WO2018047426A1 - Virtual biocontrol system, virtual biocontrol method, and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

[Problem] To provide a virtual biocontrol system, a virtual biocontrol method, and a recording medium with which it is possible to reproduce the interaction characteristic of an actual or a virtual organism to a user's behavior. [Solution] A virtual biocontrol system provided with an accumulation unit for accumulating interaction characteristic data that indicates the characteristic of interaction of an object to a user in units of a user ID and an object ID, a communication unit for receiving a request that requests interaction characteristic data from a virtual biological device and returning interaction characteristic data, and a control unit for exercising control so that the accumulation unit is searched for interaction characteristic data on the basis of a virtual organism ID included in the request and the specified user ID in accordance with the request that requests the interaction characteristic data received via the communication unit from the virtual biological device and the searched interaction characteristic data is returned via the communication unit.

Description

Virtual biological control system, virtual biological control method, and recording medium

The present disclosure relates to a virtual biological control system, a virtual biological control method, and a recording medium.

In recent years, technologies have been proposed to provide various services by communicating with humans using humanoid and animal robots.

For example, Patent Document 1 below describes a robot that gives a “warmth” (temperature) to the robot and allows the user to feel the “body temperature” of the robot, and as a result, is close to the sense of touching an animal. . Further, in Patent Document 2 below, when a pet kept in real life cannot be taken on a trip abroad, the characteristics of the real pet are stored in the robot, and the robot behaves like a real pet. A robot service system that can be described. The characteristics of pets are the characteristics of color, shape, voice, odor, skin or hair feel, movement characteristics, etc., and the movement characteristics are characteristics of movement activity, excretion activity, predation activity, sleep activity, etc. It is included.

Also, Patent Document 3 below describes a system for measuring the health level (mental state) when a person is with an animal. Patent Document 4 below describes an electronic pet system that prevents leakage of owner private information accumulated in the electronic pet.

JP 2009-160730 A JP 2005-099934 A JP 2003-319921 A JP 2003-071143 A

In Patent Document 2 described above, the behavior of a real pet such as a cat or dog is recognized by a sensor, the data is stored in the system, the data is loaded into a robot by hardware, and the behavior of the pet on the robot ( (Features of motion) can be reproduced, but the behavior to be reproduced is a unidirectional movement of the pet (movement activity, sleep activity, etc.).

However, pet-specific actions (ie, interaction characteristics) due to contact with the owner could not be reproduced.

Therefore, the present disclosure proposes a virtual organism control system, a virtual organism control method, and a recording medium that can reproduce the interaction characteristics of a real or virtual organism with respect to user behavior.

According to the present disclosure, a request for requesting the interaction characteristic data is received from the storage unit that accumulates the interaction characteristic data indicating the characteristic of the interaction with the user of the object in units of the user ID and the object ID, and the virtual biological device. In addition, in response to a request for requesting the interaction property data received from the virtual organism device via the communication unit, the communication unit that returns the interaction property data, the virtual organism ID included in the request is identified. A control unit that searches the storage unit for the interaction characteristic data based on the user ID and controls the retrieved interaction characteristic data to be returned via the communication unit. Control system Suggest.

According to the present disclosure, the communication unit that transmits the request for the interaction characteristic data indicating the characteristic of the interaction with the user of the virtual creature, and receives the interaction characteristic data returned from the server in response to the request, and the interaction A storage unit that stores characteristic data; a sensor unit that senses the user's behavior; a reaction unit that reacts to the user's behavior; and the sensor according to the interaction characteristic data received by the communication unit A virtual biological control system comprising: a control unit that controls the reaction unit to react to a user behavior sensed by the unit.

According to the present disclosure, the processor stores, in the storage unit, the interaction characteristic data indicating the characteristic of the interaction of the object with the user in units of the user ID and the object ID, and from the virtual biological device via the communication unit, In response to receiving a request for requesting the interaction characteristic data, returning the interaction characteristic data, and requesting the interaction characteristic data received from the virtual biological device via the communication unit, the request Control is performed so as to retrieve the interaction characteristic data from the storage unit based on the virtual creature ID included in the user ID and the identified user ID, and to return the retrieved interaction characteristic data via the communication unit. To do Includes, we propose a virtual biocontrol methods.

According to the present disclosure, the computer transmits a request for requesting the interaction characteristic data indicating the characteristics of the interaction with the user of the virtual creature, and receives the communication characteristic data returned from the server in response to the request; A storage unit that stores the interaction characteristic data, a sensor unit that senses the user's behavior, a reaction unit that reacts to the user's behavior, and the interaction characteristic data received by the communication unit The present invention proposes a storage medium storing a program for functioning as a control unit that controls the reaction unit so as to react to a user's behavior sensed by the sensor unit.

As described above, according to the present disclosure, it is possible to reproduce the interaction characteristics of real or virtual creatures with respect to user behavior.

Note that the above effects are not necessarily limited, and any of the effects shown in the present specification, or other effects that can be grasped from the present specification, together with or in place of the above effects. May be played.

It is a figure explaining the outline of the information processing system by one embodiment of this indication. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of an overall configuration of an information processing system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. It is a block diagram showing an example of composition of a pet robot by one embodiment of this indication. It is a block diagram showing an example of functional composition of a control part and a storage part by one embodiment of this indication. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of interaction characteristic data according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. It is a figure which shows an example of the pet love degree required for pet reaction pattern execution by one Embodiment of this indication. It is a block diagram showing an example of composition of a server by one embodiment of this indication. It is a block diagram showing an example of functional composition of a storage part of a server by one embodiment of this indication. It is a figure explaining user management of a server by one embodiment of this indication. It is a figure explaining the outline | summary of a 1st Example. It is a sequence diagram which shows the operation processing at the time of login by a 1st Example. It is a figure which shows the example of data of the user management table by the 1st Example, and the interaction characteristic management table 322. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement process of the pet robot by a 1st Example. It is a flowchart which shows the update process of the interaction characteristic data by the server of a 1st Example. It is a figure explaining the outline | summary of a 2nd Example. It is a sequence diagram which shows the operation | movement process at the time of login by 2nd Example. It is a flowchart which shows the operation control process of the tiny pet robot of the user terminal by 2nd Example. It is a flowchart which shows the update process of the interaction characteristic data by the server of a 2nd Example. It is a figure explaining the outline | summary of a 3rd Example. It is a sequence diagram which shows the operation | movement process at the time of login by 3rd Example. It is a figure which shows the example of data of a surveillance camera management table and a pet peripheral device management table. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement process of the information processing terminal by a 3rd Example. It is a flowchart which shows the update process of the interaction characteristic data by the server of a 3rd Example. It is a figure explaining the outline | summary of a 4th Example. It is a sequence diagram which shows the data reading operation | movement process to the pet peripheral device by a 4th Example. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement process of the pet peripheral device by a 4th Example. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement process of the pet peripheral device by a 4th Example. It is a figure which shows an example of the pet periphery device expression data by a 4th Example. It is a figure explaining utilization with the pet robot from which a type differs. It is a figure which shows an example of the attachment device by 5th Example IV. It is a figure which demonstrates concretely the expansion of the drive capability by the 5th Example. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement process of the pet robot by a 5th Example.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, in this specification and drawing, about the component which has the substantially same function structure, duplication description is abbreviate | omitted by attaching | subjecting the same code | symbol.

The description will be made in the following order.
1. 1. Overview of information processing system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure Configuration 2-1. Overall configuration 2-2. Configuration of pet robot 1 2-3. 2. Configuration of server 3 Example 3-1. First embodiment (example of a pet robot)
3-2. Second Example (Example of Tiny Pet Robot)
3-3. Third embodiment (example of a real pet)
3-4. Fourth Example (Example of Pet Peripheral Device)
3-5. Fifth embodiment (example of attachment device)
4). Summary

<< 1. Overview of Information Processing System According to One Embodiment of Present Disclosure >>
An information processing system (virtual organism control system) according to an embodiment of the present disclosure makes it possible to reproduce an interaction characteristic of a real or virtual organism with respect to a user's behavior. FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining the outline of the information processing system according to this embodiment.

In the information processing system according to the present disclosure, as shown in FIG. 1, for example, an actual pet 4 kept at home (an example of a real creature) and a user's touch (interaction) are attached to the surveillance camera 80 and the pet 4. Detected by the sensor device 84, the sensor device 82 attached to the user, and the like, and interaction characteristic data indicating the characteristic of the interaction is acquired. The sensor devices 82 and 84 are motion sensor devices having, for example, an acceleration sensor, and are attached to a user's wrist, arm, ankle, neck, etc. of the pet 4. The sensor devices 82 and 84 may further include a biological sensor, a pressure sensor, a microphone, or the like. In the information processing system according to the present disclosure, the interaction characteristics data acquired from the pet 4 is loaded onto the pet robots 1A, 1B, or 1C (an example of a virtual biological device), so that the interaction characteristics of the pet 4 are changed to the pet robot 1. It becomes possible to reproduce with. In the present specification, the interaction characteristic includes data of a pet reaction pattern corresponding to the user's behavior (how to touch the pet). The pet robot 1 (information processing apparatus) is an entertainment robot whose appearance is modeled on animals such as dogs, cats, and rabbits. The pet robot 1 is an example of an agent capable of expressing a gesture like an animal by autonomously operating eyes, legs and the like.

Thus, for example, when the user strokes the back of the pet's neck with a specific stroke, the pet rolls its body, closes its eyes, stretches its front legs and lowers its tail, making it feel comfortable Can be reproduced by the pet robot 1 and closer to the real pet 4. For example, by letting a pet robot prepared in a shop such as a robot cat cafe read predetermined interaction characteristic data, the pet robot 1 that is physically encountered for the first time can be compared with the pets accumulated so far. You can enjoy based on your contact history.

