WO2009143727A1

WO2009143727A1 - Interactive toy

Info

Publication number: WO2009143727A1
Application number: PCT/CN2009/071311
Authority: WO
Inventors: 李卫伟
Original assignee: 北京华旗资讯数码科技有限公司
Priority date: 2008-05-30
Filing date: 2009-04-16
Publication date: 2009-12-03

Abstract

An interactive toy comprises an interactive article (2) and a doll (1), wherein, a mini image code (21) corresponding to the interactive article (2) or a literal/graph (22) content on the interactive article (2) is provided on a surface of the interactive article (2). The doll (1) enables to invoke a media file corresponding to the identified interactive article (2) or the literal/graph (22) content on the interactive article (2) by micro identifying the mini image code (21), and play the media file for output.

Description

Interactive toys

The present invention relates to an interactive toy, and more particularly to an interactive toy that realizes user interaction by encoding and identifying miniature images. Background technique

With the continuous improvement of people's living standards, toys have become an indispensable item for children and adolescents. The various dolls on the market are not only cute but also more diverse. Children in all ages can affect the development of children's intelligence and psychology to varying degrees in the process of playing toys. Because of this, parents hope that toys can better guide children's development. Therefore, let toys interact with children. It is a problem that toy manufacturers need to solve.

However, among the various toys available, the toy of the doll type is easy to be close to children, but it is not interactive. Although the toy of the game model is interactive, it is not easy to be close to children in appearance, and higher cost.

In addition, in the prior art, the micro image coding technology for reading the surface of an object by using an optical reading device has become increasingly mature. Please refer to the Chinese patent of Patent No. ZL02122633. 4, the invention name is: Method for producing image index and application image index Processing system, the patent discloses in detail a device for recognizing miniature image coding, which can set a lattice of up to 13950 dots per square centimeter, so the micro image coding has difficulty in being recognized by the human eye. Features, without affecting the recognition of other text or graphics on the surface of the object. Summary of the invention

The object of the present invention is to provide an interactive toy of a novel structure, and the technical problem to be solved is to enable the toy to interact with the user.

The object of the present invention and solving the technical problems thereof are achieved by the following technical solutions. An interactive toy according to the invention, comprising an interactive item and a doll, wherein the interactive item surface is provided with a miniature image code corresponding to the interactive item or the text/graphic content on the interactive item; The doll can retrieve a media file corresponding to the recognized interactive item or the text/graphic content on the interactive item by microscopic recognition micro image encoding, and play the output of the media file.

The interactive toy, wherein the miniature image coding and the interactive item are in one-to-one correspondence.

The interactive toy, wherein the media file is a media file corresponding to an interactive item represented by the miniature image code or a text/graphic content on the interactive item. The interactive toy, wherein the interactive item has a text or a figure recognizable by a human eye, and the set micro image encoding does not hinder the human eye from recognizing the text or the graphic.

The interactive toy, wherein the interactive item is set to a card or patch shape.

The interactive toy, wherein the miniature image encoding is composed of a plurality of micro image units, and different micro image encodings are distinguished by a combination of a plurality of micro image units in each micro image encoding, and the plurality of micro images are encoded. The combination of image units forms tiny patterns that are not recognized by the human eye.

The interactive toy, wherein the doll has a doll shape, the doll is provided with an optical module for obtaining an optical image of the microscopic magnification of the surface of the interactive article; and the micro image is obtained by using the optical image, and the micro image is utilized An electronic device unit that encodes a media file associated with an external item and plays the output.

The interactive toy, wherein the electronic device part comprises:

An image sensor that generates an optical image acquired by the optical module as a digital image;

The image recognition processing unit picks up the micro image code from the digital image generated by the image sensor, and decodes the micro image into the information code corresponding thereto;

The storage unit stores a plurality of media files and a correspondence table, where the correspondence table corresponds each media file with an information code representing the media file;

The control module searches for the corresponding media file in the correspondence table by using the information code decoded by the image recognition processing unit, and retrieves the corresponding media file to the output unit for output and playback.

The interactive toy, wherein the color of the ink used for printing the micro image encoding on the interactive item is different from other colors on the surface of the interactive item; the optical module is provided with a lens and a filter, and the lens is used to surface the object The optical image is magnified, and the filter filters the light in the optical image that is different in color from the miniature image.

