Scale for weighing and determining a price of an item
First Claim
1. A scale for weighing an item and determining a price for the item, comprising:
- a weighing station for receiving the item, the weighing station producing at least one weight indicative signal;
a scale controller for receiving the weight indicative signal and determining the price for the item based upon the weight indicative signal;
a resident interface link including an associated display screen;
a remote interface link for providing remote access by external devices; and
a resident web server associated with the controller for serving user interface web page data to both of (1) the resident interface link for display on the display screen and (2) the remote interface link for transfer to an external device.
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Abstract
A scale for weighing an item and determining a price for the item includes a weighing station for receiving the item, the weighing station producing at least one weight indicative signal. A scale controller receives the weight indicative signal and determines the price for the item based upon the weight indicative signal. A remote interface link includes associated communication software. A web server associated with the controller serves user interface web page data to the remote interface link for transfer to a remotely located device. Advanced functions such as a monitoring function and service functions may be enabled by remote connection to the scale via the remote interface link.
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36 Claims
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1. A scale for weighing an item and determining a price for the item, comprising:
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a weighing station for receiving the item, the weighing station producing at least one weight indicative signal;
a scale controller for receiving the weight indicative signal and determining the price for the item based upon the weight indicative signal;
a resident interface link including an associated display screen;
a remote interface link for providing remote access by external devices; and
a resident web server associated with the controller for serving user interface web page data to both of (1) the resident interface link for display on the display screen and (2) the remote interface link for transfer to an external device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A scale for weighing an item and determining a price for the item, comprising:
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a weighing station for receiving the item, the weighing station producing at least one weight indicative signal;
a scale controller for receiving the weight indicative signal and determining the price for the item based upon the weight indicative signal;
a remote interface link for providing remote access by one or more remote devices; and
a resident web server associated with the controller for serving user interface web page data to the remote interface link for transfer to an external device, including web page data for establishing a link enabling control of one or more functions of the scale. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for interfacing users of a scale both at the scale and remotely, the scale operable for weighing and determining prices of items, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing the scale with a weigh station and a control for determining a price of an item based upon item weight;
providing in the scale a web server;
providing in the scale a resident interface display screen;
providing in the scale a remote interface link;
serving user interface web page data from the web server for display on the resident interface display screen; and
serving user interface web page data to the remote interface link for transfer to a remote device.
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24. A method for remotely assisting a scale operator in troubleshooting a certain scale configured to weigh and determine a price for items, the scale including a resident web server and an associated remote interface link connected to a network and a resident interface display, the method comprising the steps of:
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communicating with the scale operator;
identifying a network address associated with the certain scale;
remotely connecting to the scale using a web browser by pointing to the identified network address;
receiving an interactive login web page served by the resident web server of the scale;
logging in to the scale via the remote connection; and
after logging in, observing operator actions on the scale by receiving web page data similar to that displayed on the resident interface display of the scale in order to identify possible operator procedural errors and scale malfunctions. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method for monitoring operations of a certain scale configured to weigh and determine a price for items, the scale including a resident web server and an associated remote interface link connected to a network, the method comprising the steps of:
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identifying a network address associated with the certain scale;
remotely connecting to the scale using a web browser by pointing to the identified network address;
receiving at least one interactive login web page served by the resident web server of the scale;
logging in to the scale via the remote connection; and
receiving automatically provided web page data via the remote connection, the web page data being updated in real time to reflect on-going operations of the scale. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32)
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33. A scale for weighing an item and determining a price for the item, comprising:
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a weighing station for receiving the item, the weighing station producing at least one weight indicative signal;
a scale controller for receiving the weight indicative signal and determining the price for the item based upon the weight indicative signal;
a resident interface link including an associated display screen and a web browser;
a resident web server associated with the controller;
wherein during a start-up operation of the scale a user interface presented on the display screen is produced as a result of user interface web page data served by the resident web server to the web browser. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36)
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