AUTOMATIC COMPUTING AND PRINTING SCALE HAVING PRICE-PER-WEIGHT UNIT AND PRICE-BY-QUANTITY MODES

• US 3,584,204 A
• Filed: 04/21/1969
• Issued: 06/08/1971
• Est. Priority Date: 04/21/1969
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: William C. Susor
• Original Assignee: William C. Susor
• Inventors: Susor, William C.
• Application Number:
  US04/818,197
• Time in Patent Office: 778 Days
• US Class Current: 705/414
• CPC Class Codes: G01G 19/415 combined with recording means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 7/4985 by successive additions or subtractions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/04 Billing or invoicing

Abstract

A computing and printing weighing scale system including a computer, means for entering a weight factor in the computer and means for entering a price-per-weight unit factor, e.g., $1.23 per pound, or a price-by-quantity figure, e.g., one bunch for 23 cents, in the computer. The computer produces electrical outputs in accordance with the product of the factors or in accordance with the figure. A programmer operable in a first mode programs the system to weigh and compute and print the product and operable in a second mode programs the system to produce the electrical output in accordance with the figure and print the figure.

Claims

1. A computing and printing weighing scale system comprising, in combination, a computer, means for entering a weight factor in the computer, means for entering a price per weight unit factor or a price by quantity figure in the computer, the computer including means for producing electrical outputs in accordance with the product of said factors or in accordance with said figure, means electrically connected to the computer for printing said product or said figure, and programmer means including switch means having three settings, the programmer means in the first switch setting programming the system to weigh and compute and print said product, the second switch setting producing electrical signals for setting the printing means to blank printing positions as programmed by the programmer means, and the programmer means in the third switch setting programming the system to produce said electrical output in accordance with said figure and print said figure.

2. A system according to claim 1 wherein the programmer means includes interlock means responsive to change in said third switch setting for interrupting the program.

3. A system according to claim 1 wherein the product and the figure are printed in the same relative places on records.

4. A system according to claim 1 wherein at least part of the means for entering the factor or the figure in the computer is common to both entries.

5. In a system having a price per weight unit mode cycle for computing and printing records of the values of weighed loads and a price by quantity mode cycle for printing records of price by quantity entries, in combination, weighing mechanism, computer means for computing the value of each weighed load in the price per weight unit mode and for producing electrical outputs in accordance with the price by quantity entries, means for making weight information provided by the weighing mechanism available to the computer means, readout means connected to the computer means including printer means for printing the record of the computed value in the price per weight unit mode and for printing the record of the price by quantity entry in the price by quantity mode, the computed value and the price by quantity entry being printed in the same relative places on the records, and programmer means for programming the system.

6. In a system having a price per weight unit mode cycle for computing and printing records of the values of weighed loads and a price by quantity mode cycle for printing records of price by quantity entries, in combination, weighing mechanism, computer means for computing the value of each weighed load in the price per weight unit mode and for producing electrical outputs in accordance with the price by quantity entries, means for entering a price per weight unit factor or a price by quantity figure in the computer means, at least part of the means for entering the factor or the figure in the computer means being common to both entries, means for making weight information provided by the weighing mechanism available to the computer means, readout means connected to the computer means including printer means for printing the record of the computed value in the price per weight unit mode and for printing the record of the price by quantity entry in the price by quantity mode, and programmer means for programming the system.

7. A computing and printing weighing scale system comprising, in combination, a computer, meanS for entering a weight factor in the computer, means for entering a price per weight unit factor or a price by quantity figure in the computer, the computer including means for producing electrical outputs in accordance with the product of said factors or in accordance with said figure, means electrically connected to the computer for printing said product or said figure, and programmer means operable in a first mode for programming the system to weigh and compute and print said product and operable in a second mode for programming the system to produce said electrical output in accordance with said figure and print said figure.