CN2316988Y - Electronic toy - Google Patents

Abstract

A multi-diligent electronic toy includes a housing in which a battery for supplying electric power is installed, a 4-bit micro control unit MCU for controlling the operation of each part of the electronic toy, an IR transmitter for transmitting infrared signals to other multi-diligent patrons, an IR receiver for receiving infrared signals from other multi-diligent patrons, a keypad including four keys for confirming and canceling selections and moving a cursor left and right, respectively, a reset switch for restarting a game, an LCD display for displaying the selections and the condition of a alien person such as age, weight, health, etc., and a buzzer for generating music and warning signals. The electronic toy is provided with a game program for cultivating alien people.

Description

Duoqingu Electronic Toys

The present invention generally relates to an electronic toy, and specifically relates to such an electronic toy "Dokkin Goo" (Dokkin Goo, referred to as DKG) in which more than one electronic toy can play together.

Currently popular electronic toys on the market, such as the Tamagochi electronic pets produced by Japan's Bandi Company, are often played by an electronic toy alone, and more than one electronic toy cannot participate in a more complicated and more interesting interactive game at the same time. There are cooperative or competitive games among them. Therefore, the form and content of the game are subject to certain restrictions.

The present invention is developed in order to overcome the shortcomings of the above-mentioned existing electronic pets.

An object of the present invention is to provide an electronic toy in which more than one such toy can play a mutual competition or mutual cooperation game together.

The electronic toy called Duoqingu of the present invention comprises a shell, a battery providing electric energy for the whole toy is housed in the shell, a 4-bit micro-control unit MCU for controlling the work of each part of the electronic toy, and providing power to other multiple The IR (infrared ray) emitter for Qingu to emit infrared signals, the IR receiver for receiving infrared signals from other Qingu, a keypad including four keys for confirming and canceling selections and moving the cursor left and right, to use A reset switch for game restart, an LCD display for people to watch these choices and the status of aliens such as age, weight, health, etc., and a buzzer for producing music and warning signals; the micro control unit MCU Connect with the battery, IR emitter, IR receiver, keypad, reset switch, LCD display and buzzer.

The Duoqingu electronic toy of the present invention can communicate with each other by using an appropriate game program, breaking through the limitation that the electronic toy in the prior art can only play games alone, so that the game forms are more diverse and the game content is more colorful , which is more interesting.

Referring now to the accompanying drawings, the preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.

Figure 1 is a circuit block diagram of Duoqingu.

Figure 2 is the circuit diagram of Duoqingu.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of multi-device and multi-device ports configured together.

Fig. 4 is a block diagram of multiple ports.

Fig. 5 is the circuit diagram of multi-port.

The Duoqingu of the present invention is an electronic toy that can be placed in people's pockets. First refer to Figure 1, the shell of Duoqingu includes battery, micro control unit MCU, IR (infrared) emitter, IR receiver, keypad, reset switch, LCD display and buzzer. The batteries used in the present invention are tiny button cells that provide power to the entire system. As can be seen from the figure, the MCU is connected to all other units, it processes all the signals received from other units of the system, and also gives signals or commands to other units or devices to control the operation of the entire system. The IR emitter emits signals to other Dokinos. The IR receiver receives the signals from other Doggins. In order to expand the receiving angle, it consists of two phototransistors along the vertical and horizontal directions respectively. A keypad is a rubber-type keyboard that includes four keys, of which the "Enter" key is used to confirm selections. The "Left Arrow" key is used to move the cursor to the left. The "Right Arrow" key is used to move the cursor to the right. The Esc key cancels the selection. The reset switch is also a rubber key used to restart the game. The LCD display consists of two parts. A 16×40 dot-matrix display is located in the center of the display unit, which displays graphics and text messages; there are ten small tiles representing the role selected by the user, and five small tiles are located in the center of the display unit. Above, five small tiles sit below the display unit. The buzzer is the sound output device of the system. It can produce music to indicate the state of care, such as winning the game, etc., and can also generate warning signals.

Referring now to Figure 2, the battery provides a constant 3.0V DC voltage directly to the system. It consists of four 1.5V batteries. Every two batteries make up a single 3.0V unit. This way the power supply has two 3.0V units. The user can replace the battery of each unit individually, and the Duoqinku can still keep running during the replacement process.

