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Scale having a machine-readable code display

US11681996B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

Walmart Apollo, LLC · US

Inventors

Lindsay A. Fishburn · Bentonville, US
Stephen Tyler Caution · Bentonville, US
Thomas P. Smith · Miami, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 8, 2021
Grant date	Jun 20, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 10, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG07G1/01
WIPO fieldControl
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

In some embodiments, systems, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful to provide a weight of a product in a machine-readable code on a scale. More specifically, the scale can include an associated display that is configured to display a machine-readable code when a product is weighed on the scale, where the machine-readable code informs a scanning computing device of the weighed amount.

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