JP7451605B2 - motion response toys - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a motion-responsive toy and a toy object, and more particularly to a motion-responsive toy that outputs a performance in response to a user's motion, and a toy object used therefor.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, combination toys have been known that output sounds and the like by bringing two figurative toys close to each other (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

The combination toy described in Patent Document 1 consists of two figurative toys that are related to each other. One figurative toy is equipped with a response means that stores predetermined information in advance and transmits the stored information. The other figurative toy has a response means that transmits the information stored in the one figurative toy, a reading means that reads the transmitted information, and a voice that outputs a predetermined sound based on the information read by the reading means. and an output means.

According to this combination toy, not only can two figurative toys be brought close to each other to output sound, but also the other figurative toy reads the information that one figurative toy has in advance, and the other figurative toy reads the information that one figurative toy has in advance. You can play with figurative toys by making them react.

By the way, the user's actions when using a motion-responsive toy include not only bringing an object closer together, but also moving the object closer and then moving the object further away. The function of a motion responsive toy is required to be able to respond to such a motion of separating objects, and this also meets the original purpose of a motion responsive toy.

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2000-93664

However, the combination toy described in Patent Document 1 functions (generates sound) only when the figurative toys come close to each other, so it has low functionality and lacks interest.

Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to not only output an effect in response to the user's action of bringing the toy objects closer together, but also to To provide a motion-responsive toy that outputs a performance in response to the motion of separating the objects.

The present invention can be understood by the following configuration.
The motion-responsive toy of the present invention has a main toy body and a sub-toy body, and each of the main toy body and the side toy body can be attached to a user's body or grasped by the user, and The toy is a motion-responsive toy configured to be able to approach and move away from each other according to the motions of a user who wears or holds the toy, and the main toy includes a main controller and a main controller that outputs an effect using at least one of light emission and sound production. It has an output unit and a performance storage unit that stores first performance information and second performance information, and the main control unit is in a state where the sub-toy concrete approaches the main toy concrete. The main controller has a state determining means capable of determining whether the sub-toy is in the approaching state, and the main control section is configured to control the performance memory while the state determining means determines that the secondary toy is in the approaching state. reads the first performance information from the main output unit, and controls the main output unit to output the first performance based on the read first performance information, and is used while outputting the first performance. When the state determining means determines that the secondary toy concrete is in a separated state due to the action of the user, the second performance information is read from the performance storage section, and based on the read second performance information, The present invention is characterized in that the main output section is controlled to output a second effect. Further, the motion-responsive toy of the present invention has a main toy concrete and a sub-toy concrete, and each of the main toy concrete and the sub-toy concrete has a motion response that can be attached to a user's body or grasped by the user. The toy includes an identification information storage section that stores identification information for identifying the type of the sub-toy object, and a sub-transmission section that can transmit identification information to the outside, The toy body includes a main control unit, a main reception unit capable of receiving the identification information transmitted from the sub-transmission unit, a main output unit that outputs an effect by at least one of light emission and sound production, and an identification unit for the sub-toy body. and a performance storage unit storing performance information associated with the information, and the main control unit is in a state in which it is possible to determine a state in which the main receiving unit is receiving identification information from the secondary toy concrete. the main toy concrete is reversibly changeable between a first form and a second form; The main controller includes a form detecting unit that detects whether the main receiving unit is in a state in which identification information from the secondary toy concrete is being received, and the state determining means When the determination is made, the main control unit includes an identification information determination unit that determines whether the received identification information belongs to the first group or the second group, and the main control unit controls the form detection unit to determine whether the received identification information belongs to the first group or the second group. When the toy body is detected to be in the first form, when the identification information received by the main receiving section is determined by the identification information determining means to belong to the first group, Reads performance information associated with the identification information received from the performance storage unit, controls the main output unit to output a performance based on the read performance information, and outputs the received identification information. The main controller causes the main toy concrete to be stored in a storage device within the main toy concrete, and further, when the form detection unit detects that the main toy concrete is in the second form, the main control unit causes the identification information receiving unit to receive the identification information. When the received identification information is determined by the identification information determining means to belong to the second group, the received identification information and the identification information stored in the storage device in the main toy concrete are The main output section determines whether or not it is a specific combination, and if it is a specific combination, reads out the performance information associated with the specific combination, and outputs the performance based on the read performance information. It is characterized by controlling.

In the motion-responsive toy of the invention, the sub-toy concrete includes a sub-control unit, a transmitting/receiving unit capable of transmitting and receiving signals to and from the outside, and an identification information storage unit storing identification information for identifying the type of the sub-toy concrete. The main toy concrete has a question signal transmitting unit capable of transmitting a question signal to the transmitting and receiving unit to inquire about the identification information to the subtoy concrete within a predetermined range, and a an identification information receiving section capable of receiving the transmitted identification information; the sub-control section receives the identification information from the identification information storage section in response to receiving the interrogation signal in the transmitting/receiving section; and transmits the read identification information from the transmitting/receiving unit to the identification information receiving unit, and the state determining means determines whether the secondary is within the predetermined range by receiving the identification information at the identification information receiving unit. determining that the toy object has approached, and determining that the sub-toy object has moved away from the predetermined range because the identification information received by the identification information receiving section is no longer received; It is characterized by

In the motion-responsive toy according to the invention, the sub-toy body has a sub-output unit that outputs a sub-effect by at least one of light emission and sound production, and the sub-control unit is configured to control when the question signal is received by the transmitting/receiving unit. The sub-output section may be controlled to output a sub-effect depending on the situation.

