Methods and systems for exchanging information, such as nondestructive evaluation data, between distributed users
First Claim
1. A method in a computer system for providing distributed participants with test data, the method comprising:
- receiving identification of at least one participant computer that will receive the test data;
receiving the test data;
in response to receiving the test data, sending the received test data to an application program; and
sending a display page generated by the application program to each identified participant computer, the display page containing at least a portion of the received test data.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for providing distributed participants with test data, such as NDE data. In one embodiment, a test conductor controls test equipment to collect test data for a part. The test conductor controls the test equipment by operating a first user computer operatively connected to the test equipment. The test data is automatically sent from the test equipment to the first user computer, and from the first user computer to a server computer via a communications link, such as the Internet. The server computer forwards the test data to an application program that generates a display page containing at least a portion of the test data. The server computer then sends the display page to a second user computer located remotely from the first user computer. The second user computer can be operated by a distributed participant having an interest in the test.
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1. A method in a computer system for providing distributed participants with test data, the method comprising:
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receiving identification of at least one participant computer that will receive the test data;
receiving the test data;
in response to receiving the test data, sending the received test data to an application program; and
sending a display page generated by the application program to each identified participant computer, the display page containing at least a portion of the received test data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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17. A method in a computer system for providing distributed participants with test data, the method comprising:
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receiving identification of at least one participant computer that will receive the test data;
receiving the test data; and
in response to receiving the test data, sending at least a portion of the received test data to each identified participant computer.
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27. A method in a computer system for providing test data to distributed participants, the method comprising:
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receiving, from a user, identification of at least one participant computer that will receive the test data;
sending the received identification to a server computer;
receiving, from test equipment, the test data; and
in response to receiving the test data, sending the test data to the server computer.
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39. A computer system for providing distributed participants with test data, the computer system comprising:
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means for receiving identification of at least one participant computer that will receive the test data;
means for receiving the test data;
means for sending the received test data to an application program in response to receiving the test data; and
means for sending a display page generated by the application program to each identified participant computer, the display page containing at least a portion of the received test data.
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52. A computer-readable medium whose contents cause a computer system to provide distributed participants with test data, the test data being provided by a method comprising:
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receiving identification of at least one participant computer that will receive the test data;
receiving the test data;
in response to receiving the test data, sending the received test data to an application program; and
sending a display page generated by the application program to each identified participant computer, the display page containing at least a portion of the received test data. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62)
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63. A computer-readable medium containing a display page configured to provide information related to a test being conducted by a test conductor in a first location to a distributed participant in a second location remote from the first location, the display page comprising:
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a part information portion containing information about a part being tested by the test;
a test equipment information portion containing information about test equipment performing at least a portion of the test;
a test data portion containing test data resulting from the test; and
a text box, the text box configured to receive and display textual messages provided by at least one of the test conductor and the distributed participant. - View Dependent Claims (64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 70, 71)
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69. A method in a computer system for allowing a distributed participant to participate remotely in a nondestructive evaluation (NDE) test of a part using NDE test equipment, the method comprising:
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receiving NDE test conditions from the NDE test equipment;
sending the received NDE test conditions to the distributed participant;
receiving NDE test data from the NDE test equipment;
sending the received NDE test data to the distributed participant;
receiving an instruction from the distributed participant, the instruction being related to at least one of the NDE test conditions; and
in response to receiving the instruction, controlling the NDE test equipment to alter at least one of the NDE test conditions.
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