阅读说明：本技术 带识别码的玩具 (Toy with identification code ) 是由 松野胜太郎 北川敏 扇谷一树 畑山裕贵 阿部雄太 于 2020-06-05 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明提供一种能够以光学方式读取的新的识别码和能够尽量避免玩具主体的美观性的降低的带识别码的玩具。带识别码的玩具(10)在玩具主体(11)的表面设置有识别码部(12),该识别码部(12)具有能够以光学方式读取的识别码(13)。识别码(13)由多个深色部分和多个浅色部分构成,浅色部分使用浓度比深色部分的浓度低的有彩色。(The invention provides a new identification code capable of being read in an optical mode and a toy with the identification code, which can avoid the reduction of the aesthetic property of a toy body as much as possible. A toy (10) with an identification code is provided with an identification code part (12) on the surface of a toy body (11), and the identification code part (12) is provided with an identification code (13) which can be read in an optical mode. The identification code (13) is composed of a plurality of dark color portions and a plurality of light color portions, and the light color portions are colored with a density lower than that of the dark color portions.)

1. A toy with an identification code, wherein an identification code part having an identification code which can be optically read is provided on a toy body,

the identification code is composed of a plurality of dark color parts and a plurality of light color parts,

the light-colored portion is colored with a lower density than the dark-colored portion.

2. The toy with identification code according to claim 1,

the toy body has a color.

3. The toy with identification code according to claim 1 or2,

the light-colored portions are colored with a single colored color, respectively.

4. The toy with identification code according to claim 3,

the number of chromatic colors used for the light-colored portion is 2 or more colors selected from cyan, magenta, and yellow.

5. The toy with identification code according to claim 4,

the selected mixed color of the 2 or more colors corresponds to a primary hue of the color of the toy body according to claim 2.

6. The toy with identification code according to claim 3,

the number of chromatic colors used for the light color portion is 1 color selected from cyan, magenta, and yellow.

7. The toy with identification code according to claim 6,

the 1 color selected corresponds to a dominant hue of the color of the toy body according to claim 2.

8. The toy with identification code according to any one of claims 1 to 7,

the dark portion is black in color.

9. The toy with identification code according to any one of claims 1 to 8,

the identification code is a two-dimensional code.

10. The toy with identification code according to claim 9,

the two-dimensional code is a data matrix.

11. The toy with identification code according to any one of claims 1 to 8,

the identification code is a one-dimensional code.

12. The toy with identification code according to any one of claims 1 to 11,

the toy with the identification code is a game aid usable in the middle of execution of game software, and the identification code of the identification code section is configured to be optically readable using a code reading device.

Technical Field

The present invention relates to an identification code that can be read optically.

Background

Patent document 1 discloses an identification code-attached card in which an identification code portion is provided on a surface of a card body, and a QR code (registered trademark) is shown as the identification code of the identification code portion. Patent document 2 discloses a building block with an identification code in which an identification code portion is provided on the surface of a building block main body, but the specific form of the identification code portion is unknown.

Among identification codes that can be optically read, a two-dimensional code such as a QR code (registered trademark) and a one-dimensional code such as a JAN are widely known, and these identification codes are generally configured by a plurality of black portions and a plurality of white portions, and therefore if an identification code portion having the identification code is provided on a surface of a toy body, particularly a surface having a color tone, there is a concern that the aesthetic appearance of the toy body may be degraded by the identification code.

Disclosure of Invention

Problems to be solved by the invention

The present invention provides a new identification code that can be optically read and a toy with an identification code that can avoid a reduction in the aesthetic appearance of the toy body as much as possible.

Means for solving the problems

The toy with an identification code according to the present invention is a toy with an identification code having an identification code part provided on a toy body, the identification code part being optically readable, the identification code being composed of a plurality of dark color portions and a plurality of light color portions, the light color portions being colored with a color having a density lower than that of the dark color portions.

ADVANTAGEOUS EFFECTS OF INVENTION

According to the toy with the identification code of the present invention, the deterioration of the aesthetic appearance of the toy body can be avoided as much as possible.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a diagram illustrating a toy with an identification code according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged view of the identification code portion shown in fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a diagram illustrating a toy with an identification code according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged view of the identification code portion shown in fig. 3.

