Patent ID: 7233885

Claim:
A computer-assisted method for designing an electric motor, the method comprising: automatically authenticating a pre-approved user, the pre-approved user utilizing an Internet browser; receiving a value for a first design parameter related to the electric motor from the pre-approved user; automatically providing to a user interface a pre-determined set of alternatives for a second design parameter, wherein at least one value is selectable from the pre-determined set of alternatives, the pre-determined set of alternatives generated responsive to the value of the first design parameter; if a value for each design parameter received from the pre-approved user is within a pre-determined set for that design parameter; automatically designing predetermined aspects of the electric motor responsive to at least one of the design parameter values; and electronically providing a document regarding a designed electric motor to the user, the document selected from a dimensioned drawing of the electric motor, a performance curve of the electric motor, and a customer data sheet of the electric motor.