In addition, the information processing system according to the present disclosure is not limited to reproducing the interaction characteristics of an actual living thing with the pet robot 1. For example, the interaction characteristics of a learning type pet robot are accumulated and the pet robot fails. In such a case, it is possible to cause another pet robot to read the interaction characteristic data and reproduce the interaction characteristic stacked with the failed pet robot.

Further, the virtual creature is not limited to the hardware pet robot 1 as shown in FIG. 1, but is a virtual pet (also referred to as a tiny pet robot) by software operating on an information processing terminal such as a smartphone, a tablet terminal, or a game machine. ).

As described above, the information processing system according to the present disclosure provides the interaction characteristic data indicating the characteristic of the interaction (reaction pattern with respect to the behavior of the user) of the real or virtual creature (object) to the user. It is possible to load and reproduce on a device on which a biological breeding application is mounted.

<< 2. Configuration >>
<2-1. Overall configuration>
Next, the overall configuration of the information processing system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of the overall configuration of the information processing system according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 2, the information processing system according to the present embodiment includes the information processing terminal 8 that acquires the interaction characteristic data of the actual pet 4 from the pet 4 and the monitoring camera 80, the pet robot 1 (1A to 1C), or A user terminal 5 that implements a pet breeding application and a server 3 are included. The information processing terminal 8, the pet robot 1, and the user terminal 5 are connected to the server 3 via the network 2 and can transmit and receive data.

The interaction characteristic data acquired by the information processing terminal 8 or the pet robot 1 is transmitted to the server 3 via the network 2 and is stored and managed by the server 3. The information processing terminal 8 may be, for example, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, a mobile phone, a PC, or a game machine.

Thereby, for example, the interaction characteristic of the actual pet 4 is reproduced by the tiny pet robot 50 operating on the application of the pet robot 1 or the user terminal 5, or the interaction characteristic of the pet robot 1 is reproduced by another pet robot 1 or tiny pet robot. 50 can be reproduced.

In the example illustrated in FIG. 2, the case where the server 3 stores and manages the interaction characteristic data has been described. However, the present disclosure is not limited thereto. For example, the interaction characteristic data is transferred from the pet robot 1 or the user terminal 5 to the owner card. You may store directly in (not shown). The user can directly read the interaction characteristic data by holding the owner card over the reader of another pet robot 1 or the user terminal 5.

<2-2. Configuration of Pet Robot 1>
Next, the configuration of the pet robot 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of the pet robot 1 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 3, the pet robot 1 includes a control unit 10, a communication unit 11, a position information acquisition unit 14, a camera 15, a voice input unit 16, a biological sensor 17, a drive unit 18, a pressure sensor 19, a storage unit 20, An audio output unit 22, an acceleration sensor 23, and an angular velocity sensor 24 are included.

The control unit 10 functions as an arithmetic processing unit and a control unit, and controls the overall operation in the pet robot 1 according to various programs. The control unit 10 is realized by an electronic circuit such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) or a microprocessor, for example. The control unit 10 may include a ROM (Read Only Memory) that stores programs to be used, calculation parameters, and the like, and a RAM (Random Access Memory) that temporarily stores parameters that change as appropriate.

In addition, the control unit 10 according to the present embodiment includes various types of information obtained from the communication unit 11, the position information acquisition unit 14, the camera 15, the voice input unit 16, the biological sensor 17, the pressure sensor 19, the acceleration sensor 23, the angular velocity sensor 24, and the like. Autonomous control that operates automatically according to information can be performed.

The communication unit 11 is a communication module for transmitting and receiving data to and from other devices. For example, the communication unit 11 connects to various servers via the network 2 to transmit / receive data, or directly connects to peripheral devices via Bluetooth (registered trademark) or Wi-Fi (registered trademark) to transmit / receive data. Or

The position information acquisition unit 14 has a function of detecting the current position of the pet robot 1 based on an external acquisition signal. Specifically, for example, the position information acquisition unit 14 is realized by a GPS (Global Positioning System) positioning unit, receives a radio wave from a GPS satellite, detects a position where the pet robot 1 exists, and detects the detected position. Information is output to the control unit 10. Such position information may be accumulated in the storage unit 20 as a position log of the pet robot 1. In addition to the GPS, the position information acquisition unit 14 may detect the position by, for example, transmission / reception with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, mobile phone / PHS / smartphone, or near field communication.

The camera 15 photoelectrically converts imaging light obtained by a lens system including an imaging lens, a diaphragm, a zoom lens, and a focus lens, a drive system that performs a focus operation and a zoom operation on the lens system, and the lens system. A solid-state image pickup device array for generating an image pickup signal. The solid-state imaging device array is, for example, a CCD (Charge Coupled Device) sensor array or a CMOS (Complementary Metal).
Oxide Semiconductor) sensor array.

The voice input unit 16 collects the user's voice and surrounding environmental sounds and outputs a voice signal to the control unit 10. The audio input unit 16 is realized by a microphone, a microphone amplifier unit that amplifies an audio signal obtained by the microphone, and an A / D converter that converts the audio signal into a digital signal, and outputs the audio signal to the control unit 10. .

The biosensor 17 detects biometric information of the user who has touched the pet robot 1. The user's biological information is, for example, body temperature, sweating volume, pulse, fingerprint, palm print, blood pressure, brain wave, and the like.

The drive unit 18 is a functional module for realizing the degree of freedom in each joint of the pet robot 1, and is composed of a plurality of drive units provided for each axis such as roll, pitch, and yaw in each joint. Each drive unit is composed of a combination of a motor that rotates around a predetermined axis, an encoder that detects the rotational position of the motor, and a driver that adaptively controls the rotational position and rotational speed of the motor based on the output of the encoder. Is done.

The pressure sensor 19 detects the pressure received by a physical action such as “boil” or “slap” from the user. The pet robot 1 may have a touch sensor instead of or in addition to the pressure sensor 19.

The storage unit 20 stores a program for the control unit 10 to execute various processes. The storage unit 20 includes a storage device including a storage medium, a recording device that records data on the storage medium, a reading device that reads data from the storage medium, and a deletion device that deletes data recorded on the storage medium. .

The display unit 21 displays various screens such as an operation screen and a menu screen. The display unit 21 may be, for example, a display device such as a liquid crystal display (LCD) or an organic EL (Electroluminescence) display.

The audio output unit 22 is realized by a speaker and an amplifier circuit for the speaker. The audio output unit 22 outputs sound such as a cry.

The acceleration sensor 23 and the angular velocity sensor 24 detect the direction and movement acceleration of the pet robot 1.

The configuration of the pet robot 1 according to this embodiment has been specifically described above. The configuration of the pet robot 1 according to the present embodiment is not limited to the example illustrated in FIG. 2, and includes other sensors such as a geomagnetic sensor, an ultrasonic sensor, a proximity sensor, an illuminance sensor, a temperature sensor, or an atmospheric pressure sensor. May be. Further, the pet robot 1 may use the above-described camera 15 as a distance sensor for measuring the distance to an object positioned in front, or may be provided with a distance sensor using a method such as infrared rays. .

Further, for example, as shown in FIG. 2, the pet robot 1 includes a trunk unit 200, leg units 201 connected to the front, rear, left and right of the trunk unit 200, and a front end portion and a rear end portion of the trunk unit 200. The head unit 202 and the tail unit 203 may be connected to each other. The body unit 200 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a DRAM (Dynamic Random).
The control unit 10 formed by connecting an access memory (ROM), a flash ROM (Read 0nly Memory), a PC (Personal Computer) card interface circuit and a signal processing circuit to each other via an internal bus, and the power of the pet robot 1 A battery as a source is accommodated. The body unit 200 also houses a communication unit 11, a position information acquisition unit 14, a biological sensor 17, a storage unit 20, an acceleration sensor 23, an angular velocity sensor 24, and the like.

Further, the head unit 202 includes a camera 15 for imaging an external situation, a pressure sensor 19 for detecting pressure received by a physical action such as “blow” or “slap” from a user, An audio input unit 16 for collecting external sounds, an audio output unit 22 for outputting sounds such as squealing, and a distance sensor (not shown) for measuring the distance to an object located in front Are arranged at predetermined positions. The camera 15 may be provided at a position corresponding to the “eyes” of the pet robot 1. Further, the camera 15 may be arranged on the forehead portion of the head unit 202, and an LED (Light Emitting Diode) (not shown) may be arranged at a position corresponding to the “eye”. Further, the voice input unit 16 may be arranged at a position corresponding to the “ear” of the head unit 202, and the voice output unit 22 may be arranged at a position corresponding to the “mouth” of the head unit 202. The pressure sensor 19 for detecting the pressure received by the physical action is not limited to the head unit 202, and a plurality of pressure sensors 19 such as the body unit 200, the leg unit 201, and the tail unit 203 are provided. May be.

Further, the joints of the leg units 201, the connecting parts of the leg units 201 and the body unit 200, the connecting parts of the head unit 202 and the body unit 200, and the like have actuators and potentiometers corresponding to several degrees of freedom, respectively. Is arranged. For example, the actuator has a servo motor as a configuration. The leg unit 201 is controlled by the drive of the servo motor, and transitions to a target posture or motion.

For a specific configuration example of the pet robot 1 described above, refer to, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-157596. The entire contents of JP 2002-157596 are hereby incorporated by Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-157596.
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The configuration of the pet robot 1 described with reference to FIG. 3 can also be applied when the pet robot 1 is a tiny pet robot. Specifically, the display terminal (user terminal 5 shown in FIG. 2) that displays the tiny pet robot is the control unit 10, the communication unit 11, the position information acquisition unit 14, the camera 15, the voice input unit 16, and the biological sensor 17. , A configuration corresponding to the pressure sensor 19, the storage unit 20, and the audio output unit 22, and a display unit. The display unit is a display device such as a liquid crystal display (LCD) or an organic EL (Electroluminescence) display, and may be a touch panel display. The tiny pet robot is displayed on the display unit and can interact with the user.

