Patent ID: 11961062
Assignee: ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 13:
14. A method of weighing an item with a barcode reading and weighing apparatus, the method comprising:
determining a weight of an item on a weigh platter of the barcode reading and weighing apparatus;
detecting whether a portion of the item is resting on a surface off the weigh platter resulting in a detection of an off-platter weigh condition; and
when the off-platter weigh condition is detected:
composing a weight-conveying message, the weight-conveying message including (i) a weight-conveying field having the weight encoded therein and (ii) overhead information, the overhead information being operative, when the weight-conveying message is received by a point-of-sale (POS) system, to cause the POS system to not accept the weight for the transaction, the overhead information also not indicating the off-platter weigh condition to the POS system; and
sending the weight-conveying message to the POS system via a communication interface.