# US 10,373,524 B2 · Systems and methods providing a computerized eyewear device to aid in welding > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,373,524 B2 - Document ID: US10373524B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/245,535 - Filed: 2016-08-24 - Published: 2016-12-15 - Granted: 2019-08-06 - Earliest claimed: 2013-05-24 - Assignees: Lincoln Global, Inc. - Applicants: Lincoln Global, Inc. - Inventors: William T. Matthews; Joseph A. Daniel - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10373524B2 ## CPC - G09B 19/24: Use of tools - A61F 9/06: Masks, shields or hoods for welders - B23K 9/0953: {using computing means} - B23K 9/0956: {using sensing means, e.g. optical} - B23K 9/10: Other electric circuits therefor; Protective circuits; Remote controls - B23K 9/1006: {Power supply} - B23K 9/32: Accessories - B23K 9/321: {Protecting means} - B23K 37/00: Auxiliary devices or processes, not specially adapted for a procedure covered by only one of the other main groups of this subclass - G02B 27/017: {Head mounted} - G02B 27/0172: {characterised by optical features} - G02B 27/0176: {characterised by mechanical features} - G06V 20/20: in augmented reality scenes - G09B 5/02: with visual presentation of the material to be studied, e.g. using film strip - G09B 9/00: Simulators for teaching or training purposes (for the use of weapons F41; computing aspects G06; {protocols for games, networked simulations or virtual reality H04L67/131}) - G09B 19/003: {Repetitive work cycles; Sequence of movements} - G02B 2027/0138: {comprising image capture systems, e.g. camera} - G02B 2027/014: {comprising information/image processing systems} - G02B 2027/0158: {with adjustable nose pad} - G02B 2027/0178: {Eyeglass type (eyeglass details G02C)} - G02B 2027/0187: {slaved to motion of at least a part of the body of the user, e.g. head, eye} - G06F 3/04883: for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text - G06F 3/167: {Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback} - G09B: EDUCATIONAL OR DEMONSTRATION APPLIANCES; APPLIANCES FOR TEACHING, OR COMMUNICATING WITH, THE BLIND, DEAF OR MUTE; MODELS; PLANETARIA; GLOBES; MAPS; DIAGRAMS (devices for psychotechnics or for testing reaction times A61B5/16; games, sports, amusements A63; projectors, projector screens G03B) - A61F: FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS (dental prosthetics A61C) - B23K: SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM - G02B: OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS - G06V: IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract Systems and methods to aid a welder or welding student. A system may provide a real-world arc welding system or a virtual reality arc welding system along with a computerized eyewear device having a head-up display (HUD). The computerized eyewear device may be worn by a user under a conventional welding helmet as eye glasses are worn and may wirelessly communicate with a welding power source of a real-world arc welding system or a programmable processor-based subsystem of a virtual reality arc welding system. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A computerized eyewear device, comprising: a frame that is configured to be worn by a user; an optical lens attached to the frame; a control and communication circuitry that includes a processor and memory in which the control and communication circuitry are configured to wirelessly communicate with a wireless communication circuit of a welding power source to receive a portion of information corresponding to a welding parameter of the welding power source, wherein the portion of information comprises a location of a next weld corresponding to a next step of a sequence of welding steps, and the welding power source is configured to create an electric arc between a welding wire and a workpiece to create a weld; and a head up display that is configured to display the location of the next weld as an indicator on the head up display such that the indicator is positioned to overlay the location of the next weld on the workpiece as viewed by the user through the head up display. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The computerized eyewear device of claim 1, wherein the welding parameter is a wire feed speed of the welding system that creates the weld. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The computerized eyewear device of claim 1, wherein the welding parameter is a voltage of the welding system that creates the weld. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The computerized eyewear device of claim 1, the control and communication circuitry further includes at least one of a processor, a memory, a transmitter, a receiver, or an antenna. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The computerized eyewear device of claim 1 further includes a camera coupled to the frame and the camera is configured to capture at least one of an image or a portion of video. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The computerized eyewear device of claim 5, wherein the image or the portion of video is at least one of the weld, the workpiece, or a process step of creating the weld on the workpiece. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The computerized eyewear device of claim 1, wherein the computerized eyewear device is configured to be worn by a user as eyeglasses. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The computerized eyewear device of claim 1, the frame further comprising a bridge, wherein the frame includes a bridge that is configured to be supported on a nose. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The computerized eyewear device of claim 8, the frame further comprises a first brow portion coupled to and extending away from the bridge to a first end and a second brow portion coupled to and extending away from the bridge to a second end. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The computerized eyewear device of claim 9, wherein the first end is opposite the second end, the first end is configured to be positioned over a first portion of a brow of the user, and the second end is configured to be positioned over a second portion of a brow of the user. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The computerized eyewear device of claim 10, further comprising: a first arm having a first end and a free end opposite thereto, the first end of the first arm is coupled to the first end of first brow portion; and a second arm having a first end and a free end opposite thereto, the first end of the second arm is coupled to the second end of the second brow portion. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The computerized eyewear device of claim 11, wherein the first arm is configured to be positioned over a first temple of the user with the free end disposed near a second ear of the user. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The computerized eyewear device of claim 1, wherein the computerized eyewear device is configured to be worn underneath a welding helmet. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The computerized eyewear device of claim 1, further comprising a touch-sensitive user interface that is configured to receive a command from a user and the touch-sensitive user interface is operatively connected to the control and communication circuitry. ### Claim 15 A computerized eyewear device that is configured to be worn by a user, comprising: a bridge; a first arm; a second arm; a frame; an optical lens attached to a portion of the frame; means for wirelessly communicating with a wireless communication circuit of a welding power source to receive a portion of information corresponding to a virtual reality welding system, wherein the portion of information comprises a location of a next weld corresponding to a next step of a sequence of welding steps, and the virtual reality welding system is configured to simulate the creation of a weld puddle on a virtual workpiece having real-time molten metal fluidity and heat dissipation characteristics; a head up display that is configured to display the location of the next weld as an indicator on the head up display such that the indicator is positioned to overlay the location of the next weld on the virtual workpiece as viewed by the user through the head up display; a touch-sensitive user interface that is configured to receive a command from a user and the touch-sensitive user interface is operatively connected to the control and communication circuitry; and a camera coupled to a portion of the frame, wherein the camera is configured to capture at least one of an image or a portion of video related to the virtual reality welding system. ### Claim 16 A computerized eyewear device that is configured to communicate with a welding system, comprising: a transparent display that is configured to present information related to the welding system; a microphone configured to receive a voice command; a processor; and a memory storing computer-executable instructions to wirelessly communicate with a wireless communication circuit of a welding power source of the welding system, the computer-executable instructions, when executed by the processor, configure the computerized eyewear device to: receive the voice command from the microphone; wirelessly communicate the voice command to the welding system; receive information from the welding system, wherein the information comprises a location of a next weld corresponding to a next step of a sequence of welding steps to be performed on a workpiece; and display the location of the next weld, in response to the voice command, as an indicator on the transparent display such that the indicator is positioned to overlay the location of the next weld on the workpiece as viewed by the user through the transparent display. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The computerized eyewear device of claim 1, further comprising a microphone, wherein the computer-executable instructions further configure the computerized eyewear device to: receive an audible input; and wirelessly communicate the audible input to the welding power source. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The computerized eyewear device of claim 16, further comprising a camera, wherein the computer-executable instructions further configure the computerized eyewear device to capture, with the camera, at least one of an image or video related to the welding system. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The computerized eyewear device of claim 17, wherein the audible input is a voice command, and the computerized eyewear device is configured to display the location of the next weld in response to the voice command.