Automated electrostatic discharge device testing system
First Claim
1. A method for the automatic notification of an efficacy failure of an electrostatic discharge (ESD) device, comprising the steps of:
- initiating an ESD device test protocol;
testing an ESD device using the ESD device test protocol to produce a test result;
automatically notifying and transmitting fail data as a result of the test result being a test failure of the ESD device, wherein the fail data is automatically collected and transmitted to a predetermined location; and
storing the test result.
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Abstract
The present invention is a system for automatically testing and providing notification of an efficacy failure of an electrostatic discharge (ESD) device or devices. The system includes testing circuitry for testing the efficacy of one or more ESD devices, a memory for storing ESD device testing protocol, ESD device test results, employee identification information, e-mail messaging software, and interface connection software, an internet interface, and a processor for controlling the testing circuitry in accordance with the executed process steps of the ESD device testing protocol and for controlling the storing of the ESD device test results in memory, wherein the processor automatically provides email notification of efficacy failure of an ESD device by collecting and formatting an ESD device test result into an e-mail message using the stored e-mail messaging software and forwarding the e-mail through the internet interface using the internet connection software.
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17 Claims
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1. A method for the automatic notification of an efficacy failure of an electrostatic discharge (ESD) device, comprising the steps of:
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initiating an ESD device test protocol;
testing an ESD device using the ESD device test protocol to produce a test result;
automatically notifying and transmitting fail data as a result of the test result being a test failure of the ESD device, wherein the fail data is automatically collected and transmitted to a predetermined location; and
storing the test result. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for automatically testing and providing notification of an efficacy failure of an electrostatic discharge (ESD) device, comprising:
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testing circuitry for testing the efficacy of the ESD device;
a memory for storing an ESD device test protocol and ESD test result data;
an ethernet interface; and
a processor for controlling the testing circuitry and executing the ESD device test protocol, wherein the processor automatically transmits notification through the ethernet interface that the ESD device has failed the ESD device test protocol and stores the ESD test result data in the memory upon completion of an ESD device test. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for automatically testing and providing an e-mail notification of an efficacy failure of an electrostatic discharge (ESD) device, comprising:
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testing circuitry for testing the efficacy of the ESD device;
a memory for storing an ESD device test protocol, ESD device test results, employee identification information, e-mail messaging software, and interface connection software;
an internet interface; and
a processor for controlling the testing circuitry in accordance with the ESD device test protocol and for storing the ESD device test results in the memory, wherein the processor automatically provides the e-mail notification of the efficacy failure of the ESD device by collecting and formatting the ESD device test results into the e-mail message using the e-mail messaging software and forwarding the e-mail through the internet interface using the interface connection software.
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