CN102411890A

CN102411890A - Toy with digitalized dynamic expressions

Info

Publication number: CN102411890A
Application number: CN2011102760142A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 李晓
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2011-09-16
Filing date: 2011-09-16
Publication date: 2012-04-11

Abstract

The invention discloses a toy with digitalized dynamic expressions, which comprises a shell, an expression component, a control module, a drive module and an output module, wherein the expression component is provided with an electronic paper display module capable of displaying various patterns to simulate expressions of humans/animals, and the passive segment type electronic paper display module in the expression component is provided with continuously segmented pixel electrodes.

Description

Toy with digitizing dynamic expression

Technical field

Toy has particularly used the toy with digitizing expression of infotech.

Background technology

Toy is existing existence for a long time in human history, is used to perform the puppet of enjoying from ancient times, and is to the modern intelligent toy that utilizes various electronic information technology means to realize, of long standing and well established.Wherein a type toy has imitation human or animal's expression, and hyperbole usually in addition art up, the cartooning is realized.In modern times in the toy; Domestic " skin skin bear " of realizing early teaching function for example arranged; And for example adopted " luxuriant and rich with fragrance " toy of artificial intelligence technology etc. abroad than (furby); Can accept user's input such as voice, button, touch, electromagnetism, make sounding, luminous, mechanical motion (blink or wave limbs) then and wait and express mood.Yet these intelligent toys still are bad to express expression, and for example current " skin skin bear " is though series can be passed through the phonetic representation mood, and its facial expression can not change; The purpose that a kind of doll that utilizes mechanical means to change predefined eye image reaches changeable eyes has been described among one Chinese patent application CN200480009933.1 and the U.S. Patent application US6758717B1.This method structure is complicated, thereby reliability is low.And luxuriant and rich with fragrance than toy, referring to the description in the Chinese patent 99802926.0, its expression that realizes through motor is continuously, the expression of simulation; Though be similar to human expression way; But be limited by the restriction of mechanical technique after all, be unfavorable for the affective state that the state that gives expression to is clearly demarcated, lively, for example phenanthrene is limited to sleep, excitement than the emotional state that can show; And relatively distincter, for example emotional states such as happiness, anger, indignation are to show through the expression of machinery.Occurred on the market utilizing active matrix liquid crystal screen (hereinafter to be referred as liquid crystal module) simulate eye toy product; For example little Q robot; Limited expression can be imitated and polynary information can be shown in addition; Comprise picture, literal etc., the description of this method also is shown among the Japanese patent application JP2000070557.But be to use Liquid Crystal Module to exist problems, the one, liquid crystal module rigidity and thickness are bigger, are unfavorable for being installed in the toy head with curved surface, even install, there are certain distance in the display surface and the toy case of its liquid crystal module, lack associative perception; The 2nd, the demonstration of liquid crystal module is self luminous, when this has increased power consumption, when this has increased power consumption; Also since the diversity of the light of luminophor add between liquid crystal module and the shell to have certain clearance, make the liquid crystal module light leak; Simulated eye contouring well, the eye of for example little Q robot uses the glass shell of black, is liquid crystal module under the shell; Be generally used for representing the pattern of expressing one's feelings; When for example going up curved camber line demonstration, other part background outline portions of liquid crystal module are non-luminous, perhaps background profile show white or other glow colors; Then, seriously reduced fidelity for the simulation of eye expression because its background profile of light leak becomes very irregular.For example, because liquid crystal display module simulated eye contouring preferably makes it at the method dynamic expression, for example nictation, the aspect was undesirable.The 3rd aspect is that the control system relative complex of liquid crystal module makes whole toy electronics system design relative complex to be unfavorable for large-scale application; The 4th,, be limited by structural limitations, liquid crystal module is limited to simulation toy eye usually, and for other face, for example the simulation of mouth, nose, ear then has difficulties.Because these shortcomings, this kind technical scheme is from propose not have till now large-scale application always.

