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US 7,096,468 B1Granted
Programmer/feeder system task linking program
AssigneeData I/O Corporation
InventorsFred Albert Dykins, Lev M. Bolotin, Vincent Warhol
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Abstract
A task linking program is provided for using a computer for interacting with on-line and off-line programming systems to perform tasks related to programming microdevices. The program is secure in being capable of being setup only in an administrator mode where microdevice, programming system, and other information can be inputted and changed. The program has an operator mode in which the program can only run the programming system. This provides the ability to employ relatively low skill operators to use the programming system.
Claims35
A method for processing microdevices comprising:
- providing a computer system having processing information related to microdevices as a task;
- providing a legacy processing system;
- providing a non-legacy processing system for operating independently from the computer system;
- providing the task from the computer system to the legacy processing system with constant interaction therebetween;
- providing the task from the computer system to the non-legacy processing system for performing the task by the non-legacy processing system independent of the computer system;
- developing return non-legacy information resulting from the non-legacy processing system using the task;
- returning the return non-legacy information to the computer system;
- providing the processing system setup parameters to the legacy processing system and the non-legacy processing system;
- providing the processing system shutdown parameters to the non-legacy processing system simultaneously with the processing system setup parameters;
- providing the number of processed microdevices to be output from the legacy processing system and the non-legacy processing system;
- providing processing system process-specific parameters to the legacy processing system and the non-legacy processing system;
- controlling the handling of the microdevices;
- processing the microdevices;
- providing the processing system shutdown parameters to the legacy processing system;
- providing a number of microdevices;
- determining the number of microdevices processed;
- determining the number of microdevices handled;
- and
- developing statistics from the number of microdevices processed and handled.
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A method for processing and programming programmable microdevices comprising:
- providing a computer system having processing information and programming information related to programmable microdevices combined as a task in the computer system;
- providing a legacy processing system;
- providing a programmer/feeder system for operating independently from the computer system;
- providing the task from the computer system to the programmer/feeder system;
- performing the task by the programmer/feeder system independent of the computer system by processing and programming the programmable microdevices;
- developing return programmer/feeder information resulting from the programmer/feeder system using the processing information;
- returning the return programmer/feeder information to the computer system;
- providing the processing system setup parameters to the legacy processing system and the programmer/feeder system;
- providing the processing system shutdown parameters to the programmer/feeder system simultaneously with the processing system parameters,
- providing the number of processed programmable microdevices to be output from legacy processing system and the programmer/feeder system;
- providing the processing system process-specific parameters to legacy processing system and the programmer/feeder system;
- controlling the handling of the programmable microdevices;
- programming the programmable microdevices;
- providing the processing system shutdown parameters to the legacy processing system;
- providing a number of programmable microdevices;
- determining the number of programmable microdevices processed;
- determining the number of programmable microdevices handled;
- and
- developing statistics from the number of programmable microdevices processed and handled.
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A method for processing microdevices comprising:
- providing a computer system having processing information related to the microdevices as a task;
- providing a legacy processing system;
- providing a non-legacy processing system;
- providing the task from the computer system to the legacy processing system with constant interaction therebetween;
- providing the task from the computer system to the non-legacy processing system for performing the task by the non-legacy processing system independent of the computer system;
- developing return non-legacy information resulting from the non-legacy processing system using the task;
- returning the return non-legacy information to the computer system;
- providing a microdevice programming system in the legacy processing system, the legacy processing system having an on-line connection with said computer system;
- and
- programming the microdevices in the microdevice programming system using the task provided through the on-line connection from the computer system to the processing system.
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A method for processing and programming programmable microdevices comprising:
- providing a computer system having processing information and programming information related to the programmable microdevices combined as a task in the computer system;
- providing a legacy processing system;
- providing a programmer/feeder system;
- providing the task from the computer system to the programmer/feeder system;
- performing the task by the programmer/feeder system independent of the computer system by processing and programming the programmable microdevices;
- developing return programmer/feeder information resulting from the programmer/feeder system using the processing information;
- and
- returning the return programmer/feeder information to the computer system;
- providing a microdevice programming system in the programmer/feeder system, the programmer/feeder system having an on-line connection with said computer system;
- and
- performing the task by the programmer/feeder dependent on the computer system using programming information obtained through the on-line connection.
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