Method and apparatus for monitoring host to tool communications
First Claim
1. A method of migrating one or more processes from a tool control host in communication with one or more tools to one or more distributed processors, the method including:
- providing one or more intercept devices including logic to retain tool status information from one or more tools and to retain pending requests for tool status information from at least one tool control host, said intercept device positioned between and in communication with the tool control host and the tools;
moving one or more processes from the tool control host to one or more distributed processors, said distributed processors in communication with the intercept device;
routing requests for tool status information from the tool control host and the distributed processors to the intercept device; and
satisfying the requests for tool status information using the retained tool status information, the retained pending requests for tool status information, and one or more new requests from the intercept device to the tools for otherwise unavailable tool status information.
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Abstract
An aspect of the present invention includes a method and device for listening to communications between processes and tools, recording report and report trigger definitions, matching reports from tools with the recorded definitions, and translating messages into a context-insensitive format. Other aspects of the present invention include dynamically enhancing tool status reports, migrating processes form tool control hosts to distributed processors, and screening requests for tool status information from hosts and distributed processors. More detailed descriptions of aspects of the present invention are described in the claims, specification and drawings.
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25 Claims
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1. A method of migrating one or more processes from a tool control host in communication with one or more tools to one or more distributed processors, the method including:
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providing one or more intercept devices including logic to retain tool status information from one or more tools and to retain pending requests for tool status information from at least one tool control host, said intercept device positioned between and in communication with the tool control host and the tools; moving one or more processes from the tool control host to one or more distributed processors, said distributed processors in communication with the intercept device; routing requests for tool status information from the tool control host and the distributed processors to the intercept device; and satisfying the requests for tool status information using the retained tool status information, the retained pending requests for tool status information, and one or more new requests from the intercept device to the tools for otherwise unavailable tool status information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of screened response to requests for tool status information from a variety of sources, the method including:
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providing one or more intercept devices including logic to retain tool status information from one or more tools and to retain pending requests for tool status information from at least one tool host, said intercept device positioned between and in communication with the tool host and the tools; receiving a request for tool status information; and satisfying the request for tool status information using the retained tool status information, the retained pending requests for tool status information, and one or more new requests from the intercept device to the tool or the external sensors for otherwise unavailable tool status information. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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