IP Library Granted Patent US 9,218,470
Granted Patent B2
US 9,218,470 · App. 13/732,319 · Granted Dec 22, 2015

Systems and methods for non-destructive testing user profiles

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Patent No.
US 9,218,470
App. No.
13/732,319
Granted
Dec 22, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A non-transitory computer readable medium may include executable instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to authenticate a user, and to retrieve a user profile based on the user. The instructions further cause the processor to apply the user profile to restrict an operation of a non-destructive testing (NDT) device.

Claims (32)

1. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising executable instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:

authenticate a user;

retrieve a user profile based on the user;

apply the user profile to restrict an operation of a non-destructive testing (NDT) device; and

apply the user profile to modify a NDT hardware parameter value of the NDT device from a first value to a second value, wherein the NDT device is configured to provide a first observation when configured with the first value and to provide a second observation when configured with the second value, wherein the processor is configured to synchronize the user profile with a second NDT device based on a change to the user profile, and wherein the processor is configured to download a setting configured to operate the NDT device onto a memory of the NDT device based on the user profile.

2. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the user profile comprises a user certification, and wherein the operation is restricted based on the user certification.

3. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to customize a screen display based on the user profile.

4. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 3 , wherein the screen display comprises a list of one or more task items derived by using the user profile.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the task items comprise an equipment information, a location/time information, an inspection device information, or a combination thereof.

6. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to digitally sign a data acquired by the NDT device based on the user profile.

7. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 6 , wherein the processor is configured to communicate the data to an external system for auditing, regulatory compliance, training analysis, or a combination thereof.

8. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to download a digital content onto a memory of the NDT device based on the user profile.

9. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the NDT device comprises a mobile device, a borescope, a pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) camera, an ultrasonic inspection device, an eddy current inspection device, an X-ray inspection device, or a combination thereof, having the processor.

10. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the NDT hardware parameter value comprises a gain, a time base, a compensation for lift off—zeroing signal during eddy current inspection, a phase rotation, a persistence, a gate amplitude adjustment, a gate position adjustment, a signal rectification, a pulser filter, a pulse width, a data filter bandwidth, a pulse repetition frequency, a sweep angle start/stop, a sweep angle increment, a spot display, a timebase display, a waterfall display, a channel view, or a combination thereof.

11. A system comprising:

a non-destructive testing (NDT) device comprising a memory and a processor configured to:

authenticate a user;

retrieve a user profile based on the user;

apply the user profile to download a digital content onto the memory of the NDT device, or to execute, use, or display the digital content, or a combination thereof, via a cloud computing system; and

apply the user profile to modify a NDT hardware parameter value of the NDT device from a first value to a second value, wherein the NDT device is configured to provide a first observation when configured with the first value and a to provide a second observation when configured with the second value, wherein the processor is configured to synchronize the user profile with a second NDT device based on a change to the user profile, and wherein the processor is configured to download a setting configured to operate the NDT device onto a memory of the NDT device based on the user profile.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the processor is configured to apply the user profile to restrict an operation of the non-destructive testing (NDT) device.

13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the processor is configured to apply a setting to the NDT device based on the user profile.

14. The system of claim 11 , wherein the NDT device comprises a display, and wherein the processor is configured to list of one or more task items derived by using the user profile on the display.

15. A method comprising:

authenticating a user;

retrieving a user profile based on the user;

applying the user profile to restrict an operation of a non-destructive testing (NDT) device; and

applying the user profile to modify a NDT hardware parameter value of the NDT device from a first value to a second value, wherein the NDT device is configured to provide a first observation when configured with the first value and to provide a second observation when configured with the second value, wherein the NDT device is configured to synchronize the user profile with a second NDT device based on a change to the user profile, and wherein the NDT device is configured to download a setting configured to operate the NDT device onto a memory of the NDT device based on the user profile.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the user profile comprises a user certification, and wherein the operation is restricted based on the user certification.

17. The method of claim 15 , comprising displaying a customized screen display on the NDT device based on the user profile.

18. The method of claim 15 , comprising downloading a digital content onto the NDT device based on the user profile.

19. The method of claim 15 , comprising applying a setting to the NDT device based on the user profile.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 16, 2026
From: BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC
To: BAKER HUGHES HOLDINGS LLC
Reel/Frame 075421/0560 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 13, 2021
From: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
To: BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC
Reel/Frame 056846/0372 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 1, 2021
From: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
To: BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC
Reel/Frame 056442/0072 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 24, 2013
From: DOMKE, MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER; WARD, ROBERT CARROLL; DE FROMONT, FRANCOIS XAVIER; MESSINGER, JASON HOWARD; SBIHLI, SCOTT LEO
To: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
Reel/Frame 030281/0093 →