Description:

Use a wireless handheld unit to gather weight from a cattle scale. This weight is then stored in the memory of the handheld, along with any specific tags about the animals being weighed, until a later time. When all of the weighing is done, the operator can then take the wireless handheld unit and download the information to a computer through another wireless unit that is attached to the computer.

Unique Factors:

Low speed data communications between handheld unit and scale as well as computer.

Storage of weight and tags in handheld unit.

Low power usage required on the scale

Low power usage required on handheld unit

Example