Description of the reference numerals

10: a toy with an identification code; 11: a toy body; 12: an identification code section; 13: an identification code; 20: a toy with an identification code; 21: a toy body; 22: an identification code section; 23: an identification code.

Detailed Description

First embodiment

The identification code-attached toy 10 illustrated in fig. 1 has an identification code portion 12 provided on the surface of a fishing lure-shaped toy body 11. The identification code-attached toy 10 is a game aid that can be used during execution of game software related to fishing, and the identification code 13 (see fig. 2) of the identification code section 12 of the identification code-attached toy 10 can be optically read using a code reading device (described later) attached to the game device.

The toy body 11 has an appearance imitating a fish, and the surface of the toy body 11 has a color (color scheme (japanese: color り)) suitable for the target fish (here, the main color of the color (color scheme) is a green system). The toy body 11 has the same eyelet portion 11a and hook portion 11b as an actual fishing lure, but is rounded at a sharp portion such as the hook portion 11b so as not to be injured in use.

Further, the position of the identification code portion 12 on the surface of the toy body 11 is not particularly limited as long as the identification code 13 can be optically read. The toy body 11 may be a toy body having an appearance that simulates fishes, shellfishes such as shrimps, cephalopods such as cuttlefish, and other various types, other than those shown in the drawings. The positions, the number, and the shapes of the eyelet portions 11a and the hook portions 11b of the toy main body 11 are not particularly limited, and other portions such as a lip portion and a decorative portion (a guide portion) may be provided.

The identification code portion 12 is provided on the surface of the toy body 11 by means of pasting a printed sticker, direct printing, or the like. The identification code portion 12 has an identification code 13, and the identification code 13 has identification information of the toy 10 with the identification code.

The identification code 13 of the identification code section 12 illustrated in fig. 2 is composed of a plurality of dark portions (reference numerals are omitted) and a plurality of light portions (reference numerals are omitted), and the light portions are colored with a density lower than that of the dark portions. The number of chromatic colors used for the light-colored portions is 1 or more, and the light-colored portions are colored with a single chromatic color.

The forms of the identification code section 12 and the identification code 13 will be specifically described with reference to fig. 2, and the identification code 13 is a square-type data matrix which is one type of two-dimensional code, and has a data area 13c surrounded by an L-shaped alignment pattern 13a (japanese: アライメントパターン) and an inverted L-shaped clock pattern 13b (japanese: クロックパターン), and a blank area 13d is provided around the identification code 13. The total number of cells (cells) of the identification code 13 is 324(18 cells × 18 cells), and the total number of cells of the data area 13c is 256(16 cells × 16 cells).

For example, when 1 cell size is set to 0.5mm × 0.5mm, the actual size of the identification code 13 is 9mm × 9mm, and in this case, if the blank area 13d is set to 1mm (2 cells), the actual size of the identification code section 12 is 11mm × 11mm, and if the blank area 13d is set to 0.5mm (1 cell), the actual size of the identification code section 12 is 10mm × 10 mm. For example, when 1 cell size is 0.25mm × 0.25mm, the actual size of the identification code 13 is 4.5mm × 4.5mm, in this case, if the blank area 13d is 0.5mm (2 cells), the actual size of the identification code section 12 is 5.5mm × 5.5mm, and if the blank area 13d is 0.25mm (1 cell), the actual size of the identification code section 12 is 5mm × 5 mm.

The total number of units of the identification code 13 is not limited to 324, and the identification code 13 may be 16 units × 16 units, 14 units × 14 units, 12 units × 12 units, or 10 units × 10 units, and the total number of units may be smaller than 324, or the identification code 13 may be 20 units × 20 units, 22 units × 22 units, 24 units × 24 units, 26 units × 26 units, 32 units × 32 units, or 36 units × 36 units, and the total number of units may exceed 324.