In the motion-responsive toy of the invention, the first performance information includes information for causing the main output section to perform a light emission performance, and the performance storage section stores light emission during the light emission performance by the main output section. A plurality of pieces of first effect information having different colors are stored in association with each of the identification information, and the sub effects include a light emitting effect, and the light emitting color at the time of the light emitting effect in the sub effects. is characterized in that it is a color of the same family as the luminescent color in the first effect associated with each of the identification information.

The motion-responsive toy of the invention is characterized in that the main toy body has a belt portion for wrapping around the user's body, and the sub-toy body has a mounting portion for being attached to the user's finger. .

The motion-responsive toy of the invention is characterized in that the main toy is a gun-shaped toy that can be held by a user, and the sub-toy has an attachment part for being attached to the user's finger.

The motion-responsive toy of the invention is characterized in that the main toy is a sword-shaped toy that can be held by a user, and the sub-toy has an attachment part for being attached to the user's finger.

In the motion-responsive toy of the invention, the main toy body is reversibly changeable between a first form and a second form; It has a form detection unit that detects which form it is in, and the effect storage unit includes a form detection unit that detects which form the main toy is in. first form change instruction information for outputting a first form change instruction from the main output unit to prompt the user to change the form of the main toy from the second form to the first form; second form change instruction information for outputting a second form change instruction from the main output unit to prompt the user to change the form, and the main control unit stores the identification information received by the identification information receiving unit. The main controller includes identification information determining means for determining whether the information belongs to one group or the second group, and the main control section is configured to detect when the main toy concrete is in the first form in the form detection section. When detected, when the identification information received by the identification information receiving section is determined by the identification information determining means to belong to the first group, the secondary toy concrete is in a state of approaching. While the state determining means is determining, the main output section is controlled to perform the first effect, while the identification information received by the identification information receiving section is being determined by the identification information determining means. When it is determined that the information belongs to the second group, the main output unit is controlled to read the first form change instruction information from the effect storage unit and output the first form change instruction, and further, The main control unit is configured such that when the form detection unit detects that the main toy concrete is in the second form, the identification information received by the identification information reception unit is configured to be used by the identification information determination unit to determine whether the main toy concrete is in the second form. When it is determined that the information belongs to the second group, the main output section is activated to perform the first effect while the state determining means determines that the sub-toy concrete is in a close state. On the other hand, when the identification information received by the identification information receiving section is determined by the identification information determining means to belong to the first group, the second form change instruction is sent from the effect storage section. The present invention is characterized in that the main output section is controlled to read out information and output the second form change instruction.

It is also a toy body that can be used as a sub-toy body in a motion-responsive toy.

Further, the toy body is characterized in that it is ring-shaped and has a decorative part and a mounting part for being worn on a user's finger.

Further, the toy body is characterized in that the mounting portion is provided in a plurality of different sizes and is replaceably attachable to and detachable from the decorative portion.

According to the present invention, the effect is output not only in response to the user's action of bringing the main toy concrete and the sub-toy concrete closer together, but also in response to the subsequent action of moving the main toy concrete and the sub-toy concrete apart. It is possible to provide a motion-responsive toy that outputs a performance.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a figure which shows the motion response toy of embodiment based on this invention, and its usage mode. It is a perspective view of a buckle. It is a front view of a buckle, (a) is a figure which shows the relief of the form for transformation, (b) is a figure which shows the relief of the form for special moves. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a power transmission mechanism for changing the shape of the relief, and is a diagram with the relief main body, disk portion, etc. removed from the buckle shown in FIG. 3(a). It is a figure explaining the structure of a ring for transformation, (a) is a perspective view, (b) is a front view, and (c) is a side view. It is a figure explaining the structure of the ring for special moves, (a) is a perspective view, (b) is a front view, and (c) is a side view. It is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of a buckle and a ring. 2 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the motion-responsive toy. 9 is a flowchart showing a continuation of FIG. 8. It is a front view of a buckle, (a) is an action diagram in the relief of the form for transformation, (b) is an action diagram in the relief of the form for special moves. It is a figure which shows the case where the main toy concrete is a gun type toy. It is a figure which shows the case where the main toy concrete is a sword-shaped toy.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention (hereinafter referred to as "embodiments") will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Note that the same elements are given the same numbers throughout the description of the embodiments. In addition, the drawings are to be viewed in the direction of the symbols. Furthermore, "left" and "right" indicate the directions seen from the user wearing the motion-responsive toy.

As shown in FIG. 1, the motion responsive toy 10 of the embodiment has a buckle (main toy) 20 and rings (auxiliary toy) 40A, 40B. The buckle 20 and the rings 40A, 40B can be attached to the body of the user 11 (in this example, the waist and fingers), and can be moved toward and away from each other according to the movements of the user 11 wearing them. be done. The motion-responsive toy 10 has a belt portion 12 for attaching a buckle 20 to the waist of a user 11.

The rings 40A and 40B are a transformation ring 40A worn on one hand of the user (in this example, the left hand 13L), and a special move ring 40A worn on the other hand of the user (in this example, the right hand 13R). It consists of a ring 40B. In addition, in the following explanation, the reference numerals of the constituent elements of the transformation ring 40A are marked with "A", and the constituent elements of the special attack ring 40B are distinguished with the reference numeral of "B". Furthermore, when the transformation ring 40A and the special move ring 40B are collectively referred to, they are written as "rings 40A, 40B."

