JP3180606U - Pronunciation toy - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a pronunciation toy capable of providing variations in sound output in accordance with the speed of a swing motion.
A storage unit for storing a plurality of types of voice data composed of a series of words in a stuffed toy main body, and a voice output unit for outputting voice based on the voice data stored in the storage unit. The sensor 3 that detects the swing motion applied to the toy body, the swing speed determination unit 11 that determines the speed of the swing motion based on the detection result by the sensor 3, and the swing motion determined by the swing speed determination unit 11 And an output sound determination unit 12 that determines at least one of the type of sound output from the sound output unit, the playback speed of sound, and the sound quality according to the speed.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a pronunciation toy.

Conventionally, a pronunciation toy that starts the music performance due to the vibration of the toy is configured so that the contact is closed by the vertical acceleration due to the vibration of the toy, and the current supplied from the battery serves as a trigger for the electric sound generator. It is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
By configuring the pronunciation toy in this way, it is possible to automatically start audio output using vibration as a trigger without operating a switch or the like.

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  However, the pronunciation toy disclosed in Patent Document 1 can only start sound output due to vibration of the toy, and does not control sound output according to how the user swings. For this reason, the way of playing is monotonous and easy to get tired of as a toy.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a sounding toy that can provide variations in sound output according to the speed of the swing motion.

In order to solve the above problems, the pronunciation toy of the present invention is
On the stuffed toy body,
A storage unit for storing a plurality of types of voice data composed of a series of words;
An audio output unit for outputting audio based on audio data stored in the storage unit;
A sensor for detecting a swing motion applied to the toy body;
A swing speed determination unit that determines the speed of the swing motion based on the detection result by the sensor;
An output sound determination unit that determines at least one of the type of sound to be output from the sound output unit according to the speed of the swing motion determined by the swing speed determination unit, the playback speed of sound, and the sound quality;
It is characterized by having.

  Further, in the invention described in claim 2, in the pronunciation toy according to claim 1, the output sound determination unit causes the sound output unit to output based on a predetermined number of determination results by the swing speed determination unit. It is characterized by determining at least one of the type of sound, the playback speed of sound, and the sound quality.

Further, in the invention according to claim 3, in the pronunciation toy according to claim 2, when the speed of the swing motion determined by the swing speed determination unit is higher than a predetermined value, the output sound determination unit is Determine at least one of the type of sound to be output from the sound output unit based on the determination result of the swing speed determination unit a plurality of times, the sound reproduction speed, and the sound quality,
When the speed of the swing motion determined by the swing speed determination unit is slower than a predetermined value, the output sound determination unit causes the sound output unit to output based on a single determination result by the swing speed determination unit. It is characterized by determining at least one of the type of sound, the playback speed of sound, and the sound quality.

  Further, the invention described in claim 4 is the pronunciation toy according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the sound data stored in the storage unit includes an animal call. It is characterized by.

  The invention according to claim 5 is the pronunciation toy according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the voice data stored in the storage unit includes a melody. It is said.

  Further, the invention described in claim 6 is the pronunciation toy according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the tip of at least one of the stuffed hand and the foot, which is the toy body, is provided. It is characterized in that a weight is provided.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the speed of the swing motion applied to the toy body is determined, and the type of sound output from the sound output unit according to the determined swing motion speed, the playback speed of the sound, and Determine at least one of the sound quality.
Thereby, it is possible to enjoy variations in audio output in accordance with the speed of the swing motion by the user, and to enjoy without getting tired even when playing repeatedly.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the output sound determination unit is at least one of the type of sound output from the sound output unit based on the predetermined number of determination results by the swing speed determination unit, the sound reproduction speed, and the sound quality. Decide which one.
For this reason, it is possible to realize sound output according to the swinging motion accurately and appropriately.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, when the speed of the swing motion is higher than a predetermined value, the type of sound to be output from the sound output unit based on the determination result obtained by the swing speed determination unit, and the playback of the sound Determine at least one of speed and sound quality.
For this reason, sound is not switched against the user's intention when the vibration suddenly occurs, such as when the toy body is accidentally dropped, and the sound generation control according to the user's swing motion is accurately performed. Can do.
In addition, when the speed of the swing motion is slower than a predetermined value, at least one of the type of sound output from the sound output unit, the playback speed of the sound, and the sound quality based on one determination result by the swing speed determination unit To decide. For this reason, when the swing operation is performed slowly, it is possible to prevent the audio output timing from being delayed.

According to the invention described in claim 4, the voice data includes animal calls.
For this reason, when the toy body is an animal-shaped stuffed animal, it is possible to generate a cry from the animal-shaped stuffed animal according to the swinging motion by the user, and to enjoy the atmosphere as if playing with waving an animal. .

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the voice data includes a melody.
For this reason, it is possible to enjoy an atmosphere as if an animal-shaped stuffed animal is singing according to the swinging motion by the user.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the weight is provided at the tip of the stuffed toy hand or foot.
As a result, the hand and foot of the stuffed animal are greatly shaken by the swinging motion applied by the user. For this reason, the swinging motion of shaking the toy body can be performed more happily.

