Display Unit Screen Segmentation for Stacking Unit Recognition
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing paper sheet handling apparatuses face difficulties in clearly displaying the relationship between stacking units and information on the screen, making it time-consuming to recognize the number of banknotes stacked in each unit.
Innovation Solution
A paper sheet handling apparatus with a transport path, recognition unit, and display unit, where the information about each stacking unit is displayed in corresponding regions on the screen, with the total number displayed centrally, and rejected paper sheets are indicated with a specific display region that appears only when rejected, using light emitting devices to match the color of text or background with the unit's light color.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If multiple pieces of information pertaining to the number of banknotes are displayed on the screen, then the information completeness is improved, but the ease of recognizing the correspondence relation between the information and stacking units deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The display screen is divided into multiple display regions, with each region corresponding to a specific stacking unit. This segmentation allows multiple pieces of information to be displayed simultaneously while maintaining clear association between each information set and its corresponding stacking unit through spatial separation and visual grouping.
2Area of stationary object
If information is displayed in a centralized location on the screen, then the space utilization is improved, but the time required to locate and recognize specific stacking unit information increases
Solution Approach 1:
Different regions of the display screen are assigned different functions and information types based on their spatial locations. Each display region is optimized to show information relevant to its corresponding stacking unit, allowing operators to quickly locate specific information by knowing which region corresponds to which stacking unit, thereby reducing search time while utilizing the entire screen space effectively.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Facilitates easy recognition of the relationship between displayed information and stacking units, allowing for quick identification of rejected paper sheets and reducing the time needed to determine the number of banknotes in each unit.
Implementation Method 1
each of the plurality of stacking units includes a light emitting device, and a color of text indicating the information or a color of a background of the text displayed on the display unit is similar to a color of light emitted by the light emitting device in each of the stacking units
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AI summary
[Object] To intelligibly display the information pertaining to the paper sheets stacked in a plurality of stacking units (30, 40, 50). [Structure]A paper sheet handling apparatus (1) that recognizes and counts paper sheets includes a transport path that transports the paper sheets; a recognition unit (100) that recognizes the paper sheets being transported via the transport path; a plurality of stacking units (30, 40, 50) that stack the paper sheets discharged from the transport path based on recognition results obtained by the recognition unit (100), each stacking unit (30, 40, 50) having an opening for taking out the paper sheets stacked therein; and a display unit (70) that displays information pertaining to the paper sheets stacked in the stacking units (30, 40, 50). The information pertaining to the paper sheets stacked in each stacking unit (30, 40, 50) is displayed on a screen of the display unit (70) in accordance with a positional relationship of the stacking units (30, 40, 50).