Map-based search for real estate service providers
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1. A method, embodied in a computer system, of presenting real estate service provider information to a user, the method comprising:
- displaying, in a viewing window of a web page on a client computer display, a satellite image of a geographic region;
receiving a search request from a client computer application, the search request having geospatial information defining the geographic region;
identifying real estate service providers that have provided real estate services within the geographic region;
transmitting information associated with the identified real estate service providers to the client computer; and
presenting the real estate service providers, on the web page displayed on the client computer, according to at least one of;
amount of real estate service activity in the geographic area, and time since most recent activity in the geographic area.
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Abstract
A computer system for locating real estate service providers by navigating an aerial image map of a geographic region. The system determines a search region corresponding to the geographic region by use of geospatial information associated with the geographic region. Once the search region is determined, the system searches a database for real estate service providers that are associated with the search region and that satisfy certain predetermined criteria.
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1. A method, embodied in a computer system, of presenting real estate service provider information to a user, the method comprising:
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displaying, in a viewing window of a web page on a client computer display, a satellite image of a geographic region;
receiving a search request from a client computer application, the search request having geospatial information defining the geographic region;
identifying real estate service providers that have provided real estate services within the geographic region;
transmitting information associated with the identified real estate service providers to the client computer; and
presenting the real estate service providers, on the web page displayed on the client computer, according to at least one of;
amount of real estate service activity in the geographic area, and time since most recent activity in the geographic area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method, implemented in a computer system, of searching for real estate service providers, the method comprising:
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navigating, in a web browser, an aerial image map of a geographic region in a viewing window of a web page;
determining geospatial information corresponding to the geographic region displayed in the viewing window;
determining, at least in part based on the determined geospatial information, a search region corresponding to the geographic region;
searching a real estate database for real estate service providers associated with the search region; and
communicating the search results to at least one selected from the group of;
the web page, a predetermined email address, a predetermined fax machine, and a predetermined mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. In computer readable medium, a real estate application data structure supporting identification of real estate service providers according to predetermined criteria in a networked computer system, comprising:
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a data table having a property data field comprising a real estate property identifier that identifies a real estate property; and
a geospatial data field comprising geospatial data associated with the real estate property. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer readable medium containing a program adapted to implement the method comprising:
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navigating, in a web browser, an aerial image map of a geographic region in a viewing window of a web page;
determining geospatial information corresponding to the geographic region displayed in the viewing window;
determining, at least in part based on the determined geospatial information, a search region corresponding to the geographic region;
searching a real estate database for real estate service providers associated with the search region; and
communicating the search results to at least one selected from the group of;
the web page, a predetermined email address, a predetermined fax machine, and a predetermined mobile device.
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