The interactive toy, wherein the miniature image code is printed on a surface of an interactive article by using a special ink, and the light wave reflected by the special ink under a specific wavelength of light is different from the ordinary ink; the surface of the interactive object is Ordinary ink printing information other than micro image encoding; the optical module is provided with a special light source, a filter and a lens, the special light source illuminates a specific wavelength of light on the surface of the interactive object, and the lens amplifies the optical image of the surface of the object, the filter The special ink is filtered by light other than the light wave band reflected by the special light source.

The interactive toy, wherein the miniature image encoding is printed on the surface of the interactive article by a large amount of absorption ink that absorbs infrared light; the non-absorbent ink printed on the surface of the interactive article printed with the miniature image is printed with a non-absorbent ink that does not absorb infrared light. Information other than the code; the optical module is provided with an infrared light source, a filter and a lens, the infrared light source illuminates the surface of the object, the lens amplifies the optical image of the surface of the object, and the filter transmits the infrared band Light wave filtering at a frequency other than the frequency.

The interactive toy, wherein the absorbing ink is a carbon-containing ink.

The interactive toy, wherein the optical module is disposed on a protruding portion of the doll.

The interactive toy, wherein the optical module is disposed on a nose, an eye, a hand of the doll. The invention also provides an interactive doll having a doll shape, the protruding portion of the doll shape is provided with an optical module for microscopically magnifying the external interactive object surface and picking up the micro image encoded optical image, and the doll shape is internally provided with the optical module The connected electronic device unit can retrieve the media file play output related to the external item by using the above-described miniature image encoding.

The interactive doll, wherein the electronic device part comprises:

The interactive doll, wherein the storage unit is an external memory card, and the memory card is connected to the control module through a memory card interface disposed inside the doll.

The interactive doll, wherein the optical module, the image sensor, the image recognition processing unit, and the control module are all disposed inside the doll.

The interactive toy, wherein the optical lens of the optical module is disposed at a protruding portion of the doll.

The interactive doll, wherein the optical module is disposed on a nose, an eye, a hand of the doll. The interactive doll, wherein the interactive item is set to a card or patch shape.

The interactive doll, wherein the doll is arranged to accommodate a receiving portion of the interactive article.

The interactive doll, wherein the accommodating portion is set as a dudou on a doll's belly or a backpack on the back of the doll. The interactive doll, wherein the accommodating portion accommodates a plurality of card-shaped interactive articles, and the optical module respectively obtains microscopic image-encoded optical images of the surface of the plurality of interactive articles in the accommodating portion, and the control module follows Obtaining the order of the optical images encoded by the micro image sequentially plays the media files retrieved by the above micro image encoding.

The interactive doll, wherein the optical module is sequentially obtained in the order in which the interactive items are placed in the housing portion. An optical image of a miniature image encoded by a microscopic magnification of each interactive article surface.

The interactive doll, wherein the miniature image code is printed on the surface of the interactive article by a special ink, and the light wave reflected by the special ink under the illumination of the specific wavelength is different from the ordinary ink; the surface of the interactive object is Ordinary ink printing information other than micro image encoding; the optical module is provided with a special light source, a filter and a lens, the special light source illuminates a specific wavelength of light on the surface of the interactive object, and the lens amplifies the optical image of the surface of the object, the filter The special ink is filtered by light other than the light wave band reflected by the special light source.

The interactive doll, wherein the miniature image code is printed on the surface of the interactive article by a large amount of absorption ink that absorbs infrared light; and the microimage of the non-absorbent ink that does not absorb infrared light is printed on the surface of the interactive article printed with the miniature image code; Information other than the code; the optical module is provided with an infrared light source, a filter and a lens, the infrared light source illuminates the surface of the object, the lens amplifies the optical image of the surface of the object, and the filter filters the light wave of the frequency other than the infrared band .

The interactive doll, wherein the absorbing ink is a carbonaceous ink.

The interactive doll, wherein the doll is provided with a speaker connected to the control module for outputting and playing the media file retrieved by the control module.

The interactive doll, wherein the speaker is disposed on a doll's mouth or on a doll's belly.