It is an external appearance perspective view of the pronunciation toy in this embodiment. It is a principal part block diagram which shows the internal structure of the pronunciation toy in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the matching table of the pronunciation toy in this embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which showed the variation of the call pattern according to the swing speed in the case of call mode. It is explanatory drawing which showed the relationship between the pulse output of a sensor, and the switching timing of speed mode.

  An embodiment of a pronunciation toy according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In the present embodiment, the case where the pronunciation toy according to the present invention is an animal-type stuffed animal will be described as an example. However, the scope of the present invention is not limited to the illustrated example.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating an external configuration example of a pronunciation toy according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a principal block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of the pronunciation toy according to the present embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 1, in this embodiment, the pronunciation toy 100 includes a stuffed toy main body 1 that imitates a cat.
A weight 1 a is provided at the tip of the stuffed toy body 1 and the toy body 1. In addition, the weight 1a should just be provided in at least any one of a stuffed hand and a leg | foot, and does not need to be provided in all. Moreover, the weight 1a may be enclosed in the inside of the stuffed toy, or may be provided by attaching and sewing a material that functions as a weight to the outside.

  Inside the toy body 1 of the pronunciation toy 100, there are a driving power source 2, a sensor 3, a voice input unit 40 composed of a microphone (hereinafter referred to as “microphone”) 4, etc., a voice output unit 50 composed of a speaker 5, etc., An ON / OFF switch 6, mode change-over switches 7 a and 7 b, a control device 80 (see FIG. 2) that is mounted on a substrate (not shown) and controls each part of the pronunciation toy 100 are provided.

  The drive power supply 2 supplies a power supply voltage to each operation part of the pronunciation toy 100, and is composed of, for example, a dry battery or a button battery. The drive power supply 2 that can be used for the pronunciation toy 100 is not particularly limited, and may be either a primary battery or a secondary battery.

The sensor 3 detects a swinging motion (for example, a lateral swinging motion or a shaking motion indicated by an arrow in FIG. 1) applied to the toy main body 1 of the pronunciation toy 100 by the user.
For example, the sensor 3 has a conductive ball enclosed in a cylindrical case, and outputs a pulse when the conductive ball is grounded to any one of the contacts provided in the cylindrical case by movement by a swing motion. It is a vibration sensor.
The sensor 3 may be any sensor as long as it can detect the swinging motion applied to the toy main body 1 of the pronunciation toy 100, and the configuration thereof is not particularly limited. The sensor 3 may be, for example, an acceleration sensor, an impact sensor, or the like in addition to various vibration sensors.

The voice input unit 40 includes a microphone 4, an input voice amplifier 41, an A / D converter 42, and the like. The voice input unit 40 obtains a voice vibration such as a user's voice as an electric signal and records voice. The voice input unit 40 is controlled by the recording control unit 14 described later.
In the present embodiment, the sound (sound vibration) input from the microphone 4 is amplified by the input sound amplifier 41, A / D converted by the A / D converter 42 and converted into an electrical signal, and recorded in a memory 82 to be described later. It is stored in the voice storage unit 21. In this embodiment, voice can be recorded for a maximum of 8 seconds. Note that the recordable time of voice is not limited to 8 seconds, and it may be possible to record for a longer time.

The audio output unit 50 includes a speaker 5, a D / A converter 51, an output audio amplifier 52, and the like. The sound output unit 50 outputs sound based on sound data stored in a memory 82 described later. The sound output unit 50 is controlled by the sound generation control unit 15 described later. In the present embodiment, the audio output unit 50 is prepared in advance according to the playback mode selected by the user, recorded audio data stored in the recorded audio storage unit 21, and stored in the existing audio storage unit 22. The sound based on the sound data is appropriately output.
In the present embodiment, when sound data is sent from the sound generation control unit 15 and sound output is instructed, the sound data is D / A converted by the D / A converter 51 to become vibration, and this vibration becomes the output sound amplifier 52. And then output as a predetermined sound from the speaker 5.

The ON / OFF switch 6 is for turning on / off the driving power source 2 of the sounding toy 100.
The mode switch 7a is for switching the reproduction mode of the pronunciation toy 100.
In this embodiment, the pronunciation toy 100 has a melody mode, a cry mode, a recording / playback mode, etc. as playback modes (see FIG. 3). For example, when the mode changeover switch 7a is pressed once, the melody mode is set. Each time the mode changeover switch 7a is pressed, the playback mode is sequentially switched, such that when the user presses twice, the squeal mode is selected, and when the user presses three times, the recording / playback mode is set.

Moreover, the mode switch 7b is provided in the stomach part of the stuffed toy main body 1 as shown in FIG. 1, and is operated by the user pressing the stomach of the stuffed animal. The position of the mode switch 7b is not limited to this.
The mode switch 7b is for switching and selecting a lower mode when any one of the playback modes is selected.