Yet in these years display technique is continuing progress.For example the development of electronic paper technology very rapidly.The Electronic Paper display technique is considered to a kind of reflective, low-power consumption, ultra-thin display technique.It has comprised the electrophoretic display technology of at present main flow; For example U.S. E INK company, continent OED company provide the microcapsules electrophoretic display technology; Perhaps little glass of electrophoretic display technology providing of U.S. Sipix company; And electric wetting display technique (electronic wetting display), electrochromic display, electronics powder fluid display technique etc.; Commercial at present comparatively ripe electrophoretic display technology is except can using the active matric driving; Can also use passive segmentation to drive easily; And available less cost realizes flexible passive segmentation electrophoresis showed module; Thickness even can reach 0.3mm has for example been described the structure and the method for making of flexible electrophoretic display panel among Chinese patent CN200310123446.5 and the CN200320130781.3.This display technique is used in a plurality of fields.Electrophoresis showed with the most ripe is an example; Its active array type electrophoresis display screen is used in the making of E-book reader; The kindle reader of the U.S. for example; Chinese Han king's electronic readers etc., its passive segmentation electrophoretic display panel then are used to digital demonstration, supermarket price tag, and these are used all with electrophoretic display panel (stand alone) use separately; Be published in a large number on the website (www.eink.com) of U.S. E INK company about the various application of electrophoretic display technology and potential notion application, but potential innovation and application still remains to be excavated.For example reflective this characteristic of demonstration only has been considered to bring low-power consumption and the advantage that reduces visual fatigue usually.

Summary of the invention

The objective of the invention is to overcome the deficiency in the above-mentioned background technology,, improve fidelity and convenience and the interest of man-machine interaction of toy aspect the expression imitation for toy increases a kind of digitized dynamic expression.

For realizing above purpose, the present invention provides a kind of toy with digitizing dynamic expression, comprising:

Housing;

At least one assembly of expressing one's feelings is installed on the housing, comprises to show that multiple pattern shows module in order to the passive segmentation Electronic Paper of imitation human or animal expression;

Drive module, show that with above-mentioned passive segmentation Electronic Paper module is electrically connected, drive its display pattern;

Control die set is electrically connected to the driving module, comprises a processor, at least a storer, is used for the storage and the processing of toy information, and the controlling and driving module drives expression assembly demonstration predetermined pattern; The passive segmentation Electronic Paper of said expression assembly shows that module has the contour pixel electrode of cutting apart continuously.

The contour pixel electrode that wherein above-mentioned control die set control is cut apart is continuously lighted one after another or is extinguished; Or be positioned at the pixel electrode of lighting and extinguishing the boundary in the contour pixel electrode cut apart continuously of above-mentioned control die set control and light repeatedly and extinguish.

Expression assembly profile is limited at expression assembly contour pixel electrode and/or contour limit assembly; Said contour limit assembly is opening or the protective clear layer on the housing; Optimally, passive segmentation Electronic Paper shows that at least a Show Color of module is approaching or consistent with expression assembly periphery housing color.

Passive segmentation Electronic Paper shows that the module pixel electrode also is provided with the expression pixel electrode that other are used for echomimia, and the line segment or the camber line that are used for the segmentation contour pixel electrode do not pass through said expression pixel electrode.

Above-mentioned toy wherein also comprises the input module, and the passive segmentation Electronic Paper that the input signal controlling and driving module that said control die set provides according to the input module drives the expression assembly shows pattern or the pattern sequence that module displays is related in advance;

And/or also comprising the output module, said control die set drives the related in advance pattern or the pattern sequence of passive segmentation Electronic Paper demonstration module displays of expression assembly according to the output controlling and driving module of output module.

To combine accompanying drawing and some preferred embodiments further to set forth spirit of the present invention and details below, so that strengthen to understanding of the present invention.For outstanding technical characterictic of the present invention, the details of some known technologies is omitted; Though perhaps announced the details of some technology or structure aspects; But one of skill in the art is easy to expect other similar implementation methods, thereby the details of these technology or structure aspects only is in order to increase the public to understanding of the present invention and non-limiting the present invention.

