JP7686034B2 - toy - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to toys.

Conventionally, there have been toys and other collectible items that play sounds when present alone or when present in a combination with other items (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

That is, a non-contact IC tag is provided on an item such as a trading card or a figurine as storage means for storing an ID that identifies the item, sound data to be reproduced when the item exists alone, or sound data to be reproduced when the item exists in a composite form with other items, and the data stored in the non-contact IC tag is read by a tag reader.A sound is then generated based on the read ID and sound reproduction rules.
This allows the generated sound to be changed in various ways depending on the reproduction rules and the contents of the sound data, thereby making it possible to add a sense of reality, story, game-like quality, and the like.

JP 2002-123276 A (FIG. 3)

Generally, toy collectors and enthusiasts will try to collect a series of toys, for example when there are many similar toys. However, even if a person collects multiple toys in this way, there is a problem in that the sounds they make are monotonous and uninteresting.

Therefore, the present invention was made in consideration of the above problems, and aims to provide a toy that is more varied and interesting.

The toy of the present invention comprises a toy body, an identifiable member having individual identification information attached thereto, and a reading body which reads the individual identification information from the identifiable member, the toy body being provided with a toy identification unit which is readable by the reading body and which is provided with toy identification information for distinguishing the toy body from other toy bodies, and the reading body having a driving unit which is capable of being driven in accordance with a combination of the individual identification information read from the identifiable member and the toy identification information read from the toy body after reading the individual identification information. In addition, the toy of the present invention has a toy body worn or held by a user, an identifiable member provided with individual identification information, a reading unit that reads the individual identification information from the identifiable member, a driving unit having at least one of a sound producing unit, a light emitting unit, and a vibration unit, and an operation data memory unit that stores operation data of the driving unit corresponding to the individual identification information, wherein in the toy body, the identifiable member can be positioned at a position relative to the reading unit where the individual identification information can be read by the reading unit, and further has a control unit that is capable of reading out operation data of the driving unit corresponding to the individual identification information read by the reading unit from the operation data memory unit, and driving the driving unit based on the read operation data. The toy of the present invention has a toy main body that is worn or held by a user, a plurality of identifiable members to which individual identification information has been given, a reading unit that reads the individual identification information from the plurality of identifiable members, a driving unit having at least one of a sound generating unit, a light emitting unit, and a vibration unit, and an operation data storage unit that stores operation data of the driving unit corresponding to the individual identification information, wherein in the toy main body, the identifiable members can be positioned at a position relative to the reading unit such that the individual identification information can be read by the reading unit, and further, the operation data of the driving unit corresponding to the plurality of individual identification information read by the reading unit is stored in the operation data storage unit. the operation data storage unit stores recognition operation data that is output when the individual identification information is read by the reading unit, the control unit is capable of reading the recognition operation data from the operation data storage unit when the individual identification information is read by the reading unit, and driving the driving unit based on the read recognition operation data, and a driving mode of the driving unit based on the recognition operation data differs between when at least a first individual identification information is read and when a second individual identification information is read. The toy of the present invention has a toy main body that is worn or held by a user, a plurality of identifiable members to which individual identification information has been given, a reading unit that reads the individual identification information from the plurality of identifiable members, a driving unit having at least one of a sound generating unit, a light emitting unit, and a vibration unit, and an operation data storage unit that stores operation data of the driving unit corresponding to the individual identification information, wherein the identifiable members in the toy main body can be positioned relative to the reading unit such that the individual identification information can be read by the reading unit, and further has a control unit that is capable of reading out operation data of the driving unit corresponding to the plurality of individual identification information read by the reading unit from the operation data storage unit and driving the driving unit based on the read operation data, and the operation data storage unit is capable of reading out the operation data of the driving unit corresponding to the plurality of individual identification information read by the reading unit from the operation data storage unit. the control unit stores recognition operation data that is output when the individual identification information is read by the reading unit, and the control unit reads the recognition operation data from the operation data storage unit when the individual identification information is read by the reading unit, and is capable of driving the drive unit based on the read recognition operation data, and is capable of determining that the first read individual identification information and the second read individual identification information are in a predetermined relationship, and when the control unit determines that the first read individual identification information and the second read individual identification information are in a predetermined relationship, the drive mode of the drive unit based on the recognition operation data is different between when the first individual identification information is read and when the second individual identification information is read.

In addition, in the toy according to the present invention, the toy body may have a support part that supports the identified member in an exchangeable manner.

In addition, in the toy according to the present invention, the support part may be provided in multiple parts.

In addition, in the toy according to the present invention, the toy body may have a guide section that guides the reader so that the reader passes through a reading position where the individual identification information of the identifiable object supported by the support section can be read.

Furthermore, in the toy according to the present invention, the guide unit may be capable of guiding the reading object that has passed the reading position to a toy identification position where the toy identification information can be read.

In addition, in the toy of the present invention, the toy body may have a guide portion that guides the reading body to the reading position and the toy identification position in all of the support portions.

In addition, in the toy according to the present invention, when the individual identification information read by the reader is a predetermined combination, the drive unit may adopt a drive mode corresponding to the combination.

In addition, in the toy according to the present invention, the drive unit may have at least one of a sound-producing unit, a light-emitting unit, and a vibration unit.

In addition, in the toy of the present invention, the individual identification information and the toy identification information may be written in an IC tag, and the reading device may be an IC tag reader.

