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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6934931 | System and method for enterprise modeling, optimization and control A system and method for performing modeling, prediction, optimization, and control, including an enterprise wide framework for constructing modeling, optimization, and control solutions. The framework includes a plurality of base classes that may be used to create p... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931296 | Algorithms tunning for dynamic lot dispatching in wafer and chip probing A method and system for flexible, comprehensive, on-line, real-time dynamic lot dispatching in a semiconductor test foundry based on a two-phased, event-driven dispatching system structure. An adjustable priority formula and tuned algorithms integrated with PROMIS' ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6931295 | Method and system of calculating lot hold time A method of calculating lot hold time. First, identification parameters of a lot are input. The lot may be a split child lot or an unsplit parent lot. The identification parameters include an identification code and a customer hold code of the lot. The identificatio... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6931393 | System and method for enabling statistical matching A system and method for statistical matching that determines statistical curves for data described in a data request and stored data that satisfies the request. The system may determine the statistical curves for each data type and determine whether any overlap exis... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6928398 | System and method for building a time series model A method and computer system is provided for automatically constructing a time series model for the time series to be forecasted. The constructed model can be either a univariate ARIMA model or a multivariate ARIMA model, depending upon whether predictors, intervent... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6928333 | Scheduling method for automated work-cell transfer system According to an example embodiment, the present invention is directed to a new and efficient method for bringing at least two items together from independent locations via separate paths in a computer controlled manufacturing environment. Using the computer, the pro... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6925421 | Method, system, and computer program product for estimating the number of consumers that place a load on an individual resource in a pool of physically distributed resources A method, system, and product are described for estimating the number of consumers that place a load on an individual resource belonging to a pool of resources that are physically distributed through a data processing system. The resources and consumers are physical... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6920366 | Heuristics for efficient supply chain planning in a heterogeneous production line A computer integrated manufacturing system executes a program process that performs a capacity planning method that allocates usage of a plurality of manufacturing elements of a manufacturing enterprise by major and minor apparatus, squeezing for overhead cost consi... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6920365 | System and method for pull-in order planning and control A system for planning and controlling a pull-in request of an order with demanded capacity in a production system. A plan engine is programmed to receive a pull-in request for the order, release original demanded capacity, reserve a capacity for the pull-in order, a... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6917848 | Production system for printed wiring board A manufacturing system for printed wiring boards divides printed wiring boards scheduled to be manufactured into non-fractional and fractional groups depending on the content of an order remainder list. The printed wiring boards categorized as non-fractional are pan... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6917836 | Device control system Device abstraction units 28a and 28b respectively transmit various pieces of control information and data to and from devices 34a and 34b, and carry out abstraction of the devices 34a and 34 | 07/12/2005 |
| 6912635 | Distributing workload evenly across storage media in a storage array A system and methods employ a redistribution module to predict whether there is data stored in an arrayed storage device that is likely to be data that will be highly accessed in the future. The redistribution module locates high-access data on one or more storage c... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6907304 | Method and apparatus of measuring a relative utility for each of several different tasks based on identified system goals The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for measuring a relative utility for each of a plurality of goals which comprise a system objective. More particularly, the present invention relates to methods, systems, and apparatus for quantifying the relati... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6907305 | Agent reactive scheduling in an automated manufacturing environment A method and apparatus for scheduling in an automated manufacturing environment, comprising are disclosed. The method includes detecting an occurrence of a predetermined event in a process flow; notifying a software scheduling agent of the occurrence; and reactively... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6904329 | Method and apparatus for generating a multi-dimensional cost function A method for generating a cost function for processing a candidate workpiece using a resource includes identifying processing requirements for the candidate workpiece. A first committed capacity of the resource is determined based on a schedule of engagements associ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6898476 | Management of working status with large-scaled display The object of the present invention is to ensure information sharing in a factory and enhance the production efficiency. The management system of the present invention utilizes a liquid crystal projector PRJ to project an image of management information on a ... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6898472 | System and method for order group planning with attribute based planning A system and method for planning the use of supply chain network resources by processing one or more groups of orders. The system and method is an attribute based rather than an order or stock keeping unit based system and method allowing for greater flexibility and... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6898475 | System and method utilizing temporal constraints to coordinate multiple planning sessions A method implemented in a computer control system utilizes temporal constraints to coordinate multiple planning sessions for multi-step production processes such that scheduling constraints are satisfied and flexibility for individual job planning is retained. The c... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6895292 | Predictive and preemptive planning and scheduling for different job priorities system and method For an automated manufacturing system having a number of modules with numerous alternative capabilities, a computer-controlled system provides for configuration-specific reprioritization of jobs. The computer-controlled system includes at least one system controller... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6889105 | Scheduling method and program for a substrate processing apparatus A method of preparing a schedule for a substrate processing apparatus. A plurality of lots are processed by the substrate processing apparatus including a plurality of processing sections for processing substrates. An order of processing the lots is determined based... