Patent ID: 7612302
Filing Date: 2009-11-03
Classification: G01G,G06Q,G07G

Abstract:
1. A method for alerting an operator comprising: providing a retail scale having an operator display, said operator display having a user interface said user interface having an interactive message area; connecting a remote computer to said retail scale on a network; sending a command from said remote computer to said retail scale, said command unrelated to any transaction being concurrently processed by said retail scale; displaying a message in said message area of said retail scale in response to said command, said message being clearable only by a subsequent command from said remote computer; requiring that an operator acknowledge said message before said message can be cleared from said message area; receiving at said remote computer, confirmation that an operator has acknowledged said message on said retail scale; and upon receipt of said confirmation, sending a subsequent command from said remote computer to said retail scale that turns off said message.