System and method providing automated welding notification

A computer executable method for conveying welding alerts, comprising:

• determining nature of an event;
• determining or inferring entities most suitable to receive information or respond to information in connection with the event;
• determining or inferring best manner in which to convey the notification;
• and
• analyzing cost associated with respective processes in connection with a notification, weighed against the benefit of the notification.

A system for conveying welding alerts, comprising:

• means for determining nature of an event;
• means for inferring entities most suitable to receive information or respond to information in connection with the event;
• means for analyzing cost associated with respective processes in connection with a information, weighed against the benefit of the information;
• and
• means for inferring best manner in which to convey the information.

A welding system adapted for sending notifications, comprising:

• at least one welder having a network interface to communicate with a local or remote network system;
• a configurable address book associated with the network interface to identify most suitable recipients to receive a notification or respond to a notification;
• an event component to trigger the notification;
• a notification component to transmit the notification across the local or remote network system;
• and
• an artificial intelligence (AI) component that performs utility-based analyses in connection with determining entities and manner to convey notifications where the cost associated with respective processes in connection with a notification is weighed against the benefit of the notification.