Software deployment system and method
AssigneeTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
InventorsFu-Kun Yeh, Ting-Yuan Huang
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Abstract
A software deployment system and method are provided. The system includes a server and at least one client. The server executes a first server application and a second server application simultaneously. The client controls at least one equipment tool, executes a first client application connected to the first server application, and has a second client application. In response to a deployment signal, the client first deletes the first client application and executes the second client application to connect to the second server application if all equipment tools controlled by the client are idle. The client then transmits a completion signal to the server. If software deployment on each client is complete, the server deletes the first server application.
Claims20
A software deployment system, comprising:
- a first server application and a second server application;
- and
- at least one client controlling a first equipment tool, the at least one client having a first client application used to connect to the first server application and a second client application used to connect to the second server application;
- wherein the at least one client executes the first client application, and executes the second client application if the first equipment tool is idle.
A software deployment method, comprising the steps of:
- providing at least one client, which controls a first equipment tool, and executes a first client application connected to a first server application, and has a second client application;
- and
- executing the second client application to connect to a second server application if the first equipment tool is idle.
A software deployment system, comprising:
- a first server application and a second server application;
- and
- at least one client controlling at least one equipment tool, the at least one client having a client application connected to the first server application;
- wherein the at least one client executes the client application, upgrades the client application and directs the upgraded client application to connect to a second server application if the equipment tool is idle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.