The interactive doll, wherein the doll is internally provided with a rechargeable battery that can supply power to each electronic device.

The interactive doll, wherein the doll has a plush toy shape.

The interactive doll, wherein the doll is in the shape of a bear.

In the interactive doll, the doll protruding portion is further provided with a control button triggered by pressing, and the control button is used for controlling the power on/off, the speaker volume, and the speech rate.

The interactive doll, wherein the control button is disposed on a hand of the doll.

With the above technical solution, the interactive toy of the present invention has the following advantages:

The interactive toy of the invention realizes the interaction by the miniature image coding of the surface of the interactive object recognized by the doll, and the doll recognizes the micro image and then retrieves the media file corresponding to the text or graphic printed on the surface of the interactive object or the interactive object, thereby achieving the play output. The effect of the interaction is that the user provides the doll with an interactive item that can be recognized, and the doll recognizes and plays the media file related to the interactive item. In the interactive toy of the present invention, the interactive item can be Therefore, any surface is set (printed) with a micro image encoded object, or a card or patch having a micro image code printed on the surface, so that the cost of the interactive article is low;

The interactive doll of the invention can realize interaction without setting the display unit, so that the cost can be effectively controlled, and the vision loss caused by facing the screen for a long time is avoided, and the interactive toy combined with the doll shape is more likely to be close to the child;

The above-mentioned miniature image coding is composed of extremely small micro image units, so that it does not affect the visual effect of other graphic characters printed on the surface of the interactive article, and at the same time, the doll can still pass through the large-area damage of the surface of the interactive article. Mini image encoding is obtained on a very small undamaged portion. DRAWINGS

Figure 1 is a schematic view showing the appearance of a doll with a receiving portion on the belly of the present invention;

Figure 2 is a schematic view showing the appearance of a doll with a speaker on the belly of the present invention;

Figure 3 is a schematic illustration of an interactive article of the present invention;

Figure 4 is a schematic view showing the structure of the interactive toy of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In order to further illustrate the technical means and efficacy of the present invention for achieving the intended purpose, the specific structure, characteristics and efficacy of an interactive toy according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and preferred embodiments. , the detailed description is as follows.

The interactive toy of the present invention comprises an interactive item 2 and a doll 1, as shown in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, which is a schematic view of the doll 1 of the present invention, and the doll of the present invention is not limited to the shape of the bear shown in the drawing, and It is other shapes and can be a plush toy. Referring to Fig. 3, which is a schematic view of the interactive article of the present invention, the interactive article 2 of the present invention is not limited to the card or patch shown in the drawings, and may be a toy of a specific shape. The surface of the interactive item 2 is provided with a miniature image code 21 corresponding to the interactive item 2 or the text/graphic 22 content of the interactive item 2, that is, the item of the miniature image code 21 can be set on all surfaces. Can be made as an interactive item 2.

The above-mentioned doll 1 has a doll shape, and the protruding portion of the doll shape is provided with an optical module 11 which can microscopically enlarge the surface of the outer article 2 and pick up an optical image of the micro image code 21, and the doll profile is internally provided with an electron connected to the optical module 11. The device unit, the electronic device unit can use the above-mentioned miniature image encoding 21 to retrieve The media file related to the external item 2 is played and output. The above-described miniature image encoding 21 is in one-to-one correspondence with the external article 2. The above-mentioned related media file is a media file corresponding to the external article 2 represented by the micro image code 21 or the text/graphic content on the external article 2.

As shown in Fig. 3, the interactive item 2 has a human-readable text or graphic 22, and the set miniature image code 21 does not prevent the human eye from recognizing the above-mentioned text or graphic 22. The above-described miniature image encoding 21 is composed of a plurality of micro image units 211, and different micro image encodings 21 are distinguished by a combination of a plurality of micro image units 211 in each of the micro image encodings 21, and the plurality of micro image units 211 The combination forms a tiny figure that the human eye cannot recognize.

