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A lot dispatching method and system for variably applying the most suitable processing equipment and/or processing condition in a succeeding process of a semiconductor manufacturing process, wherein the succeeding process is influenced by the result of a preceding process. A lot processed by the pre

A lot dispatching method and system for variably applying the most suitable processing equipment and/or processing condition in a succeeding process of a semiconductor manufacturing process, wherein the succeeding process is influenced by the result of a preceding process. A lot processed by the preceding process is dispatched to the succeeding processing equipment according to a systematic analysis result obtained from a relationship between a process result of the preceding process and an efficiency and the characteristics of a plurality of processing equipment in the succeeding process. A plurality of process conditions for the succeeding process corresponding to the performance of the preceding process is provided. A respective process condition has characteristics that minimize the difference in performance in the succeeding process from a desired or target performance. By systematically analyzing the quality of the lot waiting to be dispatched, the succeeding process is performed with the most suitable process condition.

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A lot dispatching method and system for variably applying the most suitable processing equipment and/or processing condition in a succeeding process of a semiconductor manufacturing process, wherein the succeeding process is influenced by the result of a preceding process. A lot processed by the pre

A lot dispatching method and system for variably applying the most suitable processing equipment and/or processing condition in a succeeding process of a semiconductor manufacturing process, wherein the succeeding process is influenced by the result of a preceding process. A lot processed by the preceding process is dispatched to the succeeding processing equipment according to a systematic analysis result obtained from a relationship between a process result of the preceding process and an efficiency and the characteristics of a plurality of processing equipment in the succeeding process. A plurality of process conditions for the succeeding process corresponding to the performance of the preceding process is provided. A respective process condition has characteristics that minimize the difference in performance in the succeeding process from a desired or target performance. By systematically analyzing the quality of the lot waiting to be dispatched, the succeeding process is performed with the most suitable process condition. n the inflatable balloon is located with the energy transmitting device proximate the distal end of the insertion device and is communicably connected through the insertion device to an inflation device located at the proximal end of the insertion device. 12. The device of claim 1, wherein the energy transmitting device comprises a portion which extends generally radially away from the insertion device. 4/069; US-6520858, 20030200, Matsui et al., 463/043 erein said retrieved call treatment is to route said received telephone call to a telephone located outside of said determined area in said determining step, to a landline telephone located in the area, or to a particular wireless telephone. 5. The method as defined in claim 1 further including the step of routing said call over a telephone line of an interexchange carrier as part of said step of processing. 6. The method as defined in claim 1 further including the step of transmitting an indication of the current call treatment to said called party. 7. The method as defined in claim 1 further including the step of transmitting an indication of the identity of said calling party to said called party. 8. The method as defined in claim I wherein said call treatment is the routing of said call to a sequence of destinations until the call is answered or abandoned. 9. The method as defined in claim 1 wherein said call treatment is time dependent. 10. The method as defined in claim 1 further including the step of storing information for said called party defining said areas in terms of global positioning system coordinates, and wherein said determining step includes the step of comparing global positioning signals supplied for said called party against said information defining said area supplied by said called party. 11. The method as defined in claim 1 further including the step of storing information for said called party defining said areas in terms of paging tower antennas, and wherein said determining step includes the step of comparing the one of said paging tower antennas identified as receiving a signal from a two-way paging tower antenna against said information defining said areas supplied by said called party. 12. A method for use in establishing a telephone call, said method comprising the steps of: receiving a call for a called party at a switch of a telephone network, said call being placed to a telephone number having an attribute that defines it as a translatable number (translatable telephone number); requesting routing instructions for said call, by said switch, from a network control point when it is determined by said switch that said call is being placed to a translatable telephone number; requesting by said network control point, from a two-way paging system, the particular area, served by at least two telephones, in which a two-way paging device associated with said called party when it is determined by said network control point that said call is being placed to a translatable telephone number that is subscribed to a two-way paging redirection service; receiving at said network control point the requested particular area; retrieving information stored in said network control point on behalf of said called party that associates a call treatment with said particular area; transmitting from said network control point instructions corresponding to said call treatment associated with said particular area to said switch routing; receiving said routing instructions at said switch; and routing said call according to said received routing instructions. 