METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING PRODUCTION OF ITEMS

摘要

588301 Disclosed is a control system for monitoring the production of items (11) on a production line by means of control data present on each of the items (11). The control data includes a brand pattern. The control system comprises a counting unit, a control unit (16), an imaging unit (10) and an image processing unit (13). The counting unit is operable to count the items (11) on the production line so as to obtain count data and transmit the obtained count data. The control unit (16) is operable to receive count data from the counting unit. The imaging unit (10) is operable to acquire a digital image of the item (11) on the production line and transmit the digital image. The image processing unit (13) is operable to receive the digital image from the imaging unit (10), detect a brand pattern in the received digital image, and identify a product type corresponding to the detected brand pattern so as to obtain identified product type data. The image processing unit (13) also identifies the item (11) in the received digital image so as to obtain identified item data and transmits the obtained identified product type data and identified item data to the control unit (16). The control unit (16) is further operable to receive from the image processing unit (13) the identified product type data and the identified item data; determine from the received count data, product type identification information and item identification information a production volume per product type and per associated item (11); and store the production volume in a database (14).