Please refer to FIG. 4, which is a schematic structural view of the interactive toy of the present invention. The above-mentioned doll 1 includes: an optical module 11 for obtaining an optical image of a microscopic enlargement of the surface of the interactive article, and the optical module is preferably disposed on a protruding portion of the doll, such as a nose, an eye, a hand, etc. of the doll for convenient access. An optical image on the surface of the interactive object; an image sensor that generates an optical image obtained by the optical module as a digital image; an image recognition processing unit that picks up the miniature image code from the digital image generated by the image sensor, and decodes the micro image into a corresponding image The information unit stores a plurality of media files and a correspondence table, wherein the correspondence table corresponds each media file with an information code representing the media file; and the control module uses the information code decoded by the image recognition processing unit in the correspondence table. Find the corresponding media file, and retrieve the corresponding media file to the output unit for output playback. Specifically, the above-described image sensor, image recognition processing unit, storage unit, control module, and the like constitute an electronic device unit.

In Fig. 2 of the present invention, the doll 1 is made into a bear shape, and the optical module 11 is disposed at the nose portion of the bear, and the optical lens of the optical module 11 is directed to the outside, so that the user can place the interactive item 2 during use. The nose portion of the bear bears an effect similar to the contents of the interactive item after the bear is smelled by the interactive item 2, but the specific embodiment of the present invention is not limited thereto.

The present invention can also provide a accommodating portion 12 for accommodating the interactive article 2, as shown in FIG. 1, the doll 1 is made into a bear shape, and the accommodating portion 1 is a bear's apron, so that the user is in use. The interactive item 2 can be placed in the bear's apron to form an effect similar to the interactive item 2 placed in the bear's apron, so that the bear can speak the content related to the interactive item, and the specific embodiment of the present invention is not limited thereto. The housing portion 12 can be set in the form of a doll's bag or the like.

The accommodating portion 12 can accommodate a plurality of card-shaped interactive objects 2, and the optical module 11 can respectively acquire optical images of the micro-image code 21 of the surface of the plurality of interactive objects 2 in the accommodating portion 12, and the control module The micro image encoding 21 is sequentially played in the order of acquiring the optical image of the micro image encoding 21 The media file retrieved. Specifically, the optical module 11 sequentially acquires the microscopic image encoded optical image of each interactive article surface in the order in which the interactive article is placed in the accommodating portion 12, so that the user can sequentially insert the card-shaped interactive article 2 The optical module sequentially acquires the miniature image code 21 in the accommodating portion 12, and the electronic device portion sequentially plays the corresponding media file in the order in which the interactive article 2 is placed.

The above storage unit may be an external memory card that is connected to the control module via a memory card interface provided inside the doll 1. The above-mentioned doll 1 is also provided with a rechargeable battery for supplying power to each electronic device. The above-mentioned doll 1 has a plush toy shape.

The miniature image encoding 21 of the present invention and its identification method have been disclosed in various domestic and foreign patents. Specifically, the color of the ink used in the micro image encoding 21 is printed on the interactive article 2 to be in other colors on the surface of the interactive article 2. The optical module 11 is provided with a lens and a filter for amplifying the optical image of the surface of the object, and the filter filters the light of the optical image that is different in color from the micro image.

The above-mentioned miniature image code 21 can also be printed on the surface of the interactive article 2 with a special ink which is different from the ordinary ink under the illumination of a specific wavelength of light; the surface of the interactive article 2 is printed with ordinary ink. Correspondingly, the optical module 11 is provided with a special light source, a filter and a lens. The special light source illuminates a specific wavelength of light on the surface of the interactive object, and the lens amplifies the optical image of the surface of the object, filtering The mirror filters the light outside the wavelength band of the special ink reflected by the special light source.

In addition, the above-mentioned miniature image encoding 21 may also be printed on the surface of the interactive article by a large amount of absorption ink absorbing infrared light; the non-absorbent ink printing micro image encoding on the surface of the interactive article 2 printed with the miniature image encoding 21 is not absorbed by infrared light. Correspondingly, the optical module 11 is provided with an infrared light source, a filter and a lens, and the infrared light source illuminates the surface of the object, and the lens amplifies the optical image of the surface of the object, and the filter transmits the frequency outside the infrared band. Light wave filtering. The above absorption ink is a carbonaceous ink.

Preferably, the optical module, the image sensor, the image recognition processing unit, and the control module are disposed inside the doll 1 , and the optical lens of the optical module 11 is preferably disposed at a protruding portion of the doll.