However, when the reading resolution of a code reading device to be described later used for optically reading the identification code 13 of the identification code section 12 is not so high, if the 1-cell size is made smaller than 0.25mm × 0.25mm, there is a possibility that an abnormal reading may occur, and it is necessary to pay attention to this point. Further, if the size of the identification code portion 12 is larger than 11mm × 11mm, the area ratio of the identification code portion 12 in the surface of the toy body 11 is increased regardless of the size of the toy body 11, and the appearance of the toy body 11 may be deteriorated from the viewpoint different from the color, and therefore, attention is also required.

Specifically, the colors of the dark color portion (dark color cell) and the light color portion (light color cell) of the identification code 13 will be described using fig. 2, and the CMYK color model is used in consideration of the printing of the identification code 13, and of 324 total cells, 154 dark color cells are black (K) and 170 light color cells are cyan (C), magenta (M), and yellow (Y).

Incidentally, according to the ISO standard japan color2011, 1.70, 1.55, 1.50 to 1.55, and 1.32 to 1.38 can be exemplified as the target concentrations of black (K), cyan (C), magenta (M), and yellow (Y), respectively. The CIELAB values (L, a, b) of the color system of L, a, b of black (K), cyan (C), magenta (M), and yellow (Y) can be represented as (16, 1, 2), (53, -36, -52), (46, 76, -3), and (89, -6, 94), respectively.

Further, for convenience of illustration, dark cells other than the alignment pattern 13a and the clock pattern 13b among the 154 dark cells, that is, dark cells in the data area 13c are randomly drawn and are not used to represent specific information.

In consideration of the fact that the main color of the color scheme on the surface of the toy body 11 is green as described above, the 170 light color cells have a color of 82 light color cells of cyan (C), a color of 82 light color cells of yellow (Y), and a color of the remaining 6 light color cells of magenta (M). Further, the light color cell of magenta (M) is arranged on the outer periphery of the data area 13C so as not to be conspicuous, the light color cell of cyan (C) and the light color cell of yellow (Y) are each dispersed as much as possible so as not to be concentrated at one point, and the light color cell of cyan (C) and the light color cell of yellow (Y) are arranged adjacently.

The reason why the cell number ratios (color area ratios) of cyan (C), magenta (M), and yellow (Y) are arranged as described above is that the mixed colors of CMY (cyan, magenta, and yellow) in the 170 light-colored cells are made to correspond to the main hues (green system) of the color matching on the surface of the toy main body 11, in other words, the 170 light-colored cells of the identification code 13 look like the same or similar green system as the main hues of the color matching on the surface of the toy main body 11 when the toy 10 with the identification code is viewed slightly away.

Incidentally, when optically reading the identification code 13 of the identification code section 12 of the toy 10 with an identification code illustrated in fig. 1, in addition to a code reader using infrared rays or a code reading device having a function of binarizing an image captured by a digital camera and acquiring identification information (binary data) from the binarized image, a code reader not using infrared rays or a code reading device having the following functions can be used: an image captured with a digital camera is binarized using a color filter excluding a light-colored portion (light-colored cells), digital processing, and the like, and identification information (binary data) is acquired from the binarized image. That is, the optically readable identification code of the present invention cannot be read only by a general optical camera, and accurate data cannot be acquired, so that the possibility of information leakage can be reduced.

As described above, since the light-colored portion (light-colored portion) of the identification code 13 of the identification code portion 12 is colored in a lower density than the dark-colored portion (dark-colored portion), it is possible to avoid as much as possible a reduction in the aesthetic appearance as when an identification code portion having an identification code in which the dark-colored portion is black and the light-colored portion is white is provided on the surface of the toy body 11, particularly the surface having a color scheme, and to contribute to an improvement in the aesthetic appearance (design) of the toy body 11.

Further, since the CMYK color model is used as the colors of the dark color portion (dark color cell) and the light color portion (light color cell) of the identification code 13, even when the identification code portion 12 having the identification code 13 is provided on the surface of the toy main body 11 by a method such as sticking a printed sticker or direct printing, the identification code 13 can be easily created. In addition, even if scanning or copying is performed by a general printer or copier, the boundary between the dark color part (dark color cell) and the light color part (light color cell) of the identification code of the present invention is not clear, and copying is difficult, so that forgery of the identification code can be prevented.