13. The method as defined in claim 12 further including the step of: receiving from said called party information associating a call treatment with an identifiable location; and storing said information in said network control point. 14. The method as defined in claim 12, wherein said routing step includes the step of carrying said call over a telephone line of an interexchange carrier. 15. Apparatus for routing a telephone called placed to a number associated with a called party, based on the likely location of the called party, said apparatus comprising: a memory containing call treatment entries for the called party, where each entry associates a call treatment specification with a predefined area and where the call treatment specification of the entry of at least some of the predefined areas includes an instruction to route the call to a teleph one in the predefined area having a number other than the number; means for receiving a telephone call for said called party; means for determining within which of said areas, if any, said called party is likely to be located; means for retrieving said defined call treatments stored in associated with said determined area, if any, for said called party; and means for initiating the processing of said call according to said retrieved defined call treatment if a call treatment is retrieved in said retrieving step. 16. The apparatus as defined in claim 15 further including a telephone line over which said call is routed in response to said call treatment initiated by said means for initiating. 17. The apparatus as defined in claim 15 wherein said means for determining comprises a data base. 18. The apparatus as defined in claim 17 wherein said data base is stored in an interexchange carrier. 19. The apparatus as defined in claim 17 wherein said data base is stored in the network of a two-way paging provider. 20. The apparatus as defined in claim 15 further including means for storing information for said called party defining said areas in terms of global positioning system coordinates, and wherein said determining means includes means for comparing global positioning signals supplied for said called party against said information defining said areas supplied by said called party. 21. The apparatus as defined in claim 15 wherein said means for determining includes means for receiving information from a two-way paging network indicating the antenna to which said called party is in closest proximity. 22. The apparatus as defined in claim 21 wherein said two-way paging network transmits said information upon a change of the antenna to which said called party is in closest proximity. 23. The apparatus as defined in claim 21 wherein said two-way paging network transmits said information upon a request for said information. 24. The apparatus as defined in claim 21 wherein said two-way paging network transmits said information every time said paging network determines in which of said areas, if any, said called party is located. 25. The apparatus as defined in claim 21 wherein said two-way paging network transmits said information periodically. 26. The apparatus as defined in claim 15 wherein said means for determining includes means for initiating a page to a two-way paging device of said called party. 27. The apparatus as defined in claim 26 wherein said means for determining includes means for receiving any response from said called party's two-way paging device. 28. Apparatus for use in a telephone system made up of at least two interlinked telephone networks to complete a caller's telephone call made to a number associated with a called party at one of a plurality of geographically dispersed telephones each having a number other than said number associated with the called party, some of said telephones being grouped into at least two service areas, each of said service areas having (i) at least two of said telephones and (ii) a two-way paging receiver that communicates information with a paging coordinating system over communication facilities that are independent of the links connecting said telephones to said telephone system, said apparatus comprising: means for receiving and holding said telephone call; means for obtaining from said paging coordinating system the one of said areas in which a pager of said called party is located; means for determining a call treatment specified by said called party for processing calls when said called party is located within said obtained area; and means for processing said call according to said determined call treatment. 29. A method for routing a telephone call to a party having an associated telephone number, based on the likely location of the called party, said method comprising the steps of: storing information supplied by said called party to establish associations bet ween: (i) predefined areas, each of said areas being served by telephones, and (ii) information defining call treatments, which information, at least for some of said areas, includes an instruction to route the call to one of the telephones in the area having a telephone number other than said associated telephone number; then receiving a telephone call for said called party; then determining within which of said areas, if any, said called party is likely to be located; then retrieving, using said stored information establishing associations, call treatment information that is stored in association with said determined area, if any, for said called party; and then initiating the processing of said call according to said call treatment defined by said retrieved call treatment information when call treatment information is retrieved in said retrieving step.