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US 7,612,302 B2Granted
System and method for alerting an operator
AssigneeMettler-Toledo AG
InventorsRonald W. Tamkin, J. Thomas King, Kevin A. Russo
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Abstract
A system for alerting an operator of a weighing apparatus is described. The weighing apparatus may be capable of displaying a message in a message area to an operator. The message may be displayed in response to a command sent from a remote device.
Claims20
A method for alerting an operator comprising:
- providing a retail scale having an operator display, said operator display having a user interface said user interface having an interactive message area;
- connecting a remote computer to said retail scale on a network;
- sending a command from said remote computer to said retail scale, said command unrelated to any transaction being concurrently processed by said retail scale;
- displaying a message in said message area of said retail scale in response to said command, said message being clearable only by a subsequent command from said remote computer;
- requiring that an operator acknowledge said message before said message can be cleared from said message area;
- receiving at said remote computer, confirmation that an operator has acknowledged said message on said retail scale;
- and
- upon receipt of said confirmation, sending a subsequent command from said remote computer to said retail scale that turns off said message.
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A method for alerting an operator, comprising:
- providing a plurality of retail scales, each scale having an operator display, said operator display having a user interface, said user interface having a message area;
- providing a remote computer connected to said plurality of retail scales on a network;
- sending a command from said remote computer to at least one of said retail scales, said command unrelated to any transaction being concurrently processed by any retail scale receiving said command;
- displaying a message in said message area of each retail scale receiving said command, said message being clearable only by a subsequent command from said remote computer;
- requiring that an operator acknowledge said message on a given retail scale before said message can be cleared from said message area thereof;
- receiving at said remote computer confirmation that an operator has acknowledged said message on a given retail scale;
- and
- upon receipt of said confirmation, sending a subsequent command from said remote computer to said given retail scale that turns off said message.
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A method for alerting an operator, comprising:
- providing a retail scale having an operator display, said operator display having a user interface, said user interface having a message area;
- providing a remote computer connected to said retail scale on a network;
- sending a command from said remote computer to said retail scale, said command unrelated to any transaction being concurrently processed by said retail scale;
- displaying a message in said message area of said retail scale in response to said command, said message being clearable or alterable only by a subsequent command from said remote computer;
- requiring that an operator acknowledge said message before said message can be cleared from said message area;
- upon selection of said message area by an operator, receiving at said remote computer confirmation that an operator has acknowledged said message;
- activating a timer upon receipt at said remote computer that said message has been acknowledged;
- and
- upon expiration of timer operation, automatically sending a subsequent command from said remote computer to said retail scale that affects said message.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.