Further, the mixed colors of CMY (cyan, magenta, and yellow) in the light color cells of the identification code 13 are made to correspond to the main hue (green system) of the color matching on the surface of the toy main body 11 by adjusting the cell number ratio (color area ratio) of CMY (cyan, magenta, and yellow) used in the light color cells, and therefore, this can contribute to the improvement of the appearance of the toy main body 11. Of course, when the main color of the color scheme on the surface of the toy body 11 is green, the same effect can be obtained even if only CY (cyan, yellow) is used for the light color cell of the identification code 13.

In addition, when the toy body 11 has an appearance imitating a fish, a plurality of dark portions (dark cells) and light portions (light cells) constituting the identification code 13, particularly light portions (light cells) using a color, can be made to look like a fish scale, and thus can contribute to an improvement in the appearance of the toy body 11.

When the main tone of the color scheme on the surface of the toy main body 11 is a blue color system, the color ratio (color area ratio) of the number of CMY (cyan, magenta, yellow) cells used in the light color cell may be adjusted so as to be a blue color system, or only CM (cyan, magenta) may be used in the light color cell. When the main tone of the color scheme on the surface of the toy main body 11 is a red color, the number ratio (color area ratio) of CMY (cyan, magenta, yellow) cells used in the light color cell may be adjusted so as to be a red color, or only MY (magenta, yellow) cells used in the light color cell may be adjusted.

In fig. 2, the case where the blank area 13d is not colored CMY (cyan, magenta, yellow) is illustrated, but the blank area 13d may be colored in the same manner as the light color cell, that is, when the main hues of the color scheme on the surface of the toy main body 11 are green, blue, and red, the blank area 13d may be colored based on the same color area ratio and color selection as described above.

Second embodiment

The identification code-attached toy 20 illustrated in fig. 3 has an identification code portion 22 provided on the surface of a card-shaped toy body 21. The toy 20 with an identification code is a game aid that can be used during execution of game software associated with a card, and can optically read an identification code 23 (see fig. 4) of an identification code unit 22 using a code reading device (described later) attached to a game device.

The toy main body 21 has a title (refer to ABCDE on the upper left of fig. 3, reference numerals are omitted) and a specific picture portion 21a corresponding to the title or the like, specifically, a picture portion 21a (drawing, photograph, illustration, or the like) including a bone and a coffin on its surface, and has a color matching the title and the picture portion 21a (main color matching of color matching here is red color system).

The identification code 23 may be optically readable, and the position of the identification code portion 22 on the surface of the toy body 21 is not particularly limited. The picture portion 21a provided on the surface of the toy main body 21 may be a character or the like, a creature such as an animal, another picture, a photograph, an illustration, or the like, other than those shown in the drawings, and the title may be changed as appropriate.

The identification code portion 22 is provided on the surface of the toy body 21 by means of pasting a printed sticker, direct printing, or the like. The identification code section 22 has an identification code 23, and the identification code 23 has identification information of the toy 20 with the identification code.

As in the first embodiment, the identification code 23 of the identification code section 22 illustrated in fig. 4 is composed of a plurality of dark portions (reference numerals are omitted) and a plurality of light portions (reference numerals are omitted), and the light portions are colored with a density lower than that of the dark portions. The number of chromatic colors used for the light-colored portions is 1 or more, and the light-colored portions are colored with a single chromatic color.

The forms of the identification code section 22 and the identification code 23 will be specifically described with reference to fig. 4, and the identification code 23 is a square-type data matrix which is one type of two-dimensional code, and has a data area 23c surrounded by an L-shaped alignment pattern 23a and an inverted L-shaped clock pattern 23b, and a blank area 23d is provided around the identification code 23. The total number of units of the identification code 23 is 324(18 units × 18 units), and the total number of units of the data area 23c is 256(16 units × 16 units).

Note that the 1-cell size, the actual size of the identification code 23, the actual size of the identification code portion 22, the total number of cells, and the matters to be noted are as described in the first embodiment, and therefore, the description thereof is omitted.

