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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2001
William T. O'grady, Austin, TX (US);
Joel Taylor, San Jose, CA (US);
Ryo Takeda, Hachioji, JP;
Nobuhiko Yoshimura, Kawasaki, JP;
John D. Mcneill, Austin, TX (US);
Donald F. Shafer, Austin, TX (US);
Janet Gilmore, Spicewood, TX (US);
Patrick Doane, Austin, TX (US);
William T. O'Grady, Austin, TX (US);
Joel Taylor, San Jose, CA (US);
Ryo Takeda, Hachioji, JP;
Nobuhiko Yoshimura, Kawasaki, JP;
John D. McNeill, Austin, TX (US);
Donald F. Shafer, Austin, TX (US);
Janet Gilmore, Spicewood, TX (US);
Patrick Doane, Austin, TX (US);
Agilent Technologies, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
An interface between an automation host and a plurality of tools is used to perform a processing step. The interface includes a single communications and process behavioral connection interface to the automation host. The interface also includes a plurality of virtual host interfaces. Each virtual host interface from the plurality of virtual host interfaces provides a communications and process behavioral interface to one of the tools in the plurality of tools. The automation host can control and coordinate operation of all tools in the plurality of tools via the single communications and process behavioral connection interface.