JP7625022B2 - Information-retaining medium toy and information processing system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an information storage medium and an information processing system.

The information processing system described in Patent Document 1 includes an information-holding medium that holds identification information, and an information reading device that reads the identification information held by the information-holding medium. The information-holding medium has a substantially circular, plate-like medium substrate, and the identification information is configured by an arrangement pattern of a plurality of protrusions that are arranged two-dimensionally on the surface of the medium substrate. The information reading device outputs a performance that includes light and/or sound and corresponds to the read identification information.

The moving toy described in Patent Document 2 comprises a toy body and a movable member that is detachably attached to an attachment section of the toy body. The movable member is provided with a first identification section, a second identification section, and an operation section that operates the second identification section, and the first identification section holds identification information given to the movable member. The attachment section of the toy body is provided with an acquisition means that acquires the identification information held in the first identification section of the movable member, and a detection means that detects whether the movable member is ON or OFF based on the operation of the second identification section. When the movable member is turned ON, the toy body outputs an effect that includes light and/or sound and corresponds to the acquired identification information.

JP 2015-11564 A JP 2013-13631 A

In the information processing system described in Patent Document 1, each information-holding medium has only one piece of identification information, and the presentation output from the information reading device for each information-holding medium does not change.

In the moving toy described in Patent Document 2, the movable member has a first identification part and a second identification part, but the second identification part is a trigger that causes the toy body to output a performance, and does not hold identification information that changes the performance. In other words, one movable member only has one identification information.

The present invention aims to provide an information storage medium and information processing system that allows for a variety of operations.

The information holding medium of the present invention is an information holding medium that holds identification information, and comprises a first information holding section having at least one element that constitutes the identification information, and a second information holding section that has at least one element that constitutes the identification information and is movable between a first position and a second position, wherein when the second information holding section is positioned at the first position, first identification information is formed by the element of the first information holding section, and when the second information holding section is positioned at the second position, second identification information is formed by the element of the first information holding section and the element of the second information holding section. The information retaining medium toy of the present invention is an information retaining medium toy that retains identification information including a first identification information and a second identification information different from the first identification information, and is equipped with a first information retaining unit having at least one element that constitutes the identification information, and a second information retaining unit having at least two elements that constitute the identification information and that can be moved from a first position to a second position with a single operation, wherein when both of the two elements of the second information retaining unit are positioned at the first position, the first identification information is constituted by the element of the first information retaining unit, and when at least one of the two elements of the second information retaining unit is positioned at the second position, the second identification information is constituted by the element of the first information retaining unit and the element of the second information retaining unit.

Furthermore, in the information holding medium of the present invention, the element of the first information holding unit and the element of the second information holding unit may be protrusions arranged in an information area on the medium surface, and the element of the second information holding unit may be recessed into the information area on the medium surface when the second information holding unit is arranged in the first position, and may protrude into the information area on the medium surface when the second information holding unit is arranged in the second position.

Furthermore, in the information holding medium according to the present invention, the second information holding unit may have a plurality of the elements, and the second identification information may be composed of the elements of the first information holding unit and one or more of the elements of the second information holding unit.

In addition, in the information holding medium of the present invention, the information holding medium may include an operation unit, and the second information holding unit may be moved between the first position and the second position in response to operation of the operation unit.

In addition, in the information-holding medium according to the present invention, the external shape may change in response to the operation of the operating unit.

Furthermore, in the information holding medium of the present invention, the element of the first information holding unit and the element of the second information holding unit may be protrusions arranged in an information area on the medium surface, and the second information holding unit and the element of the second information holding unit may be arranged outside the information area on the medium surface when the second information holding unit is arranged at the first position, and may be arranged in the information area on the medium surface when the second information holding unit is arranged at the second position.

In addition, in the information holding medium according to the present invention, the external shape may change in response to the movement of the second information holding section.

The information processing system according to the present invention includes the information-holding medium and an information reading device that reads the identification information held by the information-holding medium, and the information reading device has a reading unit that reads the identification information held by the information-holding medium, an operating unit, and a control unit that operates the operating unit based on the identification information read by the reading unit.