The toy of the present invention can provide a more varied and interesting toy.

1 is a front view of a user wearing a belt that is a toy according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a front view of a belt which is a toy according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. FIG. 1A is a perspective view of the scanner as seen from the front, and FIG. 1B is a perspective view of the scanner as seen from the rear. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of a scanner. 13 is a flowchart showing a medal reading operation on a belt. 11 is a flowchart showing generation of a transformation sound and a special move sound. FIG. 13 is a front view of a weapon that is a toy according to a second embodiment of the present invention. 13 is a flowchart showing a medal reading operation for a weapon. 13 is a flowchart showing the output of a normal attack sound and a special attack sound.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
First Embodiment
FIG. 1 shows a user 10 wearing a belt 20 as a toy according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
The toy belt 20 is modeled after a belt worn by a hero of a TV program or the like, and is used by a user 10, who mainly wears it detachably around his waist 11 as shown in Fig. 1, to play the role of the hero. In the program, the hero wears medals on the belt, and a scanner reads the medals worn on the belt, and the hero transforms into a predetermined form or uses various special moves based on the combination of the medals worn. The scanner is also set to emit sounds and light when the hero transforms or uses a special move. Here, "transformation" refers to the hero changing the appearance of the head, chest, and chest parts according to the medals.

First, as shown in Fig. 2, for example, three medals 21 (a first medal 211, a second medal 212, and a third medal 213) can be attached to the belt 20 in an exchangeable manner. Each of the medals 211, 212, and 213 indicates the transformation state of the hero's head, chest, and legs, respectively, in the setting of the program. For example, if the setting of the program is that the hero's head, chest, and legs can each be transformed into six different types (i.e., the setting is that the hero can be transformed into 6 x 6 x 6 = 216 different types), then six types each of the first medal 211, second medal 212, and third medal 213 are also prepared.
In the following explanation, when medals are referred to collectively, they will be referred to as medal 21, and when each medal is to be distinguished, they will be referred to as first medal 211, second medal 212, and third medal 213.

An IC tag 26 that stores individual identification information is embedded in the medal 21 and is not exposed on the surface. An RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tag can be used as the IC tag 26. In particular, by using a passive type that operates using radio waves from the scanner 30 as its energy source, there is no need for a built-in battery, making it inexpensive and allowing it to operate almost permanently. The IC tag 26 also operates by receiving radio waves from the scanner 30 and emits a signal that represents the stored individual device identification information.

The medals 21 may be individualized from various viewpoints. For example, the individual identification information stored in the IC tag may be different depending on the color, such as a gold medal or a silver medal. Also, the individual identification information stored in the IC tag may be different depending on the transformation mode of the hero that the medal indicates as a setting in the program. For example, it is possible to make the individual identification information stored in the IC tag different for a medal indicating a transformation mode with an animal motif of a "hawk", a medal indicating a transformation mode with an animal motif of a "tiger", and a medal indicating a transformation mode with an insect motif of a "grasshopper". In that case, the front of the medal may be provided with a pattern such as a hawk, a tiger, or a grasshopper, which indicates the transformation mode. Also, the back side may be provided with a pattern representing the part of the body that indicates the transformation mode of each medal, that is, the head, the chest, or the legs. This allows the individual identification information to be known from the appearance of the medal 21. In this embodiment, the medal's color (gold or silver) and the motif of the transformation mode indicated by the medal as a setting in the program (such as an animal or insect, such as a "hawk," "tiger," or "grasshopper") are specified by the individual identification information of the medal 21.

2, the belt 20 has a belt body 22, which is a toy body worn by the user 10, a medal holder 24 (see FIG. 3), which is a support having slots 241, 242, and 243 as support parts that exchangeably support the medals 21, a scanner holder 23 that detachably houses the scanner 30 in the belt body 22, and a medal storage section 28 that detachably stores multiple medals 21. The medal holder 24 can be provided integrally with the buckle 221 of the belt 20. The scanner holder 23 is provided with a holding section 231 that hooks and holds the scanner 30. The medal storage section 28 holds the medals 21 to be used, and the medals 21 to be used are removed and attached to the medal holder 24. Alternatively, the medals 21 removed from the medal holder 24 are stored after use. The scanner holder 23 and the medal storage section 28 can be attached to any location on the belt body 22.

3, the medal holder 24 has a plurality of slots 241, 242, 243 so that a plurality of medals 211, 212, 213 (three in this embodiment) can be inserted interchangeably. That is, the slots 241, 242, 243 function as supports for supporting the medals 211, 212, 213. The medal holder 24 is also provided with a toy identification IC 27 to which toy identification information is attached for distinguishing the belt 20 from other toys. The toy identification IC 27 receives radio waves from the scanner 30, operates using the radio waves as an energy source, and emits a signal representing the attached toy identification information. In addition, individualization between toys using toy identification information may be performed from various perspectives, such as use, shape, retail price, role in the program, production date and time, etc. For example, the belt 20 and the weapon 50 described later may be divided according to their roles in the "role-playing game," and each may be equipped with a toy identification IC to which different toy identification information is attached. Furthermore, even if the "belt" has the same role in the role-playing game, if the shape is different, the toy identification information attached to the toy identification IC may be different. This allows belts worn by different heroes in the program to be individualized as different toys, or even if the belt is worn by the same hero, the belt before power-up and the belt after power-up can be individualized as different toys as a setting within the program. In this embodiment, the toy identification information attached to the toy identification IC 27 built into at least belt 20 indicates that the toy that has toy identification IC 27 built into it is belt 20.

