Methods and apparatus to indicate off-platter weigh conditions

A method of weighing an item with a barcode reading and weighing apparatus, the method comprising:

• determining a weight of an item on a weigh platter of the barcode reading and weighing apparatus;
• detecting whether a portion of the item is not resting on the weigh platter;
• when the portion of the item is not resting on the weigh platter, modify the weight to form a modified weight to indicate that the portion of the item was not resting on the weigh platter;
• and
• sending the modified weight to a point-of-sale (POS) system.

A barcode reading and weighing apparatus, the apparatus comprising:

• a weigh platter having a surface extending in a first transverse plane;
• a scale configured to measure a weight of an item on the surface;
• an off-platter detection assembly configured to detect whether a portion of the item is not resting on the weigh platter;
• a communication interface configured to communicate with a point-of-sale (POS) system;
• a processor in communication with the weigh platter, the off-platter detection assembly and the communication interface;
• and
• a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the barcode reading and weighing apparatus to, when the portion of the item is not resting on the weigh platter, disable the weigh platter.

A barcode reading and weighing apparatus, the barcode reading and weighing apparatus comprising:

• a weigh platter having a surface extending in a first transverse plane;
• a scale configured to measure a weight of an item on the surface;
• an off-platter detection assembly configured to detect whether a portion of the item is not resting on the weigh platter;
• a communication interface configured to communicate with a point-of-sale (POS) system;
• a processor in communication with the weigh platter, the off-platter detection assembly and the communication interface;
• and
• a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the barcode reading and weighing apparatus to:
• identify a weight priority associated with the item,
• when the weight priority is a first priority and the item is not wholly resting on the weigh platter, provide an indication that the item is not wholly resting on weigh platter, and
• when the weight priority is a second priority and the item is not wholly resting on the weigh platter, send the weight measured by the scale to a POS system.