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Integrated electronic scale, and a system and method which uses the scale automatically to compute postal/carrier rates

  • US 6,249,778 B1
  • Filed: 12/30/1998
  • Issued: 06/19/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/30/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An electronic scale integrally formed within a flat-panel display, comprising:

  • a platform for supporting an item; and

    a weighing unit mounted at least partially within a housing of said flat-panel display, said weighing unit including;

    at least one support member in contact with said platform, at least a portion of said platform being exposed along an exterior surface of said housing; and

    a force transducer mounted within said housing at a position adjacent said support member, said support member impinging upon said force transducer when said item is placed on said platform to cause said force transducer to output a weight signal indicative of a weight of said item.

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