Specifically, the mode switch 7b switches what melody is played when the melody mode is selected as the playback mode.
In the present embodiment, the pronunciation toy 100 has three melodies of “stepping on a cat”, “clapping hands if happy”, and “shining star” as selectable melodies when the melody mode is selected as the playback mode. (See FIG. 3), for example, if the mode changeover switch 7b is pressed once, “cat stepped on” is selected, and if pressed twice, “if you are happy, let's hit a hand” is selected. The melody reproduced in the melody mode is sequentially switched every time the mode changeover switch 7b is pressed so that “shining star” is selected when the pressing operation is repeated.
In the present embodiment, the pronunciation toy 100 has three modes, a normal mode, a mood mode, and a voice change mode, as lower modes that can be selected when the cry mode is selected (see FIG. 3), when the cry mode is selected as the reproduction mode, the mode changeover switch 7b further reproduces the sound in the normal mode, reproduces the sound in the mood mode, or reproduces the sound in the voice change mode. Switch between.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, the pronunciation toy 100 interrupts the sound output and sleeps when the state in which the swing motion is not detected continues for a certain time or longer (for example, 5 minutes or longer) after the sound playback in any of the playback modes is started. It is comprised so that it may be in a state. The mode changeover switch 7b also functions as a switch for returning the pronunciation toy 100 from the sleep state to the sound reproduction state.
That is, when the mode changeover switch 7b is operated by the user pressing the stomach part of the toy body 1 while in the sleep state, the sounding toy 100 resumes sound reproduction even after returning from the sleep state. It is supposed to let you. In this case, the audio reproduction in the mode set immediately before the sleep state is resumed. It is not limited to the mode change-over switch 7b that functions as a switch for returning the pronunciation toy 100 from the sleep state. For example, the ON / OFF switch 6 or the mode changeover switch 7a may be used, or the sounding toy 100 may return from the sleep state when any one of the switches is operated.

  The control device 80 includes a control unit 81 configured by a CPU (Central Processing Unit) (not illustrated), a memory 82 configured by a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), and the like, and a time count. Part 83.

As shown in FIG. 2, in the present embodiment, the memory 82 includes a recorded voice storage unit 21, a ready-made voice storage unit 22, an association table 23, a swing speed storage unit 24, and the like.
The recorded voice storage unit 21 is a storage unit that stores recorded voice data (recorded voice data) input and recorded from the voice input unit 40 via the microphone 4. In the present embodiment, as described above, a maximum of 8 seconds of voice can be recorded in one recording, and the recorded voice storage unit 21 stores the recorded voice data for the maximum of 8 seconds. Note that the recording capacity of the recorded voice storage unit 21 is not particularly limited, and may be configured to be able to store longer-time recorded voice data.

The ready-made sound storage unit 22 is a storage unit that stores a plurality of types of sound data prepared in advance as reproduction sounds. In the present embodiment, the voice data stored in the ready-made voice storage unit 22 is composed of a series of words. That is, the voice data is something that has some meaning as a human word, an animal cry, etc., and a melody attached to a series of these words. In the present embodiment, a plurality of types of cat calls and melodies sung by cat calls are stored in the ready-made voice storage unit 22 as ready-made voice data.
Specifically, the pre-voiced voice storage unit 22 stores a sound of “Nyan” as an operation sound such as a start-up sound when the drive power source 2 is turned on and a confirmation sound when a playback mode is selected. ing. The operation sound is not limited to this, and a plurality of types of operation sounds may be prepared.
In addition, the ready-made voice storage unit 22 has the lyrics of “stepping on a cat, stepping on a cat, stepping on a cat” Corresponding to “I stepped on step”, voice data including a melody such as “Meow meow, meow, meow…” (melody pattern A in FIG. 3) is stored. Also, in response to “Let's clap your hand if you are happy”, “Let's clap your hand if you're happy, clap your hand” Data (melody pattern B in FIG. 3) is stored. Corresponding to “the glittering night sky stars” which is the lyrics of “glitter stars”, for example, voice data including melody “Menya pattern” is stored (Melodic pattern C in FIG. 3).
In addition, the existing voice storage unit 22 stores various types of voice data that are played back when the cry mode is selected as the playback mode. As described above, in the present embodiment, when the cry mode is selected, one of the three modes of the normal mode, the mood mode, and the voice change mode can be selected. In the mood mode and the voice change mode, five speed modes of a super-speed mode, a fast mode, a normal mode, a slow mode, and a super-slow mode are further selected according to the speed of the swing motion applied to the toy body 1 by the user. The call pattern changes according to each speed mode. Furthermore, in this embodiment, when the state of “super speed” described later continues for a certain time or longer (for example, 30 seconds or longer), the mode automatically shifts to the hidden mode. The pre-made voice storage unit 22 stores voice data of various patterns corresponding to these modes (calling pattern A to calling pattern N in FIGS. 3 and 4).

