Method, system, and computer readable medium for setting discrimination criterion information

A system for setting discrimination criteria for an additional denomination not currently stored in a coin discrimination apparatus that conducts authenticity discrimination and denomination discrimination of coins using sensor information outputted from coin sensors in addition to discrimination criteria for each of current denominations in the coin discrimination apparatus, the system comprising:

• a state-determining controller configured to determine whether the discrimination criteria for the additional denomination are stored in a discrimination-criteria-storing device of the coin discrimination apparatus in which the discrimination criteria for each of the current denominations are stored;
• a target-denomination-designating controller configured to designate a target denomination from the current denominations when it is determined that the discrimination criteria for the additional denomination are not stored in the discrimination-criteria-storing device;
• an additional-denomination-discrimination-criteria-calculating controller configured to calculate the discrimination criteria for the additional denomination by multiplying discrimination criteria for the target denomination by ratios between
• target denomination standards
• to be complied with by discrimination criteria for the target denomination when setting the discrimination criteria for the current denomination designated as the target denomination using a standard apparatus for setting the target denomination standards for the coin discrimination apparatus by its manufacturer, and
• obtained by conducting the authenticity discrimination and denomination discrimination of coins having the target denomination using the standard apparatus, and
• additional denomination standards
• to be complied with by discrimination criteria for the additional denomination when setting the discrimination criteria for the additional denomination using the standard apparatus for setting the additional denomination standards for the coin discrimination apparatus by its manufacturer, and
• obtained by conducting the authenticity discrimination and denomination discrimination of coins having the additional denomination using the standard apparatus;
• an additional-denomination-discrimination-criteria-storing controller configured to store the calculated discrimination criteria for the additional denomination in the discrimination-criteria-storing device;
• an additional-denomination-discrimination-criteria-setting controller configured to set the coin discrimination apparatus to conduct authentication discrimination and denomination discrimination using the calculated discrimination criteria for the additional denomination, wherein
• when the additional-denomination-discrimination-criteria-calculating controller calculates the discrimination criteria for the additional denomination by multiplying the ratios by the discrimination criteria for the target denomination, additional-denomination-discrimination-criteria-calculating controller selectively uses two or more calculation methods,
• each of the two or more calculation methods obtains the discrimination criteria for the additional denomination by applying
• predetermined parameters
• to
• a predetermined equation, and
• the additional-denomination-discrimination-criteria-calculating controller selectively uses one of the two or more calculation methods to reduce an effect of a fluctuation of
• the coin discrimination performance of the coin discrimination apparatus
• from
• the coin discrimination performance of the standard apparatus;
• a switching controller configured to switch the coin discrimination apparatus
• from a normal mode in which the coin discrimination apparatus performs coin discriminating operations for discriminating the authenticity and denomination of a coin from discrimination criteria for the current denominations,
• to a new denomination adding mode for determining whether the additional-denomination discrimination criteria are stored in the coin discrimination apparatus and for calculating the additional-denomination discrimination criteria in the event the additional-denomination discrimination criteria are not stored in the coin discrimination apparatus by performing the determining, designating, calculating, storing, and setting operations,
• the switching controller also being configured to automatically switch the coin discrimination apparatus from the new denomination adding mode to the normal mode when the operations performed in the new denomination adding mode are completed, wherein
• the target-denomination-designating controller designating the target denomination by selecting the current denomination that produces the smallest difference when calculating the difference between
• a specific information piece or a value that is extracted from the output signal waveform of each current denomination from a respective coin sensor of the coin sensors and
• a specific information piece or a corresponding value that is extracted from the output signal waveform of the additional denomination from a corresponding coin sensor of the coin sensors.

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program for setting discrimination criteria for an additional denomination not currently stored in a coin discrimination apparatus that conducts authenticity discrimination and denomination discrimination of coins using sensor information outputted from coin sensors in addition to discrimination criteria for each of current denominations in the coin discrimination apparatus, which comprises processes to be executed by a computer, the processes comprising:

• determining whether the discrimination criteria for the additional denomination are stored in a discrimination criterion information storing device of the coin discrimination apparatus in which the discrimination criteria for each of the current denominations are stored;
• designating a target denomination from the current denominations when it is determined that the discrimination criteria for the additional denomination are not stored;
• calculating the discrimination criteria for the additional denomination by multiplying discrimination criteria for the target denomination by ratios between
• target denomination standards
• to be complied with by discrimination criteria for the target denomination when setting the discrimination criteria for the current denomination designated as the target denomination using a standard apparatus for setting the target denomination standards for the coin discrimination apparatus by its manufacturer, and
• obtained by conducting the authenticity discrimination and denomination discrimination of coins having the target denomination using the standard apparatus, and
• additional denomination standards
• to be complied with by discrimination criteria for the additional denomination when setting the discrimination criteria for the additional denomination using the standard apparatus for setting the additional denomination standards for the coin discrimination apparatus by its manufacturer, and
• obtained by conducting the authenticity discrimination and denomination discrimination of coins having the additional denomination using the standard apparatus;
• storing the calculated discrimination criteria for the additional denomination in the discrimination criterion information storing device;
• setting the coin discrimination apparatus to conduct authentication discrimination and denomination discrimination using the calculated discrimination criteria for the additional denomination, wherein
• when the discrimination criteria for the additional denomination are calculated by multiplying the ratios by the discrimination criteria for the target denomination, two or more calculation methods are selectively used,
• each of the two or more calculation methods obtains the discrimination criteria for the additional denomination by applying
• predetermined parameters
• to
• a predetermined equation, and
• one of the two or more calculation methods is selectively used to reduce an effect of a fluctuation of
• the coin discrimination performance of the coin discrimination apparatus
• from
• the coin discrimination performance of the standard apparatus;
• switching the coin discrimination apparatus
• from a normal mode in which the coin discrimination apparatus performs coin discriminating operations for discriminating the authenticity and denomination of a coin from discrimination criteria for the current denominations,
• to a new denomination adding mode for determining whether the additional-denomination discrimination criteria are stored in the coin discrimination apparatus and for calculating the additional-denomination discrimination criteria in the event the additional-denomination discrimination criteria are not stored in the coin discrimination apparatus by performing the determining, designating, calculating, storing, and setting operations;
• and
• automatically switching the coin discrimination apparatus from the new denomination adding mode to the normal mode when the operations performed in the new denomination adding mode are completed, wherein
• the target denomination is designated by selecting the current denomination that produces the smallest difference when calculating the difference between
• a specific information piece or a value that is extracted from the output signal waveform of each current denomination from a respective coin sensor of the coin sensors and
• a specific information piece or a corresponding value that is extracted from the output signal waveform of the additional denomination from a corresponding coin sensor of the coin sensors.