Patent ID: 9728103
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: B23K,G09B

Claim:
1. A system comprising: a data storage device configured to store data corresponding to a welding training certification of a welding operator, wherein the data comprises a first welding process certification status, a second welding process certification status, a first welding device certification status, a second welding device certification status, or some combination thereof; and control circuitry configured to receive a request for the first welding process certification status, the second welding process certification status, the first welding device certification status, the second welding device certification status, or some combination thereof, of the welding operator, wherein the control circuitry is configured to provide a response to the request, and wherein the response comprises the first welding process certification status, the second welding process certification status, the first welding device certification status, the second welding device certification status, or some combination thereof, of the welding operator; wherein the welding operator is authorized to use a first welding process, a second welding process, a first welding device, a second welding device, or some combination thereof, based at least partly on the response, the control circuitry is configured to enable use of one or more welding process, one or more welding devices, or some combination thereof for which the welding operator is authorized, and the control circuitry is configured to disable the use of one or more welding processes, one or more welding devices, or some combination thereof for which the welding operator is not authorized.