Patent ID: 8930821
Filing Date: 2015-01-06
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for generating an output identifying components for a system, each of the components having one of a plurality of types, each of the components defined by a plurality of specifications, the method comprising: employing a network interface to receive a selection tool into a computer system memory; executing the selection tool on a processing device to open a multi-window display that includes a schedule window, a product type select window, and a product window; executing the selection tool on the processing device to display a menu of a plurality of graphic elements, each of the plurality of graphic elements representative of and corresponding to a product type; executing the selection tool on the processing device to receive a user input selecting a first graphic element from the menu; executing the selection tool on the processing device to update the multi-window display to remove the first graphic element from the menu of the plurality of graphic elements and only display the first graphic element in the product type select window in response to the user input; executing the selection tool on the processing device to filter a component database to identify a first set of components having a component type corresponding to the first graphic element; executing the selection tool on the processing device to display in the product window data a list of components from the first set of components; receiving input selecting one or more components from the list of components; storing the selected one or more components in a data file in a memory; displaying a parameter window simultaneously with the display of the product type select window, the product window and the schedule window, the parameter window comprising at least one interactive element configured to receive input of a parameter defining a physical characteristic associated with at least one component in the first set of components; receiving with the at least one interactive element user input defining the parameter corresponding to the physical characteristic; filtering the component database to identify a second set of components from the first set of components having the physical characteristic compatible with the parameter defined by the user input; and updating the list of components displayed in the product window data to include components selected from only the second set of components.