The above-mentioned doll is also provided with a speaker 13 connected to the control module for outputting and playing the media file retrieved by the control module. In Fig. 1 of the present invention, the speaker 13 is placed at the mouth of the bear doll; in Fig. 2 of the present invention, the speaker 13 is placed at the belly portion of the bear doll, but is not limited thereto. Additionally, the media files described in the present invention include audio files, video files, and the like.

The doll 1 shown in Figs. 1 and 2 is also provided with a control button 14, which can be placed on the hand of the player 1. The control button 14 is connected to the control module for controlling power on and off, volume, speed, and the like.

Claims

Claim

An interactive toy characterized in that it comprises an interactive item and a doll, wherein

The surface of the interactive item is provided with a miniature image encoding corresponding to the interactive item or the text/graphic content on the interactive item;

The doll can retrieve a media file corresponding to the identified interactive item or the text/graphic content on the interactive item by microscopic recognition of the miniature image encoding, and play and output the media file.

2. An interactive toy according to claim 1 wherein said miniature image encoding is in one-to-one correspondence with the interactive animal.

The interactive toy according to claim 1, wherein said media file is a media file corresponding to an interactive item represented by the micro image encoding or text/graphic content of the interactive item.

4. The interactive toy according to claim 1, wherein said interactive item has characters or graphics recognizable by the human eye, and the set miniature image encoding does not prevent the human eye from recognizing the text or graphics.

5. An interactive toy according to claim 1 wherein said interactive item is arranged in the shape of a card or patch.

6. The interactive toy according to claim 1, wherein said miniature image encoding is composed of a plurality of micro image units, and different micro-image units are combined in each micro image encoding to distinguish different micro-images. The image is encoded, and the combination of the plurality of micro image units forms a minute figure that the human eye cannot recognize.

7. An interactive toy according to claim 1 wherein said doll has a doll profile, said doll being provided with an optical module for obtaining an optical image of the microscopic magnification of the surface of the interactive article; and obtaining from said optical image The micro image encoding uses the above-described micro image encoding to retrieve a media file related to an external item and plays the output electronic device portion.

The interactive toy according to claim 7, wherein the electronic device portion comprises: an image sensor, and the optical image acquired by the optical module is generated as a digital image;

The image recognition processing unit picks up the micro image code from the digital image generated by the image sensor, and decodes the micro image into the information code corresponding thereto; The storage unit stores a plurality of media files and a correspondence table, where the correspondence table corresponds each media file to an information code representing the media file;

9. The interactive toy according to claim 8, wherein the color of the ink used for printing the miniature image code on the interactive article is distinguished from other colors on the surface of the interactive article; the optical module is provided with a lens and Filter, the lens magnifies the optical image of the surface of the object, and the filter filters the light in the optical image that is different from the color coded by the miniature image.

10. The interactive toy according to claim 8, wherein the miniature image code is printed on the surface of the interactive article by a special ink, and the light wave reflected by the special ink under the illumination of a specific wavelength is different from the ordinary ink. The surface of the interactive article prints information other than the miniature image encoding with ordinary ink; the optical module is provided with a special light source, a filter and a lens, and the special light source illuminates the surface of the interactive object with a specific wavelength of light, and the lens objects The optical image of the surface is magnified, and the filter filters the light outside the wavelength band of the special ink reflected by the special light source.

11. The interactive toy according to claim 8, wherein said miniature image encoding is printed on the surface of the interactive article by a large amount of absorption ink absorbing infrared light; and the surface of the interactive article printed with the miniature image is printed to absorb infrared light. The non-absorbent ink of the light prints information other than the miniature image encoding; the optical module is provided with an infrared light source, a filter and a lens, the infrared light source illuminates the surface of the object, and the lens amplifies the optical image of the surface of the object, the filter Filter light waves at frequencies other than the infrared band.

12. An interactive toy according to claim 11 wherein said absorbing ink is a carbonaceous ink.

The interactive toy according to claim 8, wherein said optical module is disposed at a protruding portion of the doll.

14. An interactive toy according to claim 13 wherein said optical module is disposed on the nose, eyes, hands of said doll.