Specifically, the colors of the dark color portion (dark color cell) and the light color portion (light color cell) of the identification code 23 will be described using fig. 4, and a CMYK color model is used for the identification code 23 in consideration of its printing, and of 324 total cells, 154 dark color cells are black (K) and 170 light color cells are magenta (M) and yellow (Y) in each color.

Note that the target concentrations of black (K), magenta (M), and yellow (Y), and the CIELAB values (L, a, b) of the colorimetric system are as described in the first embodiment, and therefore, the description thereof is omitted. In addition, for convenience of illustration, dark-colored cells other than the alignment pattern 23a and the clock pattern 23b among the 154 dark-colored cells, that is, dark-colored cells in the data area 23c, are drawn randomly and are not used to represent specific information.

In addition, in consideration of the fact that the main hue of the color matching on the surface of the toy main body 21 is a red color system as described above, the color of 85 light color cells out of 170 light color cells is magenta (M), and the color of 85 light color cells is yellow (Y). The magenta (M) light color cells and the yellow (Y) light color cells are each dispersed as much as possible so as not to be concentrated at one point, and the magenta (M) light color cells and the yellow (Y) light color cells are disposed adjacent to each other.

The reason why the cell number ratios (color area ratios) of magenta (M) and yellow (Y) are arranged as described above is that the mixed color of MY (magenta, yellow) among the 170 light-colored cells is made to correspond to the main hue (red color system) of the color matching of the surface of the toy body 11, in other words, the 170 light-colored cells of the identification code 23 appear to be the same as or similar to the main hue of the color matching of the surface of the toy body 21 when the toy 20 with the identification code is viewed slightly away.

Incidentally, when the identification code 23 of the identification code section 22 of the toy 20 with an identification code illustrated in fig. 3 is optically read, in addition to a code reader using infrared rays or a code reading device having a function of binarizing an image captured by a digital camera and acquiring identification information (binary data) from the binarized image, a code reader not using infrared rays or a code reading device having the following functions can be used: an image captured with a digital camera is binarized using a color filter excluding a light-colored portion (light-colored cells), digital processing, and the like, and identification information (binary data) is acquired from the binarized image.

As described above, since the light-colored portion (light-colored portion) of the identification code 23 of the identification code portion 22 is colored in a lower density than the dark-colored portion (dark-colored portion), it is possible to avoid as much as possible a reduction in the aesthetic appearance as when an identification code portion having an identification code in which the dark-colored portion is black and the light-colored portion is white is provided on the surface of the toy main body 21, particularly the surface having a color scheme, and to contribute to an improvement in the aesthetic appearance of the toy main body 21.

Further, since the CMYK color model is used as the colors of the dark color portion (dark color cell) and the light color portion (light color cell) of the identification code 23, even when the identification code portion 22 having the identification code 23 is provided on the surface of the toy main body 11 by a method such as sticking a printed sticker or direct printing, the identification code 23 can be easily created.

In addition, since the mixed color of MY (magenta, yellow) in the light color cell of the identification code 23 is made to correspond to the main color mixing (red color system) of the color mixing of the surface of the toy main body 21 by adjusting the cell number ratio (color area ratio) of MY (magenta, yellow) used in the light color cell, it is possible to contribute to the improvement of the appearance of the toy main body 21 in this respect as well. Of course, when the main color tone of the color scheme on the surface of the toy main body 21 is a red color system, the same effect can be obtained even if the cell number ratio (color area ratio) is adjusted by using CMY (cyan, magenta, yellow) in the light color cell of the identification code 23.

When the main tint of the color scheme on the surface of the toy main body 21 is a blue system, CM (cyan, magenta) alone may be used for the light color cell, or the blue system may be obtained by adjusting the cell number ratio (color area ratio) of CMY (cyan, magenta, yellow) used for the light color cell. When the main color of the color scheme on the surface of the toy main body 21 is a green color system, the color system may be a green color system by using only CY (cyan, yellow) in the light color cell or by adjusting the cell number ratio (color area ratio) of CMY (cyan, magenta, yellow) in the light color cell.

