Patent ID: 7432456

Claim:
A remotely attended scale system for providing certified weighing services for a vehicle, comprising: a plurality of weigh sites located remotely from one another, each weigh site having a scale capable of weighing the vehicle and at least one sensor to indicate the location of the vehicle relative to the scale; the at least one sensor including a first camera and a second camera located at opposite ends of the scale to provide visual confirmation of proper vehicle placement, and a third camera located on a transverse side of the scale between the opposing sides of the scale, the at least one sensor to provide a weighmaster located at a central location associated with the plurality of weight sites with verification of proper vehicle placement in facilitation of a normal weighing process, wherein at least two of the first, second, and third cameras are located proximate to the scale and oriented to provide a field of view restricted substantially to a vehicle's position relative to the scale; a certificate of weight unit capable of dispensing a certificate of weight by the weighmaster at the weigh site, the certificate of weight identifying the weighmaster, the vehicle and the gross weight of the vehicle; a driver interface for communication between a driver at the weigh site and the weighmaster at the central location allowing two-way real-time vocal communication between the weighmaster and a user at one of the plurality of weigh sites; and at least one video display at the central location adapted to display video from the at least one sensor for the weighmaster to verify proper vehicle placement.