Cash Dispenser Reassignment for Mixed-Denomination Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional money handling apparatuses fail to efficiently dispense mixed-denomination money handling in a storage unit, and existing systems fail to efficiently dispense mixed-denomination money handling in a storage unit, and existing systems fail to efficiently handle mixed-denomination money dispensing.
Innovation Solution
A money handling apparatus and method that includes a first storage unit storing a plurality of denominations in a mixed state, with a dispensing process that changes denomination assignment and storage unit settings based on dispensing history and replacement processes to handle mixed-denomination money handling in a storage unit, and a dispensing process that changes denomination assignment to another storage unit, allowing efficient dispensing of mixed-denomination money.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If two denominations are assigned to each of three storage units to reduce apparatus size, then the apparatus can store all six denominations of coins, but the dispensing process becomes inefficient when money is stored in a mixed state
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic denomination assignment where storage units can be reassigned to different denominations based on dispensing history and current needs. The system automatically changes denomination assignments and performs replacement processes to optimize dispensing efficiency while maintaining compact storage capacity for multiple denominations.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a storage unit stores multiple denominations in a mixed state, then the apparatus can accommodate limited storage units, but the dispensing process cannot efficiently retrieve specific denominations
Solution Approach 1:
The system records dispensing history and uses this feedback to dynamically adjust denomination assignments in storage units. By analyzing past dispensing patterns, the system optimizes which denominations are assigned to which storage units, improving the ease of retrieving specific denominations while maintaining storage flexibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary organization by recording dispensing history and proactively changing denomination assignments before dispensing operations become inefficient. Replacement processes are initiated in advance to ensure storage units are optimally configured for upcoming dispensing needs.
3Device complexity
If denomination assignment is fixed in each storage unit, then the dispensing process is simple, but the apparatus cannot efficiently handle mixed-denomination storage
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from fixed denomination assignment to dynamic assignment based on dispensing history. The control system automatically adjusts which denominations are assigned to which storage units, enabling efficient handling of mixed-denomination storage while maintaining manageable system complexity through automated decision-making.
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AI summary
To improve efficiency of a dispensing process, a money handling method for an apparatus that feeds out money from storage units including a first storage unit storing denominations of money in a mixed state, and dispenses the money, include: performing a dispensing process for dispensing money corresponding to a dispensing amount to be dispensed; recording a dispensing history including information on the denominations and the quantity for each denomination of the money dispensed in the dispensing process; changing, based on the dispensing history, a denomination assignment to assign a first denomination assigned to the first storage unit to another storage unit among the storage units; and performing a replacement process for transferring money of the first denomination from the first storage unit to the other storage unit, for which the assigned denominations are changed.