(Functional configuration)
Next, functional configurations of the control unit 10 and the storage unit 20 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration example of the control unit 10 and the storage unit 20 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. In the figure, a user behavior determination unit 101 and a pet motion control unit 102 are shown as functions of the control unit 10 of the pet robot 1. Further, as functions of the storage unit 20 of the pet robot 1, a sensor data temporary storage unit 210 and an interaction characteristic data storage unit 212 are shown. Hereinafter, each component will be further described.

The user behavior determination unit 101 is from the camera 15, the voice input unit 16, the biological sensor 17, the pressure sensor 19, or a sensor device (for example, a wearable device on which an acceleration sensor or a microphone is mounted) mounted on the wrist or the like by the user. Based on the various information (sensor data) obtained, the user's behavior with respect to the pet robot 1 is determined. User behavior includes, for example, “how to strok the head strongly”, “stroking the back”, “stroking the throat with a finger”, “speaking”, “holding strongly”, etc. (Including distance to pet, behavior pattern when approaching pet, or voice to pet). Various information (sensor data) obtained from the camera 15, the voice input unit 16, the biological sensor 17, the pressure sensor 19, and the like is stored in the sensor data temporary storage unit 210.

The pet motion control unit 102 extracts a pet reaction pattern corresponding to the user behavior from the interaction characteristic data stored in the interaction characteristic data storage unit 212 according to the determination result by the user behavior determination unit 101. The operation of the pet robot 1 is controlled. The pet reaction pattern includes a pet cry, and the pet motion control unit 102 performs not only the “motion” control by the drive unit 18 of the pet robot 1 but also the output control of the scream from the voice output unit 22. obtain. An example of the interaction characteristic data stored in the interaction characteristic data storage unit 212 will be described later with reference to FIG.

The sensor data temporary storage unit 210 temporarily stores various information (sensor data) obtained from the camera 15, the voice input unit 16, the biological sensor 17, the pressure sensor 19, and the like. Also, the sensor data stored in the sensor data temporary storage unit 210 is transmitted from the communication unit 11 to the server 3 by the control unit 10 together with the extracted pet reaction pattern corresponding to the user behavior described above. The determination result by the user behavior determination unit 101 may be transmitted to the server 3 instead of or in addition to the sensor data.

The interaction characteristic data storage unit 212 stores the read interaction characteristic data. Here, FIG. 5 shows an example of the interaction characteristic data.

As shown in FIG. 5, the interaction characteristic data has a data structure including the behaviors of a large number of users, the degree of pet love set for each behavior, and the pet reaction pattern. For example, as an initial state of the interaction characteristic read into the pet robot 1, as shown in FIG. 5, the interaction characteristic defines a plurality of pet reaction patterns for each user's behavior. "(Variable) is set. The degree of love set for each behavior is updated in accordance with, for example, the frequency (or time) of the behavior of the user with respect to the pet. For example, the behavior often performed by the user is determined to be a special behavior (behavior indicating behavior) to the pet by the user, and the degree of affection of the behavior is added. Here, the “necessary degree of affection” is also defined for each pet reaction pattern. FIG. 6 shows an example of the degree of affection necessary for executing the pet reaction pattern. The data of the love degree of the reaction pattern is also included in the interaction characteristic data. As shown in FIG. 6, in this embodiment, a necessary degree of love (threshold value) is set for each pet reaction pattern. The pet motion control unit 102 randomly selects a reaction pattern having a degree of affection not exceeding the affection level of the current user's behavior from a plurality of reaction patterns defined for the user's behavior, and controls the pet robot 1. To do. For example, if a user's behavior of “stroking your head strongly” is detected, the affection of “stroking your head strongly” is currently “5”, so among the corresponding reaction patterns, “neck your head lightly” The necessary degree of love is “6”, which is not enough. The pet motion control unit 102 randomly selects a reaction pattern to be executed from among the reaction patterns “meowing: affection degree“ 2 ”” and “round the body: affection degree“ 5 ”” that satisfy the condition.

As shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, the user's behavior items in the initial state, the degree of affection, the reaction pattern group, and the degree of affection (threshold value) necessary for executing the reaction pattern are determined in advance from general dogs and cats. It may be detected and set. Further, almost all the behaviors and reaction patterns that can be assumed may be registered as the interaction characteristic data in the initial state.

Further, the interaction characteristic data according to the present embodiment is not limited to the data configuration as shown in FIG. 5, and may further include data that represents a habit of user behavior (loving expression) considering the time direction. . For example, in the behavior such as “stroke the pet's head”, data indicating the timing of the stroking of the stroking is included.

The functional configurations of the control unit 10 and the storage unit 20 according to the present embodiment have been specifically described above. The pet robot 1 according to the present embodiment can read the interaction characteristic data and reproduce the predetermined pet interaction characteristic with respect to the behavior of the user. In addition, the pet robot 1 transmits the user behavior (sensor data) and the executed reaction pattern to the server 3 as an interaction characteristic, and the server 3 learns the user's preference from the frequency of the user behavior and the like, and the interaction characteristic data Can be updated.

<2-2. Configuration of server 3>
Next, the configuration of the server 3 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of the server 3 according to the present embodiment. As illustrated in FIG. 7, the server 3 includes a control unit 30, a communication unit 31, and a storage unit 32.

The communication unit 31 is a communication module for transmitting and receiving data to and from other devices. For example, the communication unit 31 is connected to the information processing terminal 8, the pet robot 1, and the user terminal 5 via the network 2 and transmits and receives data. The communication unit 31 receives a request for requesting interaction characteristic data from a virtual biological device such as the pet robot 1 or the user terminal 5, and returns the requested interaction characteristic data.

The control unit 30 functions as an arithmetic processing unit and a control unit, and controls the overall operation in the server 3 according to various programs. The control unit 30 is realized by an electronic circuit such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) or a microprocessor, for example. The control unit 30 may include a ROM (Read Only Memory) that stores programs to be used, calculation parameters, and the like, and a RAM (Random Access Memory) that temporarily stores parameters that change as appropriate.

Also, the control unit 30 according to the present embodiment functions as a login processing unit 301, an interaction characteristic search unit 302, and an interaction characteristic learning unit 303.

The login processing unit 301 performs user login processing. For example, the login processing unit 301 performs authentication processing with reference to a user management table 321 (shown in FIG. 8) based on a login account (including a user ID and a password) transmitted from the pet robot 1 or the like.

In response to a request for requesting interaction characteristic data from the pet robot 1 or the like, the interaction characteristic search unit 302 is at least one of a pet ID (individual ID (object ID) or type ID (virtual creature ID)) included in the request. And the corresponding interaction characteristic data is searched from the interaction characteristic data DB 325 (see FIG. 8) based on the user ID specified by the login process.

The interaction characteristic learning unit 303 stores the corresponding interaction characteristic data stored in the interaction characteristic data DB 325 based on the user behavior (sensor data or behavior determination result) transmitted from the pet robot 1 or the like and the pet reaction pattern. Update. For example, if the frequency of the user's behavior of “stroking the back” is higher than a predetermined value, the interaction characteristic learning unit 303 determines that the user's favorite behavior is the user's favorite behavior, and the user behavior “ Add the degree of affection corresponding to “stroking”. Further, for example, when the frequency of the same voice pattern is high in the user's utterance, the interaction characteristic learning unit 303 determines that the phrase has a special meaning such as a pet name, and newly adds a “voice pattern“ XXX ”. A user's behavior item such as “Occurrence of“ O ”” is generated, and the degree of affection corresponding to the behavior is added.

The storage unit 32 stores a program or the like for the control unit 30 to execute various processes. The storage unit 32 includes a storage device including a storage medium, a recording device that records data on the storage medium, a reading device that reads data from the storage medium, and a deletion device that deletes data recorded on the storage medium. . Furthermore, the functional configuration of the storage unit 32 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration example of the storage unit 32 of the server 3 according to the present embodiment. In the figure, as functions of the storage unit 32, a user management table 321, an interaction characteristic management table 322, a surveillance camera management table 323, a pet peripheral device management table 324, an interaction characteristic data DB 325, and a pet peripheral device expression table are shown. 326 and a user behavior data temporary storage unit 327 are shown.

The user management table 321 stores information about the user such as a user ID, a login account, and a sensor device ID attached to the user. The interaction characteristic management table 322 stores the ID of interaction data indicating the characteristic of interaction for each pet ID and user ID. The pet ID includes an individual ID (object ID) or a type ID (virtual creature ID) indicating a type (type of dog, cat, rabbit, etc.).

The surveillance camera management table 323 stores an ID of a surveillance camera that captures the state of a pet or a user and a user ID associated with the surveillance camera. The pet peripheral device management table 324 stores device IDs of pet peripheral devices, pet peripheral device expression data, and user IDs. The pet peripheral device is a device around the pet, such as a lead or a collar connected to the pet, and has a function of vibrating or generating a sound (see FIG. 24). The pet peripheral device emits a predetermined movement or sound in response to the user's behavior based on the interaction characteristic data, so that the pet reaction pattern can be recalled even when the pet body is not present.

The interaction characteristic data DB 325 accumulates interaction characteristic data indicating the characteristic of interaction with the user of the pet (an example of an object) in units of a user ID and a pet ID (an example of an object ID). The pet peripheral device expression table 326 stores expression data of the pet peripheral device corresponding to the pet reaction pattern. The user behavior data temporary storage unit 327 temporarily stores the received user behavior data.

In addition, specific data examples such as each table will be described with reference to the drawings in each embodiment described later.

FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining user management of the server 3. As illustrated, the server 3 includes, for each user ID, one motion sensor device worn by the user, one or a plurality of pet IDs, and a motion sensor device worn by a pet corresponding to each pet ID. An owner card corresponding to each pet ID, interaction characteristic data corresponding to each pet ID, a peripheral device corresponding to each pet ID, and one or a plurality of cameras for detecting the movement of the user and the pet around the pet And one login account (user name, password, etc.) can be managed.

The specific configurations of the pet robot 1 and the server 3 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure have been described above. Subsequently, each example of the information processing system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described.

<< 3. Example >>
<3-1. First Example>
First, as a first embodiment, the case of swinging with the pet robot 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. For example, in a pet robot cafe that can interact with a large number of pet robots, specific interaction characteristic data associated with a user ID and a pet ID (for example, a real pet or a pet robot at home) The interaction characteristics of a specific pet can be reproduced by the pet robot 1 by reading the interaction characteristic data detected and accumulated from (1).

FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining the outline of the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 10, for example, when the user's owner card 71 is held over the card reader 70 of the pet robot 1 </ b> A, the login account (user name and password) is read by the pet robot 1 </ b> A and login processing is performed in the server 3. . Then, based on the pet ID of the owner card 71, the corresponding interaction characteristic is loaded from the server 3 to the pet robot 1A, and the interaction characteristic is reproduced by the pet robot 1A.

FIG. 11 is a sequence diagram showing an operation process at the time of login according to the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 11, first, the pet robot 1 </ b> A reads the owner card information by the connected card reader 70 (step S <b> 103). The card reader 70 may be provided on the head or the trunk of the pet robot 1A.

Next, the pet robot 1A transmits the login account (user name and password) recorded on the owner card to the server 3 (step S106).

Next, the login processing unit 301 of the server 3 performs login processing with reference to the user management table 321 based on the login account (step S109). Here, an example of data of the user management table 321 is shown in the upper part of FIG. As shown in the upper part of FIG. 12, the user management table manages the user ID, the user name, the password, the login account, and the device ID of the motion sensor device attached to the user in association with each other.

Next, when the login is authenticated by the server 3, the pet robot 1A transmits the pet ID recorded on the owner card to the server 3 and makes a request for requesting the interaction characteristic data (step S112).

Next, when receiving the request from the pet robot 1A, the server 3 searches the interaction characteristic search unit 302 for the interaction characteristic data in the initial state of the pet robot in the case of the first login (step S115 / Yes) (step S118). . The interaction characteristic data DB 325 stores interaction characteristic data in an initial state in advance. The initial state interaction characteristic data is, for example, interaction characteristic data indicated by a general dog or cat. The interaction characteristic search unit 302 may search for general interaction characteristic data of animals of the same type based on the pet ID (specifically, the type ID) included in the request. If there is no general interaction characteristic data of the same type of animal, general interaction characteristic data of another type of animal such as a similar type of animal is searched.

On the other hand, when it is not the first login (step S115 / No), the interaction characteristic search unit 302 refers to the interaction characteristic management table 322, and interaction characteristic data corresponding to the pet ID (specifically, individual ID) included in the request. Is retrieved from the interaction characteristic data DB 325 (step S118). Here, an example of data of the interaction characteristic management table 322 is shown in the lower part of FIG. As shown in the lower part of FIG. 12, the interaction characteristic management table 322 manages the pet ID, the sensor device ID attached to the pet, the user ID associated with the pet, the interaction characteristic data, and the owner card in association with each other. The interaction characteristic search unit 302 specifies interaction characteristic data based on the pet ID transmitted from the pet robot 1A and the user ID authenticated by the login process. Then, the contents of the interaction characteristic data are extracted from the interaction characteristic data DB 325.

Subsequently, the server 3 transmits the interaction characteristic data to the pet robot 1A (step S124).

Then, the pet robot 1A reads the interaction characteristic data received from the server 3 (step S127). Specifically, the pet robot 1A stores the received interaction characteristic data in the interaction characteristic data storage unit 212.

Next, an operation process of the pet robot 1A in which specific interaction characteristic data has been read will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing an operation process of the pet robot 1A according to the present embodiment.

As illustrated in FIG. 13, first, when the pet robot 1 </ b> A detects a user movement by the camera 15 (step S <b> 130 / Yes), the pet robot 1 </ b> A temporarily stores the detected user movement in the sensor data temporary storage unit 210 ( Step S133).

Next, when the pet robot 1 </ b> A detects a user's touch (physical action such as “blow” or “hold”) by the pressure sensor 19 (step S <b> 136 / Yes), the detected touch of the user is temporarily detected by the sensor data. The information is temporarily stored in the storage unit 210 (step S139).

Next, when the voice of the user is detected by the voice input unit 16 (microphone) (Step S142 / Yes), the pet robot 1A temporarily stores the detected voice data of the user in the sensor data temporary storage unit 210 (Step S142). S145).

Next, when the movement of the user is detected by the movement sensor device attached to the user (step S148 / Yes), the pet robot 1A temporarily stores the detected movement data of the user in the sensor data temporary storage unit 210. (Step S151). The pet robot 1A is connected to a motion sensor device worn by a user on a wrist or the like by Wi-Fi (registered trademark), Bluetooth (registered trademark), or the like, and can receive detected motion data.

Subsequently, in the pet robot 1A, the user behavior determination unit 101 determines “user behavior” from each temporarily stored data, and determines whether or not the read interaction characteristic data is applicable (step S154). ). For example, as described with reference to FIG. 5, the user behavior determination unit 101 “spats the head strongly”, “spats the back”, “spats the throat with a finger”, “speaks”, or “ It is determined whether or not the user's behavior such as “embracing strongly” is met. The above-described S130 to S151 are repeated until the behavior of the corresponding user is determined.

Next, when there is a corresponding user behavior (step S154 / Yes), the control unit 10 acquires a degree of affection corresponding to the user behavior (step S157). For example, in the case of the interaction characteristic data shown in FIG. 5, if the behavior of the corresponding user is “stroke his head stronger”, the corresponding degree of affection “5” is acquired.

Next, a pet reaction pattern group corresponding to the user's behavior is acquired (step S160). For example, in the case of the interaction characteristic data shown in FIG. 5, when the behavior of the corresponding user is “stretching the head strongly”, the control unit 10 may “bounce the neck lightly” as a corresponding pet reaction pattern, Acquire pet reaction patterns such as “Meowing”, “Sleeping on the back”, “Surrounding the body”, and “Sleeping to the user's feet”.

Next, the control unit 10 extracts, from the acquired reaction pattern group, those whose affection degree necessary for executing the reaction pattern does not exceed “the affection degree corresponding to the user's behavior” (step S163).

Next, one reaction pattern is randomly selected from the extracted reaction patterns (step S166), and the pet motion control unit 102 operates the pet robot 1A according to the selected reaction pattern (step S169).

Subsequently, the control unit 10 of the pet robot 1A performs user behavior data (at least one of temporarily stored sensor data, a behavior determination result, or an ID indicating behavior) and a reaction pattern (reaction) that causes the pet robot 1A to operate. Data) is transmitted to the server 3 (step S172). As a result, the interaction characteristics can be updated (learned) on the server 3 side. The update process on the server side will be described later with reference to FIG.

When the pet robot 1A receives the interaction characteristic data updated by the server 3, the pet robot 1A has updated the interaction characteristic data stored in the interaction characteristic data storage unit 212 (the interaction characteristic data read in step S127). Replacement with interaction characteristic data (step S175).

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing the update processing of the interaction characteristic data by the server 3 of this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 14, first, the interaction characteristic learning unit 303 of the server 3 temporarily stores the user behavior data and the reaction pattern transmitted from the pet robot 1 </ b> A in the user behavior data temporary storage unit 327. (Step S180).

Next, the interaction characteristic learning unit 303 refers to the user behavior data and the reaction pattern stored in the user behavior data temporary storage unit 327, and acquires the frequency (step S183).

Next, the interaction characteristic learning unit 303 determines whether there is a user's voice having a high frequency (greater than a predetermined value) (step S186). For example, when the frequency of the same voice pattern is high in the user's utterance, it is expected that the phrase has a special meaning such as a pet name.

Next, when there is a user's voice with a high frequency (step S186 / Yes), the interaction characteristic learning unit 303 newly registers the interaction characteristic for the voice (the generation of the voice is set as the user behavior item in the interaction characteristic data). (Addition) ”(step S189), and the“ affection degree ”of the newly registered interaction characteristic is added (step S192). Note that the “interaction” of “calling out” and “pet reaction pattern” shown in FIG.

On the other hand, when there is a user action with a high frequency (greater than a predetermined value) (step S198 / Yes), the interaction characteristic learning unit 303 determines that the action is “the user's favorite behavior”, and the corresponding interaction characteristic. Are added (step S201). For example, in the case of the example shown in FIG. 5, when the behavior of “stroking the head strongly” is performed more than a predetermined value, the interaction characteristic learning unit 303 sets the affection degree “5” of the user's behavior of “stroking the head strongly”. Add "1".

Then, the control unit 10 of the server 3 transmits the updated interaction characteristic data to the pet robot 1A (step S195).

As described above, in the first embodiment, the interaction characteristic data can be read by the pet robot 1A, the interaction with the user's behavior can be reproduced, and the interaction characteristic data can be updated on the server side. Further, in this embodiment, the degree of affection corresponding to the user's behavior is set, and the degree of affection is added according to the frequency of the user's behavior. Then, in accordance with the degree of affection of the user's behavior, the pet robot 1 is operated by selecting one reaction pattern from a plurality of reaction patterns associated with the behavior. Thereby, when the communication between the user and the pet robot is accumulated, the reaction pattern of the pet robot 1 with respect to the behavior of the user gradually changes from the initial state (the reaction pattern selected when the degree of love increases) A specific reaction pattern is expressed for a specific behavior.

