Patent ID: 9410841
Filing Date: 2016-08-09
CPC Classification: A47F,G01G,G07G

Claim Text:
1. An integrated scanner, scale and touchscreen display comprising: a bar code scanner; a weigh scale; a touchscreen display comprising both a display and a touch screen, wherein the touch screen is partitioned into a first partition for a customer and a second partition for a checkout operator of the integrated scanner, and software adapted for touch processing coupled to the touchscreen display and adapted to permit the customer to access the first partition and the checkout operator accesses the second partition, and wherein the barcode scanner, the weigh scale, and the touchscreen display are integrated with one another as an integrated device, wherein a glass weigh plate of the weigh scale is configured to receive items for weighing and to receive first touches from the customer in the first partition of the touch screen and second touches from the checkout operator in the second partition of the touch screen, and wherein the glass weigh plate is adapted to be removed and replaced when the glass weigh plate is scratched, and wherein the glass weigh plate does not include a diamond coating and does not include a sapphire layer, and wherein the touch screen display is arranged beneath the weigh plate and the barcode scanner is situated beneath the weigh plate and the touchscreen display along an edge and arranged not to be blocked by the touchscreen display; and control electronics for processing bar code scanner output data; weigh scale output data, inputs from the touchscreen display, and during the display.