DESC:FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[001] The present invention relates to field of textile industry. Particularly the present invention relates to spinning mills. More particularly the invention provides a wide area network based communication between the user and spinning machines through virtual assistance. Also, the present invention is directed to provide an apparatus for virtual communication between user and machines and in between the machine and machine to transfer the communication, to collect the data and to control the machine operation.

BACKGROUND OF THEART
[002] Textile industry has evolved with the technological progress. Once the manually operated textile machinery has evolved to electronic managed and operated textile machinery, the operating and managing of the textile machinery is using parameters of sensors and devices. Said industry comprises a large area with various kinds of the machinery. The computerized systems are used to communicate the operation with the machines by sending and receiving the information through the server. This communication widely depends on the area network.

[003] A proper area network among the machinery and systems are needed as this plays a vital role in operative rate and management of multiple textile machines present in a textile industry. Even though the machinery and system have technology advanced but providing a better network has not been looked upon. As there is wide area in the industry consisting tons of machinery it is difficult to maintain the area network. The present invention provides a method and a device to enhance the wide area network in the textile industry.

[004] There are some inventions proposed in the existing invention which may resolve the above said issue. The existing invention provides a method for networking in textile industry. The existing inventions proposed to resolve the above said issue are disclosed in the prior art sections. A German patent application DE102006025747 describes the automatic system for controlling textile machines comprising a means for controlling the textile machines, human machine interface units, and a communication network with wire connection and wireless networking between the machine and the units. The human machine interface units are formed as thin-clients, where its functional equipment is bounded to the indication and input of data. Means for retrieving and loading process data and software over the communications network on the human machine interface unit of a server is intended. The human machine interface units are formed as thin-clients where its functional equipment is bounded to the indication and input of data. Means for retrieving and loading process data and/or software over the communications network on the human machine interface unit of a server is intended. The operation of the human machine interface unit is based on a virtual network computing software, in which indicator content runs on a virtual network computing server or a web server and means of virtual network computing viewers or web browsers is representable on the human machine interface units. The software is installed on the human machine interface units for the representation of indicator contents as virtual network computing viewer or web browser. The retrieve computer is a control computer of a textile machine and the virtual network computing viewer or web browser runs on the control computer. The control computer comprises a memory-programmed control. The human machine interface units of the automatic unit are connected and networked by a local area network and an internet with the textile machines. The local area network is equipped with a transmission control protocol/internet protocol communication structure. The network-based control is based on a lean web automation concept with web programmable control. The textile machine contains a process data server for the web-based supply of the process data and process data service-server for the processing of process data in the sense of the processing of control algorithms. The process data service-server is used for the storage of program code for the processing of process data in the sense of visualization and representation in a web client. Though the invention the automatic system for controlling textile machines with an interface device but the communication between the device and machine is through local area network which may not be efficient for data transfer in larger area like textile industry.
[005] A US patent application US2019003089 describes a method and system to detect and remotely manage sensors and devices for feeding metallic yarns on textile machines. Each textile machine includes an electronic control unit electrically connected to the sensors and feeding devices for receiving identifiers associated with a sensor and feeding device. The first communication system is associated with the electronic control unit. Wireless communication between the electronic control unit and a portable electronic device is by a second wireless communication system with a display interface. The electronic control unit transmits the identifiers to the portable electronic device. The portable electronic device processes the identifiers to generate menus with selectable entries associated with the textile machines. Though the invention provides a way to detect and remotely manage sensor and device of metallic yarns but doesn’t provide a way to communicate same data to similar machines.

[006] A US patent application US2002095235 describes a control system for a group of fibre processing machines includes a superordinated control console and separate machine-specific control consoles connected to each respective fibre processing machine. The superordinated control console and the machine-specific control consoles are connected to one another by control and regulating devices via a network. The superordinated control console is utilized for all and only for those inputs and displays which require no personal control. The display acknowledgment at the machines and the machine-specific control consoles are utilized for the operation of the machines requiring a personal control and display acknowledgement. Though the invention provides a superordinate control console to control machine, but doesn’t provide any system for connecting the fibre processing machines

[007] There are no existing inventions in the existing art which provides a network communication between machines in textile industry. Furthermore, no fibre processing machines provided which is capable of interconnectivity. Moreover, the present invention overcomes the shortcomings of the existing arts.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[008] The following presents a simplified summary of the invention in order to provide a basic understanding of some aspects of the invention. This summary is not an extensive overview of the present invention or delineates the scope of the invention. Its sole purpose is to present some concept of the invention in a simplified form as a prelude to a more detailed description of the invention presented later.

[009] According to the main aspect of the present invention, an apparatus and a virtual assistance system is introduced for spinning mills. Said virtual assistance system comprising a plurality of user interface devices, a server and said server is wirelessly connected with plurality of machines in various departments of spinning mills. Each machine consists of a control unit wherein an apparatus is mounted in the Control unit and connected with the processing unit of said control unit. Said apparatus consists of a processing unit, a memory unit, an Analog to digital converter unit and a transceiver which are connected with said processing unit. Said control unit comprising of a display unit, a processing unit, a memory unit and a controller loop unit.

