Food product scale and related in-store random weight item transaction system with RFID
US8600819B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 4, 2009 |
| Grant date | Dec 3, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 16, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07G1/009
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A random weight item transaction system include a scale with label RFID tag functionality, service person RFID tag functionality and customer RFID tag functionality. A slicer in proximity to the scale may include service person and bulk food product RFID functionalities. The scale may make weigh transaction data available to a computerized checkout system via a communications link or via writing the information to the label RFID tag.
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