JP2003033585A - Video phone toys - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Problem] To provide a videophone toy providing a two-way communication function by transmitting and receiving an infrared signal between a unit connected to a television and a mobile phone toy. The present invention relates to a videophone toy. That is, the configuration comprises a unit connected to the television, a mobile phone toy, and the unit comprises an infrared transmitting / receiving means, a storage means storing video data in advance, and a control means for controlling these means, Further, the mobile phone toy comprises an infrared transmitting / receiving means, a storage means storing voice data in advance, and a control means for controlling these means, and transmits / receives an infrared signal between the unit and the mobile phone toy. Thus, a bidirectional communication function is provided.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention has a two-way communication function that enables conversation with an image displayed on a television using a mobile phone toy and answers a quiz problem by transmitting and receiving an infrared signal. Regarding videophone toys.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a toy body is connected to a TV via a lead wire, and while watching the characters projected on the screen of the TV, the characters can be learned, the words can be understood, the stroke order can be learned, etc. Educational toys with the functions of are known. However, recently, due to the remarkable spread of mobile phones, many mobile phone toys have been developed in the world of children,
Children are pleased to have a simulated experience of conversation using this. However, most mobile phone toys have predetermined voice data stored in advance, and when the button on the toy body is operated, the voice stored in the storage unit is simply output, and the conversation that the telephone originally has. In terms of function, it was not satisfactory.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art. By transmitting and receiving an infrared signal between a unit connected to a television and a mobile phone toy, both are realized. The purpose is to provide a communication function for communication.

[0004]

The present invention comprises a unit connected to a television and a mobile telephone toy, the unit including infrared transmitting / receiving means, storage means for storing image data in advance, and these means. The mobile phone toy includes infrared transmitting / receiving means, storage means for storing voice data in advance, and control means for controlling these means, and the unit and the mobile phone toy. It is characterized by having a bidirectional communication function by transmitting and receiving an infrared signal between the two.

According to the present invention, for example, when the power switch of the unit connected to the TV and the main body of the mobile phone toy is turned on, a ring tone sounds in the phone toy, and when the child presses the receiving button like a real phone, the TV The image of the person who called is displayed on the screen of, and when the child responds "Hello,"
The toy body outputs a sound suitable for the image displayed on the TV screen, so that the child can experience the sensation as if he or she were talking directly to the TV image.

According to the invention of claim 1, the portable telephone toy has a function of receiving an infrared signal transmitted from a unit connected to a television, and the portable telephone toy has a function of a ring tone. It is characterized by that.

According to the present invention, an infrared signal can be transmitted and received between a unit connected to a television and a mobile phone toy, and a ringing sound is produced on the phone itself, so that the player can play like a real mobile phone. You can Further, the type of ringing tone can be selected by button operation of the select button by storing some types of sound data in the storage means in advance.

According to the invention of claim 1 or 2, the present invention has a function of allowing the unit to receive an infrared signal transmitted from the portable telephone toy, and a television set is controlled by a control signal from the unit. It is characterized by having a function of outputting an image on the screen.

According to the present invention, when a unit connected to a television receives an infrared signal from a mobile phone toy, an image is displayed on the screen of the television. That is, when a ring tone sounds on the mobile phone toy and the child presses the reception button like a real phone, an infrared signal is transmitted to the unit, and when this is received, the video data stored in the storage means of the unit is displayed. It is output on the TV screen, and the child can know who is calling by watching the TV screen.

Furthermore, in the present invention according to any one of claims 1 to 3, voice data and video data are stored in advance in the storage means of the unit side, and an infrared signal transmitted from the portable telephone toy is transmitted. It is characterized in that the unit is provided with a function of receiving and outputting an image on a television screen according to a control signal from the unit and outputting an audio.

According to the present invention, when the unit connected to the television receives the infrared signal from the mobile phone toy, not only the image is displayed on the screen of the television, but also the sound is output together with the image. This makes the child feel as if he or she is actually calling to the TV.

According to the present invention according to any one of claims 1 to 4, a sound sensor is provided on the mobile phone toy, and the sound sensor detects an external sound, so that the sound from the mobile phone toy is detected. It is characterized by having a function of calling the voice data stored in the storage unit and outputting the voice by the control signal.

According to the present invention, for example, when the portable telephone toy makes a ringing sound, the child pushes the reception button like a real telephone and responds "Hello". When the sound sensor detects this external sound, the voice of the image displayed on the TV screen is output from the mobile phone toy.

In the present invention according to any one of claims 1 to 5, the select button is provided on the portable telephone toy, and character data is stored in advance in the storage means on the unit side. It is characterized by having a function of selecting a favorite menu from a plurality of menu screens by selecting and operating.

According to the present invention, like a real telephone, there are a plurality of menu screens, and a desired menu can be selected. Then, this operation is performed by pressing the select button.

Further, in the present invention according to claim 6, the menu selected from the plurality of menu screens is a quiz, and an answer consisting of a question and an option of the quiz is sent by a control signal from the unit. When the select button of the mobile phone toy is selected and operated, the correctness of the answer is output as video or audio on the screen of the television by the control signal from the unit. It is characterized by having a function to be performed.

