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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2006
Charles M. Bayliss, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Raymond W. Ellis, Austin, TX (US);
Toni Guckert, Austin, TX (US);
Timothy Yoas, Austin, TX (US);
Charles M. Bayliss, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Raymond W. Ellis, Austin, TX (US);
Toni Guckert, Austin, TX (US);
Timothy Yoas, Austin, TX (US);
PEER Intellectual Property Inc., Kitchener, Ontario, CA;
Abstract
A method and apparatus are disclosed for improving the implementation of automated job management for equipment in a factory. A multi-protocol multi-client equipment server is provided for communicating with equipment and clients utilizing multiple protocols. The equipment server incorporates an object model of each tool and communicates directly in real-time with factory equipment. By providing a multi-protocol multi-client platform, data consumer clients are effectively decoupled from job management clients, allowing next generation station controllers for monitoring and controlling equipment processing to be easily implemented.