The medal holder 24 has a guide section 25 that guides the scanner 30 so that the scanner 30 passes through a reading position where the scanner 30 can read the individual identification information of the medal 21 supported by the medal holder 24. The guide section 25 is provided near the slots 241, 242, and 243 so that a member having an L-shaped cross section protrudes from the surface of the medal holder 24. In this embodiment, the guide section 21 is provided approximately parallel to the direction in which the slots 241, 242, and 243 are aligned. In addition, the guide section 25 and the medal holder 24 are provided with respect to the belt main body 22 so that they can be inclined (for example, about 24°) with respect to the belt main body 22 so that the scanner 30 can be easily moved when the user 10 reads the individual identification information.
Therefore, by moving the scanner 30 along the guide section 25, the scanner 30 can pass a reading position where the individual identification information of the medal 21 can be read, and can read the individual identification information from the IC tag 26 of the medal 21. Furthermore, by moving the scanner 30 along the guide section, the scanner 30 is guided to a toy identification position where it can read the toy identification information from the toy identification IC 27 of the medal holder 24, after reading the individual identification information from the IC tag 26 of the medal 21. This allows the scanner 30 to naturally read the toy identification information from the toy identification IC 27 after reading the individual identification information from the IC tag 26 of the medal 21.

As shown in FIG. 4, the scanner 30 has a disk shape and has a handle 31 on the surface into which the user 10 inserts his/her hand to hold the scanner 30. A read start switch 32 for starting the function as a tag reader is provided inside the handle 31. The read start switch 32 is turned ON by holding the handle 31, and once it is turned ON, the scanner 30 can read the individual identification information of the medal 21 and the toy identification information of the toy identification IC 27 for a certain period of time. Therefore, if the read start switch 32 is turned ON and reading is not performed within a certain period of time, it automatically turns OFF and reading becomes impossible, thereby preventing battery consumption. In addition, a sound generating unit 34 such as a speaker that emits sounds such as predetermined lines, startup sounds, transformation sounds, and special move sounds, and a light emitting unit 35 consisting of an LED that emits light are provided on the surface, and a vibration unit 36 that vibrates the scanner 30 is provided inside (see FIG. 5).
It is desirable to have a pattern on the surface that corresponds to the image of the hero.

The back surface of the scanner 30 has a locking portion 33 for hooking onto and holding the holding portion 231 (see FIG. 2) of the scanner holder 23 of the belt body 22. The locking portion 33 is rotatable around the upper end portion 331 in a direction away from the back surface (in the direction of arrow A in FIG. 4(B)), and rotates when attached to the scanner holder 23, but is normally biased toward the back surface by a spring member (not shown). This ensures that the scanner 30 locked to the scanner holder 23 will not fall off.

In addition, a transmitting antenna 371 and a receiving antenna 372 are provided on the back surface of the scanner 30. When the scanner 30 reads the individual identification information of the medal 21, the transmitting antenna 371 is controlled by the control unit 40 (described later) to emit radio waves toward the IC tag 26 of the medal 21, and the receiving antenna 372 receives the radio waves and receives the signal emitted from the IC tag 26. In addition, when the scanner 30 reads the toy identification information of the toy identification IC 27, the transmitting antenna 371 is controlled by the control unit 40 (described later) to emit radio waves toward the toy identification IC 27, and the receiving antenna 372 receives the radio waves and receives the signal emitted from the toy identification IC 27.

Figure 5 shows the internal configuration of scanner 30, which is an IC tag reader. As shown in Figure 5, a control unit 40 and a battery 41 are provided inside scanner 30, and are connected via a read start switch 32. Therefore, when read start switch 32 is turned ON, current flows through control unit 40 for a predetermined period of time, and control begins.

The control unit 40 is connected to a transmitting antenna 371 and a receiving antenna 372, and when the reading start switch 32 is turned on, the control unit 40 controls the transmitting antenna 37 to emit radio waves to the IC tag 26 and the toy identification IC 27, and determines the individual identification information and toy identification information represented by the signal emitted from the IC tag 26 of the medal 21 received by the receiving antenna 372 and the signal emitted from the toy identification IC 27 of the medal holder 24, respectively, and stores them in a temporary storage area of the memory 42 described later (i.e., reads the individual identification information and toy identification information). The control unit 40 is connected to the memory 42, and stores voice data for generating sounds such as predetermined lines, startup sounds, transformation sounds, and special move sounds from the sound generation unit 34, light emission data for causing the light emission unit 35 to emit light in a predetermined pattern, and vibration data for causing the vibration unit 36 to vibrate in a predetermined pattern. At least combinations of individual identification information of predetermined medals 21 and operation data for the sound generating unit 34, light emitting unit 35, and vibration unit 36 corresponding to these combinations are stored in advance, but the present invention is not limited to this, and various voice data, light emitting data (light emitting pattern data), and vibration data described later in this embodiment can be stored, as well as various other conceivable data. The memory 42 also has a temporary storage area for temporarily storing the individual identification information and toy identification information of the medals 21 that have been read. The control unit 40 is connected to a drive unit 43, and the drive unit 43 is connected to the sound generating unit 34, light emitting unit 35, and vibration unit 36 described above.

