Patent ID: 6707003
Filing Date: 2004-03-16
Classification: B23K

Abstract:
A welding assistance method for a user to exploit information available at a remote computer welding database in a contemplated welding operation, comprising the steps of:the user supplying an information request to the database, the information request comprising (a) a first indication and/or selection by the user of a type of contemplated heat treatment process, (b) a second indication and/or selection by the user of at least one type of technical problem to be solved arising or likely to arise during implementation of the contemplated heat treatment process, and (c) a third indication and/or selection by the user of at least one parameter relating to a configuration of the contemplated heat treatment process; the database processing of at least some of the first, second, and third indications or selections made by the user; after the processing step, the database supplying information relating to the contemplated heat treatment process as a proposal to the user of at least some information relating to at least one modification or at least one adjustment to be made to at least one configuration parameter of the contemplated heat treatment process so as to solve, at least partly, the type of technical problem supplied by the user in the second indication; and the user receiving the information in the proposal and combining that information with user experience and user information to perform a welding operation of the contemplated heat treatment process by setting, modifying, or adjusting at least one parameter of the welding operation based on the information in the proposal.