WEIGHING AND DIMENSIONING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WEIGHING AND DIMENSIONING

• US 20070272732A1
• Filed: 11/07/2006
• Published: 11/29/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 05/26/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Mettler-Toledo Incorporated (Mettler-Toledo International Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Mettler-Toledo Incorporated (Mettler-Toledo International Inc.)
• Inventors: Hindmon, Hugh G.
• Application Number:
  US11/557,130
• Publication Number:
  US 20070272732A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 235/375
• CPC Class Codes: G01B 21/02 for measuring length, width, or thickness G01B21/10 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01G 19/4148 for controlling postal rate in articles to be mailed franking apparatus with means for computing G07B17/02
• CPC Class Codes: G01G 23/3728 with wireless means
• CPC Class Codes: G01G 23/3735 using a digital network

Abstract

A system and method for weighing and dimensioning an object is described. The system may include a weighing apparatus and a dimensioner. The dimensioner may begin dimensioning the object after receiving a signal from the weighing apparatus. In one exemplary embodiment, a terminal may send the signal. The terminal may also receive and display the results received from the weighing apparatus and dimensioner.

Claims

1. A weighing and dimensioning system comprising:

a weighing apparatus adapted to receive an object; and

a dimensioner associated with said weighing apparatus;

wherein said dimensioner is adapted to begin dimensioning said object upon indication of a stable weight condition of said weighing apparatus.

2. The weighing and dimensioning system of claim 1 wherein said weighing apparatus sends a stable weight signal to said dimensioner to initiate dimensioning said object.

3. The weighing and dimensioning system of claim 1 further comprising:

a terminal electronically connected to said weighing apparatus and said dimensioner;

wherein said terminal is adapted to receive a stable weight signal from said weighing apparatus and to send a signal to said dimensioner to initiate dimensioning said object.

4. The weighing and dimensioning system of claim 3 said terminal further comprising:

a display adapted to display at least one dimension of said object and a weight of said object.

5. The weighing and dimensioning system of claim 4 further comprising:

a reader associated with said terminal for scanning a code for identifying said object.

6. The weighing and dimensioning system of claim 1 further comprising:

a terminal electronically connected to said weighing apparatus and said dimensioner;

wherein said terminal is adapted to detect a stable weight condition of said weighing apparatus and to send a signal to said dimensioner to initiate dimensioning said object.

7. The weighing and dimensioning system of claim 1 wherein said terminal is adapted to perform a calculation selected from the group consisting of, a conversion, the density of said object, the volume of said object and the DimWeight of said object

8. A weighing and dimensioning system comprising:

a weighing apparatus adapted to receive an object; and

a dimensioner associated with said weighing apparatus;

wherein said dimensioner is adapted to determine if said object is in a correct position on said weighing apparatus for dimensioning said object.

9. The weighing and dimensioning system of claim 8 wherein said dimensioner is adapted to begin dimensioning said object upon indication of a stable weight condition of said weighing apparatus.

10. The weighing and dimensioning system of claim 8 further comprising:

a terminal electronically connected to said weighing apparatus and said dimensioner;

wherein said terminal is adapted to receive a stable weight signal from said weighing apparatus and to send a signal to said dimensioner to initiate dimensioning said object.

11. The weighing and dimensioning system of claim 10 said terminal further comprising:

a display adapted to display at least one dimension of said object and a weight of said object.

12. The weighing and dimensioning system of claim 11 further comprising:

a reader associated with said terminal for scanning a code for identifying said object.

13. The weighing and dimensioning system of claim 8 further comprising:

a terminal electronically connected to said weighing apparatus and said dimensioner;

wherein said terminal is adapted to detect a stable weight condition of said weighing apparatus and to send a signal to said dimensioner to initiate dimensioning said object.

14. The weighing and dimensioning system of claim 13 wherein said terminal is adapted to perform a calculation selected from the group consisting of, a conversion, the density of said object, the volume of said object and the DimWeight of said object.

15. A method of weighing and dimensioning an object, comprising:

placing said object on a weighing apparatus;

detecting the weight of said object;

indicating a stable weight condition; and

dimensioning the dimensions of said object upon indication of said stable weight condition.

16. The method of weighing and dimensioning of claim 15, further comprising:

displaying the weight of said object at a terminal.

17. The method of weighing and dimensioning of claim 15, further comprising:

displaying the dimensions and weight of said object at a terminal.

18. The method of weighing and dimensioning of claim 17, further comprising:

removing said object from said weighing apparatus;

indicating a stable zero weight condition; and

clearing said dimensions and said weight from said terminal.

19. The method of weighing and dimensioning of claim 15, further comprising:

determining whether the object is in a correct location.

20. The method of weighing and dimensioning of claim 19, further comprising:

displaying an error message at a terminal if said object is not in a correct location.