In the motion-responsive toy 10, when the transformation ring 40A or the special move ring 40B approaches or moves away from the buckle 20 in accordance with the motion of the user 11, a sound or light effect is performed. This allows the user 11 to experience transformation and the activation of special moves in a simulated manner.

(Configuration of buckle 20)
The configuration of the buckle 20 will be explained based on FIGS. 2 to 4.
As shown in FIG. 2, the buckle 20 includes a buckle body 21 to which the belt portion 12 is attached, and a relief 22 formed in relief on the front surface of the buckle body 21.

As shown in FIG. 3(a), a disk portion 23 is provided at the center of the front surface of the buckle body 21. As shown in FIG. The relief 22 is provided on the front surface of this disk portion 23. The relief 22 is formed in a shape that resembles a human hand, and is composed of a relief main body 25 that imitates four fingers other than the thumb, and two left and right thumb parts 26C and 26D that imitate the thumb. The relief main body 25 is rotatably provided with respect to the disk portion 23, and at least a portion thereof is made of a translucent material. A light emitting section 27 is provided at the center inside the relief body 25, and the light from the light emitting section 27 is visible from the outside via the relief body 25.

The relief 22 is a portion where the user holds up the rings 40A, 40B (see FIG. 1). The relief 22 can reversibly change its form between a transformation form (first form) and a special move form (second form). Here, the transformation form is a form for prompting the user to hold the left hand 13L (see FIG. 1) over the relief 22, and is a form imitating a human's left hand. On the other hand, the special move form is a form for prompting the user to hold the right hand 13R (see FIG. 1) over the relief 22, and is a form imitating a human right hand. In FIG. 3, (a) shows the relief 22 in a transformation form, and (b) shows the relief 22 in a special move form.

As shown in FIG. 3(a), in the relief 22 in the transformation form, the right thumb part 26D is exposed, the left thumb part 26C is hidden by the relief body 25, and the exposed right thumb part 26D is exposed. 26D and the relief body 25 form a left hand model. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 3(b), in the special move form relief 22, the left thumb section 26C is exposed, the right thumb section 26D is hidden by the relief body 25, and the exposed left side thumb section 26C is exposed. A model of the right hand is formed by the thumb portion 26C and the relief body 25.

In FIG. 3, any means can be used to change the form of the relief 22 from (a) to (b) or from (b) to (a), but here, the relief body 25 is rotated. Levers 28L and 28R for moving the relief 22 are provided on both left and right sides of the relief 22 so as to be movable in the vertical direction, and the form of the relief 22 is changed by moving these left and right levers 28L and 28R in opposite directions. For example, to change the relief 22 in the transformation form shown in (a) to the special attack form relief 22 shown in (b), simultaneously raise the lever 28R on the right side (arrow (1)) and Lower the lever 28L (arrow (2)) and rotate the relief body 25 counterclockwise (arrow (3)). On the other hand, in order to change the special move form relief 22 shown in (b) to the transformation form relief 22 shown in (a), simultaneously lower the lever 28R on the right side (arrow (4)) and Raise the lever 28L (arrow (5)) and rotate the relief body 25 clockwise (arrow (6)).

The mechanism for transmitting the operating force applied to the left and right levers 28L, 28R to the relief body 25 as rotational force can be selected from various power transmission mechanisms. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, left and right drive gears 31L and 31R rotate in conjunction with the vertical movement of the left and right levers 28L and 28R, and left and right drive gears 31L and 31R provided on the back surface of the relief body 25, respectively. The driven gear 32 that meshes with the gear 31R constitutes a power transmission means 33. According to this power transmission means 33, the user's operating force applied to the left and right levers 28L, 28R (see FIG. 3) is transmitted to the relief body 25 via the left and right drive gears 31L, 31R and the driven gear 32. be done. Thereby, the user can change the form of the relief 22 (see FIG. 3) into the transformation form or the special attack form by rotating the relief main body 25 in any direction.

The buckle main body 21 includes a pair of left and right microswitches 35L and 35R. Further, on the back side of the relief main body 25, a pressing portion 36 capable of pressing the left and right microswitches 35L, 35R is provided. The microswitch 35R is pressed by the pressing portion 36 when the relief 22 (see FIG. 3(a)) is in the transformation form. On the other hand, the microswitch 35L is pressed by the pressing portion 36 when the relief 22 (see FIG. 3(b)) is in the special move form.

(Configuration of rings 40A, 40B)
The configuration of rings 40A and 40B will be explained based on FIGS. 5 and 6.
As shown in FIGS. 5(a) to 5(c), the transformation ring 40A includes a decorative portion 41A and a mounting portion 42A. The decorative portion 41A has an arbitrary shape, pattern, and color, and is at least partially made of a translucent material. The decorative part 41A has a built-in light emitting part 43A, and the light from the light emitting part 43A is visible from the outside via the decorative part 41A. The attachment portion 42A is formed in an annular shape so that it can be attached to the fingers of the user's left hand 13L (see FIG. 1). Further, the mounting portion 42A is formed in a C-shape with a portion (lower portion in this example) open, and can be elastically deformed into a shape with an expanded diameter. Thereby, even a user with thick fingers can spread the mounting portion 42A and attach the mounting portion 42A to the finger. In addition, by configuring the mounting part 42A to be detachable from the decorative part 41A, and by manufacturing and preparing a plurality of mounting parts 42A of different sizes, it is possible to select the optimal size for mounting from these plurality of mounting parts 42A. The portion 42A may be replaceable by the user.

