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Patent US6475070 - Chemical mechanical polishing with a moving polishing sheet - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA chemical mechanical polishing apparatus has a platen, a polishing sheet that is wider than the substrate extending between the a first reel and a second reel, and a motor to drive at least one of the first and second reels to move the polishing sheet in a linear direction across the top surface of...http://www.google.com/patents/US6475070?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6475070 - Chemical mechanical polishing with a moving polishing sheetAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS6475070 B1Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 09/302,570Publication dateNov 5, 2002Filing dateApr 30, 1999Priority dateFeb 4, 1999Fee statusLapsedAlso published asUS6729944, US7104875, US7303467, US20030060143, US20040209559, US20070021043, US20080076330Publication number09302570, 302570, US 6475070 B1, US 6475070B1, US-B1-6475070, US6475070 B1, US6475070B1InventorsJohn M. WhiteOriginal AssigneeApplied Materials, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (27), Referenced by (18), Classifications (29), Legal Events (6) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetChemical mechanical polishing with a moving polishing sheet
US 6475070 B1Abstract
A chemical mechanical polishing apparatus has a platen, a polishing sheet that is wider than the substrate extending between the a first reel and a second reel, and a motor to drive at least one of the first and second reels to move the polishing sheet in a linear direction across the top surface of the platen during polishing. The polishing sheet is driven alternately in opposing directions to switch between transferring the polishing sheet from the first reel to the second reel, and from the second reel to the first reel.
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examinerClassifications U.S. Classification451/59, 451/307, 257/E21.23International ClassificationB24B37/04, B24B27/00, B24B21/04, B24D7/12, H01L21/306Cooperative ClassificationB24B37/24, B24B21/004, B24B21/008, H01L21/30625, B24B27/0023, B24B37/04, B24B37/245, B24B21/04, B24B53/017, B24B37/16, B24D7/12European ClassificationB24B21/00D, B24B21/00G, B24B53/017, B24B37/16, B24B37/24, B24B37/24F, B24B27/00D, B24B37/04, B24B21/04, B24D7/12Legal EventsDateCodeEventDescriptionDec 23, 2014FPExpired due to failure to pay maintenance feeEffective date: 20141105Nov 5, 2014LAPSLapse for failure to pay maintenance feesJun 13, 2014REMIMaintenance fee reminder mailedApr 22, 2010FPAYFee paymentYear of fee payment: 8Apr 26, 2006FPAYFee paymentYear of fee payment: 4Jun 14, 1999ASAssignmentOwner name: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC., CALIFORNIAFree format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:WHITE, JOHN;REEL/FRAME:010013/0365Effective date: 19990505RotateOriginal ImageGoogle Home - Sitemap - USPTO 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Patent US6972676 - Method and apparatus for remotely monitoring a site - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsThe present invention is directed to providing systems and methods for remotely monitoring sites to provide real time information which can readily permit false alarms to be distinguished, and which can identify and track the precise location of an alarm. In exemplary embodiments, monitoring capabilities...http://www.google.com/patents/US6972676?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6972676 - Method and apparatus for remotely monitoring a siteAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS6972676 B1Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 10/069,788PCT numberPCT/US2000/023974Publication dateDec 6, 2005Filing dateSep 1, 2000Priority dateSep 1, 1999Fee statusPaidPublication number069788, 10069788, PCT/2000/23974, PCT/US/0/023974, PCT/US/0/23974, PCT/US/2000/023974, PCT/US/2000/23974, PCT/US0/023974, PCT/US0/23974, PCT/US0023974, PCT/US023974, PCT/US2000/023974, PCT/US2000/23974, PCT/US2000023974, PCT/US200023974, US 6972676 B1, US 6972676B1, US-B1-6972676, US6972676 B1, US6972676B1InventorsDavid E. Kimmel, James T. Byrne, Jr., Donald R. Jones, Jr., Ronald DuboisOriginal AssigneeNettalon Security Systems, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (16), Non-Patent Citations (1), Referenced by (33), Classifications (28), Legal Events (3) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetMethod and apparatus for remotely monitoring a siteUS 6972676 B1Abstract The present invention is directed to providing systems and methods for remotely monitoring sites to provide real time information which can readily permit false alarms to be distinguished, and which can identify and track the precise location of an alarm. In exemplary embodiments, monitoring capabilities such as intrusion/fire detection and tracking capabilities, can be implemented through the use of multistate indicators in a novel interface which permits information to be transmitted using standard network protocols from a remote site to a monitoring station in real-time over preexisting communication networks, such as the Internet. A wireless network can also be established using browser encapsulated communication programs (for example, active X control, Java applets, and so forth) to transmit data packets which comply with any standard wireless local area network protocol. Communications can thereby be established between a web server embedded in a centrally located host monitoring station and a separate security panel deployed in each of the buildings to be remotely monitored. In exemplary embodiments, communications can be handed off from the centrally located host monitoring station to a mobile monitoring station (for example, to a laptop computer in a responding vehicle, such as a police or fire vehicle). The handoff can be such that direct communications are established between a security panel site being monitored and the laptop, or over, for example, a cellular network or indirect communications can be established via the host monitoring station.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is directed to providing systems and methods for remotely monitoring sites to provide real time information which can readily permit false alarms to be distinguished, and which can identify and track the precise location of an alarm. In exemplary embodiments, monitoring capabilities such as intrusion/fire detection and tracking capabilities, can be implemented through the use of multistate indicators in a novel interface which permits information to be transmitted using standard network protocols from a remote site to a monitoring station in real-time over preexisting communication networks, such as the Internet. A wireless network can also be established using browser encapsulated communication programs (for example, active X control, Java applets, and so forth) to transmit data packets which comply with any standard wireless local area network protocol. Communications can thereby be established between a web server embedded in a centrally located host monitoring station and a separate security panel deployed in each of the buildings to be remotely monitored. In exemplary embodiments, communications can be handed off from the centrally located host monitoring station to a mobile monitoring station (for example, to a laptop computer in a responding vehicle, such as a police or fire vehicle). The handoff can be such that direct communications are established between a security panel located at a site being monitored and the laptop (for example, over a cellular network), or indirect communications can be established via the host monitoring station.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS 1. Functional Overview
The user can apply pattern discrimination through visual representation of alarm point conditions provided by the display at a moment in time, referenced herein as an �event slice�, to precisely understand and convey the nature of the intrusion. By monitoring the display of alarm states, false alarms can be readily distinguished from genuine alarms (that is, actual intrusions and/or fires). For example, a mouse cursor associated with the supervisory monitoring system's graphical user interface can be positioned next to a particular alarm point icon to access additional alarm point information. This alarm point information can identify the type of sensor situated at the alarm point (for example, glass breakage detector, smoke detector, and so forth) and the room number or area can be identified.
