SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING ECOSYSTEM

• US 20140207601A1
• Filed: 01/22/2013
• Published: 07/24/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 01/22/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Baker Hughes Holdings LLC (Baker Hughes Company)
• Original Assignee: General Electric Company
• Inventors: Soorianarayanan, Sekhar, Ward, Robert Carroll, Domke, Michael Christopher, Sbihli, Scott Leo, De Fromont, Francois Xavier, Messinger, Jason Howard
• Granted Patent: US 10,325,298 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6218 to a system of files or objects, e.g. local or distributed file system or database
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06315 Needs-based resource requirements planning or analysis
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/067 Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/103 Workflow collaboration or project management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/00 Commerce
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0255 based on user history
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 90/80 Management or planning

Abstract

A non-transitory computer readable medium may include executable instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to provide for a non-destructive testing (NDT) ecosystem. The NDT ecosystem includes a repository of digital content, and a store configured to sell the digital content to a customer, wherein the digital content is executable by a NDT device and wherein the digital content is created by a plurality of entities.

Claims

1. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising executable instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:

provide for a non-destructive testing (NDT) ecosystem comprising;

a repository of digital content; and

a store configured to sell the digital content to a customer,

wherein the digital content is executable by a NDT device and wherein the digital content is created by a plurality of entities.

2. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the store comprises a private store configured to be created by the at least one of the plurality of entities and wherein the private store is configured to sell the digital content to a vetted customer.

3. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 2, wherein the store comprises a public store configured to sell the digital content to a non-vetted customer, an export controlled store configured to sell export controlled digital content to a government-vetted customer, or a combination thereof.

4. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the digital content comprises non-executable digital content.

5. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 4, wherein the non-executable digital content comprises an NDT device manual, a regulatory document or a combination thereof.

6. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the executable content comprise a firmware.

7. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1, comprising instructions configured to download the digital content into a memory of the NDT device based on an identifier identifying an equipment, and wherein the digital content is configured to be used during inspection of the equipment.

8. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 7, wherein the digital content includes historical logs of the equipment, analysis performed on the equipment, maintenance logs of the equipment, operational logs of the equipment, or a combination thereof.

9. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the NDT ecosystem comprises a licensing/asset management system configured to manage licenses of the digital content, software assets, hardware assets, or a combination thereof.

10. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the NDT ecosystem comprises an authentication system configured to automatically insure that the digital content complies with publishing guidelines.

11. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1 wherein the NDT ecosystem comprises a security/certificate system configured to created digital certificates linked to the digital content, encrypt the digital content, or a combination thereof.

12. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the NDT device comprises a borescope, a pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) camera, an ultrasonic inspection device, an X-ray inspection device, an eddy current inspection device, or a combination thereof.

13. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the plurality of entities comprise an asset owner, an inspection solution provider, a regulatory entity, an asset OEM, an asset inspection provider, an application developer, or a combination thereof.

14. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 13, wherein the customer comprises the asset owner, the inspection solution provider, the regulatory entity, the asset OEM, the asset inspection provider, the application developer, or the combination thereof.

15. A system comprising:

a non-destructive testing (NDT) device configured to communicatively couple to an NDT ecosystem, wherein the NDT device is configured to download executable digital content, non-executable digital content, or a combination thereof, from a digital store included in the NDT ecosystem.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the NDT device is configured to transmit an identifier identifying an equipment, and wherein the executable digital content, the non-executable digital content, or the combination thereof, includes digital content configured to aid in the inspection of the equipment.

17. A method comprising:

providing for a non-destructive testing (NDT) ecosystem comprising;

a repository of digital content; and

a store configured to sell the digital content to a customer,

wherein the digital content is executable by a NDT device and wherein the digital content is created by a plurality of entities.

18. The method of claim 17, comprising enabling the creation of customer-created digital content, wherein the customer-created digital content is created by the customer.

19. The method of claim 17, comprising enabling a revenue sharing between the plurality of entities.

20. The method of claim 17, comprising downloading the digital content onto an NDT device based on an equipment identifier, and wherein the equipment identifier is a tail number, a serial number, or a combination thereo.