Food product scale

摘要

A scale includes a weigh station for receiving items to be weighed, an operator interface configured to display information associated with scale operations and a controller operably coupled to the operator interface to effect display of information. The operator interface may be in the form of a touch-screen display that is used to facilitate ease of use and scale adjustment.

主权项

1. A scale, comprising:
a weigh station for receiving items to be weighed; an operator interface configured to display information associated with scale operations; a controller operably coupled to the operator interface to effect display of information thereon, the controller configured to present an item weigh primary interface screen view for weighing operations and at which identity data regarding a given item to be weighed can be entered by an operator and item information for the given item responsively retrieved and displayed, wherein the controller is configured to enable adjustment of the item weigh primary interface screen view by dragging and dropping at least one grouping comprised of displayed fields, displayed icons or displayed fields and icons in order to shift the grouping from a first location on the item weigh primary interface screen view to a second location on the item weigh primary interface screen view, and the controller is configured to effect automated adjustment of locations of other parts of the item weigh primary interface screen view to accommodate the shift of the grouping; wherein the controller is configured to enable adjustment of the item weigh primary interface screen view by dragging and dropping both a first grouping comprised of displayed fields, displayed icons or displayed fields and icons and a second grouping comprised of displayed fields, displayed icons or displayed fields and icons; wherein the controller is configured such that the first grouping is movable between the first location on a left side of the item weigh primary interface screen view and the second location on a right side of the item weigh primary interface screen view, and the second grouping is movable between a top side of the item weigh primary interface screen view and a bottom side of the item weigh primary interface screen view.