<3-2. Second Embodiment>
Next, as a second embodiment, a case where a tiny pet robot (also referred to as a virtual pet) operating on an application such as a pet breeding application is touched will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 15 is a diagram for explaining the outline of the second embodiment. As shown in FIG. 15, a login screen 52 is displayed on a user terminal 5 such as a tablet terminal, and a pet selection screen 53 is displayed when logging in with a user account. The plurality of pets displayed on the pet selection screen 53 is based on the pet ID associated with the user ID. In the example illustrated in FIG. 15, four pets kept by the user are displayed as options regardless of whether they are real or virtual. Among these, for example, when the pet C is selected, the interaction characteristic data of the pet C is read into the user terminal 5 and reproduced by the tiny pet robot 54.

The configuration of the user terminal 5 can be realized by a configuration excluding the drive unit 18 which is a configuration unique to a real pet robot among the configurations of the pet robot 1 shown in FIG.

FIG. 16 is a sequence diagram showing an operation process at the time of login according to the second embodiment. As shown in FIG. 11, first, the user terminal 5 starts a pet breeding application (step S213), displays a login screen 52 as shown in FIG. 5, and accepts input of a login account (user name and password). (Step S216).

Next, the login processing unit 301 of the server 3 performs login processing with reference to the user management table 321 based on the login account transmitted from the user terminal 5 (step S219).

Next, when the login is authenticated by the server 3, if it is not the first login (step S222 / No), the interaction characteristic search unit 302 refers to the interaction characteristic management table 322, and the pet ID associated with the user ID. It is determined whether or not there is a plurality of interaction characteristic data (step S225).

When there are a plurality of pieces of interaction characteristic data (that is, when a plurality of pet IDs are linked) (step S225 / Yes), the control unit 30 of the server 3 transmits a list of interaction characteristic data to the user terminal 5 (step S225). S228).

Next, the user terminal 5 displays a list of received interaction characteristic data (step S231). Specifically, as shown in FIG. 15, the user terminal 5 may display a pet selection screen 53 that displays a pet name or the like corresponding to each interaction characteristic data as an option.

Next, when a pet (interaction characteristic data) is selected by the user (step S234 / Yes), the user terminal 5 sends a request for transmission of the selected interaction characteristic data (including the pet ID of the selected pet) to the server. 3 (step S237).

Subsequently, the server 3 retrieves the requested interaction characteristic data from the interaction characteristic data DB 325 based on the pet ID (specifically, the solid ID) included in the request and the user ID specified by the login process, It transmits to the user terminal 5 (step S240).

On the other hand, in the case of the first login (step S222 / Yes), the interaction characteristic search unit 302 of the server 3 searches for the interaction characteristic data of the initial state of the tiny pet robot (step S243). The interaction characteristic data in the initial state is, for example, interaction characteristic data set in advance by a general dog or cat. At this time, the server 3 may allow the user to select a pet type (dog, cat, rabbit, etc.) and search for interaction characteristic data (initial state) of an animal of the same type as the type ID included in the request. Good.

Next, the server 3 transmits the retrieved interaction characteristic data to the user terminal 5 (step S246). If there is not a plurality of pieces of interaction characteristic data associated with the user ID in step S225 (step S225 / No), one interaction characteristic data associated with the user ID is retrieved from the interaction characteristic data DB 325, and the user terminal 5 (Step S246).

Then, the user terminal 5 reads the interaction characteristic data received from the server 3 (step S249). Specifically, the user terminal 5 stores the received interaction characteristic data in the storage unit.

Next, an operation process of the user terminal 5 in which specific interaction characteristic data has been read will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing the operation control process of the tiny pet robot of the user terminal 5 according to the present embodiment.

As illustrated in FIG. 17, first, when the user terminal 5 detects the user's movement with the camera of the terminal itself (step S250 / Yes), the user terminal 5 temporarily stores the detected user movement in the storage unit (step S253). ).

Next, when the user terminal 5 detects a user's touch (physical action such as “blowing”) movement by various sensors (touch sensor, pressure sensor, acceleration sensor, gyro sensor, compass, etc.) of the terminal itself ( In step S256 / Yes, the detected user touch is temporarily stored in the storage unit (step S259).

Next, when the user terminal 5 detects the voice of the user with the microphone of the terminal itself (step S262 / Yes), the user terminal 5 temporarily stores the detected user voice data in the storage unit (step S265).

Subsequently, the user terminal 5 determines “user behavior” based on the temporarily stored data, and determines whether there is any data corresponding to the read interaction characteristic data (step S268). The above-described S250 to S265 are repeated, and the user behavior determination can be continuously performed.

Next, when there is a corresponding user behavior (step S268 / Yes), the user terminal 5 acquires a love degree corresponding to the user behavior (step S271).

Next, the user terminal 5 acquires a pet reaction pattern group corresponding to the user's behavior (step S274). Among the acquired reaction pattern group, the degree of affection necessary for the execution of the reaction pattern is “the user's behavior. Those that do not exceed the “corresponding degree of affection” are extracted (step S277).

Next, the user terminal 5 randomly selects one reaction pattern from the extracted reaction patterns (step S280).

The processes of steps S268 to S280 described above are the same as steps S154 to S166 described with reference to FIG. 13 in the first embodiment.

Next, the user terminal 5 operates the tiny pet robot according to the selected reaction pattern (step S283).

Subsequently, the user terminal 5 transmits the user behavior data (at least one of the temporarily stored sensor data and the behavior determination result) and the reaction pattern in which the tiny pet robot is operated to the server 3 (step S286). As a result, the interaction characteristics can be updated (learned) on the server 3 side. The update process on the server side will be described later with reference to FIG.

When the user terminal 5 receives the interaction characteristic data updated by the server 3, the user terminal 5 converts the interaction characteristic data stored in the storage unit (the interaction characteristic data read in step S 249) into the updated interaction characteristic data. Replace (step S289).

FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing the update processing of the interaction characteristic data by the server 3 of this embodiment. As illustrated in FIG. 18, first, the interaction characteristic learning unit 303 of the server 3 temporarily stores the user behavior data and the reaction pattern transmitted from the user terminal 5 in the user behavior data temporary storage unit 327. (Step S290).

Next, in Steps S293 to S302 and Steps S308 to S312, as in Steps S183 to S192 and Steps S198 to S201 shown in FIG. 14 of the first embodiment, the corresponding interaction is performed according to the frequent user voice and operation. Add the affection level of the characteristic.

And the control part 10 of the server 3 transmits the updated interaction characteristic data to the user terminal 5 (step S305).

As described above, in the second embodiment, the interaction characteristic data can be read by the user terminal 5 and the interaction with the user's behavior can be reproduced in the tiny pet robot that operates on the application of the user terminal 5. The interaction characteristic data can be updated at. Also in this embodiment, as in the first embodiment, the degree of affection corresponding to the user's behavior is set, updated according to the accumulation of communication between the user and the tiny pet robot, and gradually from the initial state to the user The reaction pattern of the tiny pet robot with respect to the behavior of (1) changes (the reaction pattern selected as the degree of affection increases), and a specific reaction pattern is expressed with respect to the specific behavior.

<3-3. Third Example>
Next, as a third embodiment, a case where the interaction characteristics of an actual pet are collected will be described with reference to FIGS. 19 to 23. FIG. FIG. 19 is a diagram for explaining the outline of the third embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 19, in this embodiment, for example, the motion sensor device 84 that is attached to an actual pet, the monitoring camera 80 that captures the state of the user and the pet around the pet, and the wrist or arm of the user are attached. The motion sensor device 82 is used to collect real-life pet interaction characteristic data. Sensor data acquired by the monitoring camera 80 and the motion sensor devices 82 and 84 is transmitted to the information processing terminal 8 by wireless communication such as Bluetooth communication, and is transmitted to the server 3 via the network 2 by the information processing terminal 8. In the server 3, it is registered and managed as interaction characteristic data in association with the user ID and the pet ID. The actual pet interaction characteristic data registered in the server 3 is loaded into the pet robot 1 or the user terminal 5 and reproduced by the pet robot 1 or the tiny pet robot as in the first embodiment or the second embodiment. Can be done.

FIG. 20 is a sequence diagram showing an operation process at the time of login according to the third embodiment. As shown in FIG. 20, first, the information processing terminal 8 displays a login screen and accepts an input of a login account (user name and password) (step S313).

Next, the login processing unit 301 of the server 3 performs login processing with reference to the user management table 321 based on the login account transmitted from the information processing terminal 8 (step S316).

Next, when the server 3 authenticates the login, the information processing terminal 8 displays a device ID input screen of the motion sensor device 82 attached to the user and accepts an input by the user (step S319).

Next, the login processing unit 301 of the server 3 registers the device ID transmitted from the information processing terminal 8 in the user management table 321 in association with the user account (see the upper part of FIG. 12) (step S322).

Next, the information processing terminal 8 displays a device ID input screen of the motion sensor device 84 attached to the pet and accepts an input by the user (step S325).

Next, the login processing unit 301 of the server 3 associates the device ID transmitted from the information processing terminal 8 with the user account (user ID) and registers it in the interaction characteristic management table 322 (see the lower part of FIG. 12) (step S328). ).

Next, the information processing terminal 8 displays a device ID input screen of the monitoring camera 80 that detects the movement of the user and the pet around the pet, and accepts an input by the user (step S331).

Next, the login processing unit 301 of the server 3 registers the device ID transmitted from the information processing terminal 8 in the monitoring camera management table 323 in association with the user account (user ID) (step S334). Here, the upper part of FIG. 21 shows a data example of the monitoring camera management table 323. As shown in the upper part of FIG. 21, in the surveillance camera management table 323, device IDs of surveillance cameras for detecting the movement of the user and the pet around the pet are registered in association with the user ID.