The MCU is a 4-bit microcontroller unit driven by a 3.0V power supply, and the crystal oscillator Y1 provides a 32.768KHz frequency signal for the real-time clock. Capacitors C1-C6 control the output voltage to the LCD. Resistor R5 is used to form the oscillator circuit of the MCU. The IR receiver is composed of two parallel phototransistors D2 and D3, and the received signal is amplified by transistors Q2 and Q3 for receiving infrared signals. The amplified signal is output to the MCU for processing. Resistors R7 and R15 act as a voltage divider to drive the input of transistor Q3. Resistors R3 and R8 are bias resistors for transistors Q3 and Q2, respectively. When there is no signal input, the receiver consumes about 0.2mA of current. It consumes less than 0.5mA when there is a signal. Therefore, this circuit achieves the design requirements of simplicity and low power consumption.

The IR transmitter emits infrared signals from the MCU to the outside. Before sending out the signal, the signal is amplified by the transistor Q1 to increase the effective emission range.

When a key on the keypad is pressed, a 0V signal is sent to the MCU. The reset switch is used to reset the MCU. When this switch is pressed, a reset signal of 3.0V is sent to the reset circuit of the MCU, and the reset process starts automatically.

The LCD is designed to operate at 4.5V. There are 16 common lines and 40 segment lines used to drive the point in the center of the display unit. There is also a segment line for driving the five icons located above the display unit and the five icons located below the display unit. All signals on the common and segment lines are controlled by the MCU's internal LCD driver.

The buzzer is directly driven by the melody driver of the MCU.

DKP Port (DKP) is the interface between DKP and any computer with parallel and serial ports. With this interface, Duoqingu can communicate with the computer, serve on the Internet, load or update data to this port, and load or update data from this port.

Referring to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, FIG. 3 shows a perspective view of a multi-working port, and FIG. 4 shows a block diagram of a multi-working port. The housing of the multi-port includes power supply, MCU, IR emitter, IR receiver and computer connector. The power supply provides power to each device on the multi-port; the MCU is connected to each device on the multi-port and is responsible for controlling the entire system. The Duoqin port is used as a bridge between the Duoqin and the computer, and it controls the data flow between the Duoqin and the computer.

The computer gives commands and data to the MCU through the computer connector, and the information is processed in the MCU, and then transmitted to Duoqingu through the IR transmitter. The response of Duoqingu is sent back to the MCU of Duoqin port through the IR receiver. After the MCU processes the data, the data is sent back to the computer through the computer connector. Computer data can be used for various purposes, such as playing games on the Internet.

Fig. 4 shows a circuit diagram of a multiple port. The Duoqin port provides an interface for the Duoqin to connect with the computer. It converts the signal level from one side to the level of the other. According to needs, multi-ports have data wires, signal control wires, ground wires and power wires. The power cord provides power to the Multiport port. The ground wire provides the grounding of the system. The data line provides a channel for data transmission. The signal control lines control the signal flow of the data lines. MCU is the central processing unit. Resistor R1 and capacitor C4 form the oscillator circuit of the MCU, which provides the oscillator clock signal for the MCU. The IR transmitter unit is used to send data to the DKG. Transistor Q101 controls the IR emitter on and off, and resistor 103 controls the power to the IR emitter. The IR receiver unit receives data from the Duoqingu. Transistor Q102 acts as an amplifier and voltage converter that increases sensitivity and converts the IR signal to a voltage that can be read by the MCU.

Next, the game program for Duoqingu will be described.

The game of the present invention is to raise an alien from birth to death. There are several buttons on the device that allow the user to choose different diet, study, exercise, sleep and hygiene habits. A small LCD display allows one to view these selections as well as the status of the alien such as age, weight, health, etc. Since these habits are different for different hosts, the aliens gradually grow up with different personalities. Aliens go to school, graduate, and find jobs that suit their particular personality. A unique part of the product of the present invention is that there is a communication port on each device, allowing the different units to communicate with each other. Two units can now be combined to play against each other in a game format. Aliens with higher IQ and physical fitness have a higher probability of winning. There may be three games ("Run", "Shoot Spaceship", and "Rock Scissors"). If two units are of different sexes, they date, marry, and through inheritance from the other unit, females can even become pregnant and have children. Or two units with different occupations and different needs can communicate with each other for mutual benefit. In other words, each alien can seek a different service from another alien in exchange for the money he has earned. The alien is sick and can communicate with the doctor alien to ask for healing. Teachers and trainers aliens can help aliens improve their IQ and physique. Bankers can multiply or lose your savings. Voodoo can raise or lower your IQ, Physique, and Health, but it can also perform special miracles. Chef provides general satisfaction and increases happiness. Thief will steal all your money but only caught by police. Thieves and cops disguise themselves as other characters to hide their identities.

