Patent ID: 9406058
Filing Date: 2016-08-02
CPC Classification: G01N,G06Q

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus for automatically assaying an item made of at least one precious metal and selectively offering payment in exchange for the item comprising: a user interface and control circuit; a trolley for carrying and moving the item within the apparatus electrically communicated with the user interface and control circuit; a first camera electrically communicated with the user interface and control circuit to image the item; an electronic weighing scale electrically communicated with the user interface and control circuit, and an x-ray fluorescence engine electrically communicated with the user interface and control circuit, where the trolley carrying the item moves onto the weighing scale under the control of the user interface and control circuit to establish a weight of the item and moves the item under the control of the user interface and control circuit into the x-ray fluorescence engine to perform an x-ray fluorescence assay of the item, the user interface and control circuit creating an offer of purchase of the item based on weight and x-ray fluorescence assay of the item, and where the x-ray fluorescence engine is configured to perform the x-ray fluorescence at a location relative to the item that is determined by data calculated from a visual survey of the item performed by the first camera under the control of the user interface and control circuit.