Welding resource performance comparison system and method
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorsNathan John Lamers, Nathan Gerald Leiteritz, Knut Norman Froland, Todd Earl Holverson, Gregory David Popp
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Abstract
Metal fabrication systems, such as welding systems and related equipment may be analyzed and performance compared by collecting parameter data from the systems during welding operations via a web based system. The data is stored and analyzed upon request by a user. A user viewable page may be provided that allows for selection of systems and groups of systems of interest. Parameters to be used as the basis for comparison may also be selected. Pages illustrating the comparisons may be generated and transmitted to the user based upon the selections.
Claims20
A metal fabrication resource performance comparison method, comprising:
- via a web based system, accessing data representative of a parameter of metal fabrication operations performed on a plurality of metal fabrication resources;
- via at least one computer processor, analyzing the parameter for each of the plurality of metal fabrication resources to compare performance of the metal fabrication resources;
- via the at least one computer processor, populating a user viewable report page with graphical indicia representative of the analysis;
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- via a web based system, transmitting the user viewable report page to a user.
A metal fabrication resource performance comparison system, comprising:
- a web based communications component that in operation accesses data representative of a parameter of metal fabrication operations of a plurality of metal fabrication resources;
- at least one computer processor that in operation analyzes the parameter to compare performance of the metal fabrication resources, and populates a user viewable report page with graphical indicia representative of the analysis for each of the metal fabrication resources;
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- a web based transmission component that in operation transits the user viewable report page to a user.
A metal fabrication resource performance comparison interface, comprising:
- at least one user viewable report page compiled and delivered by a web based system and that is defined by computer executed code transmitted to a user viewing device, the report page comprising user viewable indicia identifying a plurality of metal fabrication resources, a time period of interest, and at least one graphical indicia of a parameter of metal fabrication operations performed on a metal fabrication resources for the time period of interest, the graphical indicia comparing performance of the metal fabrication resources.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.