While increasing the level of information displayed on the screen, the icons act as easily discernible symbols without cluttering the screen and confusing the operator. The increased level of information displayed provides the operator tools to recognize the presence of multiple intruders, the ability to discern a falsely-triggered alarm (isolated alarming sensor) from a legitimate alarm, and the visual �tracking� of their activity. The monitoring authority (user) can then apply pattern analysis to real-time changes in alarm states to discriminate between false and genuine alarms, and to track movement of an intruder or spread of a fire.
The supervisory monitoring system can display an indication at the monitoring site's web browser within, for example, 1�4 seconds from the time a sensor located at the space being monitored is tripped into an alarm condition. A mouse click on the icon representing the facility in alarm directs the system to retrieve, for browser display, a floor plan schematic (such as that of FIG. 1) from the actual facility's security panel computer that displays all alarm points included in the facility and their current states. Subsequent changes in alarm point conditions are typically displayed in 1�4 seconds from the time an alarm is triggered in the facility.
The mobile computer can gain connectivity to the ethernet network local to the security panel through a wireless LAN, once it is within the operating range. �Broadcast packets� (for example, encrypted packets which can be decrypted by the mobile computer) can be sent by the security panel and be used to instruct the mobile computer how to directly access the security panel's web server through an Internet browser program. Once connected to the security panel web page, the mobile computer interface can operate like the remote computer.
Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the information flow represented by the various communications paths illustrated in FIG. 2 are by way of example only, and that communications from any one or more of the four basic subsystems shown in FIG. 2 can be provided with respect to any other one of the four basic groups shown, in any manner desired by the user. More detailed discussions of the specific communication paths in accordance with the exemplary embodiment illustrated in FIG. 2 will be described with respect to FIGS. 9�12. However, for a general understanding of the basic communications, a brief overview will be provided with respect to FIG. 2.
As illustrated in FIG. 2, most intersubsystem communications are initiated by executing a conventional Internet browser program (such as Microsoft's Internet Explorer, or Netscape) in accordance with an exemplary embodiment that is represented in FIG. 2 as an �Internet Browser�. When the browser is directed to a specific site address (both the host computer and the security panel are assigned Internet protocol (IP) addresses), the browser software attempts to connect to the port at the IP address. The embedded web server at the addressed site recognizes the connect request at the port as a request to transfer the web page information (contained, for example, in a HTML file). Once transferred, the browser software begins to process the instructions within the HTML file. Within the file are references to a graphics file to be displayed and a communications program to be executed. If these files are not locally available, the browser software requests the transfer of the files from the host web server, using a hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP). Once received (and locally saved), the browser software displays and executes the files as directed by the HTML file.
FIG. 5 details hardware and software components of the remote computer 204. The CPU motherboard 502 (e.g., based on Intel processor, such as 80486, Pentium I/II/III, or any other processor) is a conventional personal computer that will support the desired network operating system 504, such as any 32-bit operating system, including but not limited to the Microsoft NT Operating System 20. The motherboard will feature, or accommodate Ethernet communications 506 with an Internet or Ethernet network via Ethernet port 506. A hard disk 508 will support information storage. A keyboard and mouse 510 will provide operator interface. An SVGA monitor can be attached via port 512 for a visual display unit. The operating system 504 is installed in a standard manner, along with an Internet Browser software package, such as �Internet Explorer� package 514. A local cache directory 516 is installed with web page support tools: supporting graphic files (for example, individual room layouts, floorplans, side view of multi-story facility, and so forth), local data files, encapsulated communications programs, and local data files.
The communications software queries and monitors the condition of the panel/point status of the remote sites. Upon initialization, and as new status is received, the communications program �paints� new icons 806 atop the graphics display, the icons representing the location and status of the depicted site/point.
FIG. 9 details the communications between the security panel 206 and the host computer 202. Upon the application of power, the security panel sends a PowerUp Message 902 to its designated host computer IP address. On regular intervals, the host computer sends a HEALTH STATUS REQUEST 904 datagram to each security panel. A repeated failure to receive a response packet 906 indicates to the host computer that the panel communications link has failed and its icon is updated. When received by the host computer, this message is logged into a local data file. When initially engaging communications with the security panel, the host computer sends a POINT STATUS REQUEST 908 to the security panel. Until an initial status has been determined, all icons are represented with an UNKNOWN icon (such as a circle with �?�). If the request repeatedly goes unanswered, the site is determined to be inoperative and is represented with a FAIL icon.
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