Method and apparatus for monitoring host to tool communications

Details Method and apparatus for monitoring host to tool communications Method and apparatus for monitoring host to tool communications

2006-11-30

2008-10-14

Jarrett, Ryan A. (Department: 2121)

Data processing: generic control systems or specific application

Specific application, apparatus or process

Product assembly or manufacturing

C700S108000, C700S174000, C709S204000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07437204

ABSTRACT:
An aspect of the present invention includes a method and device for listening to communications between processes and tools, recording report and report trigger definitions, matching reports from tools with the recorded definitions, and translating messages into a context-insensitive format. Other aspects of the present invention include dynamically enhancing tool status reports, migrating processes form tool control hosts to distributed processors, and screening requests for tool status information from hosts and distributed processors. More detailed descriptions of aspects of the present invention are described in the claims, specification and drawings.

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