JP-7855066-B2 - Electronic equipment and information processing systems

JP7855066B2JP 7855066 B2JP7855066 B2JP 7855066B2JP-7855066-B2

Inventors

大西祐介

Assignees

株式会社ソニー・インタラクティブエンタテインメント

Dates

Publication Date: 20260507
Application Date: 20220601

Claims (9)

It is an electronic device, A power generation unit that generates electricity, A power storage unit that stores the electricity obtained from the power generation unit, An image sensor that captures images of the area around the electronic device, A display unit that displays an image corresponding to the subject captured by the image sensor, A control unit that controls the driving of the image sensor and the display unit, Equipped with an inertial measuring device , The image sensor and the display unit are driven by the power stored in the energy storage unit . The control unit, upon determining from the measurement results of the inertial measuring device that the electronic device is stationary, drives the image sensor; otherwise, it does not drive the image sensor. An electronic device characterized by the following features.
The display unit displays an image corresponding to a code contained in the image captured by the image sensor. The electronic device according to feature 1.
Equipped with multiple wheels, The power generation unit has a motor that generates electricity in conjunction with the rotation of the wheel. The electronic device according to feature 1.
The motor, when not generating power, is driven by the electricity stored in the power storage unit to rotate the wheel. The electronic device according to feature 3.
The control unit, A first control unit monitors the amount of energy stored in the energy storage unit, It includes a second control unit that controls the driving of the image sensor and the display unit, The first control unit supplies power to the second control unit when the amount of energy stored in the energy storage unit exceeds a predetermined value. The electronic device according to feature 1.
The second control unit controls the shooting cycle of the image sensor and/or the display content of the display unit according to the amount of charge stored in the power storage unit. The electronic device according to feature 5.
The aforementioned display unit is electronic paper. The electronic device according to feature 1.
An information processing system comprising an electronic device and an information processing device having a camera for photographing the electronic device, The aforementioned electronic device is A power generation unit that generates electricity, A power storage unit that stores the electricity obtained from the power generation unit, An image sensor that captures images of the area around the electronic device, A first display unit that displays an image corresponding to the subject captured by the image sensor , A control unit that controls the operation of the image sensor and the first display unit, Equipped with an inertial measuring device , The aforementioned information processing device is A recognition unit that recognizes the image captured by the camera, The system includes a second display unit that displays an image corresponding to the result recognized by the recognition unit , The image sensor and the first display unit are driven by the power stored in the power storage unit. The control unit, upon determining from the measurement results of the inertial measuring device that the electronic device is stationary, drives the image sensor; otherwise, it does not drive the image sensor. An information processing system characterized by the following:
The first display unit displays an image corresponding to a code contained in the image captured by the image sensor. The information processing system according to feature 8.

Description

This disclosure relates to electronic equipment and information processing technologies using electronic equipment. Patent Document 1 discloses an information processing system having an information processing device, a trolley, and a mat. The trolley is equipped with an image sensor (camera) that captures an array pattern printed on the mat, and acquires position information and control information on the mat by reading the array pattern. The information processing device acquires the position information and control information from the trolley and controls the operation of the trolley. The trolley is equipped with a battery that can be charged by an external power source and is driven by power supplied from the battery. International Publication No. 2018/25467 This figure shows the electronic equipment according to the embodiment arranged on a mat.This is a diagram showing the front view of an electronic device.This is a diagram showing a side view of an electronic device.This is a diagram showing the bottom view of an electronic device.This is a diagram showing the functional blocks of an electronic device.This figure shows an example of the operation flow of each component in an electronic device.This figure shows the display unit with an object image shown.This figure shows an example of an information processing system that includes electronic equipment and information processing equipment.This diagram shows the functional blocks of an information processing device. Figure 1 shows the electronic device 10 according to the embodiment placed on the mat 2. The electronic device 10 in the embodiment may be a toy that a user can hold and play with. The mat 2 is divided into a plurality of grid-like regions, and a code is printed or attached to each region. In the embodiment, the code may include at least positional information indicating the location of the region on the mat 2 and information about the object associated with that region (hereinafter referred to as "object information"). The type of code may be a one-dimensional code or a two-dimensional code, or it may be human-readable text as shown in the figure. In any case, the code is composed of information that the electronic device 10 can read. The electronic device 10 comprises a housing 20 having a polyhedral shape. The housing 20 in this embodiment is preferably sized to be graspable by a user with one hand. The housing 20 may have a rectangular parallelepiped shape with a height of approximately 2-3 cm and side lengths of approximately 3-5 cm, with the length and width being equal. The electronic device 10 has a rectangular display unit 12 on its upper surface and an image sensor on its lower surface for capturing codes attached to each area of the mat 2. In this embodiment, when the image sensor captures a code, the display unit 12 displays an image corresponding to the object information contained in the captured code. The displayed image may be an image representing an object. The electronic device 10 in this embodiment may have a driving function. The electronic device 10 drives on the mat 2 and stops within a partitioned area. For example, if the code contained in each area contains destination information indicating the location of the next area to proceed to, the electronic device 10 may autonomously drive to the next area by reading the destination information contained in the code. The electronic device 10 may also drive on the mat 2 in accordance with driving instructions from an external control device (not shown). Figure 2 shows a front view of the electronic device 10, Figure 3 shows a side view of the electronic device 10, and Figure 4 shows a bottom view of the electronic device 10. The electronic device 10 of this embodiment has two wheels 14a and 14b (hereinafter referred to as "wheels 14" unless otherwise specified) on the bottom surface of the housing 20. A motor is connected to each wheel 14. The image sensor 16 is a camera that captures images of the area around the electronic device 10 and is located on the bottom surface of the housing 20. Therefore, the image sensor 16 captures images of the area below the housing 20. The image sensor 16 may also be provided on the front, right side, back, left side, top, etc. of the housing 20. The electronic device 10 in this embodiment has the function of analyzing the image captured by the image sensor 16 to identify the subject and displaying the image corresponding to the subject on the display unit 12. Specifically, the electronic device 10 identifies the code contained in the captured image and displays the image corresponding to the object information contained in the code on the display unit 12. The lighting unit 18 has an LED that lights up and is positioned on the bottom surface of the housing 20. The lighting unit 18 is provided so as to protrude downward from the bottom surface of the housing 20. When the electronic device 10 is placed on the mat 2 with its top surface fac