Patent ID: 8356749

Claim:
An imaging scanner-scale comprising: a weigh platter having a top surface that defines a horizontal plane, wherein the weigh platter is configured to be positioned such that the top surface is level with a counter at a point-of-sale (POS); a scale positioned below the weigh platter to support the weigh platter and weigh an item placed on the weigh platter; a side imager positioned at a first side of the weigh platter and having a field of view (FOV) directed across the weigh platter toward a second side of the weigh platter, wherein a portion of the FOV at least partially defines a scan volume, and wherein the side imager is positioned adjacent to the plane of the weigh platter and configured to capture an image of at least a first side of an item within the FOV when the item is passed through the scan volume; and an optical component affixed upon the weigh platter and positioned at the first side of the weigh platter, adjacent to and above the plane of the weigh platter, wherein the optical component is constructed and arranged to direct the FOV of the side imager across the weigh platter, and wherein the FOV from the optical component to the scan volume is above the plane of the weigh platter.