As shown in FIGS. 6(a) to 6(c), the special move ring 40B consists of a decorative part 41B and a mounting part 42B. The decorative portion 41B has an arbitrary shape, pattern, and color. The attachment part 42B is formed in an annular shape so that it can be attached to the fingers of the user's right hand 13R (see FIG. 1). Further, the mounting portion 42B is also formed in a C-shape with a portion (lower portion in this example) open, and can be elastically deformed into a shape with an expanded diameter. Furthermore, the attachment part 42B is configured to be removable from the decoration part 41B, and by manufacturing and preparing a plurality of attachment parts 42B of different sizes, the user can attach the attachment part 42B of the optimum size to the attachment part 42B. It may also be possible to exchange them.

Each of the transformation ring 40A and the special move ring 40B has a built-in so-called RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) tag, and is given identification information for identifying the type. In this embodiment, a plurality of types of transformation rings 40A are set, and each of these plurality of types of transformation rings 40A is given unique identification information. Further, a plurality of types of special move rings 40B are set, and each of these multiple types of special move rings 40B is given unique identification information. The identification information includes information given to the transformation ring 40A (hereinafter referred to as "information belonging to the first group") and information given to the special move ring 40B (hereinafter referred to as "information belonging to the second group"). ).

(Internal configuration of motion response toy 10)
The internal configurations of the buckle 20 and rings 40A, 40B will be explained based on FIG. 7.
As shown in FIG. 7, the motion response toy 10 employs a non-contact data carrier system using an RFID tag, where the buckle 20 corresponds to an interrogator and the rings 40A and 40B correspond to responders. The buckle 20 includes a main control section 51 and an effect storage section 52. The main control section 51 and the effect storage section 52 are included in a one-chip microcomputer built into the buckle 20. Further, the buckle 20 includes an interrogation signal transmitting section 53, an identification information receiving section 55, a form detecting section 56, and a main output section 57. The main control unit 51 includes a ring state determining means (state determining means) 58 and an identification information determining means 61. Further, a battery 62 is provided inside the buckle 20, and the battery 62 and the main control unit 51 are connected via a power switch 63. When the power switch 63 is turned on, current flows through the main control section 51 and control begins.

The transformation ring 40A includes a sub-control section 71A, a transmitter/receiver section 72A, an identification information storage section 73A, and a sub-output section 75A. The special move ring 40B includes a sub-control section 71B, a transmitter/receiver section 72B, and an identification information storage section 73B.

The interrogation signal transmitting section 53 and the identification information receiving section 55 can be constituted by an antenna coil, and are provided at the rear of the relief 22 (in the direction toward the user when the user wears it). The interrogation signal transmission section 53 transmits identification information to the transformation ring 40A or the special attack ring 40B within a predetermined range (for example, within a range of about 10 cm from the interrogation signal transmission section 53, that is, near the relief 22). It is possible to send an interrogation signal to inquire. Further, the identification information receiving section 55 can receive identification information transmitted from the transmitting/receiving section 72A or the transmitting/receiving section 72B.

The ring state determining means 58 is capable of determining whether the transformation ring 40A or the special move ring 40B is close to the buckle 20 or separated from the buckle 20. Here, the ring state determining means 58 determines whether the transformation ring 40A or the special move ring 40B is attached to the buckle by receiving the identification information at the identification information receiving section 55 as a response to the question signal from the question signal transmitting section 53. 20 (relief 22, interrogation signal transmitter 53), and if the same identification information continues to be received, the same transformation ring 40A or special move ring 40B continues. It is determined that the vehicle is approaching the target. In addition, the ring state determining means 58 determines whether the transformation ring 40A or the special move ring is a ring state because the identification information received by the identification information receiving section 55 is no longer received as a response to the question signal from the question signal transmitting section 53. 40B is determined to be separated from the buckle 20 (relief 22, interrogation signal transmitter 53) by more than a predetermined range.

The identification information determining means 61 determines whether the identification information received by the identification information receiving section 55 is information belonging to the first group or information belonging to the second group.

The main output section 57 outputs an effect using at least one of light emission and sound generation. In this example, the main output section 57 is composed of a sounding section 65 consisting of a speaker or the like, and the above-mentioned light emitting section 27. It is desirable that the light emitting unit 27 is constituted by a full color LED (light emitting diode) that can selectively emit light of a plurality of colors (for example, red, green, blue, and yellow).

The effect storage section 52 stores first effect information, second effect information, first form change instruction information, and second form change instruction information.

The first performance information is generated when the identification information of the transformation ring 40A or the special attack ring 40B is received (that is, when the ring status determination means 53 receives the identification information of the transformation ring 40A or the special attack ring 40B) 40B), this information is for outputting a ring reading effect (first effect), and includes information for causing the main output section 57 to perform a light emission effect and a sound effect effect. More specifically, the first performance information is control information for causing the sound generating unit 65 to output a ring reading sound and for causing the light emitting unit 27 to emit light in a predetermined color and pattern. The first performance information is stored in association with each identification information of the plurality of types of transformation rings 40A or each identification information of the plurality of types of special move rings 40B.

