Money Processing Device Storage Abnormality Detection

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional money processing devices cannot verify storage abnormalities, such as when the denomination of money stored in a storage unit does not match the intended denomination, leading to errors and potential transport issues.

Innovation Solution

A money processing device equipped with a recognition unit to identify the denomination of money and a control unit that outputs information on storage abnormalities, allowing for the detection and management of wrong denomination money, including its storage in a separate unit and potential return or dispensing.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If manual loading of storage unit with money is performed, then ease of operation is improved, but storage abnormality cannot be verified leading to reliability deterioration

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvemanual loadingVSAvoidstorage abnormality verification

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The recognition unit continuously monitors the denomination of money in the storage unit and provides feedback to the control unit. When wrong denomination money is detected, the control unit generates an abnormality notification. This closed-loop feedback mechanism enables automatic verification of storage abnormalities while maintaining manual loading operations.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces manual verification of money denomination with an automated recognition unit that uses optical or magnetic fields to identify banknote features. This substitution of mechanical/manual inspection with automated detection systems enables reliable verification without compromising ease of operation.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

2Reliability

If recognition unit and control unit are added to detect wrong denomination money, then storage abnormality verification is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvestorage abnormality detectionVSAvoidsystem configuration

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The recognition unit is designed to perform multiple functions: identifying denomination of money, detecting wrong denomination banknotes, and providing data for abnormality verification. By making this single component multi-functional, the patent achieves reliable detection without proportionally increasing device complexity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs self-verification of storage abnormalities through the recognition unit and control unit working autonomously. The control unit automatically compares detected denomination with the set denomination and generates notifications without requiring external verification systems, thereby limiting complexity increase.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

3Productivity

If wrong denomination money is transported to transport destination, then productivity is maintained, but harmful factors increase due to potential errors and transport issues

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvemoney processingVSAvoiderrors and transport issues

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSObject-generated harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The recognition unit performs preliminary detection of wrong denomination money before it is transported to the destination. The control unit prepares abnormality notifications in advance. This preliminary anti-action prevents wrong denomination money from causing errors at the transport destination while maintaining continuous processing productivity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #9Preliminary anti-action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent converts the potentially harmful presence of wrong denomination money into a beneficial detection opportunity. By using the recognition unit to identify and flag wrong denomination banknotes during normal transport, the system transforms what could be a source of errors into a verified abnormality that can be notified and corrected, thereby maintaining productivity while eliminating harmful effects.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #22Blessing in disguise (Convert harm into benefit)

Data Source

PatentUS10909794B2Money processing device

Publication Date: 2021.02.02 GLORY LTD

AI summary

A money processing device includes a storage that stores and feeds money, a path that transports the money fed from the storage, recognition circuitry that recognizes a denomination of the money transported by the path, and processing circuitry configured to output information on a storage abnormality of the storage based on information on wrong denomination money. The wrong denomination money is money whose denomination recognized by the recognition circuitry does not match a set denomination assigned to the storage as the denomination of money that is supposed to be stored in the storage.