# US 2021/0240921 A1 · Exploratory data interface > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2021/0240921 A1 - Document ID: US20210240921A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/780,876 - Filed: 2020-02-03 - Published: 2021-08-05 - Earliest claimed: 2020-02-03 - Assignees: International Business Machines Corporation - Applicants: International Business Machines Corporation - Inventors: Jonathan Fry; Cheng-Tin Luo; Cheng-Yi Lin; Dureseti Chidambarrao; Jang Sim - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210240921A1 ## CPC - G06F 40/18: of spreadsheets (form-filling G06F40/174) - G05B 19/4183: {characterised by data acquisition, e.g. workpiece identification} - G05B 19/4187: {by tool management} - G06F 40/137: Hierarchical processing, e.g. outlines - Y02P 90/02: Total factory control, e.g. smart factories, flexible manufacturing systems [FMS] or integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - G05B: CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS (systems for controlling or regulating non-electric variables G05D; systems for regulating electric or magnetic variables G05F; control devices or systems insofar as characterised by mechanical features only G05G) - Y02P: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS ## Abstract A method for production analysis includes: receiving production data at a processor from a plurality of tools spatially arranged within a manufacturing facility; creating a hierarchal topology of the data in the processor, wherein each level of the hierarchal topology is based on a different one of a plurality of static parameters that are selected from a list consisting of: a tool identifier, a batch identifier, and a spatial orientation; displaying, at a user interface implemented by the processor, a first analysis of a first level of the hierarchal topology, wherein the analysis contains parameters related to other levels of the hierarchal topology; receiving, via the user interface, a selection by a user of a first parameter displayed on the first analysis; and updating the user interface to display a second analysis of a second level of the hierarchal topology that is related to the first parameter. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for constructing a computerized user interface, the method comprising: displaying a first electronic spreadsheet that has a plurality of cells arranged in rows and columns, each row corresponding to a different parameter that is identified in the first column and each cell of each subsequent column displaying a value associated with the parameter identified in the corresponding row; receiving a click on a first cell of the first electronic spreadsheet that displays a parameter identifier of a first parameter; and in response to the click, displaying a second electronic spreadsheet that has a first row of cells displaying values associated with the first parameter and that has at least a second row of cells displaying values of one or more other parameters that are related to the first parameter. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 wherein the first parameter is an HOL (health of line) metric. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 wherein the first parameter is a DC (direct current) metric. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 wherein the one or more other parameters are related to the first parameter by sharing a common production lot. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 wherein the one or more other parameters are related to the first parameter by sharing a common production tool. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 wherein the one or more other parameters are related to the first parameter by a recorded root cause analysis. ### Claim 7 A method for production analysis comprising: receiving production data at a processor from a plurality of tools spatially arranged within a manufacturing facility; creating a hierarchal topology of the data in a memory coupled in communication with the processor, wherein each level of the hierarchal topology is based on a different one of a plurality of static parameters that are selected from a list consisting of: a tool identifier, a batch identifier, and a spatial orientation; displaying, at a user interface implemented by the processor, a first analysis of a first level of the hierarchal topology, wherein the analysis contains parameters related to other levels of the hierarchal topology; receiving, via the user interface, a selection by a user of a first parameter displayed on the first analysis; and updating the user interface to display a second analysis of a second level of the hierarchal topology that is related to the first parameter. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7 wherein the second analysis contains at least one of the parameters that are related to other levels of the hierarchal topology. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7 wherein the first analysis is displayed as a spreadsheet, with the first parameter being displayed as a hyperlinked cell in the spreadsheet, and the second analysis is displayed as a line chart, with the at least one of the parameters being displayed as a hyperlinked point on the chart. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7 wherein the first analysis is displayed as a spreadsheet, with the first parameter being displayed as a hyperlinked cell in the spreadsheet, and the second analysis is displayed as a map of locations where the first parameter is out of range, with the at least one of the parameters being displayed as a hyperlinked label on the map. ### Claim 11 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7 wherein the first parameter is an HOL (health of line) metric. ### Claim 12 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7 wherein the first parameter is a DC (direct current) metric. ### Claim 13 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7 wherein the first parameter is a production lot identifier. ### Claim 14 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7 wherein the first parameter is a production tool identifier. ### Claim 15 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7 further comprising, in response to the second analysis of the second level of the hierarchal topology, modifying a production process parameter. ### Claim 16 An apparatus for production analysis, comprising: a computer readable storage medium embodying computer executable instructions; and at least one processor, coupled to the computer readable storage medium, and operative by the computer executable instructions to facilitate a method of: receiving production data at a processor from a plurality of tools spatially arranged within a manufacturing facility; creating a hierarchal topology of the data in a memory coupled in communication with the processor, wherein each level of the hierarchal topology is based on a different one of a plurality of static parameters that are selected from a list consisting of: a tool identifier, a batch identifier, and a spatial orientation; displaying, at a user interface implemented by the processor, a first analysis of a first level of the hierarchal topology, wherein the analysis contains parameters related to other levels of the hierarchal topology; receiving, via the user interface, a selection by a user of a first parameter displayed on the first analysis; and updating the user interface to display a second analysis of a second level of the hierarchal topology that is related to the first parameter. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The apparatus of claim 16 wherein the first analysis is displayed as a spreadsheet, with the first parameter being displayed as a hyperlinked cell in the spreadsheet, and the second analysis is displayed as a line chart, with the at least one of the parameters being displayed as a hyperlinked point on the chart. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The apparatus of claim 16 wherein the first analysis is displayed as a line chart, with the first parameter being displayed as a hyperlinked point on the chart, and the second analysis is displayed as a spreadsheet, with the at least one of the parameters being displayed as a hyperlinked cell in the spreadsheet. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The apparatus of claim 16 wherein the first analysis is displayed as a spreadsheet, with the first parameter being displayed as a hyperlinked cell in the spreadsheet, and the second analysis is displayed as a map of locations where the first parameter is out of range, with the at least one of the parameters being displayed as a hyperlinked label on the map. ### Claim 20 (depends on 16) The apparatus of claim 16 wherein the first parameter is a value of a production process measurement.