CA2608921A1 - Scale with automatic offline indication and related method - Google Patents

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CA2608921A1
CA2608921A1 CA002608921A CA2608921A CA2608921A1 CA 2608921 A1 CA2608921 A1 CA 2608921A1 CA 002608921 A CA002608921 A CA 002608921A CA 2608921 A CA2608921 A CA 2608921A CA 2608921 A1 CA2608921 A1 CA 2608921A1
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Mark Edward Eberhardt, Jr.
Carla A. Monnier
David Scott Miller
James Carl Meyer
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01G—WEIGHING
    • G01G19/00—Weighing apparatus or methods adapted for special purposes not provided for in the preceding groups
    • G01G19/40—Weighing apparatus or methods adapted for special purposes not provided for in the preceding groups with provisions for indicating, recording, or computing price or other quantities dependent on the weight
    • G01G19/413—Weighing apparatus or methods adapted for special purposes not provided for in the preceding groups with provisions for indicating, recording, or computing price or other quantities dependent on the weight using electromechanical or electronic computing means
    • G01G19/414—Weighing apparatus or methods adapted for special purposes not provided for in the preceding groups with provisions for indicating, recording, or computing price or other quantities dependent on the weight using electromechanical or electronic computing means using electronic computing means only
    • G01G19/4144—Weighing apparatus or methods adapted for special purposes not provided for in the preceding groups with provisions for indicating, recording, or computing price or other quantities dependent on the weight using electromechanical or electronic computing means using electronic computing means only for controlling weight of goods in commercial establishments, e.g. supermarket, P.O.S. systems
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01G—WEIGHING
    • G01G23/00—Auxiliary devices for weighing apparatus
    • G01G23/18—Indicating devices, e.g. for remote indication; Recording devices; Scales, e.g. graduated
    • G01G23/36—Indicating the weight by electrical means, e.g. using photoelectric cells
    • G01G23/37—Indicating the weight by electrical means, e.g. using photoelectric cells involving digital counting
    • G01G23/3728—Indicating the weight by electrical means, e.g. using photoelectric cells involving digital counting with wireless means
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01G—WEIGHING
    • G01G23/00—Auxiliary devices for weighing apparatus
    • G01G23/18—Indicating devices, e.g. for remote indication; Recording devices; Scales, e.g. graduated
    • G01G23/36—Indicating the weight by electrical means, e.g. using photoelectric cells
    • G01G23/37—Indicating the weight by electrical means, e.g. using photoelectric cells involving digital counting
    • G01G23/3728—Indicating the weight by electrical means, e.g. using photoelectric cells involving digital counting with wireless means
    • G01G23/3735—Indicating the weight by electrical means, e.g. using photoelectric cells involving digital counting with wireless means using a digital network
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07G—REGISTERING THE RECEIPT OF CASH, VALUABLES, OR TOKENS
    • G07G1/00—Cash registers
    • G07G1/01—Details for indicating
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07G—REGISTERING THE RECEIPT OF CASH, VALUABLES, OR TOKENS
    • G07G3/00—Alarm indicators, e.g. bells
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07G—REGISTERING THE RECEIPT OF CASH, VALUABLES, OR TOKENS
    • G07G3/00—Alarm indicators, e.g. bells
    • G07G3/006—False operation

Abstract

A scale and associated methods automatically identify when a food product pricing scale is in an offline condition and changes a color condition on the scale display to alert scale operators of the offline condition.

