Internet based interactive graphical interface for real estate listings
First Claim
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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Abstract
A method for searching real estate listings utilizing the Internet includes displaying, on a display device, an interactive map area on an Internet web page interactive graphical interface. The interactive map area displays satellite imagery, aerial photo imagery, or a rendered graphic street map. Then the method includes overlaying a focusing box on the interactive map area. The focusing box is movable about the interactive map area and displays a location title indicating a location of the focusing box on the interactive map area and the focusing box defines a focusing box area on the interactive map area. Then the method includes displaying a total number of real estate listings present in the focusing box area, and displaying a larger version of the focusing box area with a listing icon of each real estate listing of the total number of real estate listings, and each listing icon is displayed at a location of the real estate listing on the interactive map area.
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15 Claims
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1. A method of providing an interface for searching real estate listings utilizing the Internet comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of providing an interface for searching real estate listings utilizing the Internet comprising:
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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, and one or more listing icons indicating a location of each one or more real estate listings on the interactive map area; allowing a user to interact with the real estate interactive graphical user interface to position an active curser on the interactive map area at a particular latitude and longitude coordinate location on the interactive map area; allowing a user to interact with the real estate interactive graphical user interface to initiate display of a rapid search icon and rapid search tool; displaying, in response to initiation of the display of the rapid search icon and rapid search tool, the rapid search icon and rapid search tool at the particular latitude and longitude coordinate location on the interactive map area, the rapid search icon and rapid search tool overlaying only a portion of the interactive map area and being within the interactive map area, wherein the rapid search tool and interactive map area are displayed at the same time, the rapid search tool comprising a functional list of search or viewing commands; displaying a total number of real estate listings present in the interactive map area; allowing a user to interact with the real estate interactive graphical user interface to execute a command from the functional list of search or viewing commands of the rapid search tool; and reloading the interactive map area of the real estate interactive graphical user interface on the Internet web page without reloading the entire Internet web page in response to execution of the command from the functional list of search or viewing commands of the rapid search tool by the user. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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