Next, the operation of the belt 20 by the user 10 and the corresponding movement of the belt 20 will be described.
First, the operation of reading the medals 21 will be described with reference to FIG. 6. After starting (step SAS), the desired medals 21 stored in the medal storage unit 28 are taken out and attached to the slots 241, 242, 243 of the medal holder 24 (step SA1). The desired number of medals 21 are attached (step SA2), and when the attachment is completed, the scanner 30 is taken out from the scanner holder 23 (step SA3). The scanner 30 is gripped by the handle 31 with the hand to turn on the reading start switch 32 (step SA4). This causes the control unit 40 to drive the transmission antenna 371 and control the transmission antenna 37 to emit radio waves to the IC tag 26 and the toy identification IC 27. At the same time, the control unit 40 reads out sound data for generating a standby sound from the memory 42 and drives the sound unit 34 to emit the standby sound (step SA5), and the user 10 can know that the scanner 30 can read the individual identification information of the medals 21 and the toy identification information of the medal holder 24. As the standby sound, for example, a sound such as "queen" can be adopted. At this time, it is preferable that the control unit 40 controls the light emitting unit 35 to emit light and the vibration unit 36 to vibrate in response to the standby sound based on the data stored in the memory 42.

If the user 10 does not start reading within a predetermined time after the standby sound is generated (i.e., the reading start switch 32 is turned ON) (step SA6), the control unit 40 turns off the reading start switch 32 and ends (step SA7). Conversely, if the user 10 starts reading within the predetermined time, that is, the user 10 has moved the scanner 30 along the guide section 25 of the medal holder 24 within the predetermined time (step SA8). The control unit 40 recognizes the medal 21 each time it reads one medal 21 (step SA9). That is, when the scanner 30 capable of reading the individual identification information and the toy identification information passes through a reading position (in this embodiment, a position above the guide section 25 and near each slot 241, 242, 243) where the individual identification information of the medal 21 can be read, a current flows in the IC tag 26 in the medal 21 due to the radio waves emitted from the transmission antenna 371 of the scanner 30, and the IC tag 26 emits a signal. The signal emitted from the IC tag 26 is received by the receiving antenna 372. The control unit 40 judges the individual identification information represented by the signal received by the receiving antenna 372. That is, the control unit 40 reads the individual identification information of the medal 21. When the individual identification information of the medal 21 is read, the control unit 40 reads the voice data of the medal recognition sound from the memory 42, drives the sound generating unit 34 to emit the medal recognition sound, and stores the read individual identification information in a temporary storage area of the memory 42. As the medal recognition sound, for example, a "keen" sound can be used when reading a gold medal, and a "keen" sound can be used when reading a silver medal. In addition, since the read individual identification information is stored in the temporary storage area of the memory 42, when two medals 21 are read, the control unit 40 can judge whether the individual identification information of the two read medals 21 represents a gold medal. When it is determined that the individual identification information of two gold medals has been read, the control unit 40 may change the medal recognition sound emitted when the individual identification information of the second gold medal is read, for example by raising the medal recognition sound emitted when the individual identification information of the first gold medal is read, by a semitone. At this time, it is preferable that the control unit 40 controls the light emitting unit 35 to emit light and the vibration unit 36 to vibrate in response to the scan sound based on the data stored in the memory 42.

Then, the scanner 30 is moved along the guide 25, passing a reading position where the individual identification information of the medal 21 can be read, and after reading the individual identification information of all medals 211, 212, 213 inserted in the slots 241, 242, 243, the toy identification IC 27 attached to the medal holder 24 is read (step SA10). That is, by moving the scanner 30 along the guide 25, after reading the individual identification information of the medal 21, the scanner 30 is guided to a toy identification position where the toy identification information of the toy identification IC 27 can be read, and at this time, a current flows in the toy identification IC 27 due to the radio waves emitted from the transmission antenna 371 of the scanner 30, and the toy identification IC 27 emits a signal. The signal emitted from the toy identification IC 27 is received by the receiving antenna 372. The control unit 40 judges the toy identification information represented by the signal received by the receiving antenna 372, and in this embodiment, judges that it is the belt 20. In this way, by moving the scanner 30 along the guide 25, after reading the individual identification information of the medal 21, the toy identification information of the toy identification IC 27 is also read with a natural operation, and the control unit 40 can recognize that the toy being played with together with the scanner 30 is the belt 20. The control unit 40 also stores the read toy identification information in a temporary storage area of the memory 42.

When the toy identification information of the toy identification IC 27 is read, the control unit 40 reads from the memory 42 the sound data for generating a read completion sound (scan completion sound) indicating that the reading of the individual identification information and the toy identification information of the medal 21 has been completed, and drives the sound generator 34 to generate the read completion sound (step SA11). Note that a plurality of pieces of sound data for generating the read completion sound are stored in the memory 42 for each toy identification information of the toy identification IC 27, and the control unit 40 refers to the most recently read toy identification information stored in the temporary storage area of the memory 42 and reads the sound data for generating the corresponding read completion sound from the memory 42. That is, in this embodiment, the sound data for the read completion sound corresponding to the toy identification information of the belt 20 is read. For example, a sound such as "Zukun" can be used. Of course, at this time, it is desirable for the control unit 40 to control the light emitting unit 35 to emit light and the vibration unit 36 to vibrate in response to the read completion sound based on the data stored in the memory 42. Furthermore, since the read completion sound corresponds to the toy identification information, it goes without saying that if the toy identification information is other than the belt 20, a different sound will be output. Next, the control unit 40 refers to the individual identification information of the read first medal 211, second medal 212, and third medal 213 stored in a partial storage area in the memory 42, determines the motif (e.g., hawk, tiger, grasshopper) designated by each individual identification information, reads from the memory 42 sound data for generating a sound corresponding to the motif (e.g., if the motif is a hawk, the sound "hawk", if the motif is a tiger, the sound "tiger", if the motif is a grasshopper, the sound "grasshopper") stored in the memory 42, and drives the sound generator 34 to generate the sound. This completes the reading (step SAE).