Furthermore, the effect storage section 52 stores a plurality of pieces of first effect information in which the light emitted by the light emitting section 27 is emitted in different colors in association with each identification information. Here, a plurality of pieces of first effect information for causing the light emitting part 27 to emit light in accordance with the light emitting color (for example, red, green, blue, yellow, etc.) of the light emitting part 43A of the transformation ring 40A, which will be described later, is stored in the effect memory. The information is stored in the section 52.

The second performance information is information for outputting a transformation performance (second performance) or a special move performance (second performance), and causes the sound generation unit 65 to output a transformation sound or a special move sound, and This is control information for causing the light emitting unit 27 to emit light in a predetermined color and pattern. Of the second performance information, information for outputting a transformation performance is stored in association with each identification information of the plurality of types of transformation rings 40A. Further, among the second performance information, information for outputting a special move performance is stored in association with each identification information of the plurality of types of special move rings 40B. Furthermore, the second performance information for outputting the special move performance is a combination of the information for outputting the normal special move performance, the identification information of the transformation ring 40A, and the identification information of the special move ring 40B. and information for outputting a special special move effect when the combination is a specific one.

The first form change instruction information is transmitted to the left and right levers 28L and 28R (see Fig. Information for outputting from the main output unit 57 an effect (first form change instruction) that prompts the user to change the form of the relief 22 (see Fig. 3) to the special move form by operating the relief 22 (see Fig. 3). be.

The second form change instruction information is transmitted to the left and right levers 28L, 28R ( Information for outputting from the main output unit 57 an effect (second form change instruction) that prompts the user to change the form of the relief 22 (see Fig. 3) to the transformation form by operating the relief 22 (see Fig. 3). be.

The form detection unit 56 detects which form the relief 22 (see FIG. 3) is in: a transformation form or a special move form. Although the configuration of the form detection section 56 is arbitrary, the two microswitches 35L and 35R described above are used here. That is, the microswitches 35L and 35R are connected to the form detection section 56, and the form detection section 56 detects which switch among the microswitches 35L and 35R is pressed by the pressing section 36 (see FIG. 4). The current configuration of the relief 22 (see FIG. 3) is detected by detecting whether the microswitch is pressed or whether any microswitch is pressed.

The transmitting/receiving section 72A of the transformation ring 40A can transmit and receive signals to and from the outside, and can be configured with an antenna coil. The identification information storage section 73A stores identification information for identifying the type of the transformation ring 40A. The sub-control unit 71A is a control IC chip, and is driven by the induced electromotive force generated in the transmitting/receiving unit 72A by receiving the interrogation signal from the interrogation signal transmitting unit 53. The sub-control unit 71A reads the identification information from the identification information storage unit 73A in response to receiving the interrogation signal at the transmitting/receiving unit 72A, and transmits the read identification information from the transmitting/receiving unit 72A to the identification information receiving unit 55.

The sub-output unit 75A of the transformation ring 40A is a part that outputs a sub-effect by at least one of light emission and sound production. In this example, the sub-output unit 75A is configured by the light-emission unit 43A, and the sub-performance includes light emission and sound production. Includes performance. The light emitting section 43A is composed of, for example, an LED (light emitting diode), and the light emitting color of the light emitting section 43A can be selected from a plurality of colors (for example, red, green, blue, yellow, etc.). In this embodiment, the light emitting color (light emitting color of the light emitting unit 43A) during the light emitting effect in the sub effect is the same as the light emitting color of the light emitting unit 27 in the ring reading effect (first effect) associated with each identification information. Set to the color of the family. The light emitting section 43A is driven by the induced electromotive force generated in the transmitting/receiving section 72A by receiving the interrogation signal. Therefore, the transformation ring 40A does not require a power source.

The sub-control unit 71A controls the sub-output unit 75A to output a sub-effect based on the read identification information in response to the question signal being received by the transmitting/receiving unit 72A.

The transmitting/receiving section 72B of the special move ring 40B is capable of transmitting and receiving signals to and from the outside, and can be configured with an antenna coil. The identification information storage section 73B stores identification information for identifying the type of the special move ring 40B. The sub-control unit 71B is a control IC chip, and is driven by the induced electromotive force generated in the transmitting/receiving unit 72B by receiving the interrogation signal from the interrogation signal transmitting unit 53. Therefore, the special move ring 40B also does not require a power source. Then, in response to receiving the interrogation signal at the transmitting/receiving section 72B, the sub-control section 71B reads the identification information from the identification information storage section 73B, and transmits the read identification information from the transmitting/receiving section 72B to the identification information receiving section 55. do.

Note that the amount of information in the identification information storage units 73A and 73B is arbitrary, but for example, if the amount of information is 16 bits, the first 8 bits are used as predetermined information including company information, etc. Bits can be used as identification information. In this case, by combining the transformation ring 40A and the special move ring 40B, a total of 256 types of rings with different identification information can be obtained.

Furthermore, a storage device (not shown) constituting the effect storage section 52 in the buckle 20 stores at least the following two pieces of information.
(1) Information as to whether the current form of the relief 22 (see FIG. 3) is a transformation form or a special move form (which of the microswitches 35L and 35R is pressed).
(2) When the form of the relief 22 is the transformation form (when the microswitch 35R is pressed), the relief 22 (see FIG. 3) is held up most recently, and the identification information is received by the identification information receiving unit 55. Identification information of the transformed ring 40A.

