Description:BACKGROUND
Field of Invention
[001] Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to a currency identification system and particularly to a currency denomination identification system.
Description of Related Art
[002] A visually impaired community faces substantial difficulties in accurately distinguishing between different denominations of currency notes, a challenge further exacerbated in a world that is becoming increasingly reliant on digital payment systems. Traditional methods aimed at aiding the visually impaired in currency identification, such as the incorporation of tactile features on banknotes or seeking assistance from others, have shown limited effectiveness. Moreover, these methods may inadvertently infringe upon individuals' privacy and autonomy, as they often require disclosure of personal financial information or dependence on external help for basic financial transactions. As a result, there is a pressing need for innovative currency denomination identification systems that can empower the visually impaired, ensuring their financial independence and enhancing their overall quality of life.
[003] There is thus a need for an improved and advanced currency denomination identification system that can administer the aforementioned limitations in a more efficient manner.
SUMMARY
[004] Embodiments in accordance with the present invention provide a currency denomination identification system. The system comprising: a processor located on an application server. The system further comprising: a storage medium comprising programming instructions executable by the processor. The storage medium comprises: a registration module configured to register a user on a computer application by receiving user details through a user device; a data upload module configured to enable the user to capture an image of the currency denomination using a camera of the user device; a data identification module configured to analyze the captured image using a computer vision technique and match the analyzed image with pre-stored images in a database to identify a denomination value of the currency; and an announcement module configured to enable a sound unit of the user device to announce the identified denomination value of the currency.
[005] Embodiments in accordance with the present invention further provide a method for identification of currency denomination for visually impaired. The method comprising steps of: registering a user on a computer application by receiving user details through a user device; enabling the user to capture an image of the currency denomination using a camera of the user device; analyzing the captured image using a computer vision technique, and match the analyzed image with pre-stored images in a database to identify a denomination value of the currency; and announcing the identified denomination value of the currency using a sound unit of the user device.
[006] Embodiments of the present invention may provide a number of advantages depending on their particular configuration. First, embodiments of the present application may provide a currency denomination identification system for visually impaired.
[007] Next, embodiments of the present application may provide a currency denomination identification system for visually impaired that is easy to understand and easy to use.
[008] These and other advantages will be apparent from the present application of the embodiments described herein.
[009] The preceding is a simplified summary to provide an understanding of some embodiments of the present invention. This summary is neither an extensive nor exhaustive overview of the present invention and its various embodiments. The summary presents selected concepts of the embodiments of the present invention in a simplified form as an introduction to the more detailed description presented below. As will be appreciated, other embodiments of the present invention are possible utilizing, alone or in combination, one or more of the features set forth above or described in detail below.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0010] The above and still further features and advantages of embodiments of the present invention will become apparent upon consideration of the following detailed description of embodiments thereof, especially when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, and wherein:
[0011] FIG. 1A illustrates a block diagram of a currency denomination identification system, according to an embodiment of the present invention;
[0012] FIG. 1B illustrates a storage medium of the currency denomination identification system, according to an embodiment of the present invention; and
[0013] FIG. 2 depicts a flowchart of a method for identification of currency denomination, according to an embodiment of the present invention.
[0014] The headings used herein are for organizational purposes only and are not meant to be used to limit the scope of the description or the claims. As used throughout this application, the word "may" is used in a permissive sense (i.e., meaning having the potential to), rather than the mandatory sense (i.e., meaning must). Similarly, the words “include”, “including”, and “includes” mean including but not limited to. To facilitate understanding, like reference numerals have been used, where possible, to designate like elements common to the figures. Optional portions of the figures may be illustrated using dashed or dotted lines, unless the context of usage indicates otherwise.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0015] The following description includes the preferred best mode of one embodiment of the present invention. It will be clear from this description of the invention that the invention is not limited to these illustrated embodiments but that the invention also includes a variety of modifications and embodiments thereto. Therefore, the present description should be seen as illustrative and not limiting. While the invention is susceptible to various modifications and alternative constructions, it should be understood, that there is no intention to limit the invention to the specific form disclosed, but, on the contrary, the invention is to cover all modifications, alternative constructions, and equivalents falling within the scope of the invention as defined in the claims.