Subsequently, the operation process of the information processing terminal 8 when collecting the interaction characteristic data from the actual pet will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing an operation process of the information processing terminal 8 according to the third embodiment.

As illustrated in FIG. 22, first, when the information processing terminal 8 detects a user movement based on a captured image captured by the monitoring camera 80 around the pet (step S340 / Yes), the detected user movement is detected. Is temporarily stored in the storage unit (step S342).

Next, when the information processing terminal 8 detects the user's voice or the pet's cry with the microphone of the surveillance camera 80 around the pet (step S344 / Yes), the detected user voice or the pet's cry is stored in the storage unit. Temporary storage is performed (step S346).

Next, when the motion sensor device 82 attached to the user detects the user's movement (step S348 / Yes), the information processing terminal 8 temporarily stores the detected user's movement data in the storage unit (step S350). ).

Next, when the movement sensor device 84 attached to the pet detects the movement of the pet (step S3352 / Yes), the information processing terminal 8 temporarily stores the detected pet movement data in the storage unit (step S3352). S354).

Subsequently, the information processing terminal 8 determines “user behavior” based on each temporarily stored data, and determines whether there is any data corresponding to the read interaction characteristic data (step S356). Here, in the information processing terminal 8, the interaction characteristic data in the initial state is transmitted from the server 3 and stored in the storage unit. The initial interaction characteristic data is detected and set from, for example, general dogs and cats, and almost all possible behaviors (user movements) and reaction patterns (pet movements) are registered. ing. The above-described steps S340 to S356 are repeated until there is a corresponding behavior.

Next, when there is a corresponding user behavior (step S356 / Yes), the information processing terminal 8 acquires the degree of affection corresponding to the user behavior (step S358).

Next, the information processing terminal 8 acquires a pet reaction pattern group corresponding to the behavior of the user (step S360).

Next, the information processing terminal 8 determines a “pet reaction pattern” based on each temporarily stored data, and determines whether there is any data corresponding to the read interaction characteristic data (step S262).

Subsequently, the information processing terminal 8 transmits the user's behavior data (temporarily stored sensor data, behavior determination result, or segmented ID indicating the content of the behavior) and the pet reaction pattern to the server 3. (Step S366). As a result, the interaction characteristics can be updated (learned) on the server 3 side. The update process on the server side will be described later with reference to FIG.

Then, when the information processing terminal 8 receives the interaction characteristic data updated by the server 3, the information processing terminal 8 replaces the interaction characteristic data stored in the storage unit with the updated interaction characteristic data (step S366).

FIG. 23 is a flowchart showing the update processing of the interaction characteristic data by the server 3 of this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 23, first, the interaction characteristic learning unit 303 of the server 3 temporarily stores the user behavior data and the reaction pattern transmitted from the information processing terminal 8 in the user behavior data temporary storage unit 327. (Step S370).

Next, in Steps S372 to S378 and Steps S380 to S382, as in Steps S183 to S192 and Steps S198 to S201 shown in FIG. 14 of the first embodiment, the corresponding interaction is performed according to the frequent user voice and operation. Add the affection level of the characteristic. Note that the interaction characteristic of the voice call inherits the “degree of affection” and the “pet reaction pattern” corresponding to the behavior of “speak out” (see FIG. 5).

Then, the control unit 10 of the server 3 transmits the updated interaction characteristic data to the information processing terminal 8 (step S384).

As described above, in the third embodiment, it is possible to collect actual pet interaction characteristic data, and the collected interaction characteristic data can be loaded on the pet robot 1 or the tiny pet robot and reproduced. it can.

<3-4. Fourth embodiment>
Next, as a fourth embodiment, a case where the pet peripheral device is operated according to the user's behavior based on the interaction characteristic data will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 24 is a diagram for explaining the outline of the fourth embodiment. As shown in FIG. 24, the collar (pet peripheral device 6A) capable of sounding and vibrating and the collar with the lead (pet peripheral device 6B) interact even when the pet body is not present. By vibrating or making a sound according to the characteristic data, it becomes possible to recall the pet's reaction to the user's behavior. The pet peripheral device 6 is not limited to the example shown in FIG. 24. For example, a pet breeding cage, a hut, a pet play tool such as a ball, and a pet clothes are also assumed.

The registration process of the device ID of the pet peripheral device 6 to the server 3 is the same as the process shown in FIG. 20 according to the third embodiment. For example, in the information processing terminal 8, the ID of the pet peripheral device 6 is the user. , The device ID is transmitted to the server 3 and registered in the pet peripheral device management table 324. Specifically, as shown in the lower part of FIG. 21, the device ID of the pet peripheral device 6 is registered in association with the pet peripheral device expression data and the pet ID.

FIG. 25 is a sequence diagram showing data reading operation processing to the pet peripheral device 6 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 25, first, the pet peripheral device 6 transmits a device ID (virtual creature accessory ID) to the server 3 and requests interaction characteristic data (step S403).

Next, the server 3 refers to the pet peripheral device management table 324 (FIG. 21) and acquires a pet ID corresponding to the device ID transmitted from the pet peripheral device 6 (step S406).

Next, the server 3 refers to the interaction characteristic management table 322 and acquires the interaction characteristic data corresponding to the pet ID (step S409).

Next, the server 3 transmits the interaction characteristic data to the pet peripheral device 6 (step S412).

Next, the pet peripheral device 6 reads the interaction characteristic data received from the server 3 (step S415). Specifically, the interaction characteristic data is stored in the storage unit of the pet peripheral device 6.

Subsequently, the pet peripheral device 6 transmits the device ID of the pet peripheral device 6 to the server 3 and requests pet peripheral device expression data (step S418).

Next, the server 3 refers to the pet peripheral device management table 324 and acquires pet peripheral device expression data corresponding to the transmitted device ID (step S421).

Next, the server 3 transmits the pet peripheral device expression data to the pet peripheral device 6 (step S424).

Then, the pet peripheral device 6 reads the pet peripheral device expression data received from the server 3 (step S427). Specifically, the pet peripheral device expression data is stored in the storage unit of the pet peripheral device 6. An example of pet peripheral device expression data will be described later with reference to FIG.

Subsequently, operation control of the pet peripheral device 6 according to the user's behavior based on the read data will be described with reference to FIGS. 26 and 27. FIG. 26 and 27 are flowcharts showing the operation process of the pet peripheral device 6 according to this embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 26, first, when the pet peripheral device 6 detects the voice of the user with the microphone of the pet peripheral device 6 (step S430 / Yes), the detected voice data of the user is temporarily stored in the storage unit. (Step S433).

Next, the pet peripheral device 6 detects the movement of the user by the sensor (touch sensor, pressure sensor, acceleration sensor, gyro sensor, compass, etc.) of the pet peripheral device 6 (step S436 / Yes). The motion data is temporarily stored in the storage unit (step S439).

Next, when the movement of the user is detected by the movement sensor device attached to the user (step S442 / Yes), the pet peripheral device 6 temporarily stores the detected movement data of the user in the storage unit (step S445). .

Subsequently, the pet peripheral device 6 determines “user behavior” based on the temporarily stored data, and determines whether there is any data corresponding to the read interaction characteristic data (step S448). The above-described S430 to S448 are repeated, and the user behavior determination can be continuously performed.

Next, when there is a corresponding user behavior (step S448 / Yes), the pet peripheral device 6 acquires a love degree corresponding to the behavior of the user (step S451).

Next, the pet peripheral device 6 acquires a pet reaction pattern group corresponding to the user's behavior (step S454), and the degree of affection necessary for executing the reaction pattern is “user's behavior” among the acquired reaction pattern group. Those that do not exceed the “degree of affection corresponding to” are extracted (step S457).

Next, the pet peripheral device 6 randomly selects one reaction pattern from the extracted reaction patterns (step S460).

Next, the pet peripheral device 6 refers to the pet peripheral device expression data and acquires expression data corresponding to the selected reaction pattern (step S463). Here, FIG. 28 shows an example of pet peripheral device expression data according to the present embodiment. As illustrated, the pet peripheral device expression data includes expression data (operation content) by the pet peripheral device 6 corresponding to the pet reaction pattern for each pet peripheral device. For example, in the pet peripheral device 6A (collar with a bell), when the reaction pattern of “lightly stroking the neck” is selected, the pet peripheral device 6 displays the expression data of the corresponding pet peripheral device 6 “bell is quiet. For 1 second.

Next, as shown in FIG. 27, the pet peripheral device 6 determines whether or not the acquired expression data of the pet peripheral device requires reproduction of sound data (step S466).

Next, when it is necessary to reproduce sound data (step S466 / Yes), it is determined whether or not the pet peripheral device 6 has a sound data reproduction mechanism (step S469).

Next, when having a sound data reproduction mechanism (step S469 / Yes), the pet peripheral device 6 controls to reproduce the sound data according to the acquired expression data of the pet peripheral device (step S472).

On the other hand, when the sound data reproduction mechanism is not provided (step S469 / No), the pet peripheral device 6 cannot execute the expression of reproducing the sound data.

Next, if the acquired expression data of the pet peripheral device requires vibration, rotation, or driving of the device (step S475 / Yes), the pet peripheral device 6 vibrates, rotates, or drives itself. It is determined whether or not there is a mechanism (step S478).

Next, when there is a corresponding mechanism (step S478 / Yes), the pet peripheral device 6 performs vibration, rotation, or driving of the pet peripheral device 6 according to the acquired expression data of the pet peripheral device (step S481). .

On the other hand, when the corresponding mechanism is not included (step S478 / No), the pet peripheral device 6 cannot execute expressions such as vibration, rotation, or drive.

