Coin Deposit Handoff Using Storage Box Detection When Capacity Is Full
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional money depositing systems face issues where customers are unable to deposit coins due to storage capacity limitations, leading to inconvenience when the storage area reaches capacity and the system fails to notify store clerks, forcing customers to take their coins back home.
Innovation Solution
A money depositing system that includes a depositing apparatus with a return unit, a storage unit, and an issuing apparatus, allowing customers to temporarily store coins in a sealed container within a storage apparatus, which issues a valuable medium based on detected storage, using imaging or weight detection to confirm the presence of the coins, and provides a notification process to restore the system.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If the storage area capacity is increased to accommodate more coins, then the device can serve more customers, but the device complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The storage system is divided into multiple separate storage boxes instead of one large storage area. Each storage box can be independently managed and emptied, allowing the system to maintain high storage capacity while keeping individual storage units simple and manageable.
Solution Approach 2:
A notification system acts as an intermediary between the storage boxes and store clerks. The notification system monitors storage box status and automatically alerts clerks when boxes need emptying, eliminating the need for complex manual monitoring while maintaining efficient storage management.
2Reliability
If the notification system is made more reliable to ensure clerks are notified, then coin collection is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The notification system provides automatic feedback to store clerks when storage boxes need emptying. This feedback mechanism ensures reliable notification without requiring complex manual monitoring systems, as the system automatically detects and communicates storage status.
Solution Approach 2:
The notification system operates autonomously to monitor and alert about storage box status. This self-service capability ensures reliable notification while minimizing the need for complex external management systems.
3Ease of operation
If the storage area is emptied more frequently to prevent capacity issues, then customer service is improved, but the loss of time for coin collection increases
Solution Approach 1:
The notification system alerts store clerks in advance when storage boxes are approaching capacity. This preliminary notification allows clerks to plan and schedule coin collection during off-peak times, preventing service disruptions while minimizing the time clerks spend on coin collection.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides timely feedback about storage box status, enabling proactive management of coin collection schedules. This feedback mechanism allows the system to maintain high customer service levels while optimizing the timing of coin collection to minimize clerk time expenditure.
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 continuous deposit transactions even when the depositing apparatus is full, allowing customers to complete their transactions by temporarily storing coins in the storage apparatus, reducing inconvenience and ensuring they receive a valuable medium without having to take their coins back home.
Implementation Method 1
detecting that the money discharged from the depositing apparatus is stored in a storage box, of a storage apparatus, configured to store the money therein. Regarding the detecting of the money stored in the storage apparatus, the storage apparatus may detect that based on an image captured by using an imaging device.
Data Source
AI summary
In order to provide a money depositing system convenient for customers, a money depositing method performed by the money depositing system includes: performing a discharge process by a depositing apparatus including a depositing unit, a storage unit configured to store money therein, and a return unit, wherein, in the discharge process, money received through the depositing unit is recognized and counted in the depositing apparatus and discharged from the return unit to outside the depositing apparatus; detecting that the money discharged from the depositing apparatus is stored in a storage box, of a storage apparatus, configured to store the money therein; and issuing, from an issuing apparatus configured to issue a valuable medium, the valuable medium based on an amount of the money, on condition that storage of the money in the storage apparatus is detected.