According to the present invention, there is a "quiz" menu in a plurality of menu screens, and a quiz question and an answer with options are displayed on the screen of the television. Children do this by pressing the select button to select the answer to the mobile phone toy question.

[0018]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a videophone toy. That is, the structure is composed of a unit connected to a television and a mobile phone toy, and the unit is composed of infrared transmitting / receiving means, storage means for storing image data in advance, and control means for controlling these means, The mobile phone toy is composed of infrared transmitting / receiving means, storage means for storing voice data in advance, and control means for controlling these means, and transmits / receives infrared signals between the unit and the mobile phone toy. Therefore, it has a bidirectional communication function.

[0019]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a relationship between a unit used in the present invention and a mobile phone. The unit 1 (television side unit) connected to the television has an infrared transmitting section 11 for transmitting an infrared signal, an infrared receiving section 12 for receiving the infrared signal, and various data such as voice data, video data and character data in advance. Storage unit 13 stored
And an infrared transmission unit, a reception unit, and a control unit 14 that controls the storage unit. On the other hand, the mobile phone toy 2 has an infrared receiving section 21 for receiving an infrared signal, an infrared transmitting section 22 for transmitting an infrared signal, a storage section 23 for storing voice data in advance, and a plurality of menu screens. A select button 24 for selecting a favorite menu or selecting an answer to a quiz question, a speaker 25 for outputting voice, a microphone 26 (sound sensor) for detecting external sound, and controlling these parts. And a control unit 27 for controlling.

FIG. 2 is a flow chart showing an example of a conversation mode performed by the two-way communication function between the television unit and the mobile phone toy used in the present invention. In order to perform the conversation mode (step 200) by the two-way communication function, first, the lead wire 10 of the unit 1 is connected to the video terminal of the television, and then the power switch of the TV side unit is turned on in step 201. And step 202
Then, turn on the power switch of the mobile phone toy. When the power switch on the toy side is turned on in step 202, the input signal is controlled by the control unit 27, the sound data stored in the storage unit 23 is called, and the ring tone of the telephone call shown in step 203 is output via the speaker 25. Is output. Then, in step 204, it is determined whether the receive button has been pressed. This is to allow the child to press the receive button like a real phone. If the result of determination is that the receive button has not been pressed, the ring tone continues to ring on the telephone. When the receive button is pressed, step 2
Go to 05 and the image will be displayed on the TV. For example, a video of a character. Then, it progresses to step 206 and it is judged whether the sound sensor 26 (microphone) responded. That is, at the same time the child presses the receive button,
Reply "Hello". It is determined whether this sound is detected by the sound sensor. When the sound sensor does not respond in step 206, the process returns to step 205, and the image is still displayed on the television screen. When the sound sensor responds, the process proceeds to step 207, the voice is output from the speaker 25 of the toy body, and it is possible to obtain a feeling of being in a conversation with the image on the television. When the microphone 26 detects an external sound "Hello", the input signal is controlled by the control unit 27, and then the sound data stored in the storage unit 23 is called and the sound of the TV image is output through the speaker 25. Output as. When the conversation is over, proceed to step 208 and turn off the power switch of the mobile phone toy.
Then, the process goes to step 209 and the power switch of the TV unit is also turned off. This ends the conversation mode by the bidirectional communication function between the television image and the mobile phone toy.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing an example of the menu mode by the two-way communication function performed between the television unit used in the present invention and the portable telephone toy. In order to perform the menu mode 300 by the two-way communication function, first, the power switch of the TV side unit is turned on in step 301, and the power switch of the mobile phone toy is also turned on in step 302. When the power switch on the toy side is turned on in step 302, the input signal is controlled by the control unit 27, the voice data stored in the storage unit 23 is called, and the ring tone for the telephone call shown in step 303 is output via the speaker 25. Is output. Then, the process proceeds to step 304, and it is determined whether or not the mode button has been pressed.
This is provided with a mode button so that a child can select a favorite menu from a plurality of menu screens like a real phone. If the result of determination is that the mode button has not been pressed, it means that the phone is continuously ringing. When the mode button is pressed, the process proceeds to step 305, and a quiz question is displayed on the screen of the television, for example.
At this time, it is possible to output the question sentence by voice on the television side or the mobile phone toy side together with the screen display. Then, the process proceeds to step 306, and three answers of choices are displayed on the screen of the television. Then, in step 307, it is determined whether or not the select button has been pressed on this answer screen. If the result of determination is that the select button has not been pressed, processing returns to step 306, and the answer to the option remains displayed on the screen of the television. If the select button is pressed in step 307, the process proceeds to step 308,
The correct or incorrect display is displayed on the screen of the TV as characters and images. When the quiz ends, go to step 309 and turn off the power switch of the mobile phone, and step 3
Go to step 10 and turn off the power switch of the TV unit. This completes the menu mode by the bidirectional communication function between the television image and the mobile phone toy.

