Card Processing Device Cover Member for Selective Optical Reading
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing card processing devices face inefficiencies in reading necessary information from cards with multiple optically readable information recording parts, as they require complex software processing to isolate and read specific data from multiple recording parts.
Innovation Solution
A card processing device with a placing part, a reading part, and an attaching part for a detachable cover member that limits exposure to only one information recording part, allowing efficient reading of necessary information without complex processing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If a camera photographs an entire card to read information from multiple information recording parts, then all information can be captured, but complicated software processing is required to extract the needed data
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and exposes only the specific information recording part that needs to be read by using a cover member with a window opening. This physical extraction approach replaces the need for photographing the entire card and using complex software to identify and extract specific information from multiple recording parts.
Solution Approach 2:
The cover member acts as an intermediary between the card and the reading device. It selectively exposes only the required information recording part through its window opening, thereby mediating the information transfer process and eliminating the need for complex software processing to isolate specific data from multiple recording parts.
2Quantity of substance
If multiple information recording parts are provided on a card, then more information can be stored, but it becomes difficult to read only the necessary information efficiently
Solution Approach 1:
The cover member with a window opening extracts and exposes only the specific information recording part that needs to be read. This allows efficient reading of necessary information from cards containing multiple information recording parts, without requiring complex processing to isolate the needed data.
3Productivity
If a cover member is used to cover information recording parts, then reading efficiency is improved, but the device structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The cover member serves multiple functions: it covers unnecessary information recording parts, exposes the required information through its window opening, and can be attached or removed as needed. This multi-functional design achieves efficient information reading without requiring complex additional devices or mechanisms.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables efficient reading of necessary information by limiting exposure to one information recording part, simplifying the processing and allowing for stable exposure of the required data, while allowing for the reading of all parts when the cover member is not attached.
Implementation Method 1
a reading part which is provided on an upper side with respect to the placing face and is capable of reading information from the information recording part
Data Source
AI summary
A card processing device is structured to process a card having a plurality of information recording parts from which information is capable of being optically read. The card processing device includes a placing part which is formed with a placing face on which the card is placed, a reading part which is provided on an upper side with respect to the placing face and is capable of optically reading information from at least one information recording part of the plurality of information recording parts, and an attaching part for detachably attaching a cover member which covers the at least one information recording part of the plurality of information recording parts provided on the card which is placed on the placing face.