Patent ID: 7586049

Claim:
An apparatus for measuring the weight of items on a conveyor comprising: a scale that generates a first signal corresponding to the weight of said items as they pass over the scale; a moveable platform that transports the items to the scale, said moveable platform generating a second signal corresponding to a position of the items in relation to said scale; a dimensioner that examines the items transported on the moveable platform and generates a third signal representative of whether the items are singulated or nonsingulated; memory in which said first, said second and said third signals are stored; a processor operatively connected to said scale, said dimensioner, said memory, and said moveable platform, wherein said processor receives said second and said third signals and determines, based on said second and third signals, whether to associate said first signal with information stored in said memory about a particular said item based upon whether the particular item is singulated or nonsingulated.