FIG. 4 shows a use state of the present invention, and shows a situation in which a child uses a mobile phone toy to talk with a television image. FIG. 5 shows a mobile phone toy used in the present invention. The lead wire 10 of the unit 1 having an infrared communication function is connected to a video terminal provided on the rear surface of the television, and an infrared transmitter 1 for transmitting and receiving an infrared signal is provided on the front surface of the unit.
1, a receiver 12 is provided. Further, inside the unit, there are provided a storage unit 13 in which various data such as audio data, video data, and character data are stored in advance, and a control unit 14 for controlling the infrared transmission unit, the reception unit, and the storage unit. It is stored. On the other hand, the mobile phone toy 2 is formed in a shape similar to that of a real telephone, and an infrared receiving portion 21 and an infrared transmitting portion 22 for transmitting and receiving an infrared signal are arranged in the antenna portion of the real telephone. . Also, select button 24, speaker 2 at the same position as a real phone
5 and a microphone 26 are provided respectively. In addition, a storage unit 23 in which voice data is stored in advance and a control unit 27 for controlling the infrared transmission unit, the reception unit and the storage unit are housed inside the mobile phone toy.

Under such a structure, the child first turns on the power switch of the television unit 1, then holds the portable telephone toy body 2 in his hand and turns on the power switch 28. In this state, nothing appears on the TV screen. afterwards,
The toy of the telephone toy sounds, and the child presses the receive button 29 like a real telephone. When the child presses the receive button 29, an infrared signal is transmitted from the mobile phone toy to the TV unit 1, and a bear image is displayed on the screen of the TV. Then, a conversation by telephone is held between the bear on the TV screen and the child. When the child speaks into the microphone, the sound sensor randomly outputs Kuma's words. As described above, the present invention is a videophone toy having a bidirectional communication function.

[0024]

The present invention is carried out in the form described above, and has the following effects.

The present invention is a television provided with a two-way communication function that enables conversation with an image projected on a television using a mobile phone toy and answers a quiz question by transmitting and receiving an infrared signal. Telephone toys can be provided.

Further, according to the present invention, the telephone can be called, and the type of the ring tone can be selected, so that the telephone can be played like a real telephone.

According to the present invention, a ringing tone sounds on the telephone, and when the receiving button is pressed like a real telephone, the image of the calling person is displayed on the screen of the television.
A child can know who is calling by looking at the TV screen.

Further, according to the present invention, not only the image is displayed on the screen of the television, but also the sound is output from the image, so that the child feels as if he / she is actually talking to the television by telephone.

Further, according to the present invention, when a ringing tone sounds on the telephone and the receive button is pressed and then, for example, "Hello" is answered, the sound sensor detects this sound and the voice of the image projected on the TV screen is displayed. You can hear it through the speaker on the main unit.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a relationship between a TV unit used in the present invention and a mobile phone toy.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an example of a conversation mode performed by the bidirectional communication function of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an example of a menu mode performed by the bidirectional communication function of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a use state of a television and a mobile phone toy to which lead wires of a unit used in the present invention are connected.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a mobile phone toy used in the present invention.

[Simple explanation of symbols]

1 unit 2 Mobile phone toys 10 lead wire 11 Infrared transmitter 12 Infrared receiver 13 Storage 14 Control unit 21 Infrared receiver 22 Infrared transmitter 23 Memory 24 Select button 25 speakers 26 microphone 27 Control unit

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A unit connected to a television and a mobile phone toy, which comprises infrared transmitting / receiving means, storage means for storing image data in advance, and control means for controlling these means. The mobile phone toy is composed of infrared transmitting / receiving means, storage means for storing voice data in advance, and control means for controlling these means, and transmits / receives infrared signals between the unit and the mobile phone toy. By doing so, a videophone toy characterized by having a two-way communication function. 2. The video phone according to claim 1, wherein the mobile phone toy has a function of receiving an infrared signal transmitted from the unit, and the mobile phone toy has a ring tone function. toy. 3. The unit according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the unit has a function of receiving an infrared signal transmitted from the mobile phone toy, and a video is output to a television screen by a control signal from the unit. A videophone toy featuring features. 4. The unit according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein voice data and video data are stored in advance in the storage means on the unit side, and the unit receives an infrared signal transmitted from the mobile phone toy, A videophone toy, which is provided with a function of outputting an image on a screen of a television and a sound by a control signal from the unit. 5. The storage unit according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a sound sensor is provided on the mobile phone toy, and the sound sensor detects an external sound to generate a control signal from the mobile phone toy. Recall the voice data stored in
A videophone toy characterized by having a function of outputting sound. 6. A portable telephone toy according to claim 1, wherein a select button is provided on the portable telephone toy, and character data is stored in advance in the storage means of the unit side, and the select button is selected and operated. A videophone toy characterized by having the function to select a favorite menu from multiple menu screens. 7. The menu according to claim 6, wherein the menu selected from the plurality of menu screens is a quiz, and an answer consisting of questions and options of the quiz is output to the screen of the television by a control signal from the unit. It has a function, and by selecting and operating the select button of the mobile phone toy, the correctness of the answer is output as a video or a sound on the screen of the television by a control signal from the unit. A videophone toy characterized by this.