Next, the operation based on the individual identification information of the medal 21 that has been read will be described with reference to FIG.
In the program's setup, the hero's transformation mode changes depending on the contents of the medal read by the scanner (for example, the transformation mode of the head, chest, and legs changes depending on the motif specified by the medal), and the scanner emits the sound of the transformation. To reproduce this, the control unit 40 first refers to the toy identification information of the toy identification IC 27 stored in the temporary storage area of the memory 42 (step SB1). In this embodiment, the toy identification information stored in the temporary storage area of the memory 42 represents the belt 20, so the "combination of the individual identification information of the medals 211, 212, and 213" is compared with the "combination of the individual identification information of a specific medal 21" previously stored in the memory 42 for the belt 20, and a determination is made as to whether or not they match (step SB2). If it is determined that the combination of the individual identification information of the read medals 21 does not match a predetermined combination (including cases where the number of individual identification information of the read medals 21 is less than the number that constitutes a predetermined combination (for example, when the predetermined combination consists of a combination of three individual identification information (three medals) and only one or two pieces of individual identification information (one or two medals))), the control unit 40 reads out sound data for generating a normal transformation sound, such as "Dween", from the memory 42, and drives the sound generation unit 34 to output the sound (step SB3).

On the other hand, if it is determined in step SB2 that the combination matches a predetermined combination, the control unit 40 reads data from the memory 42 for generating a special transformation sound stored in the memory 42 for that predetermined combination, for example, if the medals 211, 212, and 213 are "hawk,""tiger," and "grasshopper," the initials of the characters are "ta-to-ba, ta-to-ba, ta-to-ba," and drives the sound generator 34 to output the sound (step SB4). At this time, it is preferable that the control unit 40 controls the light emitting unit 35 to emit light and the vibration unit 36 to vibrate in accordance with the transformation sound based on the data stored in the memory 42.
It does not matter the order in which the medals 211, 212, 213 are attached to the medal holder 24, as long as the combination of individual identification information read is the same, it is determined to be the same combination (i.e., whether the individual identification information is read in the order hawk, tiger, grasshopper, or hawk, grasshopper, tiger, it is determined to be the same combination of individual identification information of hawk, tiger, grasshopper). In this way, even if the user is a child and the medals are attached to the medal holder 24 in the wrong order, the user can enjoy the output of the special transformation sound.

Also, the user 10 may read the individual identification information of the medal 21 and the toy identification information of the toy identification IC 27 again with the scanner 30 within a predetermined time (e.g., 3 minutes) after the normal transformation sound or the special transformation sound is output (step SB5). If the user 10 reads the individual identification information of the medal 21 and the toy identification information of the toy identification IC 27 again with the scanner 30 within the predetermined time, the medal is recognized each time it is read (step SB6) and the toy identification IC 27 is read (step SB7) in the same manner as described above. Then, the control unit 40 compares the individual identification information and toy identification information stored in the temporary storage area in the memory 42 with the individual identification information and toy identification information newly read and stored in the temporary storage area, and determines whether they match (step SB8). If it is determined that they match, the medal 21 is read again without being replaced, so sound data that generates a corresponding reading completion sound is read from the memory, and the sound generating unit 34 is driven to output the reading completion sound (step SB9). Furthermore, in response to the fact that the control unit 40 has performed another reading without replacing the medal 21, this time instead of the transformation sound, it reads out the sound data for emitting the sound of a special move, for example, "Scanning Charge Rider Kick" from the memory 42, and drives the sound generator 34 to output the sound (step SB10).
On the other hand, if the control unit 40 does not re-read the individual identification information, etc. within a specified time in step SB5, it erases the individual identification information, etc. stored in the temporary storage area of memory 42 and terminates (step SB12). Also, if it is determined in step SB8 that the individual identification information and toy identification information stored in the temporary storage area of memory 42 do not match the individual identification information and toy identification information newly read and stored in the temporary storage area, this means that the user 10 has replaced the medal 21 and performed a new reading, so the individual identification information and toy identification information stored in the temporary storage area of memory 42 are overwritten and updated with the newly read individual identification information and toy identification information, and the process returns to step SA11 in Figure 6 (arrow A) and outputs a reading completion sound corresponding to the newly read toy identification information.

According to the first embodiment of the belt 20 of the present invention described above, the belt main body 22 has slots 241, 242, 243 that exchangeably support the medals 211, 212, 213 from which the scanner 30 reads individual identification information, so that the individual identification information to be read can be easily changed by exchanging the medals 211, 212, 213.
In addition, the toy body 22 has a guide section 25 that guides the scanner 30 to pass through a reading position where the individual identification information can be read when the scanner 30 reads the individual identification information, so that the scanner 30 can reliably read the individual identification information.
Furthermore, the toy body 22 is provided with a toy identification IC 27 having toy identification information for distinguishing the toy body 22 from other toy bodies, and the scanner 30 can reliably identify the toy body 22 by moving along the guide section 25. This allows the drive section 43 to be driven according to a combination of the read individual identification information and the toy identification information, making it possible to adopt a mode specific to the belt 20, and to provide a varied and interesting belt 20.

