Currency Conversion in Gaming Machines for Native Display
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Solution Overview
Problem
Players using gaming machines face difficulties in understanding monetary amounts displayed in currency units different from their accustomed currency, such as converting between pesos and dollars, which hinders their ability to accurately place bets and comprehend their financial progress during games.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus is designed with a control device, display device, input device, and reading device that allows players to input and display bet amounts in their native currency by converting between specified and other currency units using an exchange rate, enabling the display of bet-related processes in the player's familiar currency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the gaming machine displays monetary amounts in a predetermined currency unit (e.g., pesos), then the gaming machine can operate with a fixed currency system, but players accustomed to different currency units (e.g., dollars) cannot understand the displayed amounts
Solution Approach 1:
The system changes the display parameter (currency unit) based on the inserted paper stock. When a player inserts paper stock with a different currency unit, the control device converts the displayed monetary amounts from the predetermined currency unit to the currency unit of the inserted paper stock, making the amounts understandable to players from different regions
Solution Approach 2:
The gaming machine is designed to accept multiple currency units through the insertion of paper stock with different currency information. The system universally handles various currency types by reading the currency unit from the inserted paper stock and adjusting the display accordingly, allowing players from different countries to use their familiar currency
2Measurement precision
If the gaming machine uses a fixed predetermined currency unit for all operations, then the system operation is simple, but players cannot place accurate bets when their accustomed currency differs from the displayed currency
Solution Approach 1:
The display parameter (currency unit) is dynamically changed based on the inserted paper stock. The control device reads the currency unit from the inserted paper stock and converts all displayed monetary amounts to match the player's familiar currency, ensuring accurate bet amount understanding without complicating the operation
3Loss of information
If the gaming machine displays monetary amounts only in the predetermined currency unit, then the display system remains simple, but players experience difficulty understanding their financial progress in their native currency
Solution Approach 1:
The display parameter (currency unit) is dynamically adjusted based on the inserted paper stock. The control device converts monetary amounts from the predetermined currency unit to the currency unit of the inserted paper stock, preventing loss of currency information and ensuring players see amounts in their familiar currency without requiring complex additional display systems
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[Problem] The object of the present invention is to provide an information processing apparatus that enables a user to reliably perform bet-related processes such as betting.[Solution] The information processing apparatus implements: a process of displaying specified currency information corresponding to a bet by an input device to a display device when paper stock read by a reading device has specified currency information, a process of converting the specified currency information corresponding to the bet by the input device to other currency information when the paper stock read by the reading device has other currency information, and a process of displaying the converted other currency information on the display device.