on the display unit screen after a movement path of the toy body.
The toy set according to claim 6, wherein the program displays a footprint of the toy body on the display unit screen after a movement path of the toy body.
The toy set according to claim 7, wherein the program displays a footprint of the toy main body on the display screen after a movement path of the toy main body.
The said toy main body is a dog-shaped toy tethered by the said string member, The Claims 1 thru | or 4, the claim 9, the Claim 11 thru | or 13 characterized by the above-mentioned. The toy set described in 1.
The toy set according to claim 5, wherein the toy body is a dog-shaped toy tethered by the string member.
The toy set according to claim 6, wherein the toy body is a dog-shaped toy tethered by the string member.
The toy set according to claim 7, wherein the toy body is a dog-shaped toy tethered by the string member.
The toy set according to claim 10, wherein the toy body is a dog-shaped toy tethered by the string member.
A toy that operates in cooperation with a game scene placed on the display unit screen of an electronic device including a display unit having a capacitive touch panel and displayed on the screen,
A toy body configured to be movable on the display unit when placed on the display unit, at least one first conductive member disposed on a bottom surface of the toy body, and the toy body being displayed A moving member that moves along the surface of the part, and a string member that includes a second conductive member that is formed by imitating a string that has one end conductively connected to the first conductive member and anchors the toy, The string is formed such that a capacitance between the conductive film of the touch panel and the first conductive member is electrically coupled to an electronic circuit of the electronic device via the second conductive member to form a closed circuit. A third conductive member disposed at the other end of the member, and a drive control means for controlling the moving means,
When the toy body is placed on the display unit and the toy body is moved along the display surface of the display unit by the operation of the moving means, the potential change or current change that occurs in the conductive film of the touch panel is detected. A toy configured to change a screen displayed on the display unit by executing a program installed in an electronic device based on position information detected by the electronic circuit.