1. An interactive giftware system comprising:
a smart device;
a server structured and arranged to store content;
a giftware item having a notifier structured and arranged to establish a network connection with the smart device and to notify a recipient of the stored content; and
an activation device located on the giftware item to authorize the content to play on the smart device.
2. The interactive giftware system according to claim 1, wherein the notifier comprises the activation device.
3. The interactive giftware system according to claim 1, wherein the activation device comprises a near field communication (NFC) device.
4. The interactive giftware system according to claim 1, wherein the activation device comprises at least one of a tactile sensor and an accelerometer.
5. The interactive giftware system according to claim 4, wherein the tactile sensor comprises a push button switch
6. The interactive giftware system according to claim 4, wherein the tactile sensor comprises a proximity switch.
7. The interactive giftware system according to claim 1, wherein the activation device comprise a quick response (QR) code.
8. The interactive giftware system according to claim 1, wherein the notifier comprises an NFC device and a Bluetooth component.
9. The interactive giftware system according to claim 1, wherein the notifier comprises an NFC device and a Bluetooth component and the giftware item includes a QR code.
10. The interactive giftware system according to claim 1, wherein the notifier comprises at least one of: at least one light emitting diode (LED); a sound transducer; and a vibration device.
11. The interactive giftware system according to claim 1, wherein the giftware item comprises at least one of: jewelry with at least one of precious, semiprecious, synthetic andor resin stones; jewelry without stones; clothing items; stuffed toys; and drinking vessels.
12. The interactive giftware system according to claim 1, wherein the smart device comprise at least one of a smart phone, tablet or phablet.
13. The interactive giftware system according to claim 1, wherein the giftware item comprises a unique identifier designating a location in the server for the content uploaded for the giftware item.
14. An interactive giftware item comprising:
a notifier having at least one of:
an NFC device; and
a Bluetooth module and at least one of a tactile sensor and an accelerometer;
at least one of: at least one light emitting diode (LED); a sound transducer; and a vibration device; and
a controller structured and arranged to control the notifier.
15. The interactive giftware item according to claim 14, wherein the giftware item comprises at least one of: jewelry with at least one of precious, semiprecious, synthetic andor resin stones; jewelry without stones; clothing items; stuffed toys; and drinking vessels.
16. The interactive giftware item according to claim 14, wherein the tactile sensor comprises at least one of a push button switch and a proximity switch.
17. The interactive giftware item according to claim 14, further comprising a QR code at least one of affixed to and imbedded on the giftware time.
18. A method for retrieving content stored on a server, the method comprising:
receiving a notification from a giftware item of new content uploaded to a server; and
activating the giftware item, which instructs a smart device to retrieve and play the content.
19. The method according to claim 18, wherein the smart device comprises a notification application to communicate with the server and the giftware item.
20. The method according to claim 18, wherein the smart device retrieves and plays content stored in a location in the server designated by a unique identifier of the giftware item.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A transportation device comprising:
a trough on which an object to be transported is to be placed;
a reciprocating mechanism configured to reciprocate the trough forward and backward with respect to a transportation direction of the object, the reciprocating mechanism including a plurality of vertical members coupled to the trough; and
a control unit configured to control the reciprocating mechanism so as to pivot the vertical members to move the trough forward at a higher velocity than backward;
wherein the trough is reciprocated forward in a diagonally upward direction by pivoting the vertical members of the reciprocating mechanism.
2. A transportation device according to claim 1, wherein the reciprocating mechanism is a parallel link mechanism comprising the vertical members configured to support the trough, a drive source configured to reciprocate the trough, and a link member configured to couple the vertical members and the drive source.
3. A transportation device according to claim 2, wherein the parallel link mechanism is installed to the rear of the trough in the transportation direction of the object.
4. A transportation device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit controls the reciprocating mechanism such that the trough moves intermittently each time the trough reciprocates forward and backward with respect to the transportation direction and such that the trough will be stationary in a rear end area with respect to transportation direction.
5. A transportation device according to claim 1, further comprising a projection formed on a transportation surface of the trough, wherein a face of the projection located at a forward position with respect to the transportation direction is inclined at a greater angle to the transportation surface than a face of the projection located at a backward position with respect to the transportation direction.
6. A transportation device according to claim 1, wherein the transportation surface of the trough is inclined down and forward with respect to the transportation direction.
7. A transportation device according to claim 1, wherein the object to be transported is an object having a sticky surface or an object absorbing vibration.
8. A combinational weighing device comprising:
a transportation device according to claim 1;
a weighing unit configured to weigh an object supplied from the transportation device; and
a discharging unit configured to discharge the weighed object.
9. A transportation device according to claim 1, wherein the transportation surface of the trough is inclined down and forward with respect to the transportation direction, the transportation device further comprising:
a driving unit configured to drive the reciprocating mechanism; and
a projection formed on the transportation surface of the trough, wherein a face of the projection located at a forward position with respect to the transportation direction is inclined at a greater angle to the transportation surface than a face of the projection located at a backward position with respect to the transportation direction.
10. A transportation device according to claim 9, wherein:
the vertical members reciprocate in a range between a first state in which the vertical members are parallel to the vertical direction and a second state in which the vertical members are inclined backward with respect to the transportation direction.
11. A transportation device according to claim 9, further comprising a generally circular dispersion table located upstream with respect to the trough and swung so as to disperse objects placed thereon from a center thereof, and a driving mechanism configured to swing the dispersion table.
12. A transportation device according to claim 11, wherein the dispersion table has a projection on a circumferential area of a surface thereof on which the objects are to be placed, wherein a face of the projection located at a forward position with respect to a transportation direction on the dispersion table is inclined at a greater angle to the transportation surface than a face of the projection located at a backward position with respect to the transportation direction.
13. A transportation device according to claim 11, wherein the dispersion table is swung in a horizontal direction by the driving mechanism.
14. A transportation device according to claim 11, further comprising a shutter mechanism, located between a circumferential end of the dispersion table and the trough, the shutter mechanism configured to temporarily stop transportation of the object.
15. A combinational weighing device, comprising:
a transportation device according to claim 9;
a weighing unit configured to weigh an object supplied from the transportation device; and
a discharging unit configured to discharge the weighed object.