System and method for managing real estate transactions
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1. A method for managing real estate transactions over a distributed computer network comprising the steps of:
- (a) storing data relating to a plurality of listings in a computerized database, each listing owned by an office, each office having a plurality of agents associated therewith, each office having a predefined region and at least one manager associated therewith;
(b) monitoring postings of transactions relating to the plurality of listings; and
(c) calculating commissions for the agents, the offices and the at least one manager associated with a transaction in accordance with a set of parameters.
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Abstract
Managing real estate transactions over a distributed computer network including the steps of storing data relating to a plurality of listings in a computerized database, each listing owned by an office, each office having a plurality of agents associated therewith, each office having a predefined region and at least one manager associated therewith, monitoring postings of transactions relating to the plurality of listings, and calculating commissions for the agents, the offices and the at least one manager associated with a transaction in accordance with a set of parameters.
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69 Claims
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1. A method for managing real estate transactions over a distributed computer network comprising the steps of:
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(a) storing data relating to a plurality of listings in a computerized database, each listing owned by an office, each office having a plurality of agents associated therewith, each office having a predefined region and at least one manager associated therewith;
(b) monitoring postings of transactions relating to the plurality of listings; and
(c) calculating commissions for the agents, the offices and the at least one manager associated with a transaction in accordance with a set of parameters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A system for managing real estate transactions over a distributed computer network comprising:
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(a) means for storing data relating to a plurality of listings in a computerized database, each listing owned by an office, each office having a plurality of agents associated therewith, each office having a predefined region and at least one manager associated therewith;
(b) means for monitoring postings of transactions relating to the plurality of listings; and
(c) means for calculating commissions for the agents, the offices and the at least one manager associated with a transaction in accordance with a set of parameters. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67)
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68. A distributed computer network for managing real estate transactions comprising:
a memory containing;
a data tier program having functions for supporting a database for storing data relating to a plurality of contacts;
a web tier program having functions for managing requests for said data relating to the plurality of contacts and providing said data relating to the plurality of contacts to a plurality of agents;
a client tier program having functions for providing remote access to the database by said plurality of contacts and said plurality of agents;
a business tier program having functions for retrieving and storing said data relating to a plurality of contacts and applying business rules to said data relating to a plurality of contacts in order to generate a report; and
a processor for implementing the web tier program, the client tier program, the business tier program and the data tier program in order to manage real estate transactions.
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69. A computer-readable medium whose contents cause a distributed computer system to perform a remote procedure, the distributed computer system having a client program and a server program with functions for invocation, by performing the steps of:
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(a) storing data relating to a plurality of listings in a computerized database, each listing owned by an office, each office having a plurality of agents associated therewith, each office having a predefined region and at least one manager associated therewith;
(b) monitoring postings of transactions relating to the plurality of listings; and
(c) calculating commissions for the agents, the offices and the at least one manager associated with a transaction in accordance with a set of parameters.
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