The association table 23 stores a category such as a pronunciation associated with activation or mode selection or a pronunciation in voice reproduction and a reproduced sound in association with each other.
FIG. 3 shows an example of the association table 23 in the present embodiment.
In the present embodiment, as described above, a melody mode, a squeal mode, and a recording / playback mode can be selected as a playback mode during voice playback, and a lower mode can be selected in the melody mode and the scream mode. In the association table 23, as shown in FIG. 3, data of reproduced sound reproduced in each category such as each mode is stored in association with each category.
The reproduced sound data stored in the association table 23 is, for example, the pattern number of each audio data for accessing the audio data stored in the existing audio storage unit 22 (in FIG. 3, “melody pattern A” “ Cry pattern A ”and the like. It should be noted that the reproduced sound data stored in the association table 23 may be various kinds of audio data itself.

  The swing speed storage unit 24 stores the speed of the swing motion determined by the swing speed determination unit 11 described later in time series. The swing speed storage unit 24 only needs to temporarily store at least the current swing speed and the previous swing speed, and the swing speed stored in the swing speed storage unit 24 has a new determination result. Each time it is obtained, it may be sequentially rewritten with a new one. Note that the determination results stored in the swing speed storage unit 24 are not limited to the current and previous two determinations, and more determination results such as the previous determination result and the previous determination result may be stored and stored.

  In terms of function, the control unit 81 includes a swing speed determination unit 11, an output voice determination unit 12, a voice conversion processing unit 13, a recording control unit 14, a sound generation control unit 15 and the like as illustrated in FIG. I have.

The swing speed determination unit 11 determines the speed of the swing operation based on the detection result by the sensor 3. The determination result by the swing speed determination unit 11 is sequentially stored in the swing speed storage unit 24.
In the present embodiment, the speed of the swinging motion (swinging speed) determined by the swinging speed determining unit 11 is the time difference from when the swinging operation is performed until a pulse is output from the sensor 3 until the next pulse is output ( (Time interval, pulse interval).
Note that the method for determining the speed of the swing motion by the swing speed determination unit 11 is not limited to this.
In the present embodiment, the swing speed determination unit 11 determines “super speed” when the time difference from the output of the previous pulse to the output of the current pulse is 0 to 0.15 seconds. If the time difference between pulses is 0.151 to 0.24 seconds, it is determined as “fast”. If the time difference between pulses is 0.241 to 0.64 seconds, it is determined as “normal”. When the time difference between pulses is 0.641 to 1.120 seconds, it is determined as “slow”. When the time difference between pulses is 1.121 seconds or more, it is determined as “super slow”.
For example, as shown in FIG. 5, when the time difference from the output of pulse 1 to the output of the next pulse 2 is 0.15 sec, the swing motion speed is determined to be “super speed”.

The output sound determination unit 12 determines the category of sound generation (in the case of sound playback, the playback mode selected by operating the mode selector switches 7a and 7b), and the sound (playback sound) corresponding to each mode is sounded. The sound to be output from the output unit 50 is determined.
In the present embodiment, the output sound determination unit 12 determines the type of sound to be output from the sound output unit 50 or the sound reproduction speed according to the speed of the swing motion determined by the swing speed determination unit 11. It has become.

That is, as shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, when the humor mode or the voice change mode is selected as the playback mode, the voice according to the speed of the swing motion determined by the swing speed determination unit 11 is further selected. The type of sound output from the output unit 50 is different.
In the present embodiment, the speed mode is divided into five speed modes from the super speed mode to the super slow mode according to the speed of the swinging operation. The output sound determination unit 12 determines a speed mode based on the speed of the swing motion determined by the swing speed determination unit 11 and determines the sound corresponding to each speed mode as the sound to be output from the sound output unit 50.
The output sound determination unit 12 determines a speed mode based on a predetermined number of determination results by the swing speed determination unit 11. In the present embodiment, when the speed of the swing motion determined by the swing speed determination unit 11 is higher than a predetermined value, the output sound determination unit 12 determines the speed mode based on a plurality of determination results by the swing speed determination unit 11. To decide. When the speed of the swing motion determined by the swing speed determination unit 11 is slower than a predetermined value, the speed mode is determined based on a single determination result by the swing speed determination unit 11.
Specifically, the output sound determination unit 12 is based on three pulse outputs when the speed of the swing motion is “normal” or more, that is, when the time difference between pulses is 0.64 seconds or less. When the speed mode is determined based on the determination result of the speed of the two swinging motions (current and previous determination results) and the speed of the swinging motion is “slow” or less, that is, the time difference between the pulses is 0.641. If it is equal to or greater than 2 seconds, the speed mode is determined based on the determination result (the current determination result) of the speed of one swing operation based on the two pulse outputs.
Further, when the melody mode or the recording / playback mode is selected as the playback mode, and when the normal mode of the crying mode is selected as the playback mode, the voice according to the swing motion speed determined by the swing speed determination unit 11 is further selected. The playback speed of the sound output from the output unit 50 is different. That is, when the swing motion speed is high, the playback speed is increased, and when the swing motion speed is slow, the playback speed is decreased. In this case, the output sound determination unit 12 determines the playback speed of the sound output from the sound output unit 50 according to the speed of the swing operation. In this case, the playback speed may be set in a stepless manner according to the speed of the swing operation, or may be changed in five steps corresponding to the speed mode in the mood mode and the voice change mode. May be.
When the cry mode is selected as the playback mode, if the state determined by the swing speed determination unit 11 to be “super speed” continues for a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds) or longer, the output sound determination unit 12 Determines the sound corresponding to the hidden mode as the sound to be output from the sound output unit 50.