As described above, in the fourth embodiment, the interaction characteristic data of a specific pet is loaded into the pet peripheral device 6 and the interaction characteristic is indirectly reproduced with respect to the user's behavior, and the pet body does not exist. Even a specific pet's reaction can be expressed.

<3-5. Fifth embodiment>
Next, as a fifth embodiment, a case where the attachment device is attached to the pet robot 1 and the driving capability is expanded will be described with reference to FIGS. 29 to 32. FIG.

In the information processing system according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 29, for example, the interaction characteristic data acquired from the actual pets 4A and 4B is converted into cat-type pet robot 1A, dog-type pet robot 1C, and anteater-type pet robot. It is possible to reproduce the interaction characteristics by being read by various types of different pet robots 1 such as 1E or bird-shaped pet robot 1F.

However, it may be difficult for other types of pet robots to reproduce the interaction characteristics in the characteristic parts unique to the animal. For example, it is difficult to more realistically reproduce the movement of needle-shaped body hair that grows densely on the back of a porcupine or the movement of a rabbit's long ears with other types of pet robots. Therefore, in the above-described embodiment, for example, when there is a request for a new request for interaction characteristic data from the pet robot 1, the general initial interaction characteristic data of the organism corresponding to the type of the pet robot 1 is searched, It is expected to reply.

On the other hand, in this embodiment, the attachment device 7 for reproducing the interaction characteristic of the animal having physical characteristics more realistically is used.

FIG. 30 is a diagram illustrating an example of the attachment device 7 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 30, for example, by attaching a porcupine attachment device 7A or a rabbit ear attachment device 7B to a cat-shaped pet robot 1A, the driving capability of the pet robot 1A is expanded, and other types of organisms It is possible to more faithfully reproduce the interaction characteristics.

FIG. 31 is a diagram specifically explaining the expansion of the driving capability. As shown in the upper part of FIG. 31, in the interaction characteristic data, the driving ability of a device (pet robot) necessary to execute a reaction pattern “bend one ear” of a certain pet “long ear with a joint that can be driven” Is defined. On the other hand, each of the pet robots 1 has a unique driving ability defined according to the hardware ability. For example, as shown in the lower part of FIG. 31, as the driving ability of the pet robot 1A, the driving ability of the forefoot, the driving ability of the tail, the driving ability of the neck and the like are defined. If the pet robot 1A does not have a necessary driving ability such as “long ears with joints that can be driven”, the reaction pattern cannot be reproduced. However, as shown in the lower part of FIG. By attaching the attachment device 7B, the driving ability is expanded and the reaction pattern can be reproduced.

FIG. 32 is a flowchart showing an operation process of the pet robot 1 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 32, the pet robot 1 first obtains a pet reaction pattern by referring to the interaction characteristic data according to the behavior of the user (step S503).

Next, the pet robot 1 acquires the drive capability of the device necessary for executing the pet reaction pattern from the server 3 (step S506).

Next, the pet robot 1 acquires its own driving ability (step S509), and determines whether or not the driving ability of the pet robot 1 includes the driving ability necessary for the pet reaction pattern (step S512). ).

Next, if it is included (step S512 / Yes), the pet robot 1 operates the pet robot 1 according to the pet reaction pattern (step S515).

On the other hand, when not included (step S512 / No), the pet robot 1 determines whether or not the attachment device 7 is attached (step S518).

When the attachment device 7 is attached (step S518 / Yes), the pet robot 1 acquires the drive capability of the attachment device 7 (step S521).

Next, the pet robot 1 determines whether or not the drive capability of the attachment device 7 includes the drive capability necessary for executing the pet reaction pattern (step S524).

If it is included (step S524 / Yes), the pet robot 1 operates the attachment device 7 according to the pet reaction pattern (step S527).

On the other hand, when the attachment device 7 is not attached (step S518 / No), or when the attachment device 7 is attached but does not include the driving ability necessary for executing the reaction pattern (step S524 / No), the pet robot Since 1 cannot execute the reaction pattern, the process returns to step S503 to wait for the next user's behavior.

As described above, in the fifth embodiment, the attachment device 7 for realizing a pet reaction pattern having physical characteristics is attached to the pet robot 1, and the driving capability of the pet robot 1 is expanded. It is possible to more reliably reproduce the interaction characteristics. When the pet robot 1 newly requests interaction characteristic data from the server 3, the type ID (virtual organism ID) of the pet robot 1 and the ID of the attached attachment device 7 (attachment device ID: flag of function expansion) And the user ID may be transmitted. In this case, the server 3 may search and return general interaction characteristic data for the initial state of the organism of the type corresponding to the attachment device ID, which is different from the type of the organism corresponding to the type ID. .

<< 5. Summary >>
As described above, in the information processing system according to the embodiment of the present disclosure, it is possible to reproduce the interaction characteristics of a real or virtual creature with respect to a user's behavior.

The preferred embodiments of the present disclosure have been described in detail above with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present technology is not limited to such examples. It is obvious that a person having ordinary knowledge in the technical field of the present disclosure can come up with various changes or modifications within the scope of the technical idea described in the claims. Of course, it is understood that it belongs to the technical scope of the present disclosure.

For example, the pet robot 1, the server 3, and the user terminal 5 are installed in hardware such as a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM built in the pet robot 1, the server 3, the user terminal 5, or the information processing terminal 8 of the information processing system described above. Alternatively, it is possible to create a computer program for demonstrating the functions of the information processing terminal 8. A computer-readable storage medium storing the computer program is also provided.

In addition, the effects described in this specification are merely illustrative or illustrative, and are not limited. That is, the technology according to the present disclosure can exhibit other effects that are apparent to those skilled in the art from the description of the present specification in addition to or instead of the above effects.

In addition, this technique can also take the following structures.
(1)
An accumulation unit that accumulates interaction characteristic data indicating the characteristic of the interaction of the object with the user in units of user ID and object ID;
A communication unit that receives a request for requesting the interaction characteristic data from a virtual biological device and returns the interaction characteristic data;
In response to a request for requesting the interaction characteristic data received from the virtual biological device via the communication unit, the interaction characteristic data is determined based on the virtual biological ID included in the request and the identified user ID. A control unit that searches from the storage unit and controls the retrieved interaction characteristic data to be returned via the communication unit;
A virtual biological control system.
(2)
In response to a request for requesting the interaction characteristic data received from the virtual biological device via the communication unit, the control unit is based on the object ID included in the request and the identified user ID. The virtual organism control system according to (1), wherein the interaction characteristic data is retrieved from the storage unit, and the retrieved interaction characteristic data is controlled to be returned via the communication unit.
(3)
The controller is
Via the communication unit, obtaining the behavior of the user detected by the virtual biological device and the response data of the interaction characteristic data that operated the virtual biological object thereto,
The virtual biological control system according to (1), wherein the interaction characteristic data stored in the storage unit is controlled to be updated according to the acquired user behavior and the reaction data.
(4)
The virtual biological control system according to (3), wherein the control unit updates the degree of affection corresponding to the behavior according to the frequency of the user's behavior.
(5)
The controller is
When receiving a request for requesting the interaction characteristic data from the virtual biological device on which the virtual biological training application is implemented via the communication unit,
The interaction characteristic data corresponding to the virtual creature ID included in the request is searched from the storage unit,
The virtual biological control system according to (1), wherein the retrieved interaction characteristic data is returned to the virtual biological device via the communication unit.
(6)
The controller is
When receiving a request for requesting the interaction characteristic data from the virtual biological device on which the virtual biological training application is implemented via the communication unit,
The interaction characteristic data corresponding to the object ID included in the request is searched from the storage unit,
The virtual biological control system according to (1), wherein the retrieved interaction characteristic data is returned to the virtual biological device via the communication unit.
(7)
The controller is
Via the communication unit, obtain the reaction data representing the behavior of the user and the reaction of the living organism to it,
In (1), the user ID and an object ID indicating the ID of the living creature are associated with the storage unit, and the interaction characteristic data is updated according to the behavior of the user and the reaction data. The described virtual biological control system.
(8)
The controller is
When receiving a request for requesting the interaction characteristic data from the virtual biological device via the communication unit,
According to the virtual creature ID included in the request, the object ID indicating the ID of the real creature is specified,
In accordance with the object ID, the interaction characteristic data is searched from the storage unit,
The virtual biological control system according to (7), wherein the retrieved interaction characteristic data is returned to the virtual biological device via the communication unit.
(9)
The controller is
When receiving a request for requesting the interaction characteristic data from the virtual biological device via the communication unit,
Searching the storage unit for the interaction characteristic data of the living organism of a type different from the type of the organism of the virtual organism ID included in the request,
The virtual biological control system according to (7), wherein the retrieved interaction characteristic data is returned to the virtual biological device via the communication unit.
(10)
The controller is
When the function expansion flag is included in the request for requesting the interaction characteristic data from the virtual biological device received via the communication unit, the type of the biological object of the virtual biological ID included in the request Retrieves the interaction characteristic data of the organisms of different types corresponding to the function extension flags from the storage unit,
The virtual biological control system according to (1), wherein the retrieved interaction characteristic data is returned to the virtual biological device via the communication unit.
(11)
The controller is
When receiving a request for requesting the interaction characteristic data including the virtual creature accessory ID from the external device via the communication unit,
An object ID associated with the virtual creature accessory ID is specified, and the interaction characteristic data is searched from the storage unit according to the object ID,
The virtual biological control system according to (1), wherein the retrieved interaction characteristic data is returned to the external device via the communication unit.
(12)
A communication unit that transmits a request for interaction characteristic data indicating characteristics of an interaction with a user of a virtual creature, and receives interaction characteristic data returned from the server in response to the request; and
An accumulator for accumulating the interaction characteristic data;
A sensor unit for sensing the user's behavior;
A reaction unit that reacts to the user's behavior;
In accordance with the interaction characteristic data received by the communication unit, a control unit that controls the reaction unit to react to the user's behavior sensed by the sensor unit;
A virtual biological control system.
(13)
The virtual biological control system further includes a card reader,
The controller is
Via the communication unit,
Send the object ID input via the card reader and information for specifying the user ID to the server,
The virtual biological control system according to (12), wherein the interaction characteristic data corresponding to the user ID and the object ID is received from the server.
(14)
A function expansion module for extending the virtual biological control system can be attached,
The communication unit is
When the function expansion module is attached, a request for requesting the interaction characteristic data including a user ID, a virtual creature ID, and a function expansion flag is transmitted via the communication unit;
Receiving the interaction characteristic data of a type different from the type of organism of the virtual organism ID from the server;
The virtual biological control system according to (12), wherein the control unit controls the function expansion module and the reaction unit with respect to the behavior of the user according to the interaction characteristic data.
(15)
The control unit acquires a degree of affection corresponding to the user's behavior, and one response pattern corresponding to the degree of affection among one or more response patterns for the user behavior defined by the interaction characteristic data. The virtual biological control system according to (12) or (13), wherein a pattern is selected and the reaction unit is controlled.
(16)
Processor
Storing, in the storage unit, interaction characteristic data indicating a characteristic of interaction with the user of the object in units of user ID and object ID;
Receiving a request for requesting the interaction characteristic data from the virtual biological device via the communication unit, and returning the interaction characteristic data;
In response to a request for requesting the interaction characteristic data received from the virtual biological device via the communication unit, the interaction characteristic data is determined based on the virtual biological ID included in the request and the identified user ID. Searching from the storage unit and controlling the retrieved interaction characteristic data to be returned via the communication unit;
A virtual biological control method.
(17)
Computer
A communication unit that transmits a request for interaction characteristic data indicating characteristics of an interaction with a user of a virtual creature, and receives interaction characteristic data returned from the server in response to the request; and
An accumulator for accumulating the interaction characteristic data;
A sensor unit for sensing the user's behavior;
A reaction unit that reacts to the user's behavior;
In accordance with the interaction characteristic data received by the communication unit, a control unit that controls the reaction unit to react to the user's behavior sensed by the sensor unit;
A storage medium storing a program for functioning as a computer.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pet robot 2 Network 3 Server 4 Pet 5 User terminal 6 Pet peripheral device 7 Attachment device 8 Information processing terminal 10 Control part 11 Communication part 14 Position information acquisition part 15 Camera 16 Voice input part 17 Biosensor 18 Drive part 19 Pressure sensor 20 Storage unit 21 Display unit 22 Audio output unit 23 Acceleration sensor 24 Angular velocity sensor 30 Control unit 31 Communication unit 32 Storage unit 50 Tiny pet robot 70 Card reader 80 Monitoring camera 101 Judgment unit 102 Pet motion control unit 210 Sensor data temporary storage unit 212 Interaction Characteristic data storage unit 301 Login processing unit 302 Interaction characteristic search unit 303 Interaction characteristic learning unit 321 User management table 322 Interaction characteristic management table 32 Surveillance camera management table 324 pet peripheral device management table 325 interactions characteristic data DB
326 Pet peripheral device expression table 327 User behavior data temporary storage unit