In addition, in the information processing system according to the present invention, the reading unit may have a detection unit that detects both the element of the first information holding section of the information holding medium and the element of the second information holding section of the information holding medium.

In addition, in the information processing system according to the present invention, the reading unit has a mounting unit in which the information-holding medium is mounted, and the elements of the first information-holding unit and the elements of the second information-holding unit of the information-holding medium are arranged at least in the mounting direction of the information-holding medium relative to the mounting unit, and the information-holding medium may pass sequentially through the detection unit when it is mounted in the mounting unit.

In addition, in the information processing system according to the present invention, the reading unit may have a first detection unit that detects the elements of the first information holding section of the information holding medium, and a second detection unit that detects the elements of the second information holding section of the information holding medium.

In addition, in the information processing system according to the present invention, the information reading device may be a toy whose operating unit includes a performance unit that outputs a performance using light and/or sound.

The present invention provides an information storage medium and information processing system that can diversify operations.

1 is a functional block diagram of an example of an information processing system for explaining an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2A is a perspective view of an example of the information bearing medium in FIG. 1, and FIG. 2B is an enlarged view of a portion enclosed by a dashed frame IIB in FIG. 3A is a perspective view of the information bearing medium in FIG. 2 in a changed external shape, and FIG. 3B is an enlarged view of a portion enclosed by a dashed frame IIIB in FIG. 4A is a perspective view of an example of the information reading device of FIG. 1, and FIG. 4B is an enlarged view of a portion enclosed by a dashed frame IVB in FIG. 2 is a perspective view of another example of the information bearing medium of FIG. 1 . 6 is a perspective view of the information bearing medium of FIG. 5 in a changed external shape; 6A is a perspective view of another example of the information reading device of FIG. 1, and FIG. 6B is an enlarged view of a portion enclosed by a dashed frame VIIB in FIG.

Figure 1 shows functional blocks of an information processing system to explain an embodiment of the present invention.

The information processing system 1 includes an information holding medium 2 that holds identification information, and an information reading device 3 that reads the identification information held by the information holding medium 2.

The information reading device 3 has a reading unit 10 that reads the identification information held by the information holding medium 2, an operating unit 11, and a control unit 12 that operates the operating unit 11 based on the identification information read by the reading unit 10.

The control unit 12 has a storage medium 14 and a processor 15. The storage medium 14 is, for example, a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), etc., and stores a program executed by the processor 15 and operation data for the operation unit 11. The processor 15 reads the operation data from the storage medium 14 and operates the operation unit 11 based on the read operation data.

In this example, the operation unit 11 includes a performance unit 13 that outputs a performance using light and/or sound. The performance unit 13 is configured to include, for example, a light-emitting body such as an LED (Light Emitting Diode) and a sound-emitting body such as a speaker. The information reading device 3 is a toy that outputs a performance using light and/or sound.

The information holding medium 2 holds a first identification information ID1 and a second identification information ID2, and one of the first identification information ID1 and the second identification information ID2 is selectively read by the reading unit 10.

The storage medium 14 stores operation data corresponding to the first identification information ID1 and operation data corresponding to the second identification information ID2. The processor 15 operates the operation unit 11 based on the operation data corresponding to the identification information read by the reading unit 10. The performance based on the operation data corresponding to the first identification information ID1 and the performance based on the operation data corresponding to the second identification information ID2 are different from each other.

Figures 2 and 3 show an example of an information-holding medium 2.

The information-holding medium 2A shown in Figures 2 and 3 comprises a first information-holding section 21 having at least one element 20 constituting identification information, and a second information-holding section 22 having at least one element 20 constituting identification information. In this example, the element 20 constituting the identification information is a protrusion arranged in an information area 23 set on the medium surface of the information-holding medium 2A.

