System and method for transacting retrieval of real estate property listings using a remote client interfaced over an information network
First Claim
1. A system for transacting retrieval of real estate property listings using a remote client interfaced over an information network, comprising:
- a structured real estate property listing database maintaining a set of real estate property listings, each real estate property listing comprising a set of characteristics describing property listing information organized according to property class;
a server interfacing to a remote client in a dynamic search session via a communications link transiently connected over an information network, the remote client maintaining both program code and data exclusively in a general purpose random access memory configured for both transient and persistent storage of program code and data, comprising;
a search engine receiving a set of target characteristics describing one or more such real estate property listings in at least one such property class from the remote client upon initiation of the dynamic search session;
a comparison module identifying the real estate property listings matching the target characteristics set from the structured real estate property listing database; and
a response module providing the identified real estate property listings to the remote client upon termination of the dynamic search session.
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Abstract
A system and method for transacting retrieval of real estate property listings using a remote client interfaced over an information network is described. A set of real estate property listings is maintained in a structured database. Each listing includes a characteristics set describing property listing information organized according to property class. A remote client is interfaced in a dynamic search session via a communications link transiently connected over an information network. The remote client maintains both program code and data exclusively in a general purpose random access memory configured for both transient and persistent storage. A target characteristics set describing one or more such listings in at least one such property class is received from the remote client upon initiation of the session. The listings matching the target characteristics set from the structured database are identified. The listings are provided to the remote client upon termination of the session.
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57 Claims
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1. A system for transacting retrieval of real estate property listings using a remote client interfaced over an information network, comprising:
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a structured real estate property listing database maintaining a set of real estate property listings, each real estate property listing comprising a set of characteristics describing property listing information organized according to property class;
a server interfacing to a remote client in a dynamic search session via a communications link transiently connected over an information network, the remote client maintaining both program code and data exclusively in a general purpose random access memory configured for both transient and persistent storage of program code and data, comprising;
a search engine receiving a set of target characteristics describing one or more such real estate property listings in at least one such property class from the remote client upon initiation of the dynamic search session;
a comparison module identifying the real estate property listings matching the target characteristics set from the structured real estate property listing database; and
a response module providing the identified real estate property listings to the remote client upon termination of the dynamic search session. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 50, 51, 52)
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13. A method for transacting retrieval of real estate property listings using a remote client interfaced over an information network, comprising:
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maintaining a set of real estate property listings in a structured real estate property listing database, each real estate property listing comprising a set of characteristics describing property listing information organized according to property class;
interfacing to a remote client in a dynamic search session via a communications link transiently connected over an information network, the remote client maintaining both program code and data exclusively in a general purpose random access memory configured for both transient and persistent storage of program code and data;
receiving a set of target characteristics describing one or more such real estate property listings in at least one such property class from the remote client upon initiation of the dynamic search session;
identifying the real estate property listings matching the target characteristics set from the structured real estate property listing database; and
providing the identified real estate property listings to the remote client upon termination of the dynamic search session.
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26. A system for periodically notifying a remote client interfaced over an information network of real estate property listing updates, comprising:
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a structured real estate property listing database maintaining a set of real estate property listings, each real estate property listing comprising a set of characteristics describing property listing information organized according to property class; and
a server interfacing to a remote client in a dynamic search session via a communications link transiently connected over an information network when matching real estate property listings are identified, comprising;
a search engine storing a set of target characteristics describing one or more such real estate property listings in at least one such property class received from the remote client;
a comparison module periodically identifying the real estate property listings matching the target characteristics set from the structured real estate property listing database; and
a response module providing the identified real estate property listings to the remote client during the dynamic search session.
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37. A method for periodically notifying a remote client interfaced over an information network of real estate property listing updates, comprising:
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maintaining a set of real estate property listings in a structured real estate property listing database, each real estate property listing comprising a set of characteristics describing property listing information organized according to property class;
storing a set of target characteristics describing one or more such real estate property listings in at least one such property class received from a remote client;
periodically identifying the real estate property listings matching the target characteristics set from the structured real estate property listing database;
interfacing to the remote client in a dynamic search session via a communications link transiently connected over an information network when matching real estate property listings are identified; and
providing the identified real estate property listings to the remote client during the dynamic search session.
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49. A system for remotely retrieving real estate property listings using a remote client interfaced over an information network, comprising:
a remote server sending a set of target characteristics describing one or more real estate property listings in at one property class to a server, the server maintaining a set of real estate property listings in a structured real estate property listing database, each real estate property listing comprising a set of characteristics describing property listing information organized according to property class, further comprising;
a session manager periodically interfacing to the server in dynamic search sessions via a communications link transiently connected over an information network; and
a daemon method receiving real estate property listings matching the target characteristics set from the structured real estate property listing database between each dynamic session from the server during the next such dynamic search session.
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53. A method for remotely retrieving real estate property listings using a remote client interfaced over an information network, comprising:
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sending a set of target characteristics describing one or more real estate property listings in at one property class to a server, the server maintaining a set of real estate property listings in a structured real estate property listing database, each real estate property listing comprising a set of characteristics describing property listing information organized according to property class;
periodically interfacing to the server in dynamic search sessions via a communications link transiently connected over an information network; and
receiving real estate property listings matching the target characteristics set from the structured real estate property listing database between each dynamic session from the server during the next such dynamic search session. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55, 56, 57)
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