System and a method for selecting a property based on prioritized criteria of a purchaser

• US 20060111923A1
• Filed: 11/24/2004
• Published: 05/25/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 11/24/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Douglas Elslager
• Original Assignee: Douglas Elslager
• Inventors: Elslager, Douglas
• Application Number:
  US10/996,862
• Publication Number:
  US 20060111923A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/1.100
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/16 Real estate
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 90/00 Systems or methods specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes, not involving significant data processing

Abstract

A method and a system for using a computer network to select a list of available properties based on prioritized criteria of a potential purchaser are provided. The method and the system use a computer network to evaluate and/or to weigh criteria prioritized by the purchaser. The computer network matches the resulting analysis with information about available properties in various communities. Based on the matching, the computer network provides a list of properties to an administrator or to the purchaser.

Claims

1. A method for selecting one or more properties from a plurality of properties for a purchaser, the method comprising the steps of:

providing a computer network wherein the computer network has a database;

storing property information in the database wherein the property information is based on attributes of the plurality of properties;

storing community information in the database wherein the community information is based on attributes of a plurality of communities surrounding the plurality of properties;

providing a first access to the database via the computer network wherein the purchaser inputs priority information into the database via the first access wherein the priority information is stored in the database wherein the priority information is based on priorities of the purchaser and further wherein the priorities relate to the property information and the community information;

matching the property information and the community information to the priority information;

assigning values to the property information based on the matching of the property information and the community information to the priority information;

selecting the one or more properties based on the values assigned to the property information; and

providing a list of the one or more properties to an administrator wherein the list contains the one or more properties selected based on the values assigned to the property information.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of:

storing the list in the database.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of:

providing a second access to the database via the computer network.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the list of selected properties is provided to the purchaser.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the first access is remote with respect to the database.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of:

providing a remote server and storing the database on the remote server.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of:

updating the property information, the community information, and the priority information in the database.

8. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of:

displaying the list of selected properties via the computer network.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein the plurality of properties are located on at least one of a plurality of islands.

10. A system for selecting one or more properties from a plurality of properties for a purchaser, the system comprising:

a computer network wherein the computer network has a database;

means for inputting property information, community information and priority information into the database wherein the property information, the community information and the priority information are stored in the database, wherein the property information is based on attributes of the plurality of properties, wherein the community information is based on attributes of a plurality of communities surrounding the plurality of properties wherein the community information is represented by primary criteria, secondary criteria, and tertiary criteria, and further wherein the priority information is based on priorities of the purchaser with respect to the attributes of the property information and the community information; and

means for executing a computer program wherein the computer program processes the primary criteria, the secondary criteria and/or the tertiary criteria wherein the computer program ranks the property information and further wherein the computer program selects the one or more properties from the plurality of properties based on the ranking of the property information.

11. The system of claim 10 wherein a first access to the database is provided to obtain identification of the one or more properties.

12. The system of claim 10 wherein the first access is remote with respect to the database.

13. The system of claim 10 including:

a remote server wherein the database is stored on the remote server.

14. The system of claim 10 wherein the database is updated via the computer network.

15. A method for selecting one or more properties from a plurality of islands for a purchaser, the method comprising the steps of:

providing a computer network wherein the computer network has a database;

providing property information wherein the property information is stored in the database and further wherein the property information is based on attributes of a plurality of properties on the plurality of islands;

providing community information wherein the community information is stored in the database and further wherein the community information is based on attributes of a plurality of communities on the plurality of islands surrounding the plurality of properties;

providing a first access to the database via the computer network wherein the purchaser inputs priority information into the database via the computer network wherein the priority information is stored in the database and further wherein the priority information is based on priorities of the purchaser with respect to the criteria of the property information and the community information; and

selecting the one or more properties located on the plurality of islands based on the property information, the community information and/or the priority information.

16. The method of claim 15 further comprising the step of:

updating the property information, the community information, and the priority information in the database via the computer network.

17. The method of claim 15 wherein the one or more properties selected are provided in a list.

18. The method of claim 15 further comprising the step of:

providing a second access to the database to retrieve identification of the one or more properties selected.

19. The method of claim 15 wherein the purchaser is provided identification of the one or more properties selected.

20. The method of claim 15 wherein the database is stored on a remote server.