METHODS, SYSTEMS AND USER INTERFACE FOR EVALUATING PRODUCT DESIGNS IN LIGHT OF PROMULGATED STANDARDS
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1. A method of evaluating a proposed design of a product having a plurality of interconnected devices in light of a promulgated industry standard, the method comprising:
- creating a graphic display representing a layout of a plurality of interconnected devices;
accepting a plurality of data corresponding to a proposed design of a product having the plurality of interconnected devices;
applying a standard relating to the plurality of data corresponding to the proposed design; and
presenting an analysis corresponding to the plurality of interconnected devices.
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Abstract
Systems, methods, and interfaces for evaluating proposed product designs having interconnected devices in light of promulgated industry standards via a graphical interface.
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33 Claims
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1. A method of evaluating a proposed design of a product having a plurality of interconnected devices in light of a promulgated industry standard, the method comprising:
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creating a graphic display representing a layout of a plurality of interconnected devices; accepting a plurality of data corresponding to a proposed design of a product having the plurality of interconnected devices; applying a standard relating to the plurality of data corresponding to the proposed design; and presenting an analysis corresponding to the plurality of interconnected devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A network-based system for evaluating a proposed electrical product design having interconnected electrical circuit devices for compliance with a promulgated standard, the system comprising:
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a client system comprising a browser; a database for storing information; and a server system adapted to be coupled to the client system and the database, the server system further adapted to; accept a plurality of data corresponding to one or more eligible circuit devices for a proposed product design; receive a plurality of user provided data and information regarding the proposed product design; selectively present the plurality of data to a user in a graphic format based on the plurality of user provided data and information; and apply a promulgated standard to the one or more eligible circuit devices selected by the user from the plurality of data.
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24. An electronic system for evaluating a short-circuit current rating of a proposed design of an electrical panel having multiple interconnected circuits, the circuits including at least one of a feeder circuit connected to a supply circuit, a branch circuit connected to the supply circuit, a sub-feeder circuit, and a branch circuit connected to the sub-feeder circuit, wherein each of the circuits comprises an overcurrent protection device and another device, the electronic system comprising:
a processor-based device adapted to; accept a plurality of device data and information corresponding to one or more eligible overcurrent protection devices and other devices for a proposed electrical panel; receive a plurality of user provided data and information regarding the proposed electrical panel design; selectively present the plurality of device data and information to a user in a graphic format based on the plurality of user provided data and information; and determine the short circuit current rating for the proposed electrical panel as each of the one or more eligible overcurrent protection devices and other devices is selected by the user. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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27. A computer program embodied on a computer readable medium for evaluating and assessing a proposed electrical system in light of a promulgated industry standard, the program comprising:
at least one code segment that receives user provided selections for devices utilized in a proposed electrical system, and, in response to the received selections; determines an output value of the proposed electrical system corresponding to a promulgated industry standard; displays the output value of the proposed electrical system for inspection by a user when a selection is received; and displays the proposed electrical system in a graphic format.
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28. An electronic system for evaluating a short circuit current rating of multiple interconnected circuits, the system comprising:
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means for storing data relating to eligible circuit devices for a plurality of interconnected circuits; means for receiving a user provided circuit device selection; means for determining a short circuit current rating after each user provided circuit device selection is received; and means for communicating the short circuit current rating to a user after each user provided circuit device selection is received, wherein the means for communicating comprises a display screen utilizing a graphic format representing a layout of the plurality of interconnected devices. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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31. An electronic system for evaluating a proposed electrical product design having interconnected electrical circuit devices for compliance with a promulgated standard, the system comprising:
a processor-based device adapted to; accept a plurality of data corresponding to one or more eligible circuit devices for a proposed product design; receive a plurality of user provided data and information regarding the proposed product design; selectively present the plurality of data to a user in a graphic format based on the plurality of user provided data and information; and apply a promulgated standard to the one or more eligible circuit devices selected by the user from the plurality of data. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33)
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