Group Administration Apparatus Data Retrieval Optimization
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Solution Overview
Problem
In substrate processing systems, as the number of substrate processing apparatuses and GUI terminals increases, the data retrieval processing load within the group administration apparatus becomes concentrated, leading to delays and potential errors in data display on GUI terminals.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a group dividing function and data merging function in the group administration apparatus to merge data acquisition requests from multiple operation terminals with the same retrieval conditions, reducing the number of data retrievals and internal memory usage, thereby enhancing data retrieval efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If data acquisition requests from multiple operation terminals are processed individually by the group administration apparatus, then each terminal receives its required data, but the data retrieval processing load increases with the number of terminals and apparatuses, causing delays and potential time-out errors
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple data acquisition requests from different operation terminals into a single consolidated retrieval operation. The group administration apparatus identifies that multiple terminals may request the same data from the same substrate processing apparatus, combines these requests, and performs one unified data retrieval, thereby reducing the total number of retrieval operations and lowering the processing load while ensuring all terminals receive their required data
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements preliminary data retrieval by the substrate processing apparatus itself. Each substrate processing apparatus periodically retrieves its own operational data and stores it in its internal memory before any terminal requests it. This preliminary action ensures data is readily available when terminals need it, eliminating the need for terminals to trigger individual retrieval operations and reducing the overall processing load on the system
2Adaptability or versatility
If the number of substrate processing apparatuses and GUI terminals increases, then the system handles more processing tasks, but the data retrieval processing load becomes concentrated in the group administration apparatus, leading to delays in data display
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the data retrieval function across multiple independent entities: substrate processing apparatuses retrieve and store their own data independently, and each operation terminal can request data independently. This segmentation distributes the retrieval workload away from the group administration apparatus, allowing the system to scale to more apparatuses and terminals without concentrating processing load in a single bottleneck
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces the substrate processing apparatus as an intermediary that holds data in its internal memory. Instead of terminals directly requesting data from the group administration apparatus (which then must retrieve it from processing apparatuses), the intermediary processing apparatus pre-loads and caches data, enabling faster direct access by terminals and reducing the mediation burden on the group administration apparatus
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AI summary
An operation terminal, which includes an operation terminal, when connected to a group administration apparatus for administering a plurality of substrate processing apparatuses for processing substrates, generates a data acquisition request format that sets forth retrieval conditions and types of display items classified in individual tables for the substrate processing apparatuses, and then transmits it to the group administration apparatus.