The voice conversion processing unit 13 determines the voice determined by the output voice determination unit 12 according to the playback mode when the output voice determination unit 12 determines to change the playback speed of the voice output from the voice output unit 50. The sound is converted so as to have the reproduction speed determined by the output sound determination unit 12 in accordance with the speed of the swing operation.
Specifically, for example, when a melody mode for playing a “cat stepped” melody is selected as the playback mode, the voice playback speed is set to “super speed” in the determination by the swing speed determination unit 11. When the output voice determining unit 12 determines to make it as fast as possible, the speed of the swing motion is set such that the reproduction speed of the melody pattern A corresponding to “cat stepped” is the fastest speed. Is fast, the playback speed is increased according to the speed, and when the swing motion speed is slow, the playback speed is decreased according to the speed.
Further, for example, when the normal mode of the cry mode is selected as the playback mode, the playback speed of the voice data of “Nyanya” that is the scream pattern A is set according to the speed when the swing operation speed is high. The speed is increased, and when the speed of the swing motion is slow, the speed is decreased according to the slow speed.
In addition, when the recording / playback mode is selected, the playback speed of the recorded sound is increased according to the speed of the swing motion, and slow when the swing speed is slow. Slow down accordingly.
Note that in this case, the audio level increases as the playback speed increases, and the audio level decreases as the playback speed decreases. The tone (sound pitch) may be changed, or only the playback speed may be changed, and processing may be performed so as to keep the sound pitch constant.

  The recording control unit 14 controls the voice input unit 40 to record an input voice such as a user's voice. In the present embodiment, the recording control unit 14 stops recording by the voice input unit 40 when, for example, 8 seconds have elapsed from the start of recording or when the recording operation is stopped. The recording control unit 14 stores the recorded voice data recorded by the voice input unit 40 in the recorded voice storage unit 21.

  The sound generation control unit 15 controls the sound output unit 50 to output predetermined sound from the speaker 5. Specifically, the sound generation control unit 15 outputs the sound data determined by the output sound determination unit 12 to the sound output unit 50 and causes the speaker 5 to generate sound based on the sound data. When the voice conversion processing is performed in the voice conversion processing unit 13, the sound generation control unit 15 outputs the voice data after the conversion processing to the voice output unit 50 and outputs the voice based on the voice data to the speaker 5. Let me pronounce it.

The timer 83 is a timer that measures the time from when the pulse is output from the sensor 3 until the next pulse is output.
Further, in the present embodiment, the sounding toy 100 enters the sleep state when there is no swing operation for a predetermined time from the start of the sound reproduction, and the time measuring unit 83 measures the elapsed time from the start of the sound reproduction. It is supposed to be.

  Next, the operation of the pronunciation toy 100 in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

When the user operates the ON / OFF switch 6 to turn on the main power source of the pronunciation toy 100, each part of the pronunciation toy 100 such as the control device 80 is activated. At this time, the control unit 81 reads out the voice data of “Nyan” as the startup sound from the existing voice storage unit 22, outputs it from the sound generation control unit 15 to the voice output unit 50, and generates the startup sound “Nyan” from the speaker. Let
When the user operates the mode change-over switches 7a and 7b to select and set the playback mode, the control unit 81 reads out the voice data of “Nyan” as the confirmation sound from the existing voice storage unit 22, and the sound generation control unit 15 is output to the audio output unit 50, and the confirmation sound "Nyan" is generated from the speaker.
When multiple types of operation sounds are prepared, different operation sounds may be generated for the start-up sound and the confirmation sound, or multiple types of operations are sequentially or randomly generated each time the operation sound is output. You may make it switch and use a sound.

When the user performs a swinging motion (shaking motion) in which the stuffed toy body 1 is shaken by hand, the swinging motion is detected by the sensor 3 and a pulse is output. The swing speed determination unit 11 determines the speed of the swing operation (five levels of “super speed” to “super slow”) from the pulse interval (time difference between pulses when the pulse is output twice).
The output sound determination unit 12 determines the sound to be output from the sound output unit 50 according to the playback mode set by the mode change-over switches 7a and 7b and the swing speed determined by the swing speed determination unit 11. .