[0016] In any embodiment described herein, the open-ended terms "comprising", "comprises”, and the like (which are synonymous with "including", "having” and "characterized by") may be replaced by the respective partially closed phrases "consisting essentially of", “consists essentially of", and the like or the respective closed phrases "consisting of", "consists of”, the like.
[0017] As used herein, the singular forms “a”, “an”, and “the” designate both the singular and the plural, unless expressly stated to designate the singular only.
[0018] FIG. 1A illustrates a block diagram of a currency denomination identification system 100 (hereinafter referred to as the system 100) for visually impaired, according to an embodiment of the present invention. In an embodiment of the present invention, the system 100 may be configured for guidance to a visually impaired person for identification of the currency denomination. According to embodiments of the present invention, the currency denomination may be, but not limited to, an Indian 10 Rupee note, an Indian 20 Rupee note, an Indian 50 Rupee note, an Indian 100 Rupee note, an Indian 200 Rupee note, an Indian 500 Rupee note, an Indian 2000 Rupee note, and so forth. Embodiments of the present invention are intended to include or otherwise cover any currency denomination that may be identified by the system 100, including known, related art, and/or later developed technologies.
[0019] According to an embodiment of the present invention, the system 100 may comprise a user device 102, a computer application 104, a database 106, an application server 108, a processor 110, and a storage medium 112.
[0020] In an embodiment of the present invention, the user device 102 may be a device used by a user to capture an image of the currency denomination using a camera (not shown) of the user device. The user device 102 may further be configured to announce an identified denomination value of the currency through a sound unit 114, in an embodiment of the present invention. In an embodiment of the present invention, the sound unit 114 may be a speaker.
[0021] The user device 102 may be, but not limited to, a personal computer, a consumer device, and alike. Embodiments of the present invention are intended to include or otherwise cover any type of the user device 102 including known, related art, and/or later developed technologies. In an embodiment of the present invention, the personal computer may be, but not limited to, a desktop, a server, a laptop, and alike. Embodiments of the present invention are intended to include or otherwise cover any type of the personal computer including known, related art, and/or later developed technologies.
[0022] Further, in an embodiment of the present invention, the consumer device may be, but not limited to, a tablet, a mobile phone, a notebook, a netbook, a smartphone, a wearable device, and so forth. Embodiments of the present invention are intended to include or otherwise cover any type of the consumer device including known, related art, and/or later developed technologies.
[0023] According to an embodiment of the present invention, the user device 102 may comprise software applications such as, but not limited to, a visual guidance application, a Save Our Soul (SOS) application, and the like. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the user device 102 may comprise the computer application 104 which may be a computer-readable program installed in the user device 102 for executing functions associated with the system 100.
[0024] In an embodiment of the present invention, the computer application 104 when logged in by the admin may provide an admin-related interface for operating the system 100. The computer application 104 when logged in by the user may provide a user-related interface for operating the system 100, in an embodiment of the present invention.
[0025] In an embodiment of the present invention, the database 106 may store images of various denominations of the currency from various different angles, and in several lighting situations. The database 106 may further store details associated with the user, in an embodiment of the present invention. According to embodiments of the present invention, the details associated with the user may be, but not limited to, a username, a user age, a user gender, a password, a point of contact of the user, and so forth. Embodiments of the present invention are intended to include or otherwise cover any details associated with the user that may be stored in the database 106, including known, related art, and/or later developed technologies.
[0026] According to embodiments of the present invention, the database 106 may be for example, but not limited to, a distributed database, a personal database, an end-user database, a commercial database, a Structured Query Language (SQL) database, a non-SQL database, an operational database, a relational database, an object-oriented database, a graph database, a cloud server database, and so forth. Embodiments of the present invention are intended to include or otherwise cover any type of the database 106 including known, related art, and/or later developed technologies.
