Dynamic subject information generation in message services of distributed object systems in a semiconductor assembly line facility

• US 7,188,142 B2
• Filed: 11/30/2000
• Issued: 03/06/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 11/30/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Applied Materials Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Applied Materials Incorporated
• Inventors: Huang, Charles Q., Chi, Yueh-shian T., Hawkins, Parris C. M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Luu; Le Hien
• Assistant Examiner(s): WILLETT, STEPHAN F
• Application Number:
  US09/725,908
• Publication Number:
  US 20020103866A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,287 Days
• Field of Search: 709/206, 709/217, 709/221, 709/232, 707/10, 707/102, 700/121, 438/21, 719/318
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/33149 Publisher subscriber, publisher, master broadcasts data to slaves, subscriber
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46

Abstract

A system, method and medium of sending messages in a distributed data processing network is described, and contemplates receiving a message that includes subject information that is generated based on one or more pre-selected portions as the message is generated. A message delivery system in a client-server environment is also described. The message delivery system includes a server configured to receive a message that includes subject information that is generated based on one or more pre-selected portions as the message is created and configured to forward the message based on the subject information.

Claims

1. A message delivery system in a semiconductor assembly facility having a plurality of assembly line devices, comprising:

(1) a publisher client configured to create a message having subject information and content information, configured to generate the subject information based on, in part, the content information when the message is being generated, and further configured to generate the subject information by appending a changeable portion to a fixed portion of the subject information, wherein the publisher client operates with one or more of the assembly line devices; and

(2) a server configured to forward the message based on the subject information.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein one of the assembly line devices is an etcher configured to etch one or more layers of a substrate during manufacture of an electronic device in the assembly facility.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein one of the assembly line devices is a depositer configured to deposit one or more layers of a substrate during manufacture of an electronic device in the assembly facility.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein the server is further configured to operate within a controller computer configured to receive the messages generated by the publisher clients.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein the server is further configured to create a command based on the messages received from the publisher clients.

6. The system of claim 1 wherein the server is further configured to guarantee delivery of the message to a subscriber client registered to receive messages having the subject information.

7. The system of claim 1 wherein the publisher client is further configured to modify the changeable subject information'"'"'s content when the message is created.

8. The system of claim 1 wherein the server is further configured to forward the message to one or more subscribers registered to receive messages having the subject information.

9. The system of claim 8 wherein the server is further configured to store information relating to one or more registered subscribers into a database.

10. The system of claim 9 wherein the server is further configured to store a copy of the database'"'"'s content into a remote memory device.

11. The system of claim 1 further comprising a meta-data server configured to allow a user to view configuration information of a message that includes a plurality of subject elements.

12. The system of claim 11 wherein the meta-data server is further configured to provide at least one variable name and type to be a part of each of the plurality of subject elements.

13. The system of claim 11 wherein the meta-data server is further configured to allow the user to publish a portion of the message determined by the configuration information.

14. The system of claim 11 wherein the meta-data server is further configured to allow the user to include a part of the configuration information as a portion of the subject information.