Lottery Ticket Dispenser Controller Integration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional electronic lottery ticket dispensers occupy valuable space near check-out counters due to the need for controllers and data lines, making them inefficient in terms of space usage.
Innovation Solution
A modular lottery ticket dispenser array with a frame containing separate bins and an integrated controller that can be positioned and stored flexibly, using a power/data bus for connectivity, allowing for compact placement and efficient use of space.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If conventional electronic lottery ticket dispensers are located near the check-out counter for accessibility, then the clerk can easily operate the dispenser, but the device occupies valuable limited space on or near the counter
Solution Approach 1:
The dispenser system is divided into separate functional modules: the ticket array/bins can be positioned in one location while the controller is integrated into the check-out register. This segmentation allows the bulk of the dispenser to be located away from the counter while maintaining clerk accessibility through the integrated controller interface.
Solution Approach 2:
The controller is merged with the check-out register system, combining the lottery ticket dispensing functionality with the existing register. This integration eliminates the need for a separate controller unit on the counter, reducing space requirements while maintaining operational accessibility.
2Ease of operation
If controllers are located on or near the check-out register for clerk accessibility, then the controller is easily accessible, but this further exacerbates the space issue at the counter
Solution Approach 1:
The controller is merged with the check-out register system, combining the lottery ticket dispensing functionality with the existing register. This integration eliminates the need for a separate controller unit on the counter, reducing space requirements while maintaining operational accessibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The check-out register is given multi-functionality by integrating the lottery ticket dispensing controller into it. The register now serves both its original cash processing function and the new lottery ticket dispensing control function, eliminating the need for dedicated space for a separate controller.
3Productivity
If ticket dispensers are placed at the check-out counter for operational convenience, then the purchase and dispense process is streamlined, but valuable counter space is used unnecessarily for lottery game components
Solution Approach 1:
The dispenser system is divided into separate functional modules: the ticket array/bins can be positioned in one location while the controller is integrated into the check-out register. This segmentation allows the bulk of the dispenser to be located away from the counter while maintaining clerk accessibility through the integrated controller interface.
Solution Approach 2:
The controller is merged with the check-out register system, combining the lottery ticket dispensing functionality with the existing register. This integration eliminates the need for a separate controller unit on the counter, reducing space requirements while maintaining operational accessibility.
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AI summary
A lottery ticket dispenser array includes a frame and a plurality of separate bins contained within the frame. Each bin includes a housing having a front side that faces a purchaser in operational use of the dispenser array, an opposite back side, and an internal space for receipt of a supply of interconnected lottery tickets, wherein each lottery tickets contains a code printed thereon. Each bin has an electronic drive mechanism that dispenses the lottery tickets therefrom. A controller is in communication with each of the drive mechanisms to initiate a dispense sequence upon receipt of a ticket dispense command from the controller. The controller is configured on the frame and is variably positional relative to the frame between different operational positions.