[0027] Further, the database 106 may be a cloud server database, in an embodiment of the present invention. In an embodiment of the present invention, the cloud server may be remotely located. In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the cloud server may be a public cloud server. In another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the cloud server may be a private cloud server. In yet another embodiment of the present invention, the cloud server may be a dedicated cloud server. According to embodiments of the present invention, the cloud server may be, but not limited to, a Microsoft Azure cloud server, an Amazon AWS cloud server, a Google Compute Engine (GEC) cloud server, an Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) cloud server, and so forth. Embodiments of the present invention are intended to include or otherwise cover any type of the cloud server including known, related art, and/or later developed technologies.
[0028] In an embodiment of the present invention, the application server 108 may be a hardware on which the processor 110 may be installed. According to embodiments of the present invention, the application server 108 may be, but not limited to, a motherboard, a wired board, a mainframe, and so forth. Embodiments of the present invention are intended to include or otherwise cover any type of the application server 108, including known, related art, and/or later developed technologies.
[0029] In an embodiment of the present invention, the processor 110 may be located on the application server 108. The processor 110 may be configured to execute the computer-readable instructions to generate an output relating to the system 100. According to embodiments of the present invention, the processor 110 may be, but not limited to, a Programmable Logic Control (PLC) unit, a microprocessor, a development board, and so forth. Embodiments of the present invention are intended to include or otherwise cover any type of the processor 110 including known, related art, and/or later developed technologies.
[0030] In an embodiment of the present invention, the storage medium 112 may store the computer programmable instructions in form of programming modules. The storage medium 112 may be a non-transitory storage medium, in an embodiment of the present invention. The storage medium 112 may communicate with the processor 110 and execute a computer-readable set of instructions present in storage medium 112, in an embodiment of the present invention.
[0031] According to embodiments of the present invention, the storage medium 112 may be, but not limited to, a Random-Access Memory (RAM), a Static Random-access Memory (SRAM), a Dynamic Random-access Memory (DRAM), a Read Only Memory (ROM), an Erasable Programmable Read-only Memory (EPROM), an Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-only Memory (EEPROM), a NAND Flash, a Secure Digital (SD) memory, a cache memory, a Hard Disk Drive (HDD), a Solid-State Drive (SSD) and so forth. Embodiments of the present invention are intended to include or otherwise cover any type of the storage medium 112, including known, related art, and/or later developed technologies. In an embodiment of the present invention, the storage medium 112 may further be explained in conjunction with FIG. 1B.
[0032] FIG. 1B illustrates a storage medium 112 of the system 100, according to an embodiment of the present invention. The storage medium 112 may comprise the computer-executable instructions in form of programming modules such as a registration module 114, a data upload module 116, a data identification module 118, and an announcement module 120.
[0033] In an embodiment of the present invention, the registration module 114 may be configured to register the user on the system 100 using the computer application 104 by receiving the user details. Upon successful registration, the registration module 114 may generate an identification name and a password for the corresponding registered user, in an embodiment of the present invention. In an embodiment of the present invention, the identification name and the password generated may be a series of characters. According to embodiments of the present invention, the character may be, but not limited to, an alphabetical character, a numerical character, a special character, and so forth. Embodiments of the present invention are intended to include or otherwise cover any type and any number of characters in the identification name and the password generated by the registration module 114, including known, related art, and/or later developed technologies.
[0034] Further, after the successful generation of the identification name and the password, the registered user may be eligible to log into the detector application 104 using the identification name and the password generated using the registration module 114. Further, after logging in to the detector application 104 the registered user may be presented with the user-related interface, after a successful login process of the user, the registration module 114 may transmit an activation signal to activate the data upload module 116.
[0035] In an embodiment of the present invention, the data upload module 116 may be activated upon receipt of the activation signal from the registration module 114. The data upload module 116 may be configured to enable the user to capture the image of the currency denomination using the camera of the user device 102, in an embodiment of the present invention. Upon capturing the image of the currency denomination, the data upload module 116 may transmit the captured image to the data identification module 118.
[0036] In an embodiment of the present invention, the data identification module 118 may be activated upon receipt of the captured image of the currency denomination from the data upload module 116. The data identification module 118 may be configured to analyze the received captured image using a computer vision technique, and match the analyzed image with pre-stored images in the database 106 to identify the denomination value of the currency, in an embodiment of the present invention. In an embodiment of the present invention, the computer vision technique may be a TensorFlow computer vision technique or a Keras computer vision technique.
