Portable toy and communication system of amusement facility using the same

• US 10,421,023 B2
• Filed: 06/12/2018
• Issued: 09/24/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 12/14/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co Limited
• Original Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co Limited
• Inventors: Ikemoto, Nobuo, Miyabayashi, Ai, Sasaki, Jun
• Primary Examiner(s): Shen, Qun
• Application Number:
  US16/005,900
• Publication Number:
  US 20180290064A1
• Time in Patent Office: 469 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A63G 31/00 Amusement arrangements hoop exercising apparatus driven by the user A63B19/00
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 2200/00 Computerized interactive toys, e.g. dolls
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 3/003 specially adapted for a particular function not connected with dolls as electric lighting devices A63H3/006
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 3/02 made of fabrics or stuffed
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 3/28 Arrangements of sound-producing means in dolls; Means in dolls for producing sounds
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/204 comprising interface for record bearing medium or carrier for electronic funds transfer or payment credit
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3278 RFID or NFC payments by means of M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/4012 Verifying personal identification numbers [PIN]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/10 Services
• CPC Class Codes: G07B 15/00 Arrangements or apparatus for collecting fares, tolls or entrance fees at one or more control points handling coins or valuable papers, e.g. banknotes, G07D; apparatus for vending or hiring articles or services activated by coins, credit cards, paper currency or the like G07F7/00, G07F17/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/083 using passwords cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using a predetermined code H04L9/3226
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/00 Security arrangements; Authentication; Protecting privacy or anonymity
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/50 Secure pairing of devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/024 Guidance services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/30 Services specially adapted for particular environments, situations or purposes
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/006 with additional information processing, e.g. for direction or speed determination

Abstract

A portable toy carried by a visitor of an amusement facility has a first antenna, a first transceiver that executes near field communication with a communication terminal installed in the amusement facility through the first antenna, a second antenna, a second transceiver that executes far field communication with a mobile terminal carried by the visitor through the second antenna, a memory that is connected to at least one of the first and the second transceivers, and a controller that stores information on the visitor received from the mobile terminal by the second transceiver through the second antenna, in the memory.

Claims

1. A portable toy that is carried by a visitor of an amusement facility, the portable toy comprising:

a first antenna;

a first transceiver that executes communication with a communication terminal installed in the amusement facility through the first antenna;

a second antenna;

a second transceiver that executes communication with a mobile terminal the visitor through the second antenna;

a memory that is connected to at least one of the first and the second transceivers; and

a controller that stores information associated with the visitor received from the mobile terminal by the second transceiver through the second antenna in the memory;

wherein the mobile terminal uploads information entered into the mobile terminal into both the portable toy and a server of the amusement facility,

wherein the information uploaded to the mobile terminal comprises personal information and the information unloaded to the amusement park server includes at least some of the personal information uploaded into the portable toy and information about the portable toy itself.

2. The portable toy according to claim 1, wherein the first transceiver of the portable toy is configured to receive non-contact electric power supply from a communication terminal of the amusement facility through the first antenna, to be driven thereby.

3. The portable toy according to claim 1, wherein:

the portable toy has flexibility; and

the first antenna, the first transceiver, the second antenna, the second transceiver, the memory, and the controller are disposed on a flexible substrate.

4. The portable toy according to claim 1, wherein:

the portable toy is a toy that is in likeness of an animal having hands; and

the first antenna is incorporated in an inside of a hand of the animal.

5. The portable toy according to claim 1, wherein the first transceiver is configured to execute an electronic payment for a communication terminal that receives the electronic payment through the communication.

6. The portable toy according to claim 1 wherein:

the mobile terminal includes a camera; and

the controller acquires images taken by the camera from the mobile terminal through the second transceiver and stores the acquired shot images in the memory.

7. A communication system of an amusement facility that comprises a plurality of attractions, the communication system comprising:

a plurality of communication terminals, each of the communication terminals being associated with a respective one of the plurality of attractions;

a mobile terminal that carried by a visitor of the amusement facility; and

a portable toy carried by the visitor, the portable toy comprising;

a first antenna;

a first transceiver that executes communication with the communication terminals through the first antenna, a second antenna, a second transceiver that executes communication with the mobile terminal associated with the visitor through the second antenna;

a memory that is connected to at least one of the first and the second transceivers, and a controller that stores information on the visitor received from the mobile terminal by the second transceiver through the second antenna, in the memory, and wherein when the communication terminal acquires the Information on the visitor from the portable toy, the attraction that is associated with the communication terminal having the information on the visitor acquired therein provides an individual service for the visitor based on the information on the visitor;

wherein the mobile terminal unloads information entered into the mobile terminal into both the portable toy and a server of the amusement facility;

wherein the information unloaded to the mobile terminal comprises personal information and the information unloaded to the amusement nark server includes at least some of the personal information uploaded into the portable toy and information about the portable toy itself.

8. The communication system of an amusement facility according to claim 7, further comprising a server that is connected to the communication terminal, the server being capable of communicating with the mobile terminal, wherein when the communication terminal acquires the information on the visitor from the portable toy, the server provides an individualized service for the visitor through the mobile terminal of the visitor, based on the information on the visitor.

9. The communication system of an amusement facility according to claim 8, wherein the communication system provides a game or information in relation to the attraction that corresponds to the communication terminal having the information on the visitor acquired therein, as the service provided through the mobile terminal.

10. The communication system of an amusement facility according to claim 8, further comprising a use reservation communication terminal to execute communication with the first transceiver of the portable toy and make a reservation of use of the attraction by the visitor carrying the portable toy, the use reservation communication terminal being connected to the server, and wherein the server notifies of a remaining time period up to a reservation time through the mobile terminal.