Patent ID: 8804215
Filing Date: 2014-08-12
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A scanner apparatus comprising: a transparent platen having a top side and a bottom side opposite said top side; an optical sensor unit positioned adjacent said bottom side of said transparent platen, said optical sensor unit scanning an image of an item placed on said top side of said platen to produce an electronic scanned image of said item; a weight sensor unit connected to said transparent platen, said weight sensor unit sensing a weight of said item placed on said top side of said platen to produce an item weight, said weight sensor unit sensing said weight of said item while said optical sensor unit scans said image of said item; and a processor operatively connected to said optical sensor unit and to said weight sensor unit, said processor combining said electronic scanned image of said item and said item weight to produce image and weight data, and said processor outputting said image and weight data.