Wireless real estate for sale signs, sales information

• US 20020174090A1
• Filed: 05/15/2001
• Published: 11/21/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 05/15/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Dexter, Kevin T.
• Application Number:
  US09/858,302
• Publication Number:
  US 20020174090A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

A method and a system for obtaining descriptions and commercial terms of properties for sale via a wireless communications device. In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method and system that facilitates the retrieval of information describing a parcel of real property via a wireless communications channel. The method includes configuring a real property inventory database with information describing a plurality of parcels of real property. The information includes property codes associated with the parcels with each property code associated with a parcel data set that includes an offering price for the parcel. The property code of the parcel of land is received in a mobile communications device in response to a user inquiry. The property code is stored in association with a user identification code in a user database. In response to a user control, the mobile communications device retrieves a first parcel data set corresponding to the property code from the real property inventory database of a remote data processing system. The remote data processing system transmits the first parcel data set to a user-selected destination.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for retrieving information describing a parcel of real property via a wireless communications channel, the method comprising:

configuring a real property inventory database with information describing a plurality of parcels of real property, the information including property codes associated with the parcels, and each property code associated with a parcel data set that includes an offering price for the parcel;

receiving wirelessly in a mobile communications device the property code of at least one parcel;

storing the property code in association with a user identification code in a user database;

in response to a user control, retrieving with the mobile communications device a first parcel data set corresponding to the property code from the real property inventory database of a remote data processing system; and

transmitting the first parcel data set from the remote data processing system to a user-selected destination.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising after transmitting the first parcel data set, storing the first parcel data set in a user-designated storage location associated with the user identification code.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of receiving the property code includes receiving from a low power transmitter disposed on the parcel of real property a signal that includes the property code.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of receiving the property code includes the step of obtaining a set of geographic coordinates of the at least one parcel from a global positioning system.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising the step of receiving at least one physical address in the mobile communications device from a geographic information data processing system in response to a query that includes the set of geographic coordinates.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising after transmitting the first parcel data set initiating a mortage pre-approval process with a financial institution data processing system.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising before receiving the property code:

assigning the user identification code upon completing a user-profile; and

generating a set of demographic data for each user when retrieving from the real property inventory database.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising before retrieving the first parcel data set verifying eligibility of the user to retrieve the first parcel data set from the real property inventory database.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the user-selected designation is selected from the group consisting of:

the mobile communications device, a user database and a network storage location.

10. A system for retrieving information describing a parcel of real property via a wireless communications channel, the system comprising:

a real property inventory database with information describing a plurality of parcels of real property, the information including property codes associated with the parcels, and each property code associated with a parcel data set that includes an offering price for the parcel;

a mobile communications device configured to receive the property code of at least one parcel;

means for storing the property code in association with a user identification code in a user database;

means, responsive to a user control, for retrieving with the mobile communications device a first parcel data set corresponding to the property code from the real property inventory database of a remote data processing system; and

means for transmitting the first parcel data set from the remote data processing system to a user-selected destination.

11. The system of claim 10, further comprising a transmitter configured to transmit to the mobile communications device a signal that includes the property code.

12. The system of claim 10, further comprising a global positioning device coupled to the mobile communications device and configured to receive a set of geographic coordinates from a global positioning system of the least one parcel.

13. The system of claim 10, wherein the mobile communications device is further configured to receive from a global positioning system a set of geographic coordinates of the least one parcel.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein means for retrieving the first parcel set includes a vendor managed data processing system configured to use the property code to retrieve from the real property inventory database the first parcel data set associated with the property code.

15. The system of claim 11, further comprising a user-profile database accessible by a vendor managed data processing system and configured to store a set of demographic data in association with the user identification code, the demographic data being generated as each user retrieves parcel data sets from the real property inventory database.

16. A computer-implemented method for retrieving information describing a parcel of real property via a wireless communications channel, the method comprising:

configuring a real property inventory database with information describing a plurality of parcels of real property, the information including property codes associated with the parcels, and each property code associated with a parcel data set that includes an offering price for the parcel;

receiving in a mobile communications device the property code of at least one parcel;

transmitting, in response to a user control, the property code from the mobile communications device to a remote data processing system and storing the property code in association with a user identification code in a user database;

retrieving with the remote data processing system a first parcel data set corresponding to the property code from the real property inventory database; and

transmitting the first parcel data set from the remote data processing system to the mobile communications device.