The medal holder 24 has multiple slots 241, 242, and 243 that interchangeably support the medals 211, 212, and 213, so that multiple medals 21 can be used. The guide unit 25 also guides the scanner 30 to a reading position where the individual identification information of the medals 21 in all of the slots 241, 242, and 243 can be read, so that the individual identification information of all of the medals 21 can be reliably read.

In addition, when the multiple individual identification information pieces read by the scanner 30 are a predetermined combination, the drive unit 43 adopts a special drive mode that corresponds to the combination, which can give a surprise to the user, etc.

In addition, the drive unit 43 can drive at least one of the sound generating unit 34, the light emitting unit 35, and the vibration unit 36 to produce sound, light, vibration, or a combination of these, thereby surprising the user, etc.

In addition, because the individual identification information and toy identification information are written to the tiny IC tag 26 and toy identification IC 27, the IC tag 26 and toy identification IC 27 can be embedded in the desired position without changing the design of the medal 21 or medal holder 24. The scanner 30 reads the information by contacting or not contacting the IC tag 26 of the medal 21 and the toy identification IC 27 of the belt body 22.

Second Embodiment
Next, a toy weapon 50 according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. Note that the same reference numerals are used to designate parts common to the belt 20 according to the first embodiment described above, and duplicated descriptions will be omitted.
8, the toy weapon 50 is modeled after one used by the hero in battle in accordance with the setting of the program, and includes a weapon body 51 and a medal 21. The medal 21, which is an identifiable member to which individual identification information has been assigned, is attached to the weapon body 51, and the individual identification information is read from the attached medal 21 by a scanner 30, which is a reading body, and a predetermined form is adopted based on the read information.

The weapon body 51 has a handle 52 that is held by the user 10, and a blade 53 that is continuous with the handle 52. The blade 53 has a slot 54 that serves as a support for supporting the medals 21 in an exchangeable manner, and at the end of the slot 54, storage chambers 541, 542, and 543 are provided as supports for storing the medals 21. The storage chambers 541, 542, and 543 are connected to each other, and the medals 21 can be moved between the storage chambers. A microswitch 55 that counts the number of medals 21 inserted into the slot 54 is provided near the medal insertion opening of the slot 54, and the drive control unit described below keeps track of the number of medals 21 inserted depending on the number of times that the medals 21 inserted into the slot 54 turn on the microswitch 55.

A guide section 56 is provided on the side of the blade section 53, along the storage chambers 541, 542, and 543. Near the tip of the guide section 56, a toy identification IC 57 is provided that has toy identification information indicating that it is a weapon 50, rather than the belt 20 shown in the first embodiment. The toy identification IC 57 is embedded so that it cannot be seen from the outside.

The weapon 50 also has a drive control unit, a memory connected to the drive control unit, and a battery (all not shown), and the drive control unit is connected to a drive switch 59 provided on the handle 52, a sound generating unit 61 equipped with a speaker or the like to generate sound, a light emitting unit 62 equipped with an LED or the like to emit light, and the microswitch 55 described above. A physical switch 58 is provided on the base end side of the guide unit 56, which comes into contact with the scanner 30 and turns ON when the scanner 30 is placed on the guide unit 56, and the drive control unit is also connected to this physical switch 58. The memory also stores voice data and light emission pattern data for the drive control unit to drive the sound generating unit 61 and the light emitting unit 62 to output sound and emit light, and also has a count memory area that stores the number of times the microswitch 55 described above has been turned ON (i.e., the number of medals 21 inserted). Furthermore, the memory has a physical switch state storage area that stores information that the physical switch 58 is turned ON, and when the physical switch 58 is pressed down to turn ON, the drive control unit stores information indicating that the physical switch 58 is turned ON in this physical switch state storage area. However, if a predetermined time has passed since the drive control unit stored the information indicating that the physical switch 58 is turned ON, the drive control unit erases the information.

In the above configuration, when the user 10 presses the drive switch 59, the drive control unit reads the data stored in the memory in response, and drives the sound generator 62 and the light emitter 64 to output sound and emit light based on the read data. Note that multiple pieces of sound data and light emission pattern data may be stored in the memory according to the number of times the microswitch 55 has been turned on (the number of medals 21 inserted), and when the drive switch 59 is pressed, the count storage area in the memory may be referenced to read data according to the number of times the microswitch 55 has been turned on (the number of medals 61 inserted) from the memory. For example, the more times the microswitch 55 has been turned on (the number of medals 21 inserted), the more powerful the sound may be. Furthermore, the above-mentioned sound data and light emission pattern data may be stored in a memory in multiple pieces depending on whether or not information indicating that the physical switch 58 is turned on is stored in the physical switch state storage area, and when the user 10 presses the drive switch 59, the drive control unit may refer to the physical switch state storage area and read data from the memory depending on whether or not information indicating that the physical switch 58 is turned on is stored in the physical switch state storage area. As a result, the data read from the memory changes depending on whether or not a reading operation by the scanner 30 has been performed on the weapon 50. For example, when a reading operation by the scanner 30 has not been performed (when information indicating that the physical switch 58 is turned on is not stored in the physical switch state storage area), a normal attack sound is output, and when a reading operation by the scanner 30 has been performed (when information indicating that the physical switch 58 is turned on is stored in the physical switch state storage area), a more powerful special attack sound representing a special move can be output. At this time, the normal attack sound and the special attack sound may be changed as described above depending on the number of times the microswitch 55 is turned on (the number of medals 21 inserted).

