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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2009
Filed:
May. 31, 2002
Yiwei LI, Austin, TX (US);
Steven C. Nettles, Johnson City, TX (US);
Larry D. Barto, Austin, TX (US);
Gustavo Mata, Austin, TX (US);
Yiwei Li, Austin, TX (US);
Steven C. Nettles, Johnson City, TX (US);
Larry D. Barto, Austin, TX (US);
Gustavo Mata, Austin, TX (US);
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for scheduling appointments in a manufacturing process flow are disclosed. The method and apparatus include a number of aspects including appointments in which processing windows float within commitment windows; appointments in which the processing windows include consumption and processing intervals and in which the processing windows can overlap with the processing interval of other appointments; the use of different kinds of calendars including different types of appointments maintained in a variety of states; a calendaring system in which appointments are constrained by the implicit constraints not represented by booked appointments as well as the explicit constraints represented by booked appointments; calendar manipulation techniques used in managing the calendars; and corresponding appointments maintained over multiple calendars in a synchronized manner.