Description of drawings

Figure 1A: the structural drawing of doll 100;

Figure 1B: the head inner structure side view of doll 100;

Fig. 2 A: the Electronic Paper of eye expression assembly 120 shows the electrode structural chart of module 121;

Fig. 2 B: Electronic Paper shows the sectional structure chart of module 121;

Fig. 3: the circuit connecting relation figure of doll 100;

Fig. 3 B: the signal flow logic of doll 100;

Fig. 4: eye expression assembly 120 is accomplished the program flow diagram of action nictation;

Fig. 5: the effect synoptic diagram (black is effective look) of action nictation;

Fig. 6: the program flow diagram of local action nictation;

Fig. 7: the structural drawing of toy car 200;

Fig. 8: the circuit structure diagram of toy car 200;

Specific embodiment

Shown in Figure 1A is the doll 100 (hereinafter to be referred as doll 100) with digitizing dynamic expression of the present invention, comprises housing head 110; And head 110 has comprised eye expression assembly 120, and Electronic Paper shows module 121, and cartouche limiting part---the opening and the protective clear layer 112 of eye expression assembly are installed and limited to being used on the housing head 110.On the eye expression assembly 120 is the pattern 122 that is used to imitate the eye expression; With 120 one-tenth symmetrical eye expression assemblies 130 of eye expression assembly, Electronic Paper shows module 131, and eye expression pattern 132.Housing head 110 also is equipped with mouth expression assembly 140, comprises that Electronic Paper shows module 141, and mouth contour limit assembly 113 is used to imitate the mouth expression.

Figure 1B is depicted as the side cutaway view of head 110; The contour limit parts 112 of the eye expression assembly of its middle shell are an oval protective clear layer, and it has been installed Electronic Paper at the back and has shown module 121, and the demonstration expression pattern on the Electronic Paper demonstration module 121 just can the person of being observed be seen from the toys shell outside like this; Play the effect that the protection Electronic Paper shows module 121 again; Can limit simultaneously the shape that Electronic Paper shows that module can be observed, the profile of this shape imitation eye is as circular or oval; This makes Electronic Paper show that module can be a rectangle, does not hinder imitation eye shape when being convenient to make.The shape of mouth contour limit assembly 113 can be more various, the mouth moulding shape that the public young toy of for example common animal is made.Ultra-thin passive segmentation Electronic Paper shows that module makes the contour limit assembly can bring into play maximum effect, produces face profile true to nature.Electronic Paper shows flexibility and the inflexibility of the installation of module 121 according to module itself, and the material of housing and different; In the present embodiment, Electronic Paper shows that module 121 is a flexible structure, and the housing of doll 100 is cloth (suede) outer cover, and its outer cover covers on the inner bag, and inner bag can be a cloth prepared material filling cotton flower, thereby whole toy is soft.