Specifically, for example, when the melody mode is selected and set as the playback mode by the mode switching switch 7a and “cat stepped on” is selected and set by the mode switching switch 7b, the output sound determination unit 12 The sound is determined as the melody pattern A, and the playback speed of the sound output from the sound output unit 50 is determined in accordance with the speed of the swing motion determined by the swing speed determination unit 11. That is, when the speed of the swing operation is slow, the tempo of the sound reproduction is slowed down accordingly, and when the speed of the swing motion is fast, the tempo of the sound playback is speeded up accordingly.
Further, for example, when the cry mode is selected and set as the playback mode by the mode switch 7a and the normal mode is selected and set by the mode switch 7b, the output voice determination unit 12 outputs the playback sound to the cry pattern A (FIG. 4 is determined as “Nyanya”), and the playback speed of the sound output from the sound output unit 50 is determined according to the speed of the swing motion determined by the swing speed determination unit 11. That is, if the swing motion speed is slow, the audio playback tempo is slowed accordingly, and if the swing motion speed is fast, the voice playback tempo is speeded up (see FIG. 4). .
Further, for example, when the recording / playback mode is selected and set as the playback mode by the mode switch 7a, the output voice determination unit 12 is the voice recorded with the playback sound (the voice stored in the recording voice storage unit 21). And the playback speed of the sound output from the sound output unit 50 is determined according to the speed of the swing motion determined by the swing speed determination unit 11. That is, when the speed of the swing operation is slow, the tempo of the sound reproduction is slowed down accordingly, and when the speed of the swing motion is fast, the tempo of the sound playback is speeded up accordingly.
As described above, when the output audio determination unit 12 determines to change the tempo of audio reproduction (audio reproduction speed), the audio conversion processing unit 13 determines the audio reproduction speed according to the determination of the output audio determination unit 12. Is converted.

Further, for example, when the cry mode is selected and set as the playback mode by the mode change switch 7a and the mood mode or the voice change mode is selected and set by the mode change switch 7b, the output voice determination unit 12 further increases the swing speed. Depending on the speed of the swing motion determined by the determination unit 11, the speed mode (five levels of “super-speed mode” to “super-slow mode”) is determined, and the type of sound to be output from the sound output unit 50 according to this mode To decide.
In this case, when the speed of the swing operation is “normal” or more (the time difference between pulses is 0.64 seconds or less), the output sound determination unit 12 performs two swing operations based on the three pulse outputs. If the speed mode is determined based on the speed determination result (current and previous determination results) and the speed of the swing motion is “slow” or less (the time difference between pulses is 0.641 seconds or more), then twice The speed mode is determined based only on the speed determination result (current determination result) of one swing operation based on the pulse output.

That is, as shown in FIG. 5, when the time difference between pulse 1 and pulse 2 is 0.15 and the time difference between pulse 2 and pulse 3 is 0.9, the swing speed determination at the time of pulse 3 It is determined as “super speed” by the unit 11 twice in succession. For this reason, at the time when the swing operation with the output of the pulse 3 is performed, the output voice determination unit 12 determines the “super speed mode”, and the voice corresponding to the super speed mode (for example, in the mood mode, the cry The sound of the pattern F) is determined as the sound output from the sound output unit 50. Thereby, the reproduction | regeneration of the audio | voice corresponding to super speed mode is started.
In the present embodiment, when the state determined to be “super speed” by the swing speed determination unit 11 is continued until the pulse 11, the next pulse 12 is output 0.17 seconds after the output of the pulse 11, Even if the swing speed determination unit 11 determines “speed”, the output voice determination unit 12 does not determine that the mode has been switched to the “speed mode” based on only this determination result.
Then, when the next pulse 13 is output 0.23 seconds after the output of the pulse 12 and the swing speed determination unit 11 determines “speed” again, the output voice determination unit 12 outputs the pulse 13. When the swing motion is performed, the voice is determined to be the “fast mode”, and the voice corresponding to the fast mode (for example, the voice of the call pattern E in the case of the mood mode) is output from the voice output unit 50. Determine as. Thereby, the reproduction | regeneration of the audio | voice corresponding to speed mode is started.
On the other hand, when the swing speed determination unit 11 determines “slow” or “super-slow” even once, the output voice determination unit 12 determines whether the “slow mode” or the It is determined that the mode has been switched to “super slow mode”. For example, when the time difference from the output of the pulse 21 of FIG. 5 to the output of the next pulse 22 is 0.65 seconds and the swing speed determination unit 11 determines “slow”, the output voice The determination unit 12 determines that the mode is the “slow mode” at the time when the swing operation in which the pulse 22 is output is performed, and the voice corresponding to the slow mode (for example, the voice of the squeal pattern D in the mood mode) ) Is determined as the sound output from the sound output unit 50. Thereby, the reproduction of the sound corresponding to the slow mode is started.

