IP Library Granted Patent US 8,682,483
Granted Patent B2
US 8,682,483 · App. 13/709,223 · Granted Mar 25, 2014

Display method for substrate processing apparatus

Inventor: Junichi Kawasaki (Toyama, JP)
Assignee: Hitachi Kokusai Electric, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 8,682,483
App. No.
13/709,223
Granted
Mar 25, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

During a carrying operation, the position, transportation origin, and transportation destination of a carrier or a boat can be easily checked. A carrying system is configured to carry a substrate, a manipulation unit is configured to display an operation state of the carrying system on a manipulation screen, and a control unit is configured to control an operation of the carrying system. The manipulation unit displays a carrying system icon indicating the carrying system which is a carrying target object and a carrying-out icon at predetermined positions of the manipulation screen corresponding to a transportation origin of the carrying system, and a carrying-in icon at a predetermined position of the manipulation screen corresponding to the transportation destination of the carrying system.

Claims (48)

1. A method of displaying an operation state of a carrying system configured to carry a substrate on a manipulation screen in a substrate processing apparatus, the method comprising:

(a) receiving a carrying start message containing information specifying a transportation origin and a transportation destination of the carrying system when a carrying operation of the carrying system starts;

(b) displaying a carrying system icon indicating the carrying system and a carrying-out icon at a predetermined position of the manipulation screen corresponding to the transportation origin;

(c) displaying a carrying-in icon at a predetermined position of the manipulation screen corresponding to the transportation destination;

(d) receiving a carrying end message containing a carrying end information of the carrying system when the carrying operation of the carrying system is terminated;

(e) removing the carrying-out icon and the carrying-in icon displayed on the manipulation screen; and

(f) displaying the carrying system icon at the predetermined position of the manipulation screen corresponding to the transportation destination.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

(g) receiving a carrying-allowable/disallowable notice message containing a carrying disallowable reason when the carrying operation of the carrying system is disallowed; and

(h) displaying an image representing the operation state at a time of receiving the carrying-allowable/disallowable notice message on the manipulation screen.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the step (h) further comprises displaying a content of the carrying-allowable/disallowable notice message on the manipulation screen with the image.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a carrying-allowable/disallowable notice message containing a carrying disallowable reason when the carrying operation of the carrying system is disallowed;

displaying a carrying interruption icon at a predetermined position of the manipulation screen; and

rejecting an inputted command for operating a carrier carrying device when the carrying-allowable/disallowable notice message is received.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the carrying disallowable reason is displayed on the manipulation screen when the carrying interruption icon is pressed.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the carrying-out icon comprises a upward arrow icon at the predetermined position of the manipulation screen corresponding to the transportation origin, and

the carrying-in icon comprises a downward arrow icon at the predetermined position of the manipulation screen corresponding to the transportation destination.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving an error notice message including a carrying allowable/disallowable flag value, a factor list and transportation origin/transportation destination information when an error occurs in the carrying system;

checking a content of the error notice message;

collecting monitor data indicating states of units other than the carrying system; and

storing an error information file including the content of the error notice message and the monitor data.

8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:

indexing the error information file using an index information including a date of the error or an alarm ID; and

configuring and displaying a screen at a time of the error using the monitor data included in the error information file.

9. A method of displaying a carrying state of a substrate holding tool on a manipulation screen in a substrate processing apparatus, the method comprising:

(a) receiving a lifting/lowering start message containing information specifying a transportation origin and a transportation destination of the substrate holding tool when the substrate holding tool included in a carrying system carrying a plurality of substrates and being loaded with the plurality of substrates starts to be lifted/lowered;

(b) displaying a direction icon indicating a direction from the transportation origin to the transportation destination of the substrate holding tool on the manipulation screen; and

(c) moving a carrying system icon indicating the substrate holding tool based on an actual position information of the substrate holding tool while the substrate holding tool is being lifted/lowered;

(d) stopping a movement of the carrying system icon indicating the substrate holding tool while deleting the direction icon displayed on the manipulation screen when a lifting/lowering stop message is received.

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

(e) receiving a carrying-allowable/disallowable notice message containing a carrying disallowable reason when a carrying operation of the carrying system is disallowed; and

(f) displaying an image representing the carrying state at a time of receiving the carrying-allowable/disallowable notice message on the manipulation screen.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the step (f) further comprises displaying a content of the carrying-allowable/disallowable notice message on the manipulation screen with the image.

12. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

receiving a carrying-allowable/disallowable notice message containing a carrying disallowable reason when a carrying operation of the carrying system is disallowed;

displaying a carrying interruption icon at a predetermined position of the manipulation screen; and

rejecting an inputted command for operating a carrier carrying device when the carrying-allowable/disallowable notice message is received.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the carrying disallowable reason is displayed on the manipulation screen when the carrying interruption icon is pressed.

14. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

receiving an error notice message including a carrying allowable/disallowable flag value, a factor list and transportation origin/transportation destination information when an error occurs in the carrying system;

checking a content of the error notice message;

collecting monitor data indicating states of units other than the carrying system; and

storing an error information file including the content of the error notice message and the monitor data.

15. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:

indexing the error information file using an index information including a date of the error or an alarm ID; and

configuring and displaying a screen at a time of the error using the monitor data included in the error information file.

Assignments (1)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 26, 2018
From: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.
To: KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 047620/0001 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2008-313853 · Dec 10, 2008 · national
JP 2009-260498 · Nov 13, 2009 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 12632295 · Dec 7, 2009
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