15. An interactive doll characterized in that it has a doll shape, and the protruding portion of the doll shape is provided with an optical module for microscopically magnifying the surface of the external interactive object and picking up the micro image encoded optical image therefrom, and the doll shape is internally set and An electronic device unit connected to the optical module, wherein the electronic device unit can use the micro image encoding to retrieve a media file play output related to the external item.

The interactive doll according to claim 15, wherein the electronic device portion comprises: an image sensor, and the optical image acquired by the optical module is generated as a digital image;

An image recognition processing unit picks up a miniature image code from a digital image generated by the image sensor, and encodes the miniature image into an information code corresponding thereto;

The storage unit stores a plurality of media files and a correspondence table, where the correspondence table corresponds each media file to an information code representing the media file;

17. The interactive doll according to claim 16, wherein said storage unit is an external memory card, and said memory card is connected to the control module via a memory card interface disposed inside the doll.

18. The interactive doll according to claim 16, wherein the optical module, the image sensor, the image recognition processing unit, and the control module are all disposed inside the doll.

19. An interactive toy according to claim 16 wherein the optical lens of the optical module is disposed at a protruding portion of the doll.

20. An interactive doll according to claim 19, wherein said optical module is disposed on the nose, eyes, hands of said doll.

21. An interactive doll according to claim 16 wherein said interactive item is arranged in the shape of a card or patch.

22. The interactive doll of claim 21, wherein the doll is configured to receive a receptacle of the interactive item.

23. The interactive doll according to claim 22, wherein the accommodating portion is provided as a dudou on the belly of the doll or a backpack on the back of the doll.

The interactive doll according to claim 23, wherein the accommodating portion accommodates a plurality of card-shaped interactive articles, and the optical module respectively obtains microscopic images of the surface of the plurality of interactive articles in the accommodating portion. The encoded optical image, and the control module sequentially plays the media file retrieved by the above micro image encoding in the order of acquiring the optical image encoded by the micro image.

25. The interactive doll according to claim 24, wherein the optical module sequentially acquires microscopically encoded miniature image-encoded optical images of each interactive article surface in the order in which the interactive items are placed in the receiving portion.

26. The interactive toy according to claim 16, wherein the color of the ink used for printing the miniature image code on the interactive article is distinguished from other colors on the surface of the interactive article; the optical module is provided with a lens and Filter, the lens magnifies the optical image of the surface of the object, and the filter filters the light in the optical image that is different from the color coded by the miniature image.

27. The interactive doll according to claim 16, wherein the miniature image code is printed on the surface of the interactive article by a special ink, and the light wave reflected by the special ink under the illumination of a specific wavelength is different from the ordinary ink. The surface of the interactive article is printed with information other than the micro image encoding by ordinary ink; the optical module is provided with a special light source, a filter and a lens, and the special light source illuminates a specific wavelength of light on the surface of the interactive object, and the lens objects The optical image of the surface is magnified, and the filter filters the light outside the wavelength band of the special ink reflected by the special light source.

28. The interactive doll of claim 16, wherein the miniature image encoding is printed on the surface of the interactive article by a plurality of absorbing inks that absorb infrared light; the surface of the interactive article printed with the miniature image is printed to absorb infrared light. The non-absorbent ink of the light prints information other than the miniature image encoding; the optical module is provided with an infrared light source, a filter and a lens, the infrared light source illuminates the surface of the object, and the lens amplifies the optical image of the surface of the object, the filter Filter light waves at frequencies other than the infrared band.

29. An interactive doll according to claim 28, wherein said absorbing ink is a carbonaceous ink.

30. The interactive doll according to claim 16, wherein the doll is provided with a speaker connected to the control module for outputting and playing the media file retrieved by the control module.

31. An interactive doll according to claim 30, wherein said speaker is disposed on the mouth of the player or on the belly of the doll.

32. An interactive doll according to claim 31, wherein said doll is further provided with a rechargeable battery that provides power to each electronic device.

33. An interactive doll according to claim 32, wherein said doll has a plush toy shape.

34. An interactive doll according to claim 33, wherein said doll is in the shape of a bear.

35. The interactive doll according to claim 34, wherein the doll protruding portion is further provided with a control button triggered by pressing, wherein the control button is used for controlling power on/off, speaker volume, and speaking speed.

36. An interactive doll according to claim 35, wherein said control keys are provided on the hand of said doll.