Patent ID: 6353192
Filing Date: 2002-03-05
Classification: G01G,G07B

Abstract:
A method for controlling a dynamic scale for individually weighing postal items in a mixed mail stack, comprising the steps of:controlling transport of a postal item from a mail stack in a dynamic scale to and from a weighing location on a conveyor by a controller dependent on operating parameters and data for a totality of said mail stack stored at a memory accessible by said controller; entering settings, dependent on an operating parameter associated with said totality of said mail stack, via an input unit; modifying, dependent on said settings, the operating parameters and data stored in the memory to obtain modified operating parameters and data for said totality of said mail stack and storing said modified operating parameters and data in said memory; and weighing a postal item at said weighing location according to weighing procedure, and controlling transport of said postal item on said conveyor and weighing of said postal item by said controller according to said modified operating parameters and data.