Specifically, when the cry mode is selected and set as the playback mode by the mode switch 7a and the mood mode is selected and set by the mode switch 7b, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. The slower the movement speed, the softer the voice, and the faster the movement speed, the more funny the voice. That is, for example, when the output sound determination unit 12 determines “super slow mode” based on the determination result by the speed determination unit 11, the output sound determination unit 12 uses the reproduced sound as a sound corresponding to the reproduced sound. Pattern B or C (“Myon” and “Unyan” in FIG. 4) is determined. In addition, when there are a plurality of call patterns corresponding to one speed mode, for example, these patterns are switched sequentially or randomly for reproduction. The same applies to the following. Further, when the output sound determination unit 12 determines that the “normal mode” is based on the determination result by the speed determination unit 11, the output sound determination unit 12 uses the call pattern A ( In FIG. 4, “Nyanya” is determined. In this case, the audio playback tempo is a normal tempo. Similarly, when the output sound determining unit 12 determines that the “super speed mode” is based on the determination result by the speed determining unit 11, the output sound determining unit 12 sets the reproduced sound to the squeal pattern F that is a sound corresponding to the reproduced sound. ("Nyahahaha!" In FIG. 4).
Further, for example, when the cry mode is selected and set as the playback mode by the mode change switch 7a and the voice change mode is selected and set by the mode change switch 7b, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. The slower the speed, the more sleepy the voice, and the faster the swing speed, the more angry the voice. That is, for example, when the output sound determination unit 12 determines “super slow mode” based on the determination result by the speed determination unit 11, the output sound determination unit 12 uses the reproduced sound as a sound corresponding to the reproduced sound. The pattern G or H (“Kukuo” “Grogoro” in FIG. 4) is determined. Further, when the output sound determination unit 12 determines that the “normal mode” is based on the determination result by the speed determination unit 11, the output sound determination unit 12 uses the call pattern A ( In FIG. 4, “Nyanya” is determined. In this case, the audio playback tempo is a normal tempo. Similarly, when the output sound determination unit 12 determines that the “super speed mode” is based on the determination result by the speed determination unit 11, the output sound determination unit 12 uses the call pattern K that is a sound corresponding to the reproduced sound. Alternatively, it is determined as L ("jar" and "shire" in FIG. 4).

Further, when any of the squeal modes is selected as the playback mode, the output voice determination unit 12 determines whether or not the state of the swing motion being “super speed” continues for a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds) or longer. If it is determined whether or not it is continued, a sound to be output from the sound output unit 50 is determined for the sound corresponding to the hidden mode.
For example, as shown in FIG. 5, when the state determined by the swing speed determination unit 11 as “super speed” continues from pulse 1 to pulse n, the swing in which pulse n is output over 30 seconds. When the operation is performed, the output sound determination unit 12 determines the “hidden mode” and determines the sound corresponding to the hidden mode (speech pattern M or N) as the sound output from the sound output unit 50. To do.

When a swinging operation is performed and a pulse is output from the sensor 3, the time measuring unit 83 starts measuring time, and if there is no next pulse output for a predetermined time or longer, the sound generation control unit 15 performs sound output from the sound output unit 50. The output is stopped and the pronunciation toy 100 enters a sleep state.
In this case, when the user operates the mode changeover switch 7b, the sleep state is canceled and the pronunciation toy 100 returns to the original reproduction state.
When the user operates the ON / OFF switch 6 in the sound reproduction state, the power is turned off and the sound output is stopped.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the speed of the swing motion applied to the toy main body 1 is determined, and the output sound determination unit 12 outputs from the sound output unit 50 according to the determined speed of the swing motion. Determine the audio type or audio playback speed.
As a result, the voice output changes according to the speed of the swing motion of the stuffed toy by the user, and a voice with rich variations can be output. For this reason, even if you play repeatedly, you can enjoy it without getting tired.
In addition, when the speed of the swing motion is higher than a predetermined value, the output sound determination unit 12 reproduces the type of sound to be output from the sound output unit 50 based on the determination result of the swing speed determination unit 11 a plurality of times and the sound reproduction. Determine the speed. For this reason, sound is not switched against the user's intention when the vibration suddenly occurs, such as when the toy body is accidentally dropped, and the sound generation control according to the user's swing motion is accurately performed. Can do.
In addition, when the speed of the swing operation is slower than a predetermined value, the output sound determination unit 12 reproduces the type of sound to be output from the sound output unit 50 based on one determination result by the swing speed determination unit 11 and the sound reproduction. Determine the speed. When the speed of the swing motion is slow, the timing of the sound output may be delayed if waiting for a plurality of determination results. In this way, the swing motion is determined in order to determine the sound to be reproduced based on one determination result. Even when it is performed slowly, it is possible to output sound with good timing.
Moreover, the voice data includes the call of a cat that is an animal, and can output a sound imitating the call of a cat. For this reason, when the toy main body 1 is a stuffed cat, a cat cry can be pronounced from the stuffed cat according to the swinging motion by the user, and an atmosphere like playing with a cat can be enjoyed. .
The voice data includes a melody. For this reason, it can enjoy the atmosphere as if the stuffed animal is singing according to the swinging motion by the user, and can play without getting tired.
Also, a weight is provided at the tip of the stuffed toy hand or foot. Thereby, the hand and foot of the stuffed toy are greatly shaken by the swinging motion of the user shaking the stuffed toy main body 1. For this reason, the swing operation | movement which shakes the toy main body 1 can be performed more happily.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to such embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention.

For example, in this embodiment, according to the speed of the swing motion determined by the swing speed determination unit 11, the output voice determination unit 12 outputs from the voice output unit 50 when in the humor mode or the voice change mode. In the example, the voice type is determined and the voice playback speed is determined in the normal mode, the melody mode, and the recording / playback mode of the cry mode. However, the output voice determination unit 12 determines the speed according to the speed of the swing operation. The target may be at least one of the type of sound output from the sound output unit 50, the playback speed of sound, and the sound quality, and is not limited to those exemplified here. Here, the sound quality is a concept including a tone (sound pitch), and includes a wide range of sound properties such as tone tone, turning, accent, intonation, etc. in addition to the tone pitch.
For example, the output sound determination unit 12 may determine both the type of sound output from the sound output unit 50 and the sound reproduction speed according to the speed of the swing motion determined by the swing speed determination unit 11. Alternatively, only the sound reproduction speed, only the type of sound to be output, and only the sound quality may be determined. Further, the output sound determination unit 12 may determine all of the sound type, the sound reproduction speed, and the sound quality according to the swing motion speed determined by the swing speed determination unit 11.

