Smart toy driving system for mobile terminal

• US 8,939,814 B2
• Filed: 04/30/2013
• Issued: 01/27/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 11/14/2012
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hysonic. Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hysonic. Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Jung, He Won, Kweon, Gi Tae, Lee, Hyun Wook, Ji, Hye Kyoung
• Primary Examiner(s): Dennis, Michael
• Assistant Examiner(s): COLLINS, DOLORES R
• Application Number:
  US13/873,560
• Publication Number:
  US 20140134918A1
• Time in Patent Office: 637 Days
• Field of Search: 446/484
• US Class Current: 446/484
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 2200/00 Computerized interactive toys, e.g. dolls
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 5/00 Musical or noise- producing devices for additional toy effects other than acoustical musical tops A63H1/28; sound-producing dolls A63H3/28; musical toy vehicles A63H17/268; acoustical vehicle-signalling devices A63H17/32; whistling toy locomotive arrangements A63H19/14; music, sound or noise production in general G10

Abstract

A smart toy driving system for a mobile terminal connected to the mobile terminal such that a reaction generated by an interaction between a certain character and a mobile terminal user upon the execution of an application installed in the mobile terminal is expressed in a motion of the character. The smart toy driving system includes a mobile terminal provided with an audio signal generating part which generates an audio signal having a predetermined pattern and then outputs it through a terminal part for outputting a sound; and a character which is detachably coupled to the terminal part of the mobile terminal so as to receive the audio signal, wherein the character comprises a signal converting part which converts the received audio signal into a driving signal preset according to a predetermined patterned waveform, and a mechanism part which takes a predetermined mechanical action according to the converted driving signal.

Claims

1. A smart toy driving system for a mobile terminal, comprising:

an audio signal generating part which is installed at the mobile terminal so as to generate an audio signal having a predetermined pattern;

a terminal part which is connected to an audio outputting terminal of the mobile terminal so that the audio signal is transferred thereto;

a signal converting part which receives the audio signal from the terminal part and then converts the received audio signal into a driving signal; and

a driving part which receives the driving signal and operates a mechanism part so as to perform a certain action preset according to a waveform of the audio signal,

wherein the mechanism part comprises;

a fixing part which is coupled to the terminal part; and

an operating part which is coupled to the fixing part so as to perform a predetermined action, and

the driving part comprises;

a yoke fixedly installed in the fixing part;

a magnet fixed to the yoke and generating a magnetic field; and

a coil installed at an end of the operating part, receiving the driving signal and generating a driving force caused by an electromagnetic interaction with the magnetic field generated from the magnet to thereby rotate the operating part,

wherein the yoke includes a first yoke and a second yoke spaced apart from and facing the first yoke, and a third yoke disposed between the first yoke and the second yoke;

wherein the magnet includes a first magnet fixed to an inner side of the first yoke and a second magnet fixed to an inner side of the second yoke; and

wherein the coil is disposed between the first magnet and the second magnet and wound around the third yoke.

2. The smart toy driving system according to claim 1, wherein the audio signal generating part includes an application program installed at a memory of the mobile terminal.

3. The smart toy driving system according to claim 1, wherein the audio signal includes a stereo signal having first and second audio signals.

4. The smart toy driving system according to claim 2, wherein the audio signal includes a stereo signal having first and second audio signals.

5. The smart toy driving system according to claim 1, wherein the operating part includes:

a first operating part which is coupled to the fixing part so as to perform a predetermined action; and

a second operating part which is coupled to the fixing part and operated independently from the first operating part so as to perform a predetermined action; and

wherein the audio signal is a two-channel stereo signal having first and second audio signals, the first operating part is operated by the first audio signal, and the second operating part is operated by the second audio signal.