(Example of operation of motion response toy 10)
An example of the operation of the motion-responsive toy 10 under the control of the main control section 51 will be explained based on FIGS. 8 to 10.

As shown in FIG. 8, when the power switch 63 is turned on (step S1), it is determined which form the relief 22 is in (step S2). If it is determined that the relief 22 is in the form for transformation, in step S3, the interrogation signal transmitting section 53 starts transmitting an interrogation signal, and in step S4, the main output section 57 outputs a transformation ring reading standby effect. do.

Next, in step S5, it is determined whether the form of the relief 22 has been changed. If the form of the relief 22 has been changed, the process returns to step S2. On the other hand, if the form of the relief is not changed, the process proceeds to step S6.

In step S6, it is determined whether or not the identification information is received by the identification information receiving unit 55 (whether or not the ring state determining means 58 determines that the transformation ring 40A or the special move ring 40B is in an approaching state). to judge. If the identification information has been received (if the ring state determining means 58 determines that the transformation ring 40A or the special attack ring 40B is in a close state), the process advances to step S7. On the other hand, if the identification information has not been received, the process returns to step S4.

In step S7, the type of identification information received by the identification information receiving section 55 is determined by the identification information determining means 61. If it is determined that the identification information belongs to the first group, the identification information is overwritten and stored in the storage device in step S8, and the process proceeds to step S9. On the other hand, if it is determined that the identification information belongs to the second group, the main control unit 51 reads the first form change instruction information from the effect storage unit 52 and outputs the main output to output the first form change instruction. 57 and returns to step S4. For example, as the first form change instruction, the sound generation section 65 of the main output section 57 emits a voice saying "Gyakusai (reverse side)". Thereby, the user notices that the form of the relief 22 is not a special move form but a transformation form.

In step S9, the first performance information corresponding to the identification information of the transformation ring 40A is read from the performance storage section 52, and based on the read first performance information, the transformation ring reading performance (first performance) is read out. ) is controlled to output the main output section 57. For example, when the identification information received by the identification information receiving section 55 is information including red light emission, the main output section 57 outputs "Hi (Tuesday), Hi (Tuesday), Hi (Tuesday)" from the sounding section 65. It emits a voice such as "..." and emits red light from the light emitting section 27. At this time, by emitting the same type of red light from the light emitting part 43A of the transformation ring 40A, it is possible to create an effect as if the light emission of the transformation ring 40A has been transferred to the buckle 20.

In step S11, it is determined whether the identification information receiving unit 55 no longer receives the identification information (whether the ring state determining means 58 determines that the transformation ring 40A has separated). If the identification information has not been received (if the ring state determining means 58 determines that the transformation ring 40A has separated), the process proceeds to step S12. On the other hand, if the identification information has been received (if the ring state determining means 58 determines that the transformation ring 40A is in a close state), the process returns to step S9 and the transformation ring reading effect is output again. . That is, the main control unit 51 repeatedly outputs the transformation ring reading performance (first performance) while the ring state determining means 58 determines that the transformation ring 40A is in the approaching state. Controls the main output section 57.

In step S12, the main output unit 57 outputs a transformation effect (second effect) corresponding to the identification information of the transformation ring 40A. That is, when the ring state determining means 58 determines that the transformation ring 40A is separated due to the user's action while the transformation ring reading performance (first performance) is being output, the transformation performance information is stored from the performance storage unit 52. (second performance information) and controls the main output unit 57 to output a transformation performance (second performance) based on the read transformation performance information (second performance information) (FIG. 10( a)). For example, as a transformation effect, in addition to the sound of "please" coming from the sound generating section 65, an effect is performed by the sound generating section 65 and the light emitting section 27 corresponding to the identification information.

Next, in step S13, the transmission of the interrogation signal from the interrogation signal transmitter 53 is stopped, and in step S14, it is determined whether the shape of the relief 22 has changed or not, and whether there has been a change in the pressing state of the microswitches 35L and 35R. Judge accordingly. If the form of the relief 22 is changed (if the microswitch that was pressed is no longer pressed), the process returns to step S2. On the other hand, if the shape of the relief 22 is not changed (if the microswitch that was pressed continues to be pressed), it is determined again whether the shape of the relief 22 has been changed.

In step S2, if the relief 22 is in the special move form, the process proceeds to step S15 (see FIG. 9). Further, in step S2, if the relief 22 is neither the transformation form nor the special move form (if neither microswitch is pressed), the process proceeds to step S16, and whether the form of the relief 22 has been changed or not is determined. Re-judge whether or not. If the relief 22 has been changed to the transformation form, the process advances to step S3. Further, when the relief 22 is changed to the special move form, the process proceeds to step S15 (see FIG. 9). Furthermore, if the form of the relief 22 is not changed, it is determined again whether the form of the relief 22 has been changed.

As shown in FIG. 9, in step S15, the interrogation signal transmission unit 53 starts transmitting an interrogation signal, and in step S17, the main output unit 57 outputs a ring reading standby effect for the special move.

Next, in step S18, it is determined whether the form of the relief 22 has been changed. When the form of the relief 22 is changed, in step S19, the identification information of the transformation ring 40A stored in the storage device is cleared. On the other hand, if the form of the relief 22 is not changed, the process advances to step S20.

