Measurement relay device and associated methods

A measurement relay device to receive measurements from a measurement device and transmit data relating to the measurements via a network to be used in connection with a computer implemented system, the device comprising:

• a housing;
• a control unit carried by the housing;
• and
• a communication unit carried by the housing and in communication with the control unit and the network;
• wherein the control unit is configured to receive the data relating to the measurements from the measurement device to define measurement data;
• wherein the measurement data is transmittable via the network to be incorporated into a computer implemented system that requires measurement data;
• wherein the control unit is connected to a mobile device via a wireless connection so that controls on the mobile device are operable to control the control unit;
• wherein the measurement device comprises at least one of a scale and a dimension determination device;
• wherein the measurement data comprises least one of weight measurement data and dimension measurement data.

A method of remotely collecting and relaying measurement data using a measurement relay device that comprises a housing, a control unit carried by the housing, and a communication unit carried by the housing and in communication with the control unit, the method comprising:

• connecting the measurement relay device to a measurement device and to a network;
• receiving the measurement data by the measurement relay device from the measurement device, the measurement data relating to measurements associated with an object;
• and
• transmitting the measurement data via the network to be incorporated into a computer implemented system that requires the measurement data.