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Devices, systems and methods to determine area sensor

  • US 9,366,588 B2
  • Filed: 12/16/2013
  • Issued: 06/14/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/16/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A weighing scale comprising:

  • a) a platform that supports a load to be weighed by the scale;

    b) one or more force transducers arranged beneath the platform, each configured to output a transducer force signal of the load thereupon;

    c) an area sensor arranged above the platform and configured to output a plurality of area force signals representative of forces applied to respective spatial areas of the platform by the load;

    d) a processor configured to determine a weight of the load placed on the platform and a location of the load with respect to the platform based on the transducer force signals and the area force signals; and

    c) a computing device having the area sensor and a communications interface coupled to the processor, wherein the platform removably retains the computing device.

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