Next, the operation of the user 10 reading the medal 21 with the weapon 50, the operation of the scanner 30 associated therewith, the operation of the weapon 50, and the generation of the special move sound will be described with reference to FIG.
After starting (step SCS), the medals 21 stored in the medal storage section 28 of the belt 20 are removed and inserted sequentially into the slots 54 of the weapon 50 (step SC1). The microswitch 55 counts the number of inserted medals 21 (step SC2). More specifically, each time the microswitch 55 is turned on by the passage of a medal 21, the drive control section connected to the microswitch 55 updates the count storage area in the memory, thereby counting the number of inserted medals 21. After the desired number of medals 21 have been attached and the attachment is completed (step SC3), the scanner 30 is removed from the scanner holder 23 of the belt 20 (step SC4).

When the reader puts his/her hand into the handle 31 of the scanner 30 and holds it to turn on the read start switch 32, the control unit 40 drives the transmission antenna 371 to control the transmission antenna 37 to emit radio waves to the IC tag 26 and the toy identification IC 57, as in the first embodiment. At the same time, the control unit 40 reads out the voice data of the standby sound from the memory 42 and drives the sound unit 34 to emit the standby sound, so that the user 10 can know that the scanner 30 can read the individual identification information of the medal 21 and the toy identification information of the toy identification IC 57. Then, the user 10 moves the scanner 30 along the guide unit 56 in this state (step SC5). At this time, the scanner 30 touches the physical switch 58 and turns it ON (step SC6), and the drive control unit of the weapon 50 connected to the physical switch 58 stores information indicating that the physical switch 58 has been turned ON in the physical switch state storage area in the memory. Then, the IC tag 26 of the medal 21 and the toy identification IC 57 of the weapon 50 are read (step SC7). That is, as in the first embodiment, when the scanner 30 capable of reading the individual identification information and toy identification information passes through a reading position (in this embodiment, a position above the guide unit 56 and near the storage chambers 541, 542, and 543) capable of reading the individual identification information of the medal 21, a current flows through the IC tag 26 in the medal 21 due to radio waves emitted from the transmission antenna 371 of the scanner 30, and the IC tag 26 emits a signal. The signal emitted from the IC tag 26 is received by the reception antenna 372. The control unit 40 determines the individual identification information represented by the signal received by the reception antenna 372. That is, the control unit 40 reads the individual identification information of the medal 21. Furthermore, when the individual identification information of the medal 21 is read, the control unit 40 reads the sound data of the scan sound from the memory 42, drives the sound unit 34 to emit a medal recognition sound, and stores the read individual identification information in a temporary storage area of the memory 42. Then, after passing through a reading position where the individual identification information of the medals 21 can be read and reading the individual identification information of all medals 21 inserted in the storage chambers 541, 542, and 543, the scanner 30 is guided by the guide unit 56 to a toy identification position where the toy identification information of the toy identification IC 57 can be read, and at this time, a current flows through the toy identification IC 57 due to radio waves emitted from the transmission antenna 371 of the scanner 30, and the toy identification IC 57 emits a signal. The signal emitted from the toy identification IC 57 is received by the receiving antenna 372. The control unit 40 determines the toy identification information represented by the signal received by the receiving antenna 372, and in this embodiment, determines that it is a weapon 50. The control unit 40 also stores the read toy identification information in a temporary storage area of the memory 42.

Then, the control unit 40 refers to the toy identification information (i.e., the toy identification information representing the weapon 50) of the toy identification IC 57 stored in the temporary storage area of the memory 42, reads data for generating a reading completion sound corresponding to the toy identification information representing the weapon 50 from the memory 42, and drives the sound generating unit 34 to generate the reading completion sound (step SC8). Note that the reading completion sound corresponding to the toy identification information representing the weapon 50 is a different sound (e.g., a lower-pitched sound, etc.) from the reading completion sound corresponding to the toy identification information representing the belt 20. Therefore, even if the individual identification information of the read medal 21 is the same, the reading completion sound can be made different depending on whether the toy identification information read thereafter is that of the belt 20 or the weapon 50. Also, if the medal 21 is configured to be supported by the support unit on the toy as in this embodiment, the reading completion sound can be made different depending on the toy supporting the medal 21 during the reading operation. Also, the subsequent operation of the scanner 30 is different from the case where the reading operation is performed on the belt 20 in the first embodiment as shown below. In other words, the scanner 30 not only changes the read completion sound depending on the toy identification information read, but also changes the operation that follows the read completion sound.

Now, the operation after the reading completion sound is output will be described with reference to FIG. 10. The control unit 40 refers to the temporary storage area in the memory 42 (step SD1), determines the number of individual identification information of the medals 21 stored (step SD2), reads data from the memory 42 that generates a special move sound according to the number of individual identification information, and drives the sound generator 34 to output the special move sound (step SD3). That is, when there is one individual identification information stored (i.e., when there is one medal 21 from which the individual identification information has been read), it generates a sound "single scanning charge", when there are two, it generates a sound "double scanning charge", and when there are three, it generates a sound "triple scanning charge". In this way, the scanner 30 performs an operation different from the operation when the reading operation is performed with the belt 20 of the first embodiment (outputting a sound according to the motif of each medal and outputting a transformation sound according to the combination of the medals, etc.).

