Patent ID: 11865649
Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 7:
8. A cloud computing system to provide weld data, the system comprising:
communication circuitry configured to receive an offer to sell welding data relating to a welding operation from a first customer;
cloud storage configured to store the offer to sell welding data in computer-readable storage media; and
one or more cloud computing resources, wherein the one or more cloud computing resources:
offer the welding data for sale, via the cloud based resource;
facilitate a financial transaction between the first and the second customer for the welding data;
facilitate a transmission of the welding data between the first and the second customer, wherein the welding data defines aspects of at least one welding operation for execution by a welding system by at least specifying one or more welding parameters; and
subsequently facilitate receiving, from the second customer, at least one of weld data or production data associated with the welding system during the welding operation.