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US 2019/0240761 A1Published application
Use of mobile communication devices as user interface for welding equipment and systems
AssigneeLincoln Global, Inc.
InventorsLucian Petrila, Bruce J. Chantry, William T. Mathews, Joseph A. Daniel
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Abstract
A welding or cutting system having a power supply with no user interface hardware or software for controlling the operation of the power supply, and a mobile communication device which contains an application allowing for control of the power supply. The mobile device is coupled to the power supply through either a wired or wireless connection.
Claims20
A welding or cutting system, comprising:
- a welding or cutting power supply to respectively perform welding or cutting operations;
- and
- a mobile communication device having a camera, a display, and a motion sensor device, wherein the mobile communication device includes a mobile communication programming application and a welding or cutting programming application installed thereon, the welding or cutting programming application programmed to:
- generate displayed imagery of an object of a welding or cutting environment and make a measurement of the object, using the camera and the display and the motion sensor device, at least in part by overlaying augmented reality imagery onto the displayed imagery of the object as a user positions the mobile communication device with respect to the object,
- correlate the measurement to one or more welding or cutting operational parameters, and
- facilitate communication of the one or more welding or cutting operational parameters from the mobile communication device to the welding or cutting power supply, wherein the one or more welding or cutting operational parameters are for use by the welding or cutting power supply to control a welding or cutting operation of the welding or cutting operations.
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A welding or cutting system, comprising:
- a welding or cutting power supply to respectively perform welding or cutting operations;
- and
- a mobile communication device having a camera, wherein the mobile communication device includes a mobile communication programming application and a welding or cutting programming application installed thereon, the welding or cutting programming application programmed to:
- acquire one or more images of a welding or cutting environment via the camera,
- analyze the one or more images to generate analysis results,
- correlate the analysis results to one or more welding or cutting operational parameters, and
- facilitate communication of the one or more welding or cutting operational parameters from the mobile communication device to the welding or cutting power supply, wherein the one or more welding or cutting operational parameters are for use by the welding or cutting power supply to control a welding or cutting operation of the welding or cutting operations.
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A welding or cutting system, comprising:
- a welding or cutting power supply to respectively perform welding or cutting operations;
- and
- a mobile communication device having a camera, a display, and a motion sensor device, wherein the mobile communication device includes a mobile communication programming application and a maintenance/service augmented reality application installed thereon, the maintenance/service augmented reality application programmed to:
- acquire and display real-time imagery of a portion of a welding or cutting environment via the camera and display of the mobile communication device,
- recognize elements of the portion of the welding or cutting environment being displayed, and
- overlay augmented information on the real-time imagery of the portion of the welding or cutting environment, based on the elements as recognized, to aid a user in maintaining or servicing the portion of the welding or cutting environment.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.