Patent ID: 7751926

Claim:
A computer system for aiding a user in selecting a power supply for at least one of a welding, a cutting, and a heating process, the computer system comprising: a user computer; a network connected to the user computer; and a central computer connected to the user computer through the network, the central computer comprising a memory storage device storing a database correlating a plurality of power sources to at least one of process data, material data, power source data, and process attribute data; wherein the central computer is programmed to: display at least one of a process data selection, a power source data selection, and a material data selection and prompt the user to select at least one process data selection, power source data selection, and material data selection from the user computer; compare the selected process data selection, power source data selection, or material data selection to the database to correlate a plurality of power sources to the selected process data selection, power source data selection, and material data selection; and display at least one power source based on the selected one of the power source data selection, process data selection, or process material data selection for the user.