SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSOCIATING DATA TO A WELDER POWER SOURCE

• US 20130119036A1
• Filed: 11/05/2012
• Published: 05/16/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 11/11/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lincoln Global Incorporated (Lincoln Electric Holdings Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Lincoln Global Incorporated (Lincoln Electric Holdings Incorporated)
• Inventors: DANIEL, Joseph A.
• Granted Patent: US 10,010,959 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 219/130.21
• CPC Class Codes: B23K 9/095 Monitoring or automatic control of welding parameters
• CPC Class Codes: B23K 9/0953 using computing means
• CPC Class Codes: B23K 9/10 Other electric circuits therefor; Protective circuits; Remote controls
• CPC Class Codes: B23K 9/1043 characterised by the electric circuit B23K9/1012 takes precedence

Abstract

The invention described herein generally pertains to a system and method for welder system that associates a set of data to a portion of data collected by a welder power source based on a first indicia and a second indicia. The welder system includes an input device that collects a first input based on the first indicia to identify a type of the set of data and a welder power source to relate the set of data. Moreover, the input device collects a second input based on the second indicia that indicates a location for the set of data. Based on the first indicia and the second indicia, the set of data can be associated with a welder power source or a portion of data collected by the welder power source.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving a first input based on an indicia;

identifying a type of a set of data and a welder power source to associate with the set of data based on the first input;

receiving a second input based on a second indicia;

locating the set of data based on the second input; and

associating the set of data to the welder power source based on the first input.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising utilizing the set of data as a configuration setting for the welder power source.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising at least one of the following:

storing the set of data local to the welder power source;

or

storing the set of data remote to the welder power source.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising creating a command sheet for one or more welder power sources wherein the command sheet includes at least one indicia related to a configuration setting for the one or more welder power sources or a welding process that utilizes the one or more welder power sources.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising identifying the set of data based on information included within the second indicia.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising identifying the set of data based on a data storage location included with the second indicia.

7. The method of claim 6, the data storage is at least one of remote to the welder power source or local to the welder power source.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving at least one of the first input or the second input at a first environment; and

utilizing the set of data as a configuration setting for the welder power source, wherein the welder power source is located in a second environment.

9. The method of claim 1, the type relates to at least one of an employee identification (ID), a consumable material for a weld process, a maintenance for a power source, a repair for a power source, an inspection, a welding parameter, or a workpiece parameter.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising collecting weld data from a weld process powered by at least one welder power source.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising associating the set of data to a portion of the weld data based upon at least one of receipt of the first input or receipt of the second input.

12. The method of claim 10, further comprising associating the set of data to the welder power source from the second input to a time of a receipt of an additional first input that identifies a type of a second set of data and a welder power source to associate with the second set of data.

13. The method of claim 10, the association is based on at least one of a tag, a metadata tag, a link, a key, or an appending of data.

14. A welder system, comprising:

a power source that collects a portion of data related to a weld process;

an input device that receives a first input defining a type of data and a target power source;

the input device receives a second input that is a set of data of the type;

a first component configured to associate the set of data to the target power source;

a second component configured to link the set of data to a portion of data collected by the target power source; and

the power source utilizes the set of data as a configuration setting.

15. The welder system of claim 14, at least one of the first input or the second input is based on an indicia, wherein the indicia is at least one of a barcode, a radio frequency identification (RFID) signal, a biometric, a magnetic strip reader, a serial number, or a wireless signal.

16. The welder system of claim 14, the first component is configured to utilize the set of data with a controller to control the target power source.

17. The welder system of claim 14, the set of data is stored at least one of locally to the target power source or remotely to the target power source.

18. The welder system of claim 14, further comprising:

the second input is a storage location for the set of data; and

the second component relates the set of data from the storage location to the target power source.

19. A welder system, comprising:

means for receiving a first input based on an indicia;

means for identifying a type of a set of data and a welder power source to associate with the set of data based on the first input;

means for receiving a second input based on a second indicia;

means for locating the set of data based on the second input; and

means for associating the set of data to the welder power source based on the first input.

20. The welder system of claim 19, further comprising:

means for collecting weld data from a weld process powered by at least one welder power source; and

means for associating the set of data to a portion of the weld data based upon receipt of at least one of the first input or the second input.