In fig. 4, the case where the blank area 23d is not colored CMY (cyan, magenta, yellow) is illustrated, but the blank area 23d may be colored in the same manner as the light color cell, that is, when the main color tones of the color scheme on the surface of the toy main body 21 are red, blue, and green, the blank area 13d may be colored based on the same color area ratio and color selection as described above.

Other embodiments

(1) In fig. 2 of the first embodiment, the case where the number of chromatic colors used for the light-colored portions of the identification code 13 is 3 colors of CMY (cyan, magenta, yellow) is illustrated, and in fig. 4 of the second embodiment, the case where the number of chromatic colors used for the light-colored portions of the identification code 23 is 2 colors of MY (magenta, yellow) is illustrated, but in the case where the main hue of the chromatic color of the surfaces of the toy bodies 11 and 21 is a cyan system, the colors of all the light-colored portions of the identification codes 13 and 23 may be cyan (C), in the case where the main hue of the chromatic color of the surfaces of the toy bodies 11 and 21 is a magenta system, the colors of all the light-colored portions of the identification codes 13 and 23 may be magenta (M), and in the case where the colors of the surfaces of the toy bodies 11 and 21 are a yellow system, the color of all the light-colored portions of the identification codes 13 and 23 is set to yellow (Y).

(2) In the above-described embodiments and (1), the case where the number of chromatic colors used for the light color portions of the identification codes 13 and 23 is 1 or more colors selected from CMY (cyan, magenta, yellow) has been exemplified, but chromatic colors other than CMY (cyan, magenta, yellow) may be used. However, if the identification code portions 12 and 23 having the identification codes 13 and 23 are provided on the surfaces of the toy bodies 11 and 21 by pasting printed stickers or direct printing, the printing convenience is further improved by setting the number of colors of the colors used in the light-colored portions of the identification codes 13 and 23 to 1 or more colors selected from CMY (cyan, magenta, yellow).

(3) In the above-described embodiments, the case where the dark color portions of the identification codes 13 and 23 are black (K) has been exemplified, but the identification codes 13 and 23 can be optically read as long as the dark color portions have a higher density than the light color portions, and therefore, if this condition is satisfied, colors other than black (K) may be used as the colors of the dark color portions of the identification codes 13 and 23.

(4) In the above-described embodiments, the case where the data matrix of the square type is used as the identification codes 13 and 23 has been exemplified, but the data matrix of the horizontally long rectangular type (the number of vertical cells is 1/2 corresponding to the number of horizontal cells) can be used as the identification code as appropriate.

(5) In the above-described embodiments, the case where the data matrix is used as the identification CODEs 13 and 23 has been exemplified, but other two-dimensional CODEs may be suitably used as the identification CODEs, and for example, a known CODE such as a QR CODE (registered trademark) or VeriCode is used as the matrix CODE, and a known CODE such as PDF 417 or CODE 49 is used as the stack CODE.

(6) In the above-described embodiments, the case where two-dimensional CODEs (data matrices) are used as the identification CODEs 13 and 23 has been exemplified, but one-dimensional CODEs such as well-known CODEs of JAN, ITF, NW-7, CODE 39, CODE 128, and the like can be used as appropriate instead of the two-dimensional CODEs. Incidentally, in the one-dimensional code, dark bars (black bars) correspond to the above-mentioned dark portions, and light spaces (white spaces) correspond to the above-mentioned light portions.

(7) In fig. 1 of the first embodiment, a toy having a fishing lure-shaped toy body 11 is illustrated as a toy 10 with an identification code, and in fig. 3 of the second embodiment, a toy having a card-shaped toy body 21 is illustrated as a toy 20 with an identification code, but the toy body may be a toy imitating a weapon, a toy imitating a vehicle, a doll (a handful person), a cloth doll, or the like other than these, and the toy body does not necessarily need to be a game aid that can be used while game software is being executed.

The optically readable identification code of the present invention can be applied to toys, and can also be applied to various articles such as packaging containers for food, electric products, books, and tickets. By setting the color tone (color) of the identification code to a color tone (color) commensurate with the appearance of the article, it is possible to provide an article with an identification code having higher design.