Methods and apparatus for enhanced control over electronic device manufacturing systems are provided herein. In some embodiments, the integrated sub-fab system may employ Ethernet and/or RS232 Serial communications through an open platform of apparatus to achieve a reduced carbon footprint during electronic device manufacturing. For this example, the system could include a process tool set and controller linked by sensors or software interconnect with one or more sub-fab or local factory auxiliary systems that can be operated in one or more states of energy consumption. These one or more auxiliary systems can be switched between different levels of energy consumption, as required by the process, via the controller. For many auxiliary components or systems the integrated sub-fab system utilizes existing signal outputs, for others they may employ secondary sensors or monitors.

An electronic vapor provision system includes a vaporizer for vaporizing a payload for inhalation by a user of the electronic vapor provision system, the vaporizer taking a finite period of time from having power supplied to it to vaporize the payload; a power supply for supplying power to the vaporizer to vaporize the payload in response to a user activation; one or more sensors operable to output respective signals in response to interaction of the user with the electronic vapor provision system; an estimation processor configured to estimate a user's expected moment of activation, based upon analysis of one or more of the respective signals; and a control processor configured to cause power to be supplied to the vaporizer at a time that precedes the user's estimated expected moment of activation.

An electronic vapor provision system includes a vaporizer for vaporizing a payload for inhalation by a user of the electronic vapor provision system, the vaporizer taking a finite period of time from having power supplied to it to vaporize the payload; a power supply for supplying power to the vaporizer to vaporize the payload in response to a user activation; one or more sensors operable to output respective signals in response to interaction of the user with the electronic vapor provision system; an estimation processor configured to estimate a user's expected moment of activation, based upon analysis of one or more of the respective signals; and a control processor configured to cause power to be supplied to the vaporizer at a time that precedes the user's estimated expected moment of activation.

Embodiments of the present invention provide a standby method, an intelligent home device, and a standby system, relate to the communications field, and implement standby of the intelligent home device that has a simple process and does not need participation of a third-party server. The method used in the embodiments of the present invention includes: receiving, by a first intelligent home device, a standby indication message sent by a second intelligent home device; keeping in communication with a third-party server corresponding to an intelligent service application of the second intelligent home device; and if a first service request sent by the third-party server is received, sending a wake-up request to the second intelligent home device according to the first service request and a preset correspondence, to wake up the second intelligent home device. The present invention is applied to standby of the intelligent home device.

One embodiment of the present disclosure describes a method executed by a processor. The method includes receiving a signal associated with a process system transitioning from a reduced energy mode to an active mode. The process system includes devices configured to operate based on data acquired by sensors. The method includes determining a difference between a set of actual data acquired by the sensors and a desired operating parameter of the process system. The method includes reducing the difference using a control algorithm based at least in part on a preload value (e.g., a predetermined value representative of data acquired by the sensors) retrieved from a memory device. The method includes determining a set of control signals based in part on the reduced difference and transmitting the set of control signals to the devices, thereby driving a current operating parameter of the process system toward the desired operating parameter.

Embodiments of the present invention provide a standby method, an intelligent home device, and a standby system, relate to the communications field, and implement standby of the intelligent home device that has a simple process and does not need participation of a third-party server. The method used in the embodiments of the present invention includes: receiving, by a first intelligent home device, a standby indication message sent by a second intelligent home device; keeping in communication with a third-party server corresponding to an intelligent service application of the second intelligent home device; and if a first service request sent by the third-party server is received, sending a wake-up request to the second intelligent home device according to the first service request and a preset correspondence, to wake up the second intelligent home device. The present invention is applied to standby of the intelligent home device.