DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WEIGHING AN ARTICLE

    公开(公告)号:US20230304845A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-09-28

    申请号:US18004761

    申请日:2021-07-12

    摘要: A terminal device, server, weighing scale, system and method for weighing an article are provided. The system (800) includes the terminal device (802), the server (804) and the weighing scale (806). These components communicate with each other to weigh an article placed on the weighing scale. The method of weighing the article includes receiving, at a terminal device, a selection of a container from a user for storing an article, retrieving a weight of the selected container from a first look-up table, wherein the first look-up table includes a container identifier and an associated container weight for one or more containers; prompting, by the terminal device, the user to place the container storing the article onto a weighing scale, the weighing scale being associated with a weighing scale identifier code; receiving the weighing scale identifier code of the weighing scale, inputted or scanned on the terminal device by the user; retrieving, at the server, the weight measurement value associated with the weighing scale identifier code from a second look-up table, the weight measurement value corresponding to the combined weight of the container and the article; and subsequently calculating the weight of the article from the difference between the weight of the container and the combined weight of container and the article.

    Weigh platter assembly with parallax based off-platter detection

    公开(公告)号:US11725978B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-15

    申请号:US17740167

    申请日:2022-05-09

    摘要: A weigh platter assembly includes a weigh platter and a parallax based off-platter detection assembly having a light emission assembly, a light detection assembly, and a controller. The light emission assembly has a light source to emit a light beam along a lateral edge of the weigh platter. The light detection assembly detects at least a portion of the light beam reflected from an object extending across the light beam and includes a sensor offset from the light source and an aperture positioned in front of the sensor and configured to limit a field of view of the sensor along the lateral edge between proximal and distal edges of the weigh platter. The controller is configured to provide a first signal in response to a first value received from the sensor and to provide a second signal, different from the first signal, in response to a second value.

    Automatic Large-Mass-Weight Handling System
    8.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230194332A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-22

    申请号:US16344816

    申请日:2016-12-08

    摘要: An automatic large-mass-weight handling system comprises: a weight picking device (10) configured for picking up and holding a large-mass-weight (75); a driving device (80) for providing a driving power; a weight transferring device (50) comprising a first horizontal rail (52) and a vertical rail (62) assembled to the first horizontal rail (52) in a way of being movable along the first horizontal rail (52), the first horizontal rail (52) extending in a first horizontal direction, the vertical rail (62) extending in a vertical direction perpendicular to the first horizontal direction, and the weight picking device (10) being assembled to the vertical rail (62); and a control unit for controlling the movement of the weight picking device (10); wherein the control unit controls the driving device (80) in a way that the weight picking device (10) is able to be moved automatically in the first horizontal direction and is able to be moved automatically in the vertical direction.

    BULK FOOD INTEGRATED SCALE SYSTEM
    9.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180218562A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-08-02

    申请号:US15423197

    申请日:2017-02-02

    申请人: DAVID CONWAY

    发明人: DAVID CONWAY

    IPC分类号: G07F11/44 A47F1/035 G07F9/02

    摘要: A bulk food weighing and processing system wherein a digital scale is uniquely configured and positioned to weigh and process individual portions of bulk food, uniquely designed and positioned to fit into a bulk food dispensing system. The system then prints a uniquely shaped and treated sticky, digitally-coded thermal-paper receipt which is used to seal a customer's portable container. The sticky receipt then aids customer checkout by providing digitally coded data about the food portion.In most embodiments, the digital scale is a strain gauge scale positioned between a gravity bin's hopper and its mounting bracket, such that it can detect and process a customer's individual food portion once dispensed. The food portion's weight measurement is then transmitted through a controller to a thermal printer which prints a digitally-coded “sticky bag tag” receipt, which both seals the customer's portable food container and which can be read at checkout to facilitate payment and inventory processes.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING SHELF OCCUPANCY

    公开(公告)号:US20180189722A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-07-05

    申请号:US15823950

    申请日:2017-11-28

    发明人: Jason Aepli

    摘要: A system for determining an amount of shelf space comprises: a plurality of weight sensors at a region of a shelf that directly measure a force related to a weight of physical items positioned on the shelf and generates a weight result, the shelf positioned at an angle from a horizontal axis; the shelf positioning the physical items at the angle; a shelf angle determination device that determines the angle of the shelf; wherein the weight sensors generates the weight result adjusted for the determined shelf angle; and an occupancy determination processor that determines an amount of surface area of the shelf occupied by the physical items from the adjusted weight result.