In step S20, it is determined whether or not the identification information is received by the identification information receiving unit 55 (whether or not the ring state determining means 58 determines that the transformation ring 40A or the special move ring 40B is in an approaching state). to judge. If the identification information has been received (if the ring state determining means 58 determines that the transformation ring 40A or the special attack ring 40B is in a close state), the process advances to step S21. On the other hand, if the identification information has not been received, the process returns to step S17.

In step S21, the type of identification information received by the identification information receiving section 55 is determined by the identification information determining means 61. If it is determined that the identification information belongs to the second group, the process advances to step S22. On the other hand, if it is determined that the identification information belongs to the first group, a second form change instruction is output from the main output unit 57 in step S23, and the process returns to step S17. For example, as the second form change instruction, the sound generation section 65 of the main output section 57 emits a voice saying "Gyakusai (reverse side)". Thereby, the user notices that the form of the relief 22 is not a form for transformation but a form for a special move. Note that in this embodiment, the first form change instruction and the second form change instruction are the same voice, "Gyakusai," but the gist of the present invention is that the first form change instruction and the second form change instruction are the same sound. It may be a thing, or it may be a different thing, of course.

In step S22, the main output unit 57 outputs a special move ring reading effect (first effect) corresponding to the identification information of the special move ring 40B.

Next, in step S24, it is determined whether or not the identification information receiving section 55 no longer receives the identification information (whether or not the ring state determining means 58 determines that the special move ring 40B has separated). If the identification information has not been received (if the ring state determining means 58 determines that the special move ring 40B has separated), the process advances to step S25. On the other hand, if the identification information has been received (if the ring state determining means 58 determines that the special move ring 40B is in a close state), the process returns to step S22 and the special move ring reading effect is performed again. Output. That is, the main control unit 51 repeatedly performs the special move ring reading performance (first performance) while the ring state determining means 58 determines that the special move ring 40B is in a close state. The main output section 57 is controlled accordingly.

In step S25, it is determined whether the identification information of the transformation ring 40A is stored. If the identification information of the transformation ring 40A is stored, the process advances to step S26. On the other hand, if the identification information of the transformation ring 40A is not stored, in step S28, the main output section 57 outputs a normal special move performance corresponding to the identification information of the special move ring 40B. That is, as shown in FIG. 10(b), the ring state determining means 58 determines that the special move ring 40B is separated by the user's action while the special move ring reading effect (first effect) is being output. At this time, the special move performance information (second performance information) is read out from the performance storage section 52, and the special move performance (second performance information) is read out based on the special move performance information (second performance information) that has been read out. The main output section 57 is controlled so as to output the effect (in this case, a normal special move effect).

In step S26, it is determined whether the identification information of the special move ring 40B and the identification information of the transformation ring 40A are a specific combination. When the identification information of the special move ring 40B and the identification information of the transformation ring 40A are a specific combination, a special special move performance corresponding to the specific combination is output from the main output section 57. That is, as shown in FIG. 10(b), the ring state determining means 58 determines that the special move ring 40B is separated by the user's action while the special move ring reading effect (first effect) is being output. At this time, the special move performance information (second performance information) is read out from the performance storage section 52, and the special move performance (second performance information) is read out based on the special move performance information (second performance information) that has been read out. The main output unit 57 is controlled to output a performance (in this case, a special special move performance). On the other hand, if the identification information of the special move ring 40B and the identification information of the transformation ring 40A are not a specific combination, the process proceeds to step S28, and a normal special move performance is output from the main output section 57. That is, as shown in FIG. 10(b), the ring state determining means 58 determines that the special move ring 40B is separated by the user's action while the special move ring reading effect (first effect) is being output. At this time, the special move performance information (second performance information) is read out from the performance storage section 52, and the special move performance (second performance information) is read out based on the special move performance information (second performance information) that has been read out. The main output unit 57 is controlled to output a performance (in this case, a normal special move performance).

In a normal special move performance, for example, a performance is performed in which a voice saying "please" is combined with a normal special move performance based on the identification information of the special move ring 40B. On the other hand, in a special special move performance, for example, a performance is performed that combines a voice saying "I like it!" and a special special move performance based on the identification information of the special move ring 40B. Alternatively, as a special special move performance, it is also possible to perform a performance that combines a voice saying "It's great!" and another special special move performance based on the identification information of the special move ring 40B. Further, as a special special move performance, a performance may be performed that combines the voice saying "The best!" and yet another special special move performance based on the identification information of the special move ring 40B. In this way, various types of special move performances can be obtained based on the combination of the identification information of the special move ring 40B and the identification information of the transformation ring 40A that has been held up most recently and is stored in the storage device. I can do it.

In step S29, transmission of the interrogation signal from the interrogation signal transmitter 53 is stopped, and in step S30, it is determined whether the form of the relief 22 has been changed. If the form of the relief 22 has been changed, the stored identification information of the transformation ring 40A is cleared in step S31, and the process returns to step S2 (see FIG. 8). On the other hand, if the form of the relief 22 is not changed, it is determined again whether the form of the relief 22 has been changed.

(Effects of motion response toy 10)
According to the motion-responsive toy 10 of the present embodiment described above, not only is the performance outputted in response to the user's motion of bringing the transformation ring 40A or the special move ring 40B closer to the buckle 20, but also An effect can also be output in response to the movement of separating the transformation ring 40A or the special move ring 40B from the buckle 20. Therefore, it is possible to obtain a motion-responsive toy 10 that better meets the original purpose of the motion-responsive toy.

