Patent Document ID: 9672757
Application ID: 13838158
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. A welding training system comprising: a non-transitory memory comprising processor-executable instructions; and a processor coupled to the non-transitory memory and configured to execute the processor-executable instructions, wherein the processor-executable instructions comprise instructions to: enable operation of the welding training system in three or more modes, wherein the three or more modes comprise a live-arc mode, a simulation mode, a virtual reality mode, an augmented reality mode, or some combination thereof; receive an input corresponding to at least one of the three or more modes; control a training switch to enable welding power to flow through a welding torch when the received input corresponds to the live-arc mode; control the training switch to disable welding power from flowing through the welding torch when the received input corresponds to the simulation mode or the virtual reality mode; display a virtual reality simulation via a display device when the received input corresponds to the virtual reality mode; and display an augmented reality simulation via the display device when the received input corresponds to the augmented reality mode, wherein the augmented reality simulation comprises a virtual welding environment integrated with object data relating to the welding torch received from a sensing device, wherein the object data comprises a position of the welding torch, an orientation of the welding torch, or an image of the welding torch, or any combination thereof.