ATM Display Interface for Multi-Account Deposit Segmentation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional ATMs have non-intuitive interfaces for users to select accounts and input deposit amounts, making it difficult for users to recognize and conveniently deposit money across multiple accounts.
Innovation Solution
The proposed solution includes a display system for ATMs with an account selection unit, an amount entry unit, and an amount display unit that shows a total deposit amount and balance, allowing users to intuitively select accounts and input deposit amounts, with visual aids like bars or figures to represent the balance within the total amount.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If conventional text-based interfaces are used for account selection and amount input, then the device complexity is reduced, but the ease of operation deteriorates due to non-intuitive user interaction
Solution Approach 1:
The interface is segmented into distinct functional units: account selection unit displaying multiple accounts, amount entry unit for deposit amount input, and amount display unit showing total amount and balance. Each unit handles a specific task independently, making the overall interface more intuitive while managing complexity through modular organization.
Solution Approach 2:
The display serves as an intermediary between the user and the deposit system, providing visual representations of accounts, amounts, and balances. This intermediary layer translates complex deposit operations into intuitive visual interactions, improving ease of operation without requiring users to understand the underlying system complexity.
2Ease of operation
If detailed account and amount information is displayed, then the ease of operation improves for user selection, but the area of the display required increases
Solution Approach 1:
The interface utilizes vertical arrangement of information units (account selection unit, amount entry unit, amount display unit) to organize information across dimensions. This vertical structuring allows detailed information to be presented without requiring excessive horizontal space, maintaining ease of operation while managing display area requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
Different portions of the display are allocated different qualities and densities of information. The account selection unit provides comprehensive account listings, while the amount display unit highlights critical information (total amount and balance) with appropriate visual emphasis. This localized information density optimizes usability within constrained display areas.
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AI summary
In accordance with an embodiment of the above mentioned present disclosure, a display for an automated teller machine includes an amount display unit configured to display a total amount to be deposited in a plurality of accounts, an account selection unit configured to allow a user to select an account among the plurality of accounts and an amount entry unit configured to allow the user to set an amount and deposit the amount in the selected account.