Fig. 2 A, Fig. 2 B are the structural drawing that Electronic Paper shows module 121.Please in the lump with reference to two figure, Fig. 2 A is depicted as the sectional structure chart that Electronic Paper shows module 121.Particularly, Electronic Paper shows that module 121 is passive segmentation electrophoresis showed module.Electronic paper technology also has technology such as electric wetting demonstration, cholesterol liquid crystal demonstration, the demonstration of electronics powder fluid, electrochromism demonstration etc. except electrophoretic display technology.The passive of passive segmentation electrophoresis showed module is for active; Promptly there is not active device; For example thin film transistor (TFT) (TFT) comes gating pixels with different electrode as driving switch, but adopts simple conductive electrode; For example PCB, the last conductive welding disk of FPC, perhaps the electrically conductive ink electrode on the PET film directly forms pixel electrode (using film switch circuit or thick film technology to make) etc.; Wherein segmentation is meant that pixel electrode is that non-matrix form is arranged, but some pixel electrodes through preset certain pattern drive the demonstration predetermined pattern.Different with the rigidity of pixel electrode layer selected materials according to public electrode, passive segmentation electrophoresis showed module can be divided into two kinds of flexibility or inflexibilities.The pixel electrode layer of the passive segmentation electrophoresis showed module of inflexibility generally is employed in the last conductive welding disk of making of PCB and forms, and public electrode can be selected ito glass or ito thin film for use.And the pixel electrode layer of flexible structure uses FPC, thin film switch, thick film technology to make.Electronic Paper shows that the upper strata (observer's one side) of module 121 is the public electrode of transparent ITO conductive film, specifically comprises transparent membrane 121A, and adheres to the electrically conducting transparent public electrode 121B on it among Fig. 2 A; Lower floor is pixel electrode layer 121C and following base material 121D; Can adopt the fabrication techniques pixel electrode layer 121C of the electrically conductive ink printed pixels electrode on the PET film; Following base material 121D is flexible PET film, thereby Electronic Paper shows that module 121 is a flexible passive segmentation electrophoresis showed module.Be electrophoretic display materials layer 121E between public electrode 121B and the pixel electrode layer 121C, as microcavity, comprise suspending liquid 121E3 among the microcapsules 121E1, electronegative white particles 121E2, the black particles 121E4 of positively charged comprising microcapsules 121E1.Microcapsules and pixel electrode size are disproportionate here, only do signal and use.Electrophoretic display materials also has other microcavitys and particIe system structure; For example the microcavity of Sipix company does not adopt microcapsules; And little cup structure (micro cup) of employing solid shape, and comprise the band color and nontransparent suspension in little cup, and a kind of charged color particle; Or two kinds of color particles in the microcavity, wherein have only a kind of particle charged, thereby can in suspension, receive extra electric field control and move, and another kind of color particle is not charged, forms background colour in the suspending liquid thereby then be suspended in.Description about multiple electrophoretic display materials layer also can be referring to the associated description of Chinese patent CN201020109329.9.The making of flexible electrophoretic display panel, particularly, also can be specifically with reference to the associated description among Chinese patent CN200310123446.5 and the CN200320130781.3 with reference to the making of flexible passive segmentation electrophoretic display panel.

