Patent ID: 11967249
Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  B  F | IPC G

Claim 14:
15. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising machine readable instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:
execute an application associated with a welding simulation;
determine whether a transition command has been received; and
in response to determining the transition command has been received, transition the application to a simulated welding mode, wherein determining whether the transition command has been received comprises determining whether:
a welding simulator configured to conduct the welding simulation has been physically connected to a welding accessory,
there has been a recognition of a marker or pattern in one or more images,
a transition input has been received from a welding tool communicatively coupled with the welding simulator,
a sensor detects a simulator orientation of the welding simulator, or an accessory orientation of the welding accessory, that is associated with the transition command,
a transition voice command has been received, or
an assigned and uncompleted training exercise, task, goal, or activity has been selected.