The protrusions 20 are arranged in a matrix in the information area 23 on the medium surface, and the identification information is formed by the arrangement pattern of the protrusions 20. In this example, the protrusions are arranged in a matrix of three in the X direction and three in the Y direction in the plane, the second information holding unit 22 has two protrusions 20 arranged in the second and third columns of the protrusion group 20x3 arranged in the third row, and the first information holding unit 21 has multiple protrusions 20 arranged in appropriate matrix elements among the remaining matrix elements.

The protrusion 20 of the first information holding unit 21 is fixed in a state protruding into the information area 23. On the other hand, the second information holding unit 22 is movable between a first position and a second position. As shown in FIG. 2, when the second information holding unit 22 is arranged in the first position, the protrusion 20 of the second information holding unit 22 is recessed into the information area 23 on the medium surface, and as shown in FIG. 3, when the second information holding unit 22 is arranged in the second position, the protrusion 20 of the second information holding unit 22 protrudes into the information area 23 on the medium surface.

When the second information holding unit 22 is arranged in the first position, only the protrusion 20 of the first information holding unit 21 protrudes into the information area 23, and the protrusion 20 of the first information holding unit 21 constitutes the first identification information ID1. On the other hand, when the second information holding unit 22 is arranged in the second position, in addition to the protrusion 20 of the first information holding unit 21, the protrusion 20 of the second information holding unit 22 also protrudes into the information area 23, and the protrusion 20 of the first information holding unit 21 and the protrusion 20 of the second information holding unit 22 constitute the second identification information ID2.

The information holding medium 2A is a toy that includes an operating unit 24 and whose external shape changes in response to the operation of the operating unit 24. In the state shown in FIG. 2, the information holding medium 2A has an external shape that imitates an airplane, and the operating unit 24 is composed of a pair of wings. In the state shown in FIG. 3, the operating unit 24 is operated to fold the pair of wings, and the information holding medium 2A has an external shape that imitates a vehicle. The second information holding unit 22 is then moved between a first position and a second position in response to the operation of the operating unit 24. That is, the identification information of the information holding medium 2A changes in response to the change in the external shape of the information holding medium 2A.

Figure 4 shows an example of an information reading device 3.

The information reading device 3A shown in FIG. 4 reads the identification information of the information holding medium 2A shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3. The information reading device 3A has a mounting section 30 in which the information holding medium 2A is mounted, and the reading section 10 is provided in the mounting section 30. When the information holding medium 2A is mounted in the mounting section 30, the information holding medium 2A is moved in the Y direction, which is the column direction of the array of the protrusions 20 in the information area 23 of the information holding medium 2A, relative to the mounting section 30, and the information area 23 passes over the reading section 10 in the Y direction.

The reading unit 10 has a detection unit 31 that detects both the protrusion 20 of the first information holding unit 21 and the protrusion 20 of the second information holding unit 22 of the information holding medium 2A, and the detection unit 31 includes a switch 32 that can be depressed by the protrusion 20 protruding into the information area 23 of the information holding medium 2A. In this example, the detection unit 31 includes three switches 32 that correspond to the arrangement of the protrusions 20 in the information area 23, and the three switches 32 are lined up in the X direction.

When the information bearing medium 2A is attached to the attachment section 30, first the first row of protrusions 20x1 (see Figures 2 and 3) passes through the three switches 32 of the detection section 31, then the second row of protrusions 20x2 (see Figures 2 and 3) passes through the three switches 32 of the detection section 31, and finally the third row of protrusions 20x3 passes through the three switches 32 of the detection section 31. The protrusions 20 protruding into the information area 23 are detected by the switches 32, and the identification information is read based on the arrangement pattern of the protrusions 20 protruding into the information area 23.

2, that is, when the information holding medium 2A is attached to the attachment section 30 in a state in which the second information holding section 22 is in the first position and the protrusion 20 of the second information holding section 22 is immersed in the information area 23, the protrusion 20 of the second information holding section 22 is not detected by the switch 32 of the detection section 31, and only the protrusion 20 of the first information holding section 21 is detected by the switch 32 of the detection section 31. As a result, the first identification information ID1 formed by the protrusion 20 of the first information holding section 21 is read. In this embodiment, when the second information holding section 22 is in the first position, the information holding medium 2A has an external shape imitating an airplane, and the performance section 13 of the information reading device 3 can output a performance related to an airplane (for example, a sound imitating a flight sound or a light-emitting performance indicating a flight state, etc.). By linking the external shape of the information holding medium 2A with the performance content from the performance section 13 in this way, the toy can be more interesting.