Pixel electrode layer 121C further is divided into a plurality of pixel electrodes.Fig. 2 B is depicted as the pixel electrode structure figure that Electronic Paper shows module 121, and wherein pixel electrode layer 121C has comprised the contour pixel electrode 121C2 of cutting apart continuously, 121C3; 121C4,121C5,121C6; 121C7, performance eye profile varying when being used to be used alone or in combination; Eyeball pixel electrode 121C2 is used to represent eyeball; Background electrode 121C6 is used to control background colour for the remainder that pixel electrode 121C removes above-mentioned two kinds of pixel electrodes.Usually the electrophoresis showed module can show two kinds of extreme optical states according to the different of charged particle color in the microcapsules and electrophoresis liquid color; For example but Electronic Paper shows module 121 show white and black, and the optical states of a plurality of different gray scales can also be arranged between this black and white.With the black and white two states is example, and when with white as a setting the time, then black is effective look; During the Electronic Paper of expression assembly has shown module displays certain pattern; The pixel electrode that then in fact is exactly this pattern is (when this pattern is when being combined into by a plurality of pixel electrode pattern; Then be pixel electrodes) drive electrophoretic display materials demonstration black, this pixel electrode is lighted in other words; Otherwise, show and say that then this pixel electrode extinguishes, with convenient narration when black bleaches look when the pixel electrode of this pattern drives electrophoretic display materials.Contour pixel electrode 121C2～121C7 has formed the eye profile together, is ellipse; The contour pixel electrode that this oval-shaped the first half is arranged by almost parallel is cut apart continuously; For example 121C5 and C121C4 almost parallel; 121C4 and 121C3 almost parallel, 121C3 and 121C6 and 121C7 almost parallel; And be roughly parallel to oval minor axis, their cut-off rules each other are camber line, help the simulation of eyelid; Said oval-shaped Lower Half is contour pixel electrode 121C2, and it also can further be divided into the contour pixel electrode of a plurality of almost parallels.The number of contour pixel electrode, the type of cut-off rule can have various selection.Contour pixel electrode 121C3～121C7 can simulate moving up and down of eyelid, thus simulation action nictation.Be used to simulate the expression pixel electrode of expression but also be partitioned into other separately in said cartouche inside, for example eyeball pixel electrode 121C1 is used to imitate eyeball, makes that the effect of whole eye expression assembly is more true to nature.Certainly can also further be divided into a plurality of eyeball pixel electrodes or other and be used to show the pixel electrode of eye expression; For example be used for representing the last curved arc line pixel electrode with last curved arc line pattern of expressions such as " happinesss "; Shown in Figure 1A pattern 132; Or be used for representing following curved arc line pixel electrode of curved arc line pattern under the having of expressions such as " unhappy " etc., can be further with reference to the said related content of one Chinese patent application CN201110068267.0.Above-mentioned oval inner, the function of different pixels electrode can be re-used.Eyeball pixel electrode 121C1 can also be multiplexed into the contour pixel electrode.For example, when contour pixel electrode 121C2～121C7 lighted, eyeball pixel electrode 121C1 also lighted, and then it uses as the contour pixel electrode.Again for example, when pixel electrode 121C3 lights separately, then be to use as the expression pixel electrode, expression be the expression of " happiness ".The method that the public can set forth according to the present invention is fully cut apart oval inner pixel electrode neatly, realizes the multiple use of pixel electrode through control.With reference to the structure of pixel electrode among Fig. 2 A, its be Fig. 2 B said shown in pixel electrode 121C1 along the sectional view of A-B line.In the collocation of color, when obviously the color of Electronic Paper displayable a kind of color of showing module 121 and eye expression assembly periphery housing or contour limit assembly is approaching or consistent, according to the performance that helps the eye profile.For example when the effective demonstration look of contour pixel electrode 121C2～121C7 and peripheral housing solid colour, action nictation of eye will be by simulation true to nature.

Shown in Figure 3 is the internal circuit configuration figure of doll 100, and wherein control die set 170, drives module 171, input module 173, and output module 172 is electrically connected through bus; Also comprise power module 175.Control die set 170 has comprised microcontroller 1701, like the ATMEGA88 microcontroller of Atmel company, himself has RAM and FlashROM on the sheet, needs extended memory 1702 in addition from system.Drive microcontroller 1701 corresponding ports that module 171 1 sides are connected to control die set; The opposing party is electrically connected to Electronic Paper and shows module 121; Be used for the logical signal of the no driving force of control die set is converted into drive signal, make the Electronic Paper module can show set pattern.Input module 173 has comprised multiple sensors, keyswitch 1731 is arranged, capacitive sensing electrode 1732; Body position sensor 1733, speech recognition device 1734a and corresponding acoustic pickup 1734b, proximity transducer 1736; Acceleration transducer 1737; Pressure transducer 1738, temperature sensor 1739, ambient light sensor 1735 etc.Below will tell about the effect of each sensor one by one.Output module 172 has mainly comprised sound playing module 1721 and loudspeaker 1722, is used to export voice, music etc.; And the motor module, comprise motor-driven 1723 and motor 1724.

Fig. 3 B has illustrated the logical signal of each module to flow.Input module 173 provides input signal among the step S110; Control die set 170 is obtained said input signal among the step S111, and the Electronic Paper that drives the expression assembly according to input signal controlling and driving module 171 shows pattern or the pattern sequence (being called for short " exporting corresponding expression ") that module displays is related in advance; Next drive module 171 execution in step S112, the Electronic Paper that drives the expression assembly shows corresponding pattern of module displays or pattern sequence.Control die set control output module 172 among the step S113 simultaneously comprises sound playing module and/or motor module express one's feelings synchronously the pattern displaying output sound and/or the mechanical action of assembly; Correspondingly export module execution in step S114, export corresponding sound and/or mechanical action.Also comprise step S115, carry out the operation of other correspondences.Step S111 and S113 in no particular order logically, but in the microcontroller that order is carried out the priority on the life period.Above-mentioned " pattern sequence " is meant at least two sequences that different patterns forms that successively show in time at the expression assembly; The subordinate concept that it belongs to " pattern ", the meaning that specializes here are to explain that single input signal can trigger the variation of an a series of expression assembly display pattern.