In addition, when the user 10 turns on the drive switch 59 of the weapon 50 after the special attack sound is generated (step SD4), the drive control unit of the weapon 50 refers to the physical switch state storage area in the memory and determines whether or not information indicating that the physical switch 58 is turned on is stored (step SD5). If it is determined that information indicating that the physical switch 58 is turned on is stored, data corresponding to the information indicating that the physical switch 58 is turned on (e.g., data for performing a special attack, etc.) is read from the memory, and the sound generation unit 61 and the light emission unit 62 are driven to output sound and emit light based on the read data (step SD6). Also, if it is determined in step SD5 that information indicating that the physical switch 58 is turned on is not stored, data corresponding to the information indicating that the physical switch 58 is turned on (e.g., data for performing a normal attack, etc.) is read from the memory, and the sound generation unit 61 and the light emission unit 62 are driven to output sound and emit light based on the read data (step SD7). This allows the sound etc. generated from the weapon 50 when the user 10 presses the drive switch 59 to be changed before the scanner 30 reads the individual identification information of the medal 21 (before the physical switch 58 is pressed), i.e. before the special move sound is generated from the scanner 30, and after reading it (after the physical switch 58 is pressed), i.e. after the special move sound is generated from the scanner 30; that is, in the former case, a normal attack sound is generated instead of a special move sound, and in the latter case, a more powerful special move sound representative of a special move is generated.

In addition, when the drive switch 59 is turned ON by the user 10, the drive control unit can refer to the count storage area at the same time as the physical switch state storage area of the memory 42, and the data read from the memory 42 can further be data corresponding to the number of times the microswitch 55 has been turned ON (the number of medals 61 inserted) stored in the count storage area. This allows the control unit 40 to read data corresponding to the number of times the microswitch 55 has been turned ON stored in the count storage area from the memory 42 in response to the information indicating that the physical switch 59 has been turned ON being stored in the physical switch state storage area. The number of times the microswitch 55 was turned on, stored in the count memory area, should match the number of individual identification information of the read medals 21 stored in the temporary memory area of the memory 42 of the scanner 30, so after the scanner 30 outputs a sound corresponding to the number of individual identification information (for example, "triple scanning charge," which is the sound when three are stored), when the user 10 turns on the drive switch 59, the special attack sound output from the weapon 50 will also correspond to the number of medals 21 inserted (for example, the microswitch 55 was turned on three times), so both the sound output by the scanner 30 and the sound output by the weapon 50 can correspond to the number of medals 21.

The weapon 50 of the second embodiment of the present invention described above can provide the same effect as the belt 20 of the first embodiment described above, and the individual identification information assigned can be easily changed by replacing the medal 21, providing an interesting weapon 50 with plenty of variety.

The above describes in detail preferred embodiments of the present invention, but the toy according to the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment, and various modifications and variations are possible within the scope of the gist of the present invention described in the claims.

In addition, in the above embodiment, the case where three coins 21 are used is illustrated, but there is no limitation on the number of coins 21. In addition, the combination of transformations can be set arbitrarily.
In the above embodiment, the case where the RFID tag is used for non-contact scanning is exemplified, but the present invention is also applicable to a contact type.
Furthermore, although a passive type has been exemplified as the IC tag 26 of the coin 21, it is also possible to use an active type in which a battery is built into the coin 21.

20 Belt (toy)
21 Medal (identifiable member)
22 Belt body (toy body)
24 Medal holder (support)
241, 242, 243 Slot (support part)
25 Guide section 27, 57 Toy identification IC (toy identification section)
30 Scanner (reading device)
34 Sound generating unit 35 Light emitting unit 36 Vibration unit 43 Driving unit 50 Weapon (toy)
51 Weapon body (toy body)
54 Slot (support)
541, 542, 543 Storage chamber (support part)
56 Information Department

Claims (2)

A toy body that is worn or held by a user;
A plurality of identified members each having individual identification information attached thereto;
a reading unit that reads the individual identification information from the plurality of identified members;
a drive unit having at least one of a sound generating unit, a light emitting unit, and a vibration unit;
an operation data storage unit that stores operation data of the driving unit corresponding to the individual identification information;
In the toy body, the identifiable member can be positioned at a position relative to the reading unit where the individual identification information can be read by the reading unit,
a control unit capable of reading out from the operation data storage unit operation data of the driving unit corresponding to the plurality of individual identification information read by the reading unit, and driving the driving unit based on the read operation data;
the action data storage unit stores recognition action data that is output when the individual identification information is read by the reading unit,
the control unit is capable of reading out the recognition operation data when the individual identification information is read by the reading unit from the operation data storage unit, and driving the drive unit based on the read recognition operation data , and is also capable of determining that the first read individual identification information and the second read individual identification information have a predetermined relationship;
When the control unit determines that the first read individual identification information and the second read individual identification information have a predetermined relationship, a driving mode of the drive unit based on the recognition operation data is different between when the first individual identification information is read and when the second individual identification information is read.
A toy characterized by: 2. The toy according to claim 1, wherein the individual identification information is written in an IC tag, and the reading unit is an IC tag reader.

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