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US 10,895,493 B2Granted
Weighing apparatus that determines container of object and net weight of the object using weight of the container
AssigneeToshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorAtsushi Okamura
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Abstract
In accordance with an embodiment, a weighing apparatus includes a plurality of weighing scales and a processor. Each of the plurality of weighing scales measures weight of the object to be weighed which is placed on the plurality of weighing scales. The processor calculates net weight of the object to be weighed on the basis of the weight measured by each of the plurality of weighing scales.
Claims12
A weighing apparatus, comprising:
- a plurality of weighing scales;
- a camera configured to take an image of a region including the weighing scales;
- a memory configured to store container data indicating a weight of one or more containers;
- a processor configured to:
- determine a first part of the weighing scales on which a first object is placed and a second part of the weighing scales on which a second object is placed based on the image taken by the camera, the first part being one or more of the weighing scales and the second part being other one or more of the weighing scales different from the first part;
- determine a weight of the first object based on a sum of a weight measured by the first part of the weighing scales and a weight of the second object based on a sum of a weight measured by the second part of the weighing scales;
- determine a container of the first object based on the image taken by the camera;
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- determine a net weight of the first object based on the determined weight of the first object and a weight of the container of the first object obtained from the container data.
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