Body position sensor 1733 is used to detect doll 100 residing positions, and its principle and structure are found in Chinese patent CN200510035314.6.

Capacitive sensing electrode 1732 is installed in nose 150 places, is electrically connected to microcontroller 1701, thereby the method microcontroller 1701 through software can detect that 1732 capacitance variations realizes touching or near sensing.Capacitance touch and electric capacity are the sensitivity of capacitive sensing electrode near the difference of sensing; For example when be personnel selection finger near or when touching the capacitance sensing electrode, when highly sensitive, when finger rigidly connected nearly capacitive sensing electrode, capacitance detecting devices such as microcontroller had detected enough capacitance variations, thereby make near judging; Think that instead when capacitive sensing sensitivity was low relatively, finger is touch capacitive sensing electrode fully, microcontroller just can detect enough capacitance variations, thereby makes the judgement of capacitance touch.At present industry has multiplely for the method for capacitance detecting, roughly is divided into self-capacitance and detects and the mutual capacitance detection, and the former comprises the common relaxation oscillation detection method that has; The latter is common to have electric charge to shift detection method, is the patented technology of Atmel company, and present embodiment adopts this detection method.

Sound identification module comprises that speech recognition device 1734a and acoustic pickup 1734b are used for voice command recognition, is the common apparatus on the intelligent toy.Acoustic pickup 1734b is a microphone, and speech recognition device 1734a is common to be with chip independently, for example dsp processor or special voice recognition chip.Through sound identification module make doll 100 can voice command recognition with realize man-machine talk, and according to the combination of the corresponding expression/sound of voice command output/motor action.

Near formula sensor 1736 is infrared proximity transducer, be used to make doll 100 larger distance identification human or animal near, thereby the combination of the corresponding expression/sound of output/motor action.

Acceleration transducer 1737 is called gravity sensor again, and can be used to discern the moving of doll 100 self, fall, the variation of position, vibration (as patting) etc., thus the combination of the corresponding expression/sound of output/motor action.

Pressure transducer 1738 is generally used for detecting and is applied to the pushing of doll 100, collision etc., thereby doll 100 is exported the combination of corresponding expression/sound/motor action in view of the above.

Temperature sensor 1739 is used for the testing environment temperature, thereby doll 100 is exported the combination of corresponding expression/sound/motor action in view of the above.

Optical sensor 1735 is used for the testing environment luminance brightness, thereby doll 100 is exported the combination of corresponding expression/sound/motor action in view of the above.

Fig. 4 is the program execution flow S100 of action nictation.Wherein step S101 eyeball pixel electrode is lighted; Whether control die set detects capacitance sensing electrode 1732 repeatedly and is touched among the step S102, if touch is arranged, and execution in step S103 down then; Contour pixel electrode 121C5～121C3 lights successively among step S103～S105, and its effect is a catacleisis process shown in I, II, III among Fig. 5; Pixel electrode 121C3～121C5 extinguishes successively among step S106～S108, is a process that eyelid is opened.Thus, light successively through pixel electrode 121C5,121C4,121C3, backward is extinguished successively then, has intactly simulated action nictation.As the sequence that at least two expression assembly patterns of the priority demonstration the action of blinking are formed is called expression assembly pattern sequence.

Shown in Figure 5 is the visual effect of pairing expression assembly 120 simulation actions nictation of step S103～S105 among Fig. 4.Move the nictation that the public can come further to understand Fig. 4 in view of the above and set forth.