  In the present embodiment, the memory 82 is provided with a swing speed storage unit 24 that stores the speed of the swing motion determined by the swing speed determination unit 11 in time series, and the swing speed determined by the swing speed determination unit 11 is provided. Is temporarily stored in the swing speed storage unit 24, and the output voice determination unit 12 illustrates the case where the output voice is determined based on the determination result of the swing speed stored in the swing speed storage unit 24. The output voice determination unit 12 may also serve as the swing speed determination unit 11 to determine the swing speed. In this case, the memory 82 is provided with a storage unit that stores the detection results of the sensor 3 for a plurality of times, and the output sound determination unit 12 determines the speed of the swing motion based on the detection results stored in the storage unit. To do.

In the present embodiment, the output sound determination unit 12 is based on three pulse outputs when the speed of the swing motion is “normal” or more (when the time difference between pulses is 0.64 seconds or less). When the speed mode is determined based on the determination result of the speed of the two swinging motions (current and previous determination results) and the speed of the swinging motion is “slow” or less (the time difference between pulses is 0.641 seconds or more) In this case, the example in which the speed mode is determined based on the determination result of the speed of one swinging operation based on the two pulse outputs (the current determination result) is shown. The method for determining the mode is not limited to this.
For example, when the speed of the swing motion is “normal” or higher, the speed mode may be determined based on more determination results based on four or more pulse outputs. Further, the criterion for determining the speed mode based on the determination results of a plurality of times is not limited to the case where the speed of the swing motion is “normal” or higher, and may be the case where the speed of the swing motion is “high” or higher.

The determination of the speed mode by the output sound determination unit 12 and the determination of the type of sound to be output from the sound output unit 50, the playback speed of the sound, and the sound quality according to this are based on the determination result by the swing speed determination unit 11. What is necessary is just to be performed, and how many times it determines based on the determination result is not specifically limited.
The output sound determination unit 12 determines the speed mode based on a predetermined number of determination results by the swing speed determination unit 11, and the type of sound to be output from the sound output unit 50 according to this, the sound reproduction speed, and the sound quality. The determination is preferably performed, and in this case, the “predetermined number of times” may be the same number regardless of the speed of the swing motion.
For example, regardless of whether the speed of the swing motion is “super-slow” or “super-slow”, the output voice determination unit 12 determines the speed mode based on the determination result of two times, and the voice corresponding thereto The type of sound output from the output unit 50, the sound reproduction speed, and the sound quality may be determined.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Toy main body 3 Sensor 4 Microphone 5 Speaker 6 ON / OFF switch 7a, 7b Mode change switch 11 Speed determination part 12 Output audio | voice determination part 13 Audio | voice conversion process part 14 Recording control part 15 Sound generation control part 21 Recording voice memory | storage part 22 Preformed voice Storage unit 23 Association table 24 Swing speed storage unit 40 Audio input unit 50 Audio output unit 80 Control device 81 Control unit 82 Memory 83 Timekeeping unit 100 Pronunciation toy

Claims (6)

On the stuffed toy body,
A storage unit for storing a plurality of types of voice data composed of a series of words;
An audio output unit for outputting audio based on audio data stored in the storage unit;
A sensor for detecting a swing motion applied to the toy body;
A swing speed determination unit that determines the speed of the swing motion based on the detection result by the sensor;
An output sound determination unit that determines at least one of the type of sound to be output from the sound output unit according to the speed of the swing motion determined by the swing speed determination unit, the playback speed of sound, and the sound quality;
A pronunciation toy characterized by comprising:   The output sound determination unit determines at least one of a type of sound to be output from the sound output unit, a sound reproduction speed, and a sound quality based on a predetermined number of determination results by the swing speed determination unit. The pronunciation toy according to claim 1, wherein When the speed of the swing motion determined by the swing speed determination unit is higher than a predetermined value, the output sound determination unit causes the sound output unit to output based on a plurality of determination results by the swing speed determination unit. Determine at least one of the audio type, audio playback speed and sound quality,
When the speed of the swing motion determined by the swing speed determination unit is slower than a predetermined value, the output sound determination unit causes the sound output unit to output based on a single determination result by the swing speed determination unit. 3. The pronunciation toy according to claim 2, wherein at least one of the kind of sound, the reproduction speed of sound, and the sound quality is determined.   The sounding toy according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the sound data stored in the storage unit includes an animal call.   The sounding toy according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the voice data stored in the storage unit includes a melody.   The pronunciation toy according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a weight is provided at a tip of at least one of a stuffed hand and a foot as the toy body.

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