# US 2014/0207875 A1 · Systems and methods for sharing data in a non-destructive testing system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0207875 A1 - Document ID: US20140207875A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/747,457 - Filed: 2013-01-22 - Published: 2014-07-24 - Earliest claimed: 2013-01-22 - Assignees: General Electric Company - Applicants: General Electric Company - Inventors: Jason Howard Messinger; Sekhar Soorianarayanan; Charles Burton Theurer; Michael Christopher Domke; Robert Carroll Ward; Scott Leo Sbihli; Thomas Eldred Lambdin - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140207875A1 ## CPC - H04L 65/403: Arrangements for multi-party communication, e.g. for conferences (data switching systems for conference H04L12/18; arrangements for connecting several subscribers to a common circuit, i.e. affording conference facilities H04M3/56; television conferencing systems H04N7/15) - H04L 67/12: specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks - H04W 4/38: for collecting sensor information - H04W 4/18: Information format or content conversion, e.g. adaptation by the network of the transmitted or received information for the purpose of wireless delivery to users or terminals - Y04S 40/18: Network protocols supporting networked applications, e.g. including control of end-device applications over a network - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - Y04S: SYSTEMS INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO POWER NETWORK OPERATION, COMMUNICATION OR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR IMPROVING THE ELECTRICAL POWER GENERATION, TRANSMISSION, DISTRIBUTION, MANAGEMENT OR USAGE, i.e. SMART GRIDS ## Abstract A method for sharing data in a non-destructive testing (NDT) system may include receiving, using a microprocessor, an indication of data to be shared such that the data has been acquired using one or more non-destructive testing (NDT) inspection devices. The method may also include receiving a format in which to send the data, receiving one or more recipients designated to receive the data to be shared; and automatically modifying the data into the format and sending the modified data to the recipients once the data has been acquired by the NDT inspection devices. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A process, comprising: receiving, using a microprocessor, an indication of data to be shared, wherein the data has been acquired using one or more non-destructive testing (NDT) inspection devices; receiving a format in which to send the data; receiving one or more recipients designated to receive the data to be shared; and automatically modifying the data into the format and sending the modified data to the recipients once the data has been acquired by the NDT inspection devices. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The process of claim 1, wherein receiving the indication of data comprises receiving a type of data generated by the NDT inspection devices. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The process of claim 1, wherein the format comprises an electronic-mail message, a text message, a report, or any combination thereof. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The process of claim 1, wherein automatically sending the modified data comprises sending the modified data via a cloud-computing network. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The process of claim 1, wherein receiving the one or more recipients comprises receiving one or more respective preferred formats that correspond to the data. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The process of claim 5, comprising automatically modifying the data into the preferred formats and sending the data modified into the preferred formats to the recipients once the data has been acquired by the NDT inspection devices when the one or more respective preferred formats have been received. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The process of claim 1, wherein receiving the one or more recipients comprises: generating a list of experts, entities, or a combination thereof, associated with the data; and receiving an indication of one or more experts, entities, or the combination thereof, from the list to designate as the one or more recipients. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The process of claim 7, wherein generating the list of experts, entities, or the combination thereof, comprises: cross-referencing the data with a plurality of experts, entities, or the combination thereof, wherein the plurality of experts, entities, or the combination thereof, are associated with the NDT inspection devices, an application type, a defect type that corresponds to an asset being inspected by the NDT inspection devices, or any combination thereof; and identifying at least a portion of the plurality of experts, entities, or the combination thereof, from the list of experts, entities, or the combination thereof. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The process of claim 7, wherein the list of experts, entities, or the combination thereof, comprises information that corresponds to experience and knowledge of each expert, entity, or the combination thereof, in the list of experts, entities, or the combination thereof, wherein the experience and knowledge of each expert, entity, or combination thereof, is related to the NDT inspection devices, problems related to articles inspected by the NDT inspection devices, or any combination thereof. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The process of claim 7, wherein the list of experts comprise information related to a biography or resume that corresponds to each expert in the list of experts, wherein the biography or resume comprises a number of years of experience in an industry, equipment familiarity levels, association with pre-designated group of individuals for a particular technology, association with an organizational structure, association with an original equipment manufacturer, or any combination thereof ### Claim 11 A computing device comprising a memory storing non-transitory computer instructions configured to: display data acquired using one or more non-destructive testing (NDT) inspection devices; receive an input associated with the displayed data, wherein the input indicates that the data is to be shared; receive one or more recipients designated to receive the displayed data; and send the displayed data to the recipients. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The computing device of claim 11, wherein the computer instructions are configured to receive the recipients by: presenting a list of experts, entities, or a combination thereof, associated with the displayed data upon receiving the input; and receiving one or more inputs that correspond to one or more experts, entities, or the combination thereof, on the list of experts, entities, or the combination thereof. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The computing device of claim 11, wherein the computer instructions are configured to: receive one or more comments regarding the displayed data; and send the comments and the displayed data to the recipients. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The computing device of claim 13, wherein the comments comprise annotation data overlays. ### Claim 15 A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions configured to: receive an indication of data to be shared, wherein the data has been acquired using one or more non-destructive testing (NDT) inspection devices; receive a format in which to send the data; receive one or more recipients designated to receive the data to be shared; and automatically modify the data into the format and send the modified data to the recipients once the data has been acquired by the NDT inspection devices. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein the instructions are configured to receive the indication of the data to be shared by: receiving a range of values associated with the data; receiving a data input; and designating the data input as the indication of the data when the data input is not within the range of values. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein the range of values correspond to a range of expected values for a data entry field associated with the data. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein the NDT inspection devices comprise a borescope, a pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) camera, an eddy current inspection device, an ultrasonic inspection device, an ultrasonic flaw detector, an x-ray inspection device, a digital radiography device, or any combination thereof. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein the format comprises an electronic-mail message, a text message, a report, or any combination thereof. ### Claim 20 (depends on 15) The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein the instructions are configured to automatically send the modified data via a computing network.