Method of determining a user's blind weight with a specialized scale

Abstract

An electronic weigh scale 100 that displays a blind weight via a non-weight identifying code or symbols, the weigh scale is coupled to a second computing device 500 where the code / symbol is decoded to

Claims

1. A method of determining a blind weight of a user with a specialized scale comprising the steps of:providing a weight scale having a scale body having an upper surface, having an electronic display, having a weight sensor operably configured to ascertain a weight of an object supported on the upper surface of the weight scale body, and operably configured to convert the weight to one of a plurality of non-weight identifying electronic symbols uniquely associated with the weight and operably configured to display the non-weight identifying electronic symbol to the electronic display;providing a secondary electronic computing device with an electronic display configured to display a user interface;measuringa user weight from the user with the weight scale, converting the user weight to the one of the plurality of non-weight identifying electronic symbols uniquely associated with the user weight, and displaying the one of the plurality of non-weight identifying electronic symbols on the electronic display of the weight scale;electronically communicating the one of the plurality of non-weight identifying electronic symbols to the secondary electronic computing device; andinserting the one of the plurality of non-weight identifying electronic symbols into the user interface, decoding the one of the plurality of non-weight identifying electronic symbols into a decoded user weight, and displaying the decoded user weight on the user interface.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing the weight scale body with a substantially planar upper surface with the electronic display disposed thereon.

3. The method of claim 1 or claim 2, wherein each of the plurality of non-weight identifying electronic symbols further comprise at least one of a combination of numbers, a combination of letters, an alphanumerical combination, and a visually perceivable image.

4. The method of claim 1, 2 or 3, further comprising: decoding the one of the plurality of non-weight identifying electronic symbols into the decoded user weight with at least one of a processor resident on the secondary electronic computing device and a processor on a remote server; andstoring the decoded user weight on at least one of a memory resident on the secondary electronic computing device and a memory resident on the remote server.

5. The method of any preceding claim, further comprising: providing a user electronic computing device communicatively coupled to the secondary electronic computing device over a network and having an electronic display and a user interface;inserting the one of the plurality of non-weight identifying electronic symbols in the user interface of the user electronic computing device; andelectronically communicating the one of the plurality of non-weight identifying electronic symbols from the user electronic computing device to the secondary electronic computing device.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising: storing a plurality of decoded user weights on the at least one of the memory resident on the secondary electronic computing device and the memory resident on the remote server, the secondary electronic computing device operably configured to display a categorized inventory of the plurality of decoded user weights on the user interface of the secondary electronic computing device.

7. The method of any preceding claim, further comprising: providing the weightscale having a networking interface communicatively coupling the weight scale to the electronic computing device through a network; and electronically communicating the one of the plurality of non-weight identifying electronic symbols from the weight scale to the electronic computing device.

8. A specialized blind weight scale comprising:a scale body having an upper surface and at least one lower surface configured to support the scale body on a ground surface; an electronic display disposed on the upper surface of the scale body;a weight sensor operably configured to ascertain a weight of an object supported on the upper surface of the weight scale body; anda processor and a memory storing a computer readable instructions for converting the weight to a unique non-weight identifying electronic symbol, the processor operably configured to convert the weight to the unique non-weight identifying electronic symbol and display the unique non-weight identifying electronic symbol on the electronic display of the scale body.

9. The specialized blind weight scale according to claim 8, further comprising: a networking interface operably configured to communicatively couple the weight scale to an electronic computing device through a network, the processor operably configured to electronically communicate the unique non-weight identifying electronic symbol to the electronic computing device through the network.

10. The specialized blind weight scale according to claim 8 or claim 9, wherein the weight scale body further comprises a substantially planar upper surface with the electronic display disposed thereon.

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