Shown in Figure 6 is the program execution flow S200 of part action nictation.Eyeball pixel electrode 121C1 lights among the step S201; Contour pixel electrode 121C5～121C3 lights successively among step S202～S204, and its effect is the process of a catacleisis shown in I, II, III among Fig. 5; Step S205 is time-delay, and essence is exactly that eyelid pauses a period of time at certain state, for part is prepared nictation; Contour pixel electrode 121C3 is extinguished among the step S206, and contour pixel electrode 121C3 lights among the step S207, accomplishes action nictation of a part.But step S206 and step S207 repeated multiple times.Contour pixel electrode C121C3 essence is the intersection that it is in contour pixel electrode of lighting and the contour pixel electrode 121C1 that extinguishes, and therefore can be used to imitate the part action of nictation, part eyelid action just.

Please with reference to Figure 1A, wherein mouth expression assembly 140 is used to simulate the expression of mouth.The for example opening and closing of mouth.The public can realize the simulation of mouth opening and closing according to the realization principle that move the nictation of above-mentioned eye expression assembly.The eye expression pattern that assembly 120 showed 122 is eyeball and part eyelid among Figure 1A, and eye expression assembly 130 then is shown as curved arc line 132; Mouth expression assembly shows curved arc line 142 down.Three expression assembly integral body has been formed the expression state that doll 100 is in " happiness ".

Shown in Figure 7 is the embodiment two of the toy of digitizing dynamic expression according to the invention, is toy car 200.Among Fig. 7, toy car 200 comprises shell 201, and executing mechanism is like wheel 202.The Electronic Paper of expression assembly show module 204 be installed on toy car before the place of keeping out the wind, show the assembly pattern 205 of expressing one's feelings, be eyeball and part eyelid.The circuit control system of toy car 200 and doll 100 are similar.

Shown in Figure 8 is the internal circuit configuration figure of toy car 200.Comprise control die set 270, comprising microcontroller 2701 and storer 2702; Also comprise driving module 271, be electrically connected and microcontroller 2701 and passive electrophoresis showed module 204, be used for that the logic control signal of microcontroller 2701 is translated into the passive electrophoresis showed module 204 of drive and show corresponding pattern; Output module 272 comprises sound playing 2721, is electrically connected on microcontroller 2701 and loudspeaker 2722, accepts microcontroller 2701 instructions and comes control loudspeaker 2722 to play sound; Output module 272 also comprises motor-driven 2733; Be electrically connected on microcontroller 2701 and motor 2724; Accept microcontroller 2701 instruction and control motor 2724 and carry out corresponding mechanical action, particularly motor 2724 rigidity are coupled in wheel 202, drive that toy car 200 advances, retreats, turning etc.; Also comprise input module 273, specifically comprised the various sensors of electrical connection and microcontroller 2701, for example button 2731, are used for switch control; Body position sensor 2733 is used for the position detecting of toy car; Acceleration transducer 2737 is used for detectings such as toy car action speed, distance; Pressure transducer 2738 is used for detectings such as collision.Said toy car 200 can be made judgement according to the input signal of above-mentioned various sensors, and the expression assembly shows corresponding pattern or pattern sequence.

Above embodiment is to illustrate the extensive extension that toy of the present invention has, and for example it is one to have the doll of anthropomorphic moulding among the embodiment one, and the expression that the expression assembly is used to imitate people, animal is comparatively general; But on the toy car of embodiment two, the expression assembly can also reach same technique effect, the digitizing expression that makes toy car have to personalize, but and with the output concerted action.Although inputs such as toy expression of the present invention and capacitance touch/position; And the incidence relation in advance of output such as sound, motor action is that to be still the people preassigned; But by means of technological means of the present invention; This preassigned relation can be automatically performed out on toy, makes the various cartoon characters that are active on the screen in reality, to reappear.

