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| 20080240892 | STORAGE BUFFER DEVICE FOR AUTOMATED MATERIAL HANDLING SYSTEMS - A storage buffer system for an automated material handling system (AMHS) includes a retractable buffer device disposed in proximity to a processing tool, the retractable buffer device having an extended position disposed directly below an overhead transport (OHT) vehicle path. The retractable buffer device further includes a retracted position that is removed from a process aisle space. In the extended position, the retractable buffer device is configured to facilitate loading and unloading of product therein without the use of lateral motion capability of an OHT vehicle. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080260504 | OHT ACCESSIBLE HIGH DENSITY STOCKER AND METHOD - A storage system for items such as substrate carriers includes at least one stocker including a plurality of storage areas each adapted to store at least one storage device. At least one movable support is arranged on the at least one stocker. A control controls movement of the at least one movable support at least between a first position wherein the at least one movable support receives the at least one storage device outside one of the storage areas and a second position wherein the at least one movable support is arranged substantially within the one of the storage areas. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20090025598 | OVERHEAD TRANSPORT SERVICE VEHICLE AND METHOD - A overhead transport service vehicle system includes a carriage frame structured and arranged to carry a user. A hoisting mechanism utilizes at least one lifting device for lifting and lowering the carriage frame and at least one moving device for causing movement of the hoisting mechanism along one of a track or rail. A control controls at least one of the at least one lifting device and the at least one moving device. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090297299 | RETICLE STORAGE POD (RSP) TRANSPORT SYSTEM UTILIZING FOUP ADAPTER PLATE - A combination of a FOUP (front opening unified pod) system and a reticle system utilized for the transport of wafers and a reticle system, the latter of which are used for transporting reticles from a first fabrication site to a further site at another location, and which provides for a unified system enabling the automated and trackable delivery of the reticles between these sites. Provided is a modified FOUP base structure, which is adapted to retain a reticle and to be able to employ existing equipment in a fabrication site which only necessitates a minimal modification of the equipment in order to render the latter universally adaptable to the combination of the systems. | 12-03-2009 |
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| 20090119234 | INTERACTIVE MACHINE LEARNING ADVICE FACILITY - In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for helping a user make a decision through the use of a machine learning facility. The process may begin with an initial question being received by the machine learning facility from the user. The user may then be provided with a dialog consisting of questions from the machine learning facility and answers provided by the user. The machine learning facility may then provide a decision to the user based on the dialog and pertaining to the initial question, such as a recommendation, a diagnosis, a conclusion, advice, and the like. In embodiments, future questions and decisions provided by the machine learning facility may be improved through feedback provided by the user. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090307159 | INTERACTIVE COMPUTING ADVICE FACILITY - In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for helping a user make a decision through the use of a computing facility, where the computing facility may be a machine learning facility. The process may begin with an initial question being received by the computing facility from the user. The user may then be provided with a dialog consisting of questions from the computing facility and answers provided by the user. The computing facility may then provide a decision to the user based on the dialog and pertaining to the initial question, such as a recommendation, a diagnosis, a conclusion, advice, and the like. In embodiments, future questions and decisions provided by the computing facility may be improved through feedback provided by the user. In embodiments, the present invention may be utilized in conjunction with a third-party application. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20100010913 | INTERACTIVE COMPUTING ADVICE FACILITY THROUGH A SEARCH INTERFACE - In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for helping a user make a decision through the use of a computing facility, where the computing facility may be a machine learning facility. The process may begin with an initial question being received by the computing facility from the user. The user may then be provided with a dialog consisting of questions from the computing facility and answers provided by the user. The computing facility may then provide a decision to the user based on the dialog and pertaining to the initial question, such as a recommendation, a diagnosis, a conclusion, advice, and the like. In embodiments, future questions and decisions provided by the computing facility may be improved through feedback provided by the user. In embodiments, the present invention may be utilized in conjunction with a third-party application. | 01-14-2010 |
| 20100017348 | INTERACTIVE COMPUTING ADVICE FACILITY THROUGH THIRD-PARTY DATA - In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for helping a user make a decision through the use of a computing facility, where the computing facility may be a machine learning facility. The process may begin with an initial question being received by the computing facility from the user. The user may then be provided with a dialog consisting of questions from the computing facility and answers provided by the user. The computing facility may then provide a decision to the user based on the dialog and pertaining to the initial question, such as a recommendation, a diagnosis, a conclusion, advice, and the like. In embodiments, future questions and decisions provided by the computing facility may be improved through feedback provided by the user. In embodiments, the present invention may be utilized in conjunction with a third-party application. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100312724 | INFERRING USER PREFERENCES FROM AN INTERNET BASED SOCIAL INTERACTIVE CONSTRUCT - In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for a computer program product embodied in a computer readable medium that, when executing on one or more computers, helps determine an unknown user's preferences through the use of internet based social interactive graphical representations on a computer facility by performing the steps of (1) ascertaining preferences of a plurality of users who are part of an internet based social interactive construct, wherein the plurality of users become a plurality of known users; (2) determining the internet based social interactive graphical representation for the plurality of known users; and (3) inferring the preferences of an unknown user present in the internet based social interactive graphical representation of the plurality of known users based on the interrelationships between the unknown user and the plurality of known users within the graphical representation. | 12-09-2010 |
