Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
264 words
A control system for controlling a plurality of producing points (1, 2, 16) which design and produce products according to orders received from customers (4), characterized in that said control system comprises: a first producing point (1) which is used as a center producing point and includes a data base (110, 120); second producing points (2, 16) respectively having a data base (111, 121); and one or a plurality of communication networks (3) coupling the data bases of said first producing point and said second producing points, each of said second producing point comprising: first means (106) for making a primary inspection of at least the design which is made in response to an order received from a customer, said primary inspection including a validity check of the design; and second means (106), coupled to the data base of said second producing point and responsive to the first means, for notifying a primary inspection result from the data base of said second producing point to the data base of said first producing point via said communication network, said first producing point comprising: third means (103) for making a secondary inspection of the primary inspection result which is received from said second producing point, said secondary inspection including an optimization of contents of the primary inspection result; and fourth means (103), coupled to the data base of said first producing point and responsive to the third means, for notifying a secondary inspection result from the data base of said first producing point to the data base of said second producing point via said communication network.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
98 words
The control system as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that said second means (106) includes means for storing the primary inspection result in the data base (111, 121) of said second producing point (2), 16), and said fourth means (103) notifies the secondary inspection result to at least one of said second producing points, said primary inspection result including test results of tests which are carried out with respect to processes and/or products within a management range of each second producing point, said secondary inspection result including measures to be taken in response to the test results.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
47 words
The control system as claimed in claim 1 or 2, characterized in that said fourth means (103) notifies a product adjusting instruction which instructs adjustment of the product production to the data base (111, 121) of said second producing point (2, 16) via said communication network (3).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
48 words
The control system as claimed in any of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that said fourth means (103) notifies an explanatory diagram instruction which instructs display of explanatory diagrams to the data base (111, 121) of said second producing point (2, 16) via said communication network (3).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
54 words
The control system as claimed in any of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that said first producing point (1) includes a computer aided design system (7), a production management system (8, 23, 24), and an internal local area network (19, 21) which couples the computer aided design system and the production management system.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
54 words
The control system as claimed in any of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that said second producing point (2, 16) includes a computer aided design system (10), a production management system (11), and an internal local area network (26, 29, 33) which couples the computer aided design system and the production management system.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
52 words
The control system as claimed in any of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that there is further provided a mail box (14) which is classified by customer who places orders, said mail box being coupled to the communication network (3) which couples said first and second producing points (1; 2, 16).
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
64 words
The control system as claimed in any of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that said first producing point (1) further includes a video conference system (20) and each at least one of said second producing point (2, 16) further includes a video conference system (34), so that a video conference between the two video conference systems is possible via the communication network (3).