Patent ID: 7096468
Filing Date: 2006-08-22
Classification: G05B

Abstract:
1. 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.