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6885902 | System and method for replenishment by purchase with attribute based planning A system and method for determining whether a supply chain network resource may be replenished by purchase in order to meet demand as defined by an order. The system and method is an attribute-based system and method that may be part of an overall system and method ... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6868298 | Method and apparatus for bottleneck feed factor based scheduling A method and system for scheduling lots for semiconductor manufacturing. The method and system comprising: determining a goal weighing factor (502); calculating the bottleneck feed factor for each lot in a tool queue (514); calculating the critical rat... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6865432 | Optimization of manufacturing equipment capacities in a batch manufacturing process In an effort to achieve the lowest cost of goods (COG) possible, a key objective in batch manufacturing is to maximize equipment utilization so that the capacity and size of equipment per batch cycle is the smallest possible for a given batch production capacity. Th... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6859823 | Workflow server and workflow system control method A workflow server is provided with, in association with a user management table 100 for managing work items for each user, a list 130 of substitute users for indicating a substitute user for each work or process and a list 140 of users in charge... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6855030 | Modular method for chemical mechanical planarization Specific embodiments of the present invention are directed to a method of operating a modular chemical mechanical planarization process. The method comprises operating CMP apparatus comprising a docking station having at least one CMP module and at least one cleanin... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6847854 | System and method for dynamic multi-objective optimization of machine selection, integration and utilization The invention provides control systems and methodologies for controlling a process having one or more motorized pumps and associated motor drives, which provide for optimized process performance according to one or more performance criteria, such as efficiency, comp... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6845294 | Method for providing distributed material management and flow control in an integrated circuit factory A method for providing distributed material management and flow control in an integrated circuit (IC) factory. The IC factory comprises a factory stocker, a plurality of process bays and a factory transport agent for moving wafer cassettes between the bay and the st... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6834210 | Substrate processing system and substrate processing method A substrate-processing system has several processing units, a loading/unloading section for transferring wafers to be processed to each unit and taking out processed wafers from each unit and a sub-arm mechanism for receiving/transferring the substrates from/to the ... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6829514 | Balancing workloads in an electronics assembly factory A method of optimization of a product assembly line utilizes a mixed-integer linear programming (MILP) formulation. Line information, such as product data of products to be assembled by the line, parts data of the parts to be used to assemble the products, line data... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6826437 | Association of process context with configuration document for manufacturing process A method, system and computer program product to isolate information related to performing a manufacturing process, called a configuration document, from the context in which the information is used. A context/configuration association can be independently establish... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6823226 | Matrix methods and systems for supply chain management A system and method of receiving orders, placing orders in an order matrix, determining potential production periods for an order, rescheduling orders, and generating a bill of materials. The method receives an order having one or more tokens out of a set of possibl... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6823227 | Method and device for executing work consisting of a plurality of steps under computer control A method of executing a plurality of steps that are performed sequentially in temporal order under computer control is provided wherein a central processing computer and a plurality of terminal computers are provided. Each of the plurality of steps is executed by on... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6823228 | Fabricator capacity analysis A system, method and program product for analyzing fabricator capacity. The invention simplifies analysis by determining a common tool set capacity based on common non-key shared tool sets, a technology capacity based on a unique tool set for a technology, and key s... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6819967 | Relational database for producing bill-of-materials from planning information A system and method for reserving manufacturing capacity to satisfy a customer deliverable order for a product. The system and method uses a relational database tool adapted to receive said customer deliverable order; and a product manager tool operatively connected... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6819754 | Generation of communication system control scripts Techniques are provided for use in generating call routing control scripts. The techniques permit call routing control scripts, initially generated for use in controlling a first communication system, to be adapted for use in controlling a second, different communic... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6816746 | Method and system for monitoring resources within a manufacturing environment A method, system and logic are described for monitoring resources within a manufacturing environment. A system for monitoring resources within a manufacturing facility includes a remote monitoring system coupled to one or more pieces of equipment within the manufact... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6813539 | Parts supplying system of assembling production line and supplying method of the same The invention makes it possible to efficiently and accurately supply parts to a work in an assembling production line structured as a mixed assembly line, and to improve a flexibility of changing the line. A parts supplying system of the assembling production line i... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6807452 | Scheduling method and program for a substrate processing apparatus A method of preparing a schedule for a substrate processing apparatus having a plurality of resources for processing substrates, the schedule determining timing of using each resource for processing the substrate. The method comprising the steps of determining the t... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6801819 | Method and apparatus for evaluating bids for scheduling a resource A method for scheduling a resource for processing a workpiece includes defining a commitment window having a kernel specifying a time period required for processing the workpiece. A plurality of candidate bids having candidate commitment windows within the commitmen... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6801820 | Method and apparatus for scheduling work orders in a manufacturing process A computerized system is provided for scheduling a plurality of work orders in a manufacturing process. Each work order to be scheduled specifies a set of operations to be performed using a plurality of resources and materials. Data including resource availability i... | 10/05/2004 |