Although the present invention has been described above using the embodiments, it goes without saying that the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the scope described in the above embodiments. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes or improvements can be made to the embodiments described above. It is also clear from the claims that such modifications or improvements may be included within the technical scope of the present invention.

For example, in the embodiment, the main toy concrete and the secondary toy concrete are each configured with the buckle 20 and the rings 40A, 40B, but the main toy concrete and the secondary toy concrete according to the present invention are toy bodies other than the buckle and the ring. For example, both the main toy body and the auxiliary toy body may be set to a shape, size, and weight that can be held by hand.

As another example, FIG. 11 shows a case where a gun-shaped toy 220 is used as the main toy, and FIG. 12 shows a case where a sword-shaped toy 320 is used as the main toy. When the main toy concrete is a gun-shaped toy 220, a shaped part 222 imitating a human left hand is provided on the upper part of the gun handle, and a question signal transmitter in the main toy concrete is provided in the shaped part 222. , and an identification information receiving section. In other words, when the user shakes hands with the shaped portion 222 with the fingers of the rings 40A and 40B, which serve as secondary toys, the identification information of the rings 40A and 40B is received by the identification information receiving section. At this time, the ring state determining means determines that the rings 40A and 40B are approaching the gun-shaped toy 220, and the first effect is output as in the above-described embodiment. After that, when the user releases his/her grip on the shaped part 222 and the identification information of the rings 40A and 40B is no longer received by the identification information receiving section, the ring state determining means determines that the rings 40A and 40B have separated from the gun-shaped toy 220. The judgment is made, and the second effect is output as in the above-described embodiment.

Further, when the main toy is a sword-shaped toy 320, a shaped part 322 imitating a human's left hand is provided between the handle part and the sword part, and the main toy is provided within the shaped part 322. A specific inquiry signal transmitter and an identification information receiver are provided. In other words, when the user shakes hands with the shaped part 322 with the hands that are attached to the fingers of the rings 40A and 40B, which serve as secondary toys, the identification information of the rings 40A and 40B is received by the identification information receiving section. At this time, the ring state determining means determines that the rings 40A and 40B are approaching the sword-shaped toy 320, and the first effect is output as in the above-described embodiment. Thereafter, when the user releases his/her grip on the shaped part 322 and the identification information of the rings 40A, 40B is no longer received by the identification information receiving part, the ring state determining means determines that the rings 40A, 40B have separated from the sword-shaped toy 320. The judgment is made, and the second effect is output as in the above-described embodiment.

In short, if the toys can be attached to the user's body or held by the user, and can be moved toward or away from each other according to the actions of the user wearing or holding them, then the main toys are , the structure of the sub-toy is arbitrary.

10 Motion response toy 11 User 12 Belt section 20 Buckle (main toy)
40A Transformation ring (secondary toy)
40B Special move ring (secondary toy)
42A Wearing part 42B Wearing part 51 Main control part 52 Performance storage part 53 Question signal transmission part 55 Identification information reception part 56 Form detection part 57 Main output part 58 Ring state judgment means (state judgment means)
61 Identification information determination means 71A Sub-control section 71B Sub-control section 72A Transmission/reception section 72B Transmission/reception section 73A Identification information storage section 73B Identification information storage section 75A Sub-output section 220 Gun-shaped toy (main toy concrete)
320 Sword-shaped toy (main toy Gutai)

Claims (2)

It has a main toy body and a sub-toy body, and each of the main toy body and the side toy body is a motion-responsive toy that can be attached to a user's body or grasped by the user,
The sub-toy concrete has an identification information storage unit storing identification information for identifying the type of the sub-toy concrete, and a sub-transmission unit capable of transmitting identification information to the outside,
The main toy concrete includes a main control section, a main reception section capable of receiving identification information transmitted from the sub-transmission section, a main output section that outputs an effect by at least one of light emission and sound production, and the subtoy concrete. and a performance storage unit that stores performance information associated with the identification information of the
The main control unit has a state determining means capable of determining a state in which the main receiving unit is receiving identification information from the secondary toy concrete,
The main toy concrete is capable of reversibly changing its form between a first form and a second form, and detects which form it is in, the first form and the second form. It has a form detection section that
When the state determining means determines that the main receiving section is receiving identification information from the secondary toy concrete, the main control section determines that the received identification information belongs to a first group. and identification information determining means for determining whether the information belongs to the second group,
The main control section is configured such that when the form detection section detects that the main toy concrete is in the first form, the identification information received by the main reception section is changed to the first form by the identification information determination means. When it is determined that the information belongs to a group, the main output section reads the presentation information associated with the identification information received from the presentation storage section and outputs the presentation based on the read presentation information. and storing the received identification information in a storage device in the main toy concrete;
Furthermore, when the form detecting unit detects that the main toy concrete is in the second form, the main control unit may cause the identification information received by the main receiving unit to be determined by the identification information determining unit. When it is determined that the information belongs to the second group, it is determined whether the received identification information and the identification information stored in the storage device in the main toy concrete are a specific combination, and a specific combination is determined. If it is a combination, the motion responsive toy is characterized in that the main output section is controlled to read performance information associated with the specific combination and output a performance based on the read performance information. The main toy body has a belt portion for wrapping around the user's body,
2. The motion-responsive toy according to claim 1, wherein the sub-toy has a mounting portion for mounting on a user's finger.

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