In sum, the invention has the advantages that: 1) compare with the toy that does not have the digitizing dynamic expression, the present invention has significantly improved the fidelity of toy; Compare with the mechanical type mode, scenario-frame of the present invention is simple, reliability is improved, expresses one's feelings, and content is greatly enriched; Show the scheme ratio of expressing one's feelings with active light emitting displays such as using liquid crystal, technical scheme of the present invention can be applied to make the toy of soft material; Be more conducive to show echomimia on the basis of face profile, except can imitating the eye expression, the mouth expression, even face expressions such as nose, ear can be added corresponding expression assembly and imitated.2) digitized dynamic expression helps improving the simulation of eye expression, mouth expression etc., realizes for example actions such as nictation, mouth opening and closing, has further improved the fidelity of toy expression.In a word; The present invention has expanded the particularly application of passive segmentation Electronic Paper aspect the imitation of toy expression of low side of conditional electronic paper; And by means of computer technology; Make toy have the digitizing dynamic expression, and this fully collaborative technical though of digitizing dynamic expression and other input and output of toy really become can volume production and commercial technical scheme.

Claims

1. toy with digitizing dynamic expression comprises:

Housing;

2. toy as claimed in claim 1, the contour pixel electrode that wherein said control die set control is cut apart is continuously lighted one after another or is extinguished.

3. toy as claimed in claim 1 is positioned at the pixel electrode of lighting and extinguishing the boundary and lights repeatedly and extinguish in the contour pixel electrode that the control of wherein said control die set is cut apart continuously.

4. toy as claimed in claim 1, the assembly profile of wherein expressing one's feelings is limited at the contour pixel electrode, and/or is limited the contour limit assembly.

5. toy as claimed in claim 4, opening or protective clear layer that wherein said contour limit assembly is the preset shape on the housing.

6. toy as claimed in claim 5, the color of the passive segmentation Electronic Paper at least a Show Color of demonstration module of wherein said expression assembly and the peripheral housing of contour limit assembly or expression assembly is approaching or consistent.

7. toy as claimed in claim 1, wherein passive segmentation Electronic Paper show that the module pixel electrode also is provided with the expression pixel electrode that other are used for echomimia, and the line segment or the camber line that are used for the segmentation contour pixel electrode do not pass through said expression pixel electrode.

8. like the arbitrary described toy of claim 1～7, the assembly of wherein expressing one's feelings comprises the eye expression assembly that is used to simulate the eye expression; And/or the expression assembly also comprises the mouth expression assembly that is used to simulate the mouth expression.

9. toy as claimed in claim 8, the profile of the assembly of wherein expressing one's feelings is ellipse/circle.

10. toy as claimed in claim 9, the contour pixel electrode of wherein cutting apart continuously is split to form for line segment or the camber line that uses almost parallel.

11. toy as claimed in claim 10, wherein the passive segmentation Electronic Paper of eye expression assembly shows that module also has the eyeball pixel electrode of circle or cartouche, and/or goes up curved arc line pixel electrode, and/or following curved arc line pixel electrode.

12. toy as claimed in claim 8, wherein said toy are dolls, its housing comprises a head, has the profile of roughly imitating human or animal's head body, and the passive segmentation Electronic Paper of its expression assembly shows that module is installed on the head;

Or said toy is toy car, and it comprises housing and executing mechanism, and the passive segmentation Electronic Paper of said expression assembly shows that module is installed on the housing.

13. toy as claimed in claim 8; Wherein also comprise the input module, the passive segmentation Electronic Paper that the input signal controlling and driving module that said control die set provides according to the input module drives the expression assembly shows pattern or the pattern sequence that module displays is related in advance;

14. toy as claimed in claim 13 is wherein imported module and is comprised at least with one of lower sensor: capacitive touch screen, body position sensor, acceleration transducer, pressure transducer, temperature sensor, speech recognition device, optical sensor;

Wherein exporting module comprises one of following at least: sound playing module, motor module.

15. like claim 1～7,9～14 arbitrary described toys, wherein said passive segmentation Electronic Paper shows that module is passive segmentation electrophoresis showed module.

16. like the arbitrary described toy of claim 15, wherein said passive segmentation electrophoresis showed module is a flexible passive segmentation electrophoresis showed module.