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Robot Toy

a robot and toy technology, applied in the field of robot toy, can solve the problems of limited cost and difficulty in inexpensively producing a robot toy, and achieve the effect of inexpensive construction and effective expression of emotions

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-11-22
SEGA TOYS
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The present invention is a robot toy that can express emotions effectively with a simple and inexpensive construction. It has multiple light sources that can emit light of different colors simultaneously or separately. The robot toy has a memory to store different emotion parameters that define emotions, and the control means can adjust these parameters based on external input. This allows the robot to emit light in a pattern that matches the combination of emotion parameters. Overall, the invention allows for a wide range of emotions to be expressed with a few light sources.

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Nevertheless, it is difficult to inexpensively produce a robot toy wherein light-emitting elements are disposed in matrix form, and skill is required to effectively express the emotions of a robot toy by the light emission pattern of light-emitting elements at a limited cost.

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[0033] In the drawings, 1 is the robot toy, 3 is the head part, 7 is the tail switch, 10 is the control part, 21 is the LED display part, 21A through 21G, 70A through 70D, 71A through 71E, 72A through 72F, and 73A through 73G are LEDs; 23 is the head switch, and 24 is the nose switch.

[0034] Embodiments of the present invention will now be described while referring to each of the drawings.

(1) Structure of the Robot Toy

[0035]FIG. 1 shows a robot toy 1 relating to the present embodiment. Robot toy 1 has an overall appearance and shape imitating a sitting animal, such as a dog. In essence, the head part is linked, in such a way that it can freely turn, to a shaft extending from the frontal end of a torso part 2 and is attached, in such a way that it can freely move, to the left and right top ends of a head part 3 at ear parts 4A and 4B. Moreover, paddle-shaped front leg parts 5A and 5B having rounded sides are linked, in such a way that they can be freely moved manually, to the front...

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Abstract

A robot toy comprises a first light source emitting light of at least two colors simultaneously or individually, five or more second light sources arranged around the first light source, a memory for storing at least two types of emotion parameters constituting emotion, and a control means for increasing / decreasing the value of emotion parameters based on an external operation input. The control means controls the first and second light sources to emit light in an emission pattern corresponding to a combination of the values of emotion parameters, thus realizing an inexpensive robot toy capable of effectively representing emotion.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION [0001] This application is a continuation of International Application PCT / JP2006 / 300617, filed on Jan. 18, 2006, pending at the time of filing of this continuation application and claims priority from Japanese Patent Application JP 2005-010771 filed on Jan. 18, 2005, the contents of which are herein wholly incorporated by reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention relates to a robot toy, and is particularly useful as an inexpensive robot toy. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] Robot toys that generate emotions automatically based on an appeal from a user, such as the clapping of hands or patting, or the surrounding environment, and express these generated emotions through a similar emission pattern on light-emitting elements and with sounds such as music have recently been proposed and marketed. [0004] For instance, JP 3277500 discloses LEDs (light-emitting diodes) having a shape and emission color corresponding to an emotio...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A63H30/00
CPCA63H11/00G06N3/008A63H2200/00A63H33/22
Inventor AOCHI, YUICHIYAMANA, WAKANATAKUMA, EIJIENDO, YOSHIYUKINOBATA, FUJIO
Owner SEGA TOYS
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