On the other hand, when the information holding medium 2A is attached to the attachment section 30 in the state shown in FIG. 3, that is, when the second information holding section 22 is in the second position and the protrusion 20 of the second information holding section 22 protrudes into the information area 23, the protrusion 20 of the second information holding section 22 as well as the protrusion 20 of the first information holding section 21 are detected by the switch 32 of the detection section 31. As a result, the second identification information ID2 composed of the protrusion 20 of the first information holding section 21 and the protrusion 20 of the second information holding section 22 is read. In this embodiment, when the second information holding section 22 is in the second position, the information holding medium 2A has an external shape imitating a vehicle, and the performance section 13 of the information reading device 3 can output a performance related to the vehicle (for example, a sound imitating a vehicle's beep or a light-emitting performance indicating the running state, etc.). By linking the external shape of the information holding medium 2A with the performance content from the performance section 13 in this way, the toy can be more interesting.

In this embodiment, the second information holding unit 22 has two protrusions 20, and the second identification information ID2 is configured to be composed of the protrusion 20 of the first information holding unit 21 and one or more protrusions 20 of the second information holding unit 22. In other words, in both cases where both protrusions of the second information holding unit 22 are protruding and where only one of the two protrusions of the second information holding unit 22 is protruding, the second information holding unit 22 is recognized as being in the second position (second identification information ID2), and only when both protrusions of the second information holding unit 22 are retracted, the second information holding unit 22 is recognized as being in the first position (first identification information ID1). By doing so, for example, even when the operation of the operation unit 24 is insufficient and one of the two protrusions 20 of the second information holding unit 22 does not protrude enough in the information area 23, the second identification information ID2 can be appropriately read.

As described above, the identification information of the information holding medium 2A can be changed in response to the movement of the second information holding unit 22. The information reading device 3A reads the identification information of the information holding medium 2A and operates in accordance with the read identification information, making it possible to diversify the operation of the information reading device 3A using a single information holding medium 2A.

In addition, the information reading device 3A detects the protrusions 20 of the first information holding unit 21 and the second information holding unit 22 that constitute the identification information using a common detection unit 31, so the configuration of the information reading device 3A can be simplified.

In addition, in this embodiment, the information holding medium 2A and the information reading device 3A are toys, and the identification information of the information holding medium 2A changes in response to changes in the external shape of the information holding medium 2, and the presentation output from the information reading device 3A changes in response to changes in the external shape of the information holding medium 2A, thereby enhancing the interest of the toy.

In this embodiment, the second information retaining unit 22 has two protrusions 20, and preferably, the second identification information ID2 is composed of the protrusion 20 of the first information retaining unit 21 and one or more protrusions 20 of the second information retaining unit 22. For example, even if the operation of the operation unit 24 is insufficient and one of the two protrusions 20 of the second information retaining unit 22 does not protrude enough in the information area 23, the second identification information ID2 can be properly read. In this way, to prevent malfunction in reading the second identification information ID2, it is preferable to provide two or more protrusions 20 on the second information retaining unit 22.

Figures 5 and 6 show other examples of the information-holding medium 2.

The information-holding medium 2B shown in Figures 5 and 6 includes a first information-holding section 41 having at least one element 40 constituting identification information, and a second information-holding section 42 having at least one element 40 constituting identification information. In this example, the element 40 constituting the identification information is a protrusion arranged in an information area 43 set on the medium surface of the information-holding medium 2B.