Claims (20)

1. In connection with a food product scale located in a store, the scale including a weighing station having an associated mechanism for producing weight indicative signals, and an operator interface screen including at least one color display, the scale including a communications interface for communicating with another computer device, a method of providing an operator with an indication that the scale has gone offline, the method comprising the steps of:

while the scale is online, presenting a portion of an operator interface via the operator interface screen in a first color;

while the scale is offline, presenting the portion of the operator interface via the operator interface screen in a second color that is different than the first color.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the operator interface is presented as a background with interface indicia thereon:

while the scale is online, the portion of the operator interface presented in the first color is the background;

while the scale is offline, the portion of the operator interface presented in the second color is the background.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein the operator interface screen comprises a touch screen display, the operator interface is presented as a background with operator selectable image areas thereon:

while the scale is online, the portion of the operator interface presented in the first color is one of the background or the selectable image areas;

while the scale is offline, the portion of the operator interface presented in the second color is the same one of the background or the selectable image areas.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein the scale automatically determines its online or offline status by monitoring the communications interface.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein the monitoring is achieved by one or more of:

utilizing Windows messaging within the scale to identify when there is a loss of connectivity; or the scale repeatedly pinging a Server IP Address; or the scale repeatedly pinging a scale management PC IP address; or the scale includes a web browser and a default browser homepage is used to identify an IP address, and repeatedly pinging the identified IP address.
6. The method of claim 1 wherein:

while the scale is offline, a message box is displayed advising the operator that the scale is offline.
7. The method of claim 6 wherein an operator can close the message box.
8. The method of claim 7 wherein, after the message box has been closed, and if the scale remains offline for a certain time period, the message box is displayed again.
9. The method of claim 1 wherein the portion of the operator interface for which change from the first color to the second color occurs as between the online and offline conditions of the scale comprises at least 20% of the area of the display.
10. The method of claim 1 wherein the portion of the operator interface for which change from the first color to the second color occurs as between the online and offline conditions of the scale comprises at least 30% of the area of the display.
11. The method of claim 1 wherein the portion of the operator interface for which change from the first color to the second color occurs as between the online and offline conditions of the scale comprises at least 40% of the area of the display.
12. A method of alerting scale operators within a store that a food product pricing scale is in an offline condition, where the scale includes a weighing station having an associated mechanism for producing weight indicative signals, and an operator interface screen including at least one color display, the scale including a communications interface for communicating with another computer device, the method comprising the steps of:

changing a color condition of at least a portion of the color display as between online and offline conditions of the scale.
13. The method of claim 12 wherein the changing of the color condition involves changing a color that is displayed on at least 20% of the area of the display.
14. The method of claim 12 wherein the changing of the color condition involves changing a color that is displayed on at least 30% of the area of the display.
15. The method of claim 12 wherein the changing of the color condition involves changing a color that is displayed on at least 40% of the area of the display.
16. The method of claim 12 wherein the changing of the color condition involves implementing a flashing screen feature during offline conditions.
17. A scale for use in weighing food products, comprising:

a weighing station for receiving food products to be weighed, the weighing station having an associated mechanism for producing weight indicative signals;

a controller for receiving weight indicative signals from the mechanism, the controller operable to establish a price for a weighed food product based in part upon a weight indicative signal produced for that food product;

a communications interface for connecting the controller with another computer device;
an operator interface including an operator display, the controller connected with the operator display for controlling thereof;

wherein the controller is operable to monitor the communications interface to determine an online or offline status of the scale, while the scale is online the controller controls the operator display so as to present a portion of a visual interface in a first color, and while the scale is offline the scale controls the operator display so as to present the portion of the visual interface in a second color that is different than the first color.
18. The scale of claim 17 wherein the visual interface is presented as a background with interface indicia thereon, and the scale is operable such that while the scale is online the portion of the visual interface presented in the first color is the background, and while the scale is offline the portion of the visual interface presented in the second color is the background.
19. The scale of claim 17 wherein the operator display comprises a touch screen display, the visual interface is presented as a background with operator selectable image areas thereon and the controller is operable such that while the scale is online the portion of the visual interface presented in the first color is one of the background or the selectable image areas, and while the scale is offline the portion of the visual interface presented in the second color is the same one of the background or the selectable image areas.
20. The scale of claim 17 wherein the portion of the visual interface for which change from the first color to the second color occurs as between the online and offline conditions of the scale comprises at least 30% of the area of the display.
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