Systems and methods for non-destructive testing user profiles

• US 9,218,470 B2
• Filed: 12/31/2012
• Issued: 12/22/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/31/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Baker Hughes, a GE Company, LLC (Baker Hughes Company)
• Original Assignee: General Electric Company
• Inventors: Domke, Michael Christopher, Ward, Robert Carroll, Messinger, Jason Howard, Sbihli, Scott Leo, Fromont, Francois Xavier De
• Primary Examiner(s): Okeke, Izunna
• Assistant Examiner(s): SONG, HEE K
• Application Number:
  US13/732,319
• Publication Number:
  US 20140189851A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,086 Days
• Field of Search: 726/16, 726 26- 29
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/31 User authentication
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/41 where a single sign-on provides access to a plurality of computers
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2117 User registration
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2141 Access rights, e.g. capability lists, access control lists, access tables, access matrices
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/102 Entity profiles

Abstract

A non-transitory computer readable medium may include executable instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to authenticate a user, and to retrieve a user profile based on the user. The instructions further cause the processor to apply the user profile to restrict an operation of a non-destructive testing (NDT) device.

Claims

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

authenticate a user;

retrieve a user profile based on the user;

apply the user profile to restrict an operation of a non-destructive testing (NDT) device; and

apply the user profile to modify a NDT hardware parameter value of the NDT device from a first value to a second value, wherein the NDT device is configured to provide a first observation when configured with the first value and to provide a second observation when configured with the second value, wherein the processor is configured to synchronize the user profile with a second NDT device based on a change to the user profile, and wherein the processor is configured to download a setting configured to operate the NDT device onto a memory of the NDT device based on the user profile.

2. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the user profile comprises a user certification, and wherein the operation is restricted based on the user certification.

3. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to customize a screen display based on the user profile.

4. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 3, wherein the screen display comprises a list of one or more task items derived by using the user profile.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the task items comprise an equipment information, a location/time information, an inspection device information, or a combination thereof.

6. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to digitally sign a data acquired by the NDT device based on the user profile.

7. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 6, wherein the processor is configured to communicate the data to an external system for auditing, regulatory compliance, training analysis, or a combination thereof.

8. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to download a digital content onto a memory of the NDT device based on the user profile.

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

10. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the NDT hardware parameter value comprises a gain, a time base, a compensation for lift off—

zeroing signal during eddy current inspection, a phase rotation, a persistence, a gate amplitude adjustment, a gate position adjustment, a signal rectification, a pulser filter, a pulse width, a data filter bandwidth, a pulse repetition frequency, a sweep angle start/stop, a sweep angle increment, a spot display, a timebase display, a waterfall display, a channel view, or a combination thereof.

11. A system comprising:

a non-destructive testing (NDT) device comprising a memory and a processor configured to;

authenticate a user;

retrieve a user profile based on the user;

apply the user profile to download a digital content onto the memory of the NDT device, or to execute, use, or display the digital content, or a combination thereof, via a cloud computing system; and

apply the user profile to modify a NDT hardware parameter value of the NDT device from a first value to a second value, wherein the NDT device is configured to provide a first observation when configured with the first value and a to provide a second observation when configured with the second value, wherein the processor is configured to synchronize the user profile with a second NDT device based on a change to the user profile, and wherein the processor is configured to download a setting configured to operate the NDT device onto a memory of the NDT device based on the user profile.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the processor is configured to apply the user profile to restrict an operation of the non-destructive testing (NDT) device.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the processor is configured to apply a setting to the NDT device based on the user profile.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein the NDT device comprises a display, and wherein the processor is configured to list of one or more task items derived by using the user profile on the display.

15. A method comprising:

authenticating a user;

retrieving a user profile based on the user;

applying the user profile to restrict an operation of a non-destructive testing (NDT) device; and

applying the user profile to modify a NDT hardware parameter value of the NDT device from a first value to a second value, wherein the NDT device is configured to provide a first observation when configured with the first value and to provide a second observation when configured with the second value, wherein the NDT device is configured to synchronize the user profile with a second NDT device based on a change to the user profile, and wherein the NDT device is configured to download a setting configured to operate the NDT device onto a memory of the NDT device based on the user profile.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the user profile comprises a user certification, and wherein the operation is restricted based on the user certification.

17. The method of claim 15, comprising displaying a customized screen display on the NDT device based on the user profile.

18. The method of claim 15, comprising downloading a digital content onto the NDT device based on the user profile.

19. The method of claim 15, comprising applying a setting to the NDT device based on the user profile.