System and method of encoding item information from a scale in a self-service scanning solution
First Claim
1. A system for encoding item information related to an item weighed by a scale operated by a user in a self-service scanning solution, the system comprising:
- a display device comprising an electronic display screen; and
a physical processor in electrical communication with the display device, the physical processor programmed by computer program instructions that, when executed by the physical processor, cause the physical processor to;
obtain a weight of the item;
obtain an applicable discount off a price of the item;
encode at least a weight of the item and the applicable discount in a single machine readable code; and
cause the electronic display screen to display at least the machine readable code.
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Abstract
This invention relates to a system including a scale that weighs an item placed on the scale and encodes the weight and/or other item information into a machine readable code. The system may include a display that is coupled to the scale and displays the machine readable code. The scale may encode the item in Quick Response (QR) code format, Universal Product Code (UPC) format, and/or other computer-readable format. A mobile device may take a picture of or otherwise scan the machine readable code to determine the weight and/or other information encoded therein. The system may include a wireless transmitter that wirelessly transmits the weight. The mobile device may include a wireless receiver that wirelessly receives the weight transmitted from the scale. The mobile device may execute a self-scan application that uses the de-encoded or otherwise obtained weight for pricing the item based on the weight or other purposes.
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26 Claims
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1. A system for encoding item information related to an item weighed by a scale operated by a user in a self-service scanning solution, the system comprising:
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a display device comprising an electronic display screen; and a physical processor in electrical communication with the display device, the physical processor programmed by computer program instructions that, when executed by the physical processor, cause the physical processor to; obtain a weight of the item; obtain an applicable discount off a price of the item; encode at least a weight of the item and the applicable discount in a single machine readable code; and cause the electronic display screen to display at least the machine readable code. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for encoding item information related to an item weighed by a scale operated by a user in a self-service scanning solution, the method being implemented by a physical processor programmed by computer program instructions that, when executed by the physical processor, causes the physical processor to perform the method, the method comprising:
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obtaining, by the physical processor, a weight of the item; obtaining, by the physical processor, an applicable discount off a price of the item; encoding, by the physical processor, at least the weight of the item and the applicable discount in a single machine readable code; and causing, by the physical processor, the machine readable code to be displayed via an electronic display screen. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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