Claims
- 1. A facility monitoring system for monitoring a facility comprising:
facility monitor coupled to said facility, said facility monitor receiving monitored parameter data and alarm status data from said facility; user interface coupled to said facility monitor; and external interface coupled to said facility monitor.
- 2. The facility monitoring system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said facility monitor further comprises memory for storing said monitored parameter data and said alarm status data.
- 3. The facility monitoring system as claimed in claim 2, wherein said memory further comprises a structured query language (SQL) server database.
- 4. The facility monitoring system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said external interface further comprises a dial-in service.
- 5. The facility monitoring system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said user interface comprises:
first graphical user interface (GUI) comprising a facility monitor logger status screen; and second GUI comprising a plurality of facility monitor logger history screens.
- 6. The facility monitoring system as claimed in claim 5, wherein said user interface further comprises a facility monitor viewer, said facility monitor viewer comprising a plurality of facility monitor viewer status screens and a plurality of facility monitor viewer history screens.
- 7. The facility monitoring system as claimed in claim 5, wherein a facility monitor logger history screen comprises:
display area for displaying a historical value versus a time axis; a plurality of data buttons for changing the time axis; and data button for closing said facility monitor logger history screen.
- 8. The facility monitoring system as claimed in claim 5, wherein said facility monitor logger status screen comprises:
monitored parameter data display area for displaying current values of said monitored parameter data; program control boxes for sending a page, for closing the facility monitor logger status screen and for selecting a facility monitor viewer status screen; and alarm status display area for displaying current values of said alarm status data.
- 9. The facility monitoring system as claimed in claim 9, wherein said facility monitor logger status screen further comprises:
title bar for identifying said facility monitor logger status screen; corporate logo display area; time display; and bay selection display area, for displaying the currently selected bay and allowing a second bay to be selected.
- 10. The facility monitoring system as claimed in claim 8, wherein said monitored parameter data display area comprises;
display boxes for displaying current values of said monitored parameter data; and a plurality of monitored data buttons, each monitored data button for activating a facility monitor logger history screen associated with said monitored data button.
- 11. The facility monitoring system as claimed in claim 8, wherein said alarm status display area comprises a plurality of alarm status data buttons for displaying current values of said alarm status data, each alarm status data button for activating a facility monitor logger history screen associated with said alarm status data button.
- 12. The facility monitoring system as claimed in claim 8, wherein said program control box for sending a page comprises a drop-down list of people to be paged.
- 13. The facility monitoring system as claimed in claim 8, wherein said monitored parameter data includes server room monitored data, clean room monitored data, gas supply system monitored data, and processing tool monitored data.
- 14. The facility monitoring system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said external interface further comprises a paging service.
- 15. The facility monitoring system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said external interface further comprises a Local Area Network (LAN) terminal, wherein the facility monitor logger status screen and the plurality of facility monitor logger history screens are displayed on another LAN terminal.
- 16. The facility monitoring system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said external interface further comprises an internet service, wherein said external interface further comprises a terminal connected to the internet, wherein the facility monitor logger status screen and the plurality of facility monitor logger history screens are displayed on another terminal connected through the internet.
- 17. A method of operating a facility monitor logger, the method comprising;
initializing the facility monitor logger, wherein a facility is determined; setting a timer, wherein facility monitor logger time is synchronized using a global time standard that is accessed via the Internet; comparing a file name, wherein the file name comprises date information used to compare files; determining if the date information is correct; creating a new file when the date information is not correct, wherein the facility monitor logger is not allowed to overwrite previously stored data; displaying the current status for monitored parameter data and alarm status data on a facility monitor logger status screen; creating time stamped data using the monitored parameter data and the alarm status data; and transmitting the time stamped data to a database.
- 18. The method as claimed in claim 17, further comprising:
determining when a facility monitor logger history screen has been selected; and displaying the selected facility monitor logger history screen.
- 19. The method as claimed in claim 17, further comprising:
determining when the timer has timed-out; and closing the facility monitor logger when the timer has timed-out.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] The present application claims priority to U.S. provisional application serial No. 60/315,342, filed on Aug. 29, 2001, the entire contents of which are herein incorporated by reference.
PCT Information
Filing Document |
Filing Date |
Country |
Kind |
PCT/US02/25949 |
8/27/2002 |
WO |
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Provisional Applications (1)
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Number |
Date |
Country |
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60315342 |
Aug 2001 |
US |