Claims
- 1. A method for controlling a dynamic scale of individually weighing postal items in a mixed mail stack, comprising the steps of:controlling transport of a postal item from a mail stack in a dynamic scale to and from a weighting location on a conveyor by a controller; entering a weight range having an upper limit into said controller; upon weighing said postal item, determining in said controller whether saidupper limit has been exceeded; if said upper limit is exceeded, stopping said conveyor via said controller andthereby stopping transport of further postal items from said mail stack; allowing a decay time associated with mechanical vibrations at said weighinglocation to expire; after said decay time, conducting a static weighing, during a weighing time, atsaid weighing location of the postal item which exceeded said upper limit; after said weighing time, re-starting said conveyor via said controller; and emitting an output signal from said scale identifying the weight of said postal item which exceeded said upper limit obtained during said static weighing.
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This application is a continuation of Ser. No. 09/457,857, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,353,192 filed Dec. 10, 1999.
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