Intelligent and automated system of collecting, processing, presenting and distributing real property data and information

• US 20050004927A1
• Filed: 06/01/2004
• Published: 01/06/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 06/02/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: California Association of Realtors
• Original Assignee: California Association of Realtors
• Inventors: Singer, Joel
• Application Number:
  US10/860,323
• Publication Number:
  US 20050004927A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising

Abstract

Software has been developed that executes in a node environment, wherein the software performs at least one of the following functions: identifying a set of real property data, retrieving a set of real property data or manipulating a set of real property data from the at least one source, wherein at least one of the identification, the retrieval or the manipulation of the real property data forms a results set. A system for identifying, retrieving and manipulating real property data and information has been developed, wherein the system includes: a) real property data from at least one source; b) software that executes in a node environment, wherein the software performs at least one of the following functions: identifying a set of real property data, retrieving a set of real property data or manipulating a set of real property data from the at least one source, wherein at least one of the identification, the retrieval or the manipulation of the real property data forms a results set; and c) a display apparatus for displaying the results set.

Claims

1. A system for identifying, retrieving and manipulating real property data and information, the system comprising:

real property data from at least one source;

software that executes in a node environment, wherein the software performs at least one of the following functions;

identifying a set of real property data, retrieving a set of real property data or manipulating a set of real property data from the at least one source, wherein at least one of the identification, the retrieval or the manipulation of the real property data forms a results set; and

a display apparatus for displaying the results set.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one source comprises a multiple listing system.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the multiple listing system utilizes the RETS protocol.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one source comprises at least two sources.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein at least one of the sources comprises a multiple listing system.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one source comprises a participating broker, an appraiser, a title company, public records or a combination thereof.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the software performs at least two of the following functions:

identifying a set of real property data, retrieving a set of real property data or manipulating a set of real property data from the at least one source, wherein at least one of the identification, the retrieval or the manipulation of the real property data forms a results set.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the software performs all of the following functions:

identifying a set of real property data, retrieving a set of real property data and manipulating a set of real property data from the at least one source, wherein at least one of the identification, the retrieval or the manipulation of the real property data forms a results set.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the display apparatus comprises a hand-held device, a monitor coupled with a laptop computer or a monitor coupled with a desktop computer.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the node environment comprises at least one wireless component.

17. The software package of claim 10, wherein the at least one source comprises at least two sources.

18. The software package of claim 17, wherein at least one of the sources comprises a multiple listing system.

19. The software package of claim 10, wherein the at least one source comprises a participating broker, an appraiser, a title company, public records or a combination thereof.

11. A software package, comprising:

at least one software application that executes in a node environment, wherein the at least one software application performs at least one of the following functions;

identifying a set of real property data, retrieving a set of real property data or manipulating a set of real property data from the at least one source, wherein at least one of the identification, the retrieval or the manipulation of the real property data forms a results set.

12. The software package of claim 11, wherein the at least one software application comprises at least one module.

13. The software package of claim 11, wherein the at least one module comprises a business rules module, a contracts module, an administration module, a registry module, a search module or a combination thereof.

14. The software package of claim 11, wherein the node environment comprises at least one client.

15. The software package of claim 11, wherein the at least one source comprises a multiple listing system.

16. The software package of claim 15, wherein the multiple listing system utilizes the RETS protocol.