Modular wireless scale system comprising microscales

A method for weighing a load comprising the steps of:

• placing a master scale, said first scale comprising:
• a master scale housing;
• a computer-based first controller within said master scale housing;
• a heavy load cell supported on a first side of said master scale housing, said heavy load cell being capable of weighing heavy loads and configured to provide a signal representative of a heavy weight measurement to said first controller;
• a light load cell supported on an opposite side of said master scale housing with respect to said heavy load cell, said light load cell being capable of weighing light loads and configured to provide a signal representative of a light weight measurement to said controller;
• and
• a wireless master transceiver within said master scale housing and responsive to said first controller;
• determining an orientation of said first scale, said orientation being one of a heavy cell orientation and a light cell orientation;
• and
• placing said load upon said one of said heavy load cell and said light load cell.

A weighing system comprising:

• a first scale comprising:
• a housing;
• a computer-based control processor within said scale housing;
• a heavy load cell supported on a first side of said scale housing, said heavy load cell being capable of weighing heavy loads and configured to provide a signal representative of a heavy weight measurement to said control processor;
• a light load cell supported on an opposite side of said scale housing with respect to said heavy load cell, said light load cell being capable of weighing light loads and configured to provide a signal representative of a light weight measurement to said control processor;
• and
• a wireless transceiver within said scale housing and responsive to said control processor;
• and
• a remote computer-based device configured with control logic to allow a user to wirelessly communicate with said first scale via said wireless transceiver, said remote computer-based system configured with control logic for allowing a user to control functions of said first scale control processor.