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Internet based interactive graphical interface for real estate listings

  • US 10,102,597 B1
  • Filed: 10/26/2007
  • Issued: 10/16/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/30/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of providing an interface for searching real estate listings utilizing the Internet comprising:

  • providing a real estate interactive graphical user interface to be interacted with by a user to search and view real estate listings;

    displaying, on a display device, the real estate interactive graphical user interface on an Internet web page, the real estate interactive graphical user interface comprising an interactive map area displaying satellite imagery, aerial photo imagery, or a rendered graphic street map;

    overlaying a focusing box on only a portion of the displayed interactive map area of the real estate interactive graphical user interface, the focusing box defining a focusing box area, wherein the focusing box displays a location title indicating a location of the focusing box area on the displayed interactive map area, wherein the focusing box and interactive map area are displayed at the same time;

    displaying, on the focusing box, a total number of real estate listings present in the focusing box area, wherein the focusing box comprises additional search criteria comprising price range;

    allowing a user to interact with the real estate interactive graphical user interface to move the focusing box about the interactive map area;

    allowing a user to interact with the real estate interactive graphical user interface to select a price range in the additional search criteria of the focusing box;

    updating the total number of real estate listings displayed on the focusing box in response to the price range in the additional search criteria of the focusing box being selected by the user;

    allowing a user to interact with the real estate interactive graphical user interface to initiate a search of real estate listings present in the focusing box area; and

    displaying a larger version of the focusing box area, within the interactive map area, with a listing icon of each real estate listing of the total number of real estate listings in response to initiation of the search of real estate listings present in the focusing box area by the user, wherein each listing icon is displayed at a location of the real estate listing on the interactive map area.

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