[0010] According to another embodiment of the present invention, a wireless communication network based virtual assistant system for the spinning mills is disclosed. In this system, a server is wirelessly connected with control unit of each machine in each department in a spinning mill using the apparatus. Each machine in each department is connected wirelessly with the server through Wide Area Network WAN and enables the wireless communication network. Each machine in a particular department is connected wirelessly through Local Area Network LAN to enable Intranet communication system. A controlled private network is used to provide Extranet communication Network. The Intranet and Extranet connectivity systems are used to manage the communication between machines. According to the working system of the present invention, a control command sent by the user as voice user interface VUI using the interface device through server is received by the control unit through the apparatus and the command is analysed and processed by the apparatus.

[0011] According to another main aspect of the present invention, an Intra-communication system is provided to communicate between fibre processing machines wherein each machine in each department is interconnected with each other. A control command sent from the user through a user interface device to any particular machine shall be sent through server and said command shall be communicated to respective machine through the Intranet based communication system Local area Network.

[0012] The user interface devices are connected to the server through a local area network wherein control command for a machine is sent using said interface device through server using wireless network. The user interface device shall be a mobile phone or a computer or a voice command device and said user interface consists a Voice user interface (VUI). Local Area Network (LAN) is used for Intranet and a controlled private network is used for ‘Extranet’. Perimeter Network such as DMZ is used to protect the data transmitted through the virtual assistance system.

OBJECTIVE OF THE INVENTION
[0013] The principal objective of the present invention is to provide a virtual assistance system for spinning mills.

[0014] Another main objective of the present invention is to provide a Wide AreaNnetwork based communication system to communicate the voice based information from user to control unit of the fibre processing machines.

[0015] Yet another objective of the present invention is to provide an apparatus in the main control unit of the fibre processing machines to interact with the display interface devices and electronic units in the machines.

[0016] Another objective of the present invention is to provide a combination of Local area Network and Wide Area network system to interconnect the control units of textile machines using said apparatus.

[0017] Still another objective of the present invention is to provide a dedicated wake word application to enable a Voice User Interface (VUI) to modify the parameters and settings stored in the control and display unit of the spinning machines.

[0018] Other objectives and advantages of the present disclosure will be more apparent from the following description, which is not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[001] The invention will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above, will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:

[0019] Figure 1 illustrates the wireless communication network system in the spinning mills according to the existing art.

[0020] Figure 2 illustrates the wireless communication network based virtual assistant system for the spinning mills according to the present invention.

[0021] Figure 3 illustrates the Intra-communication system between fibre processing machines according to the present invention.

[0022] Figure 4 illustrates the Intra-communication system between fibre processing department according to the present invention.

[0023] Figure 5 depicts the block diagram of control unit according to the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0024] The following description with reference to the accompanying drawings is provided to assist in a comprehensive understanding of exemplary embodiments of the invention as defined by the claims and their equivalents. It includes various specific details to assist in that understanding but these are to be regarded as merely exemplary. Accordingly, those of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that various changes and modifications of the embodiments described herein can be made without departing from the scope and sprit of the invention. In addition, descriptions of well-known functions and constructions are omitted for clarity and conciseness.

[0025] Figure 1 illustrates wireless communication network system in the spinning mills according to the existing art. Said wireless communication network system comprising at least an interface device (3), a server (4) which are connected with plurality of textile machines (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26). The user (2) is preferably an operator or a manager of the textile industry. Said user (2) monitors and controls the plurality of machines (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26) using the interface device (3). Said device (3) shall preferably be a mobile phone or a personal computer connected to the server (4) through a local area network. The control command for a machine is sent using the interface device (3) through server (4). Said machine receives the command either by wired or wireless network with the server (4).

[0026] Figure 2 illustrates the wireless communication network based virtual assistant system (1) for the spinning mills according to the present invention. The server (4) is wirelessly connected with each machine in each department in a spinning mill. The departments are, for example but not limited to, fibre opening and cleaning department (11), fibre processing department (21), yarn spinning department (31) winding department (41), Quality control department (51), Inventory control department (61) and electricity supply department (71). Each machine in each department is connected wirelessly with the server (4) through Wide Area Network (WAN). Also, each machine in a particular department is connected wirelessly through Local Area Network (LAN). The Intranet and Extranet connectivity systems are used to manage the communication between machines which is an essential embodiment of the present invention.

[0027] Figure 3 illustrates the Intra-communication system between fibre processing machines according to the present invention. Spinning preparatory department is described herein as an example for describing the method of working of the present invention. Said preparatory department (21) comprising of various stages such as carding (22), drawing (23), lap forming (24), combing (25), drawing (26) and speed frame (27) machines. Each machine in each department is interconnected with each other. The control command sent from the user (2) through a user interface device (3) to any particular machine is sent through server (4) and said command is communicated to respective machine through Intranet based communication system such as Local area Network.

