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US 8,804,215 B2Granted
Image input terminal having weighing platen
AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorVinuprasad Rajendraprasad
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Abstract
A scanner apparatus comprises a transparent platen having a top side and a bottom side opposite the top side, and an optical sensor unit positioned adjacent the bottom side of the transparent platen. The optical sensor unit scans an image of at least one item placed on the top side of the platen to produce an electronic scanned image of the item. Further, a weight sensor unit is connected to the transparent platen. The weight sensor unit senses the weight of the item placed on the top side of the platen to produce an item weight. A processor is operatively connected to the optical sensor unit and to the weight sensor unit. The processor combines the electronic scanned image of the item and the item weight to produce image and weight data, and the processor outputs the image and weight data.
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A scanner apparatus comprising:
- a transparent platen having a top side and a bottom side opposite said top side;
- an optical sensor unit positioned adjacent said bottom side of said transparent platen, said optical sensor unit scanning an image of an item placed on said top side of said platen to produce an electronic scanned image of said item;
- a weight sensor unit connected to said transparent platen, said weight sensor unit sensing a weight of said item placed on said top side of said platen to produce an item weight, said weight sensor unit sensing said weight of said item while said optical sensor unit scans said image of said item;
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- a processor operatively connected to said optical sensor unit and to said weight sensor unit, said processor combining said electronic scanned image of said item and said item weight to produce image and weight data, and said processor outputting said image and weight data.
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A printer apparatus comprising:
- a transparent platen having a top side and a bottom side opposite said top side;
- an optical sensor unit positioned adjacent said bottom side of said transparent platen, said optical sensor unit scanning an image of an item placed on said top side of said platen to produce an electronic scanned image of said item, and said optical sensor unit determining a location of said item on said platen to produce an offset measure;
- a weight sensor unit connected to said transparent platen, said weight sensor unit sensing a weight of said item placed on said top side of said platen based on measurements of a change of said platen and on said offset measure to produce an item weight, said weight sensor unit sensing said weight of said item while said optical sensor unit scans said image of said item;
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- a processor operatively connected to said optical sensor unit and to said weight sensor unit, said processor combining said electronic scanned image of said item and said item weight to produce image and weight data, and said processor outputting said image and weight data.
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A printer apparatus comprising:
- a transparent platen having a top side and a bottom side opposite said top side;
- an optical sensor unit positioned adjacent said bottom side of said transparent platen, said optical sensor unit scanning an image of an item placed on said top side of said platen to produce an electronic scanned image of said item;
- a weight sensor unit connected to said transparent platen, said weight sensor unit sensing a weight of said item placed on said top side of said platen to produce an item weight, said weight sensor unit sensing said weight of said item while said optical sensor unit scans said image of said item;
- a processor operatively connected to said optical sensor unit and to said weight sensor unit, said processor combining said electronic scanned image of said item and said item weight to produce image and weight data, and said processor merging said image and weight data into a template to produce a label;
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- a printing engine operatively connected to said processor, said printing engine printing said label.
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A printer apparatus comprising:
- a transparent platen having a top side and a bottom side opposite said top side;
- an optical sensor unit positioned adjacent said bottom side of said transparent platen, said optical sensor unit scanning an image of an item placed on said top side of said platen to produce an electronic scanned image of said item, and said optical sensor unit determining a location of said item on said platen to produce an offset measure;
- a weight sensor unit connected to said transparent platen, said weight sensor unit sensing a weight of said item placed on said top side of said platen based on measurements of a change of said platen and on said offset measure to produce an item weight, said weight sensor unit sensing said weight of said item while said optical sensor unit scans said image of said item;
- a processor operatively connected to said optical sensor unit and to said weight sensor unit, said processor combining said electronic scanned image of said item and said item weight to produce image and weight data, and said processor merging said image and weight data into a template to produce a label;
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- a printing engine operatively connected to said processor, said printing engine printing said label, said label including said electronic scanned image of said item.
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