The first information holding unit 41 is fixed with the protrusion 40 of the first information holding unit 41 protruding into the information area 43. On the other hand, the second information holding unit 42 is movable between a first position and a second position by rotation about a rotation axis A. As shown in FIG. 5, when the second information holding unit 42 is arranged at a first position outside the information area 43, the protrusion 40 of the second information holding unit 42 is arranged outside the information area 43, and as shown in FIG. 6, when the second information holding unit 22 is arranged at a second position on the information area 43, the protrusion 40 of the second information holding unit 42 is arranged in a protruding state into the information area 43.

When the second information holding unit 42 is arranged in the first position, only the protrusion 40 of the first information holding unit 41 protrudes into the information area 43, and the protrusion 40 of the first information holding unit 41 constitutes the first identification information ID1. On the other hand, when the second information holding unit 42 is arranged in the second position, in addition to the protrusion 40 of the first information holding unit 41, the protrusion 40 of the second information holding unit 42 also protrudes into the information area 43, and the protrusion 40 of the first information holding unit 41 and the protrusion 40 of the second information holding unit 42 constitute the second identification information ID2.

The information holding medium 2B is a toy whose external shape changes in response to the operation of the second information holding unit 42, which is moved between a first position and a second position in response to that operation. That is, the identification information of the information holding medium 2B changes in response to the change in the external shape of the information holding medium 2B. In this embodiment, in the state shown in FIG. 5 (when the second information holding unit 42 is in the first position), the information holding medium 2B has an external shape representing a water spirit, and in the state shown in FIG. 6 (when the second information holding unit 42 is in the second position), the information holding medium 2B has an external shape representing a fire spirit.

Figure 7 shows an example of an information reading device 3.

The information reading device 3B shown in FIG. 7 reads the identification information of the information holding medium 2B shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6. The information reading device 3B has a mounting section 50 in which the information holding medium 2B is mounted, and the reading section 10 is provided in the mounting section 50. The information holding medium 2B is mounted in the mounting section 50 by fitting it into the mounting section 50 in the protruding direction of the protrusion 40 in the information area 43.

The reading unit 10 has a first detection unit 51 that detects the protrusion 40 of the first information holding portion 41 of the information holding medium 2B, and a second detection unit 52 that detects the protrusion 40 of the second information holding portion 42. The first detection unit 51 and the second detection unit 52 each include a switch 53 that can be depressed by the protrusion 40 that protrudes into the information area 43 of the information holding medium 2B.

When the information-holding medium 2B is attached to the attachment section 50, the protrusions 40 protruding into the information area 43 are detected by the switch 53, and the identification information is read based on the arrangement pattern of the protrusions 40 protruding into the information area 43.

5, that is, when the information holding medium 2B is attached to the attachment section 50 in a state in which the second information holding section 42 is in the first position and the protrusion 40 of the second information holding section 42 is positioned outside the information area 43, the protrusion 40 of the second information holding section 42 is not detected by the switch 53 of the second detection section 52, and only the protrusion 40 of the first information holding section 41 is detected by the switch 53 of the first detection section 51. As a result, the first identification information ID1 formed by the protrusion 40 of the first information holding section 41 is read. In this embodiment, when the second information holding section 42 is in the first position, the information holding medium 2B has an external shape representing a water spirit, and the performance section of the information reading device 3B can output a performance related to the water spirit (for example, a sound imitating the water spirit or a related light-emitting performance). By linking the external shape of the information holding medium 2B with the performance content from the performance section in this way, the toy can be more interesting.

On the other hand, when the information holding medium 2B is attached to the attachment unit 50 in the state shown in FIG. 6, that is, when the second information holding unit 42 is in the second position and the protrusion 40 of the second information holding unit 42 is arranged to protrude into the information area 43, the protrusion 40 of the first information holding unit 41 is detected by the switch 53 of the first detection unit 51 and the protrusion 40 of the second information holding unit 42 is detected by the switch 53 of the second detection unit 52. As a result, the second identification information ID2 composed of the protrusion 40 of the first information holding unit 41 and the protrusion 40 of the second information holding unit 42 is read. In this embodiment, when the second information holding unit 42 is in the second position, the information holding medium 2B has an external shape representing a fire spirit, and a performance related to the fire spirit (for example, a sound imitating the fire spirit or a related light-emitting performance, etc.) can be output from the performance unit of the information reading device 3B. In this way, by linking the external shape of the information-holding medium 2B with the content of the presentation from the presentation section, the toy can be made more entertaining.

