WELDING SIMULATOR
First Claim
1. A game played on a processor based computing device executing coded instructions, comprising the steps of:
- providing processing means operable to execute coded instructions for generating an interactive virtual environment, wherein said processing means receives input from an associated input device;
creating a virtual article within virtual environment having an operational state that is changeable between operative and inoperative;
establishing a game objective to change the operational state of the virtual article by a virtual welding operation; and
,directing an end user to perform a virtual welding operation that changes the operational state of the virtual article.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention pertain to a computer program product and processor based computing system that provides processing means for executing coded instructions and input means for interacting with said processing means to create a virtual welding environment. The system establishes an objective to change a functional or operational state of a virtual article, and directs the end user to perform at least one virtual welding operation for changing its functional state. The system trains new users and inexperienced welders on the fundamental aspects of welding and other technical
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20 Claims
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1. A game played on a processor based computing device executing coded instructions, comprising the steps of:
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providing processing means operable to execute coded instructions for generating an interactive virtual environment, wherein said processing means receives input from an associated input device; creating a virtual article within virtual environment having an operational state that is changeable between operative and inoperative; establishing a game objective to change the operational state of the virtual article by a virtual welding operation; and
,directing an end user to perform a virtual welding operation that changes the operational state of the virtual article. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A kit for an associated processor based computing device executing coded instructions for displaying an interactive virtual welding environment and having an associated input device for interfacing with an end user, comprising:
an readily releasable attachment adapted to fixedly connect to the associated input device, wherein the readily releasable attachment resembles a welding tool displayed in the interactive virtual welding environment. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. An input device for an associated processor based computing device executing an associated computer program product for generating a virtual welding environment, comprising:
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an input device body shaped to resemble a real world welding torch; one or more sensors having sensor output, wherein the one or more sensors are incorporated with the input device body, the one or more sensors being operable to sense spatial orientation of the input device body; and
,means for communicating the sensor output to the associated processor based computing device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A method for training welding activity, comprising:
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providing a processor based computing device operable to execute coded instructions, an imaging device that can display a virtual welding environment responsive to the execution of the coded instructions, and an input device operatively connected to the processor based computing device, wherein the input device senses movement in the real world; displaying one or more virtual objects in the virtual welding environment having an operational deficiency discernable by one or more virtual clues; directing an end user to analyze the one or more virtual clues for deriving a solution to correct the operational deficiency; and
,facilitating virtual welding in the virtual welding environment for correcting the operational deficiency. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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