Appeal 2007-1202
Application 10/847,052
4. The welder includes a sensor system which monitors data relevant to the
welding process. This data can be used to asses the quality of the welding
performance. The data is prepared, processed and then dispatched via the HTTP
server. (See col. 9, ll. 48-65.)
5. Niedereder’s system can also be used to provide from a remote site,
diagnosis, error-searching, servicing, and status checks. (See col. 11, ll. 6-16.)
6. Appellants’ Specification states that health status of the welder can
include “information associated with functional and/or performance test results of
the welder, error(s) and/or alarms.” (Specification 13.)
7. Appellants’ Specification states that a “component” may be software.
(Specification 3.)
8. Brown teaches a welder that has a monitor which stores sets of acceptable
ranges for monitored parameters of the welder. (See col. 1, ll. 38-59.)
9. Brown’s system constantly monitors the values of the parameters and
compares them to operating limits. A visual feedback and alarm is provided if the
parameters are out of limit. (See col. 8, ll. 16-35.)
10. Brown’s teaches that eight parameters may be monitored. (See col. 9, ll.
22-29 and Figure 9.)
11. Brown’s system can be connected to a central computer system which
receives an alarm if there is an out of tolerance condition. (See col. 9, ll. 4-10.)
12. Brown teaches that upon powering up the system, the system goes
through a self diagnostic check. This self check involves running tests on the
memory, registers, and processor. (See col. 13, ll. 25-45 and steps 201-207 in
figure 14.)
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