Patent ID: 6378012
Filing Date: 2002-04-23
Classification: G07B

Abstract:
A method for interfacing a weighing scale and one or more peripheral devices, the steps comprising:(a) receiving at an interface device a data transmission from said weighing scale; (b) receiving at said interface device a peripheral device protocol from each one of said one or more peripheral devices; (c) determining at said interface device whether said peripheral device protocol from each of said one or more peripheral devices is a logic â€œ1â€  or a logic â€œ0â€ ; and, (A) if said determined protocol is a logic â€œ1â€ , then; (i) enabling a first switch and a second switch; and, (ii) transmitting said data transmission through said first enabled switch to said one or more peripheral devices corresponding to the determining protocol being logic â€œ1â€  and maintaining said data transmission; (B) if said determined protocol is logic â€œ0â€ ; then; (i) transmitting said data transmission to a converter; (ii) converting said data transmission to correspond with said peripheral device protocol at the converter; and (iii) transmitting said converted data transmission to said one or more peripheral devices corresponding to the determining protocol being logic â€œ0â€  to complete said interface; (d) tripping a mailing machine by initiating said tripping from said interface device if said interface device detects a logic â€œ0â€ ; or initiating said tripping from said one or more peripheral devices corresponding to said determined protocol being logic â€œ1â€  through said enabled second switch when said interface device detects a logic â€œ1â€ ; and, (e) printing said data transmission.