Claims (17)

1. An accumulation unit that accumulates interaction characteristic data indicating the characteristic of the interaction of the object with the user in units of user ID and object ID;
   A communication unit that receives a request for requesting the interaction characteristic data from a virtual biological device and returns the interaction characteristic data;
   In response to a request for requesting the interaction characteristic data received from the virtual biological device via the communication unit, the interaction characteristic data is determined based on the virtual biological ID included in the request and the identified user ID. A control unit that searches from the storage unit and controls the retrieved interaction characteristic data to be returned via the communication unit;
   A virtual biological control system.
2. In response to a request for requesting the interaction characteristic data received from the virtual biological device via the communication unit, the control unit is based on the object ID included in the request and the identified user ID. The virtual biological control system according to claim 1, wherein the interaction characteristic data is retrieved from the storage unit, and the retrieved interaction characteristic data is controlled to be returned via the communication unit.
3. The controller is
   Via the communication unit, obtaining the behavior of the user detected by the virtual biological device and the response data of the interaction characteristic data that operated the virtual biological object thereto,
   The virtual biological control system according to claim 1, wherein the interaction characteristic data stored in the storage unit is controlled to be updated according to the acquired user behavior and the reaction data.
4. The virtual biological control system according to claim 3, wherein the control unit updates the degree of affection corresponding to the behavior according to the frequency of the user's behavior.
5. The controller is
   When receiving a request for requesting the interaction characteristic data from the virtual biological device on which the virtual biological training application is implemented via the communication unit,
   The interaction characteristic data corresponding to the virtual creature ID included in the request is searched from the storage unit,
   The virtual biological control system according to claim 1, wherein the retrieved interaction characteristic data is returned to the virtual biological device via the communication unit.
6. The controller is
   When receiving a request for requesting the interaction characteristic data from the virtual biological device on which the virtual biological training application is implemented via the communication unit,
   The interaction characteristic data corresponding to the object ID included in the request is searched from the storage unit,
   The virtual biological control system according to claim 1, wherein the retrieved interaction characteristic data is returned to the virtual biological device via the communication unit.
7. The controller is
   Via the communication unit, obtain the reaction data representing the behavior of the user and the reaction of the living organism to it,
   The interaction characteristic data is updated according to the behavior of the user and the reaction data by associating the user ID with an object ID indicating the ID of the living organism in the storage unit. Virtual biological control system.
8. The controller is
   When receiving a request for requesting the interaction characteristic data from the virtual biological device via the communication unit,
   According to the virtual creature ID included in the request, the object ID indicating the ID of the real creature is specified,
   In accordance with the object ID, the interaction characteristic data is searched from the storage unit,
   The virtual biological control system according to claim 7, wherein the retrieved interaction characteristic data is returned to the virtual biological device via the communication unit.
9. The controller is
   When receiving a request for requesting the interaction characteristic data from the virtual biological device via the communication unit,
   Searching the storage unit for the interaction characteristic data of the living organism of a type different from the type of the organism of the virtual organism ID included in the request,
   The virtual biological control system according to claim 7, wherein the retrieved interaction characteristic data is returned to the virtual biological device via the communication unit.
10. The controller is
    When the function expansion flag is included in the request for requesting the interaction characteristic data from the virtual biological device received via the communication unit, the type of the biological object of the virtual biological ID included in the request Retrieves the interaction characteristic data of the organisms of different types corresponding to the function extension flags from the storage unit,
    The virtual biological control system according to claim 1, wherein the retrieved interaction characteristic data is returned to the virtual biological device via the communication unit.
11. The controller is
    When receiving a request for requesting the interaction characteristic data including the virtual creature accessory ID from the external device via the communication unit,
    An object ID associated with the virtual creature accessory ID is specified, and the interaction characteristic data is searched from the storage unit according to the object ID,
    The virtual biological control system according to claim 1, wherein the retrieved interaction characteristic data is returned to the external device via the communication unit.
12. A communication unit that transmits a request for interaction characteristic data indicating characteristics of an interaction with a user of a virtual creature, and receives interaction characteristic data returned from the server in response to the request; and
    An accumulator for accumulating the interaction characteristic data;
    A sensor unit for sensing the user's behavior;
    A reaction unit that reacts to the user's behavior;
    In accordance with the interaction characteristic data received by the communication unit, a control unit that controls the reaction unit to react to the user's behavior sensed by the sensor unit;
    A virtual biological control system.
13. The virtual biological control system further includes a card reader,
    The controller is
    Via the communication unit,
    Send the object ID input via the card reader and information for specifying the user ID to the server,
    The virtual biological control system according to claim 12, wherein the interaction characteristic data corresponding to the user ID and the object ID is received from the server.
14. A function expansion module for extending the virtual biological control system can be attached,
    The communication unit is
    When the function expansion module is attached, a request for requesting the interaction characteristic data including a user ID, a virtual creature ID, and a function expansion flag is transmitted via the communication unit;
    Receiving the interaction characteristic data of a type different from the type of organism of the virtual organism ID from the server;
    The virtual biological control system according to claim 12, wherein the control unit controls the function expansion module and the reaction unit in response to the user behavior in accordance with the interaction characteristic data.
15. The control unit acquires a degree of affection corresponding to the user's behavior, and one response pattern corresponding to the degree of affection among one or more response patterns for the user behavior defined by the interaction characteristic data. The virtual biological control system according to claim 12, wherein a pattern is selected and the reaction unit is controlled.
16. Processor
    Storing, in the storage unit, interaction characteristic data indicating a characteristic of interaction with the user of the object in units of user ID and object ID;
    Receiving a request for requesting the interaction characteristic data from the virtual biological device via the communication unit, and returning the interaction characteristic data;
    In response to a request for requesting the interaction characteristic data received from the virtual biological device via the communication unit, the interaction characteristic data is determined based on the virtual biological ID included in the request and the identified user ID. Searching from the storage unit and controlling the retrieved interaction characteristic data to be returned via the communication unit;
    A virtual biological control method.
17. Computer
    A communication unit that transmits a request for interaction characteristic data indicating characteristics of an interaction with a user of a virtual creature, and receives interaction characteristic data returned from the server in response to the request; and
    An accumulator for accumulating the interaction characteristic data;
    A sensor unit for sensing the user's behavior;
    A reaction unit that reacts to the user's behavior;
    In accordance with the interaction characteristic data received by the communication unit, a control unit that controls the reaction unit to react to the user's behavior sensed by the sensor unit;
    A storage medium storing a program for functioning as a computer.

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