Method for the monitoring, control and optimization of filling equipment for foods and beverages, such as, for beverage bottles
First Claim
1. A method of monitoring, controlling, and optimizing operation of a container filling plant, said method comprising:
- obtaining image data of different areas of said container filling plant using an electronic, image-detection arrangement;
transferring said image data to a processing computer;
analyzing said image data to determine if a plant worker, a machine, or a container is in an unwanted condition sufficient to cause at least one of;
disruption in the operation of the plant, injury to a plant worker, or damage to a machine; and
generating a signal for either automatic correction or manual correction of said unwanted condition based on said image data.
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Abstract
A method of monitoring, controlling, and optimizing operation of a container filling plant, in which image data of different areas of the container filling plant is obtained using an electronic, image-detection arrangement. The image data is then analyzed by a computer to determine if a person, a machine, or a container is in an unwanted condition sufficient to cause at least one of: disruption in the operation of the plant, injury to a person, damage to a machine, or damage to a container. A signal is then generated for either automatic correction or manual correction of the unwanted condition based on the image data.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of monitoring, controlling, and optimizing operation of a container filling plant, said method comprising:
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obtaining image data of different areas of said container filling plant using an electronic, image-detection arrangement; transferring said image data to a processing computer; analyzing said image data to determine if a plant worker, a machine, or a container is in an unwanted condition sufficient to cause at least one of;
disruption in the operation of the plant, injury to a plant worker, or damage to a machine; andgenerating a signal for either automatic correction or manual correction of said unwanted condition based on said image data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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