Index

There are a total of 11 indices that affect or are gained from the cultivation of Doqingu. They are gender, age, weight, happiness, training, health, economic status, generational IQ, physique and dirtiness. All these indices are represented in the manual as: numerical values (age, weight, generation), alphabetic values (sex, training), or abstract values (happiness, health, financial status, IQ) represented by a heart-shaped pattern. The last two indices (Constitution and Dirtyness are not displayed in the manual.

background

In order to bring more fun to the toy, there are many backgrounds on Duoqingu, representing different situations that the little alien is in. Watching TV at home, taking a shower, brushing teeth, sleeping, doing housework, just waking up or before going to bed. Or go shopping, watch a movie, play at the playground. Or in school classrooms, labs, kitchen cabinet areas, dorms. Or die in a meeting, working on a computer. Aliens can take the bus to school, work, school, or get off work.

metamorphosis period

There are 5 kinds of food (rice, vegetables, meat, sweets and batteries) to choose from according to the diet manual. It is best for aliens to have a balanced diet. But the alien needs to consume a small amount of battery power per day, otherwise he/she will change shape (morph) 24 hours a day. During this period, he/she is not allowed to go out to earn money. Voodoo can bring the alien back to normal, otherwise you have to wait 24 hours before the alien returns to normal on its own.

Dating process

When an alien requests a date with another alien of the opposite sex, several outcomes can occur. One of them refused to see the other. They meet, but one of them refuses to shake hands. They shook hands, but one of them refused to kiss. They kissed, but one of them refused to marry. they got married. They got married and the girl became pregnant. To do this, you have to reset another unit, choosing from the first handcrafted "baby". This allows you to download information from the parent unit to the new unit, completing the birth process. This new baby will be considered as the next generation because it inherits some of the characters of the parents due to the parental index value.

About other hosts

With this product, different owners of Duoqingu can get together and compare their electronic pets in a fun way. Any enlightenment that breeds aliens can be exchanged. The wireless communication port consists of an infrared LED transmitter and receiver. Users can send greeting messages to another Duoqingu at a distance of 1-2 meters. Form a friendly medium of communication with other hosts you've just met.

Application of Internet

The ability to transmit data to and receive data from the DQG allows users to load data down or up to their personal computer through appropriate interface devices. The data uploaded to the personal computer can be transferred to other people's personal computer through the Internet, and then downloaded to Duoqingu through the Internet. In this way, people who have Duoqingu in different countries and regions can play games through the Internet.

Dating via the Internet is further divided into acceptance, rejection, handshake, kiss, marriage and pregnancy.

Compete with other people online.

Provide services to or receive services from others over the Internet, such as medical treatment.

Through the network, you can also compare the advantages and disadvantages of your own Duoqingu with other people for ranking.

Although the preferred embodiment of the present invention has been specifically described above, those skilled in the art can make various improvements based on the idea of the present invention. However, such modifications are intended to fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Claims (2)

1. An electronic toy called Duoqingu, which includes a shell in which a battery that provides electrical energy for the entire toy is installed to control the 4-digit micro control unit MCU that operates each part of the electronic toy, and is used to supply power to other Duoqingu The IR transmitter that emits infrared signals, the IR receiver that receives the infrared signals from other multi-Qin Gus, the keypad that includes four keys for confirming and canceling selections and moving the cursor left and right, to restart the game Reset switch, LCD display to let people watch these selections and status of aliens such as age, weight, health, etc., and buzzer to generate music and warning signals; said micro control unit MCU and said battery , IR transmitter, IR receiver, keypad, reset switch, LCD display and buzzer. 2. The multi-function electronic toy according to claim 1, characterized in that it also includes a multi-port used as an interface between the multi-function and any computer with parallel and serial ports, said multi-function port includes a housing, Each part of the multi-service port provides the power supply of electric energy, the micro control unit MCU for processing commands and data from the computer, the IR transmitter for transmitting the commands and data processed by the MCU to the multi-service port, and receiving from The IR receiver of the response of the multi-service, and the computer connector in order to connect the multi-service port and the computer, the MCU is connected with the power supply, the IR emitter, the IR receiver, and the computer connector .

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