Exploratory data interface

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11960830-B2
Application number	US-202016780876-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 3, 2020
Priority date	Feb 3, 2020
Publication date	Apr 16, 2024
Grant date	Apr 16, 2024

Abstract

A method for production analysis includes: receiving production data at a processor from a plurality of tools spatially arranged within a manufacturing facility; creating a hierarchal topology of the data in the processor, wherein each level of the hierarchal topology is based on a different one of a plurality of static parameters that are selected from a list consisting of: a tool identifier, a batch identifier, and a spatial orientation; displaying, at a user interface implemented by the processor, a first analysis of a first level of the hierarchal topology, wherein the analysis contains parameters related to other levels of the hierarchal topology; receiving, via the user interface, a selection by a user of a first parameter displayed on the first analysis; and updating the user interface to display a second analysis of a second level of the hierarchal topology that is related to the first parameter.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for constructing a computerized user interface, the method comprising:
displaying a first electronic spreadsheet that has a plurality of cells arranged in rows and columns, each row corresponding to a different parameter that is identified in the first column of the row and each cell of each subsequent column displaying a value associated with the parameter identified in the corresponding row;
receiving a click on a first cell of the first electronic spreadsheet, wherein the first cell displays a parameter identifier of a first parameter, and the first parameter is a lot i.d.;
in response to the click on the first cell of the first electronic spreadsheet, generating and displaying at least one intermediate spreadsheet and receiving at least one click on the at least one intermediate spreadsheet;
in response to the at least one click on the at least one intermediate spreadsheet, generating a second electronic spreadsheet that represents data values of a first array of records that pertain to the first parameter, wherein data values of the second electronic spreadsheet are names of variables that pertain to the first parameter and that are ranked according to a metric selected from a list consisting of: out-of-sigma count and p-value; and
further in response to the at least one click on the at least one intermediate spreadsheet, displaying the second electronic spreadsheet;
in response to a user selection of a first filter in the second electronic spreadsheet, displaying a first data view that represents only data values of a second array of records that are a subset of the first array of records and match the first filter; and
in response to a user selection of a second parameter value in the first data view, displaying a second data view that represents data values of a third array of records, which match the second parameter value and also match the first filter.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: displaying, in the second data view, only values of the third array of records, which are related to the first parameter by sharing a common production lot.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: displaying, in the second data view, only values of the third array of records, which are related to the first parameter by sharing a common production tool.

4. A method for production analysis comprising:
receiving production data at a processor from a plurality of tools spatially arranged within a manufacturing facility;
creating a hierarchal topology of the data in a memory coupled in communication with the processor, wherein each level of the hierarchal topology is based on a different one of a plurality of static parameters that are selected from a list consisting of: a tool identifier, a batch identifier, and a spatial orientation;
displaying, at a user interface implemented by the processor, a first analysis of a first level of the hierarchal topology, wherein the analysis contains parameters related to other levels of the hierarchal topology;
receiving, via the user interface, a selection by a user of a first parameter displayed in the first analysis, wherein the first parameter is a lot i.d.;
in response to the selection of the first parameter displayed in the first analysis, generating and displaying at least one intermediate analysis and receiving at least one selection on the at least one intermediate analysis;
in response to the at least one selection in the at least one intermediate analysis, generating a second analysis of a second level of the hierarchal topology, wherein the second level is related to the first parameter;
further in response to the at least one selection in the at least one intermediate analysis, updating the user interface to display the second analysis of the second level of the hierarchal topology;
in response to a user selection of a first filter in the display of the second analysis, displaying a third analysis that represents only data values of a subset of the data values in the second analysis; and
in response to a user selection of a second parameter value in the third analysis, displaying a fourth analysis that represents data values that match the second parameter value and also match the first filter, wherein all of the data values of the fourth analysis pertain to the first parameter and include variable names that are ranked according to a metric selected from a list consisting of: out-of-sigma count and p-value.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein the second analysis contains at least one of the parameters that are related to other levels of the hierarchal topology.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein the first analysis is displayed as a spreadsheet, with the first parameter being displayed as a hyperlinked cell in the spreadsheet, and the second analysis is displayed as a line chart, with the at least one of the parameters being displayed as a hyperlinked point on the chart.

7. The method of claim 5 wherein the first analysis is displayed as a spreadsheet, with the first parameter being displayed as a hyperlinked cell in the spreadsheet, and the second analysis is displayed as a map of locations where the first parameter is out of range, with the at least one of the parameters being displayed as a hyperlinked label on the map.

8. The method of claim 4 further comprising, in response to the second analysis of the second level of the hierarchal topology, modifying a production process parameter.

9. An apparatus for production analysis, comprising:
a computer readable storage medium embodying computer executable instructions; and
at least one processor, coupled to the computer readable storage medium, and operative by the computer executable instructions to facilitate a method of:
receiving production data at a processor from a plurality of tools spatially arranged within a manufacturing facility;
creating a hierarchal topology of the data in a memory coupled in communication with the processor, wherein each level of the hierarchal topology is based on a different one of a plurality of static parameters that are selected from a list consisting of: a tool identifier, a batch identifier, and a spatial orientation;
displaying, at a user interface implemented by the processor, a first analysis of a first level of the hierarchal topology, wherein the analysis contains parameters related to other levels of the hierarchal topology;
receiving, via the user interface, a selection by a user of a first parameter displayed in the first analysis, wherein the first parameter is a lot i.d.;
in response to the selection of the first parameter displayed in the first analysis, generating and displaying at least one intermediate analysis and receiving at least one selection in the at least one intermediate analysis;
in response to the at least one selection on the at least one intermediate analysis, generating a second analysis of a second level of the hierarchal topology wherein the second level is related to the first parameter;
further in response to the at least one selection on the at least one intermediate analysis, updating the user interface to display the second analysis of the second level of the hierarchal topology;
in response to a user selection of a first filter in the display of the second analysis, displaying a third analysis that represents only data values of a subset of the data values in the second analysis; and
in response to a user selection of a second parameter value in the third analysis, displaying a fourth analysis that represents data values that match the second parameter value and also match the first filter, wherein all of the data values of the fourth analysis pertain to the first parameter and include variable names that ar

Assignees

• IBM

Inventors

• Fry Jonathan
• Luo Cheng-Tin
• Lin Cheng-Yi
• Chidambarrao Dureseti
• Sim Jang

Classifications

• G06F40/18 Primary

  of spreadsheets (form-filling G06F40/174) · CPC title

• G05B19/4183

  characterised by data acquisition, e.g. workpiece identification · CPC title

• G05B19/4187

  by tool management · CPC title

• G06F40/137

  Hierarchical processing, e.g. outlines · CPC title

• Y02P90/02

  Total factory control, e.g. smart factories, flexible manufacturing systems [FMS] or integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] · CPC title