As described above, the identification information of the information holding medium 2B can be changed in response to the movement of the second information holding unit 42. The information reading device 3B reads the identification information of the information holding medium 2B and operates in accordance with the read identification information, so that the operation of the information reading device 3B can be diversified even with a single information holding medium 2B.

It should be noted that the configuration of the above embodiment is not limited to this, and various modifications are possible. For example, in the second embodiment, the second information holding section 42 has one protrusion 40, but it is also possible to provide two or more protrusions, as in the first embodiment.

Reference Signs List 1 Information processing system 2, 2A, 2B Information storage medium 3, 3A, 3B Information reading device 10 Reading unit 11 Operation unit 12 Control unit 13 Performance unit 14 Storage medium 15 Processor 20 Protrusion (element)
21 First information storage section 22 Second information storage section 23 Information area 24 Operation section 30 Mounting section 31 Detection section 32 Switch 40 Protrusion (element)
41 First information storage section 42 Second information storage section 43 Information area 50 Mounting section 51 First detection section 52 Second detection section 53 Switch A Rotation axis ID1 First identification information ID2 Second identification information

Claims (11)

An information-bearing medium toy that holds identification information including first identification information and second identification information different from the first identification information,
a first information storage unit having at least one element constituting identification information;
a second information storage unit having at least two elements constituting identification information, the second information storage unit being movable from a first position to a second position with a single operation;
Equipped with
the first identification information is configured by the elements of the first information storage unit in a state where both of the two elements of the second information storage unit are disposed in the first position;
An information retention medium toy, in which the second identification information is formed by the element of the first information retention unit and the element of the second information retention unit when at least one of the two elements of the second information retention unit is arranged at the second position. In claim 1,
An information-bearing medium toy, wherein the identification information is information related to the appearance of the information-bearing medium toy. In claim 1 or 2,
An information holding medium toy in which the appearance of the information holding medium toy changes in response to movement of the second information holding section. In any one of claims 1 to 3,
the element of the first information storage unit and the element of the second information storage unit are protrusions arranged in an information area on a medium surface,
An information-retaining medium toy, wherein the element of the second information retaining unit is immersed in the information area of the medium surface when the second information retaining unit is positioned at the first position, and protrudes into the information area of the medium surface when the second information retaining unit is positioned at the second position. In any one of claims 1 to 4,
The information carrying medium toy includes an operation unit,
An information holding medium toy, wherein the second information holding unit is moved between the first position and the second position in response to operation of the operating unit. In claim 5,
An information bearing medium toy in which the appearance of the information bearing medium toy changes in response to operation of the operating unit. The information carrying medium toy according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
an information reading device for reading the identification information held by the information holding medium toy;
Equipped with
The information reading device is
A reading unit that reads the identification information held by the information holding medium toy;
An operating unit;
a control unit that operates the operation unit based on the identification information read by the reading unit;
An information processing system having the above configuration. In claim 7,
The reading unit is an information processing system having a detection unit that detects both the element of the first information holding unit of the information holding medium toy and the element of the second information holding unit of the information holding medium toy. In claim 8,
the reading unit has a mounting unit to which the information carrying medium toy is mounted,
An information processing system in which the elements of the first information holding section and the elements of the second information holding section of the information holding medium toy are arranged at least in the attachment direction of the information holding medium toy relative to the attachment section, and the information holding medium toy passes sequentially past the detection section when it is attached to the attachment section. In claim 8,
The reading unit is an information processing system having a first detection unit that detects the elements of the first information retention unit of the information retention medium toy, and a second detection unit that detects the elements of the second information retention unit of the information retention medium toy. In any one of claims 7 to 10,
The information reading device is an information processing system that is a toy, the operating unit of which includes a performance unit that outputs effects using light and/or sound.

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