[0037] Further, the data identification module 118 may transmit the identified denomination value of the currency in the received image to the announcement module 120.
[0038] In an embodiment of the present invention, the announcement module 120 may be activated upon receipt of the identified denomination value of the currency from the data identification module 118. The announcement module 120 may be configured to enable the sound unit 114 of the user device 102 to announce the identified denomination value of the currency, in an embodiment of the present invention.
[0039] FIG. 2 depicts a flowchart of a method 200 for identification of the currency denomination using the system 100, according to an embodiment of the present invention.
[0040] At step 202, the system 100 may register the user on the computer application 104 by receiving user details respectively through the user device 102.
[0041] At step 204, the system 100 may enable the user to capture the image of the currency denomination using the camera of the user device 102.
[0042] At step 206, the system 100 may analyze the captured image using the computer vision technique, and match the analyzed image with the pre-stored images in the database 106 to identify the denomination value of the currency.
[0043] At step 208, the system 100 may enable the sound unit 114 of the user device 102 to announce the identified denomination value of the currency.
[0044] While the invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be the most practical and various embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not to be limited to the disclosed embodiments, but on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the scope of the appended claims.
[0045] This written description uses examples to disclose the invention, including the best mode, and also to enable any person skilled in the art to practice the invention, including making and using any devices or systems and performing any incorporated methods. The patentable scope of the invention is defined in the claims and may include other examples that occur to those skilled in the art. Such other examples are intended to be within the scope of the claims if they have structural elements that do not differ from the literal language of the claims, or if they include equivalent structural elements within substantial differences from the literal languages of the claims. , Claims:CLAIMS
I/We Claim:
1. A currency denomination identification system (100), the system (100) comprising:
a processor (110) located on an application server (108); and
a storage medium (112) comprising programming instructions executable by the processor (110), characterized in that the storage medium (112) comprises:
a registration module (114) configured to register a user on a computer application (104) by receiving user details through a user device (102);
a data upload module (116) configured to enable the user to capture an image of the currency denomination using a camera of the user device (102);
a data identification module (118) configured to analyze the captured image using a computer vision technique, and match the analyzed image with pre-stored images in a database (106) to identify a denomination value of the currency; and
an announcement module (120) configured to enable a sound unit (114) of the user device (102) to announce the identified denomination value of the currency.
2. The system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the database (106) is a cloud database.
3. The system (100) as claimed in claim 1, the currency denomination is selected from an Indian 10 Rupee note, an Indian 20 Rupee note, an Indian 50 Rupee note, an Indian 100 Rupee note, an Indian 200 Rupee note, an Indian 500 Rupee note, an Indian 2000 Rupee note, or a combination thereof.
4. The system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the computer vision technique is selected from a TensorFlow computer vision technique, a Keras computer vision technique, or a combination thereof.
5. The system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the sound unit (114) is a speaker.
6. A method (200) for identification of currency denomination, the method (200) characterised by step of:
registering a user on a computer application (104) by receiving user details through a user device (102);
enabling the user to capture an image of the currency denomination using a camera of the user device (102);
analyzing the captured image using a computer vision technique, and matching the analyzed image with pre-stored images in a database (106) to identify a denomination value of the currency; and
announcing the identified denomination value of the currency using a sound unit (114) of the user device (102).
7. The method (200) as claimed in claim 6, wherein the database (106) is a cloud database.
8. The method (200) as claimed in claim 6, the currency denomination is selected from an Indian 10 Rupee note, an Indian 20 Rupee note, an Indian 50 Rupee note, an Indian 100 Rupee note, an Indian 200 Rupee note, an Indian 500 Rupee note, an Indian 2000 Rupee note, or a combination thereof.
9. The method (200) as claimed in claim 6, wherein the computer vision is selected from a TensorFlow computer vision, a Keras computer vision technique, or a combination thereof.
10. The method (200) as claimed in claim 6, wherein the sound unit (114) is a speaker.
Date: December 07, 2023
Place: Noida

Dr. Keerti Gupta
Agent for the Applicant
(IN/PA-1529)