Self determined weight container
View Patent ↗Aspects of the disclosure are directed to self determined weight container. In accordance with one aspect, the disclosure includes a space for holding content; a weighing system for measuring a weight value of the content; a weighing system compartment for housing the weighing system, and a floor panel, wherein the placement of the floor panel determines a first area dimension for the space and a second area dimension for the weighing system compartment.
1 . An apparatus comprising:
a space for holding content;
a weighing system for measuring a weight value of the content;
a weighing system compartment for housing the weighing system, wherein the weighing system compartment includes one or more sensors configured to detect absence of one or more components of the weighing system;
a processor coupled to the one or more sensors, the processor configured to identify a tare weight amount of the one or more components that is absent; and
a floor panel, wherein the placement of the floor panel determines a first area dimension for the space and a second area dimension for the weighing system compartment.
2 . The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a display coupled to the weighing system, the display configured to display the weight value received from the weighing system.
3 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the weighing system comprises the following:
a scale configured to measure the weight value;
a databus coupled to the scale, the databus configured to transport the weight value; and
the processor further configured to calculate a composite luggage weight based on the weight value and a subtraction of the weight amount.
4 . The apparatus of claim 3 , further comprising a display coupled to the processor, the display configured to display the composite luggage weight for viewing.
5 . The apparatus of claim 4 , further comprising a signal connection line coupled to the processor, the signal connection line configured to transmit the composite luggage weight to the display.
6 . The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the signal connection line is a wireless transmission path.
7 . The apparatus of claim 6 , further comprising an output coupled to the signal connection line, the output configured to receive data from the processor and to output the data via the signal connection line.
8 . The apparatus of claim 5 , further comprising a memory unit coupled to the databus, the memory unit configured to store one or more weight measurements.
9 . The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the one or more weight measurements includes one or more of the following: an empty luggage weight, a weight of the floor panel, a weight of one or more external appendages, and a weight of the weighing system.
10 . The apparatus of claim 8 , further comprising an output coupled to the signal connection line, the output configured to receive data from the processor and to output the data via the signal connection line.
11 . The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the data is the composite luggage weight.
12 . The apparatus of claim 8 , further comprising an input coupled to the database, the input configured to receive data for storage in the memory unit.
13 . The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the data is one or more of the following: an empty luggage weight, a weight of the floor panel, a weight of one or more external appendages, and a weight of the weighing system.
14 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the apparatus is a luggage.
15 . The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the apparatus is a luggage.
16 . The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising at least two wall supports for placement of the floor panel, wherein a vertical position of the floor panel is adjustable based on location of the at least two wall supports.
17 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein one or more components of the weighing system is removable.
18 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to retrieve a weight value of each of the one or more component detected as absent and generate a total absent weigh value.
19 . The apparatus of claim 18 , wherein the processor is further configured to calculate the composite luggage weight by taking into account the total absent weight value.