System and method for programming a weighing scale using a key signal to enter a programming mode
US7872201B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 31, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jan 18, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 16, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01G23/38
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A programmable weighing scale and a system and method for programming values of adjustable operating parameters used in generating the displayed output from the weighing scale. The weighing scale is placed into a restricted-access programming mode, which allows an authorized programmer to select values of operating parameters that allow the programmer to initially set or change the service characteristics of the scale. Operating parameters that can be varied include variables used in sampling the weighing scale's transducer electrical output, mathematically processing that output, and displaying the results. Once the operating parameter values have been selected, the weighing scale will utilize those values until the weighing scale undergoes a subsequent reprogramming.
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