[0028] Figure 4 illustrates the Intra-communication system between fibre processing machines according to the present invention. The figure represents an example of intra-communication network (2) for carding machines (22) located in spinning preparatory department. Each machine (22a, 22b, 22c, 22d, 22e) is inter connected through an apparatus (Not shown) mounted in the control unit of said machines. The information from server (4) is received by a machine (22c) through the transceiver mounted in the control unit of the machine. Said information is communicated to particular machine through the interconnection established among the said plurality of machines (22a, 22b, 22c, 22d, 22e).

[0029] Figure 5 depicts the block diagram of the apparatus (101) according to the present invention. The machines used in spinning mills comprises of a control unit (102). Said Control unit (102) consists of a display unit (103), a processing unit (104), a memory unit (105) and a controller loop unit (106). The present invention provides an apparatus (31) which is connected to the processing unit (104) of said control unit (102). Said apparatus (101) consists of a processing unit (106), a memory unit (107), an analog to digital converter unit (108) and a transceiver (109) which are connected with said processing unit (106). The control command sent by the user (102) as voice user interface (VUI) using the interface device (3) through server (4) is received by the control unit (102) through the apparatus (101). The command is analysed and processed by the apparatus (101) and further process is carried according to command.

[0030] According to the main aspect of the present invention, the user interface device (3) shall be a mobile phone (3a) or a computer (3b) or a voice command device (3c). The user interface is preferably consisting a Voice user interface (VUI) which helps a human to interact with machine. The Voice Command Device (VCD) is enabled to respond multiple voices, regardless of accent or dialectal influences with the use of artificial intelligence and deep learning.

[0031] According to another aspect of the present invention, a specific ‘wake word’ shall be developed to wake the Voice Command Devices especially for the specific company or user to control the virtual assistant system (1). The wake word shall be a common one or it can be customizable according to the requirement of the user.

[0032] According to yet another aspect of the present invention, the computer network used for sharing information between user interface devices, server and machines is Wide Area Network (WAN). Also, Intranet based Local Area Network (LAN) is used to communicate between machine and machine. Also, a controlled private network is used to allow only the specific users through ‘Extranet’. The perimeter network such as DMZ shall also be used to protect the data transmitted through the virtual assistance system.

[0033] The present invention has several advantages than the technologies present in the existing art. The process parameters, machine settings and the running speed of the components shall be collected with a voice command. The machine maintenance schedules and the spare parts availability can also be checked previously. The Virtual assistant shall also inform about the future requirements, schedules and production planning. The quality of fibres, sliver materials and yarn can be acquired from the quality control department. Also, the production details in winding department and other departments can be monitored. ,CLAIMS:WE CLAIM:
1. An apparatus and a system for virtual assistance in spinning mills, said virtual assistance system (1) comprising a plurality of user interface devices (3a, 3b, 3c), a server (4) and said server (4) is wirelessly connected with plurality of machines in various departments (21, 32, 41, 51, 61 and 71) characterized in that each machine consists of a control unit (102) wherein an apparatus (101) is mounted in the Control unit (102) and connected with the processing unit (104) of said control unit (102).

2. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said apparatus (101) consists of a processing unit (106), a memory unit (107), an analog to digital converter unit (108) and a transceiver (109) which are connected with said processing unit (106).

3. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said control unit (102) comprising of a display unit (103), a processing unit (104), a memory unit (105) and a controller loop unit (106)

4. A wireless communication network based virtual assistant system (1) for the spinning mills, said system (1) comprising,
? a server (4) is wirelessly connected with control unit (102) of each machine in each department in a spinning mill using the apparatus (101);
? each machine in each department is connected wirelessly with the server (4) through Wide Area Network (WAN) and enables the wireless communication network;
? each machine in a particular department is connected wirelessly through Local Area Network (LAN) to enable Intranet communication system;
? a controlled private network is used to provide Extranet communication Network;
? The Intranet and Extranet connectivity systems are used to manage the communication between machines;
? wherein a control command sent by the user (102) as voice user interface (VUI) using the interface device (3) through server (4) is received by the control unit (102) through the apparatus (101) and the command is analysed and processed by the apparatus (101).

5. The apparatus and system as claimed in any of the preceding claims wherein, an Intra-communication system is provided to communicate between fibre processing machines wherein each machine in each department is interconnected with each other.

6. The apparatus and system as claimed in any of the preceding claims wherein, a control command sent from the user (2) through a user interface device (3) to any particular machine is sent through server (4) and said command is communicated to respective machine through the Intranet based communication system (Local area Network).

7. The apparatus and system as claimed in any of the preceding claims wherein, said user interface devices (3) are connected to the server (4) through a local area network wherein control command for a machine is sent using said interface device (3) through server (4) using wireless network.

8. The apparatus and system as claimed in any of the preceding claims wherein, the user interface device (3) shall be a mobile phone (3a) or a computer (3b) or a voice command device (3c) and said user interface consists a Voice user interface (VUI).

9. The apparatus and system as claimed in any of the preceding claims wherein, Local Area Network (LAN) is used for Intranet and a controlled private network is used for ‘Extranet’.

10. The apparatus and system as claimed in any of the preceding claims wherein, Perimeter Network such as DMZ is used to protect the data transmitted through the virtual assistance system.