Method and arrangement for providing automated searching service on the real estate market
First Claim
1. A method for providing a searching service operating in a data network on a real estate market, the method comprising:
- as a response to placing a sales advertisement provided with one or more distinguishing features of an object on sale, said sales advertisement is stored in a data base, as a response to placing a purchase advertisement provided with one or more constraint requirements of an object being searched for, said purchase advertisement is stored in the data base, on the basis of the combined effect of at least one distinguishing feature related to said sales advertisement and at least one constraint requirement related to said purchase advertisement, it is at least partly determined whether a piece of information expressing the existence of said purchase advertisement is presented as a response to a reporting request related to said sales advertisement, and on the basis of the combined effect of at least one distinguishing feature related to said sales advertisement and at least one constraint requirement related to said purchase advertisement, it is at least partly determined whether a piece of information expressing the existence of said sales advertisement is presented as a response to a reporting request related to said purchase advertisement.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method and a system for providing an automated searching service operating in a data network on a real estate market. A potential buyer looking for a suitable object is represented by a purchase advertisement provided with certain constraint requirements. A potential seller selling a certain object is represented by a sales advertisement provided with the distinguishing features of the object on sale. The purchase advertisement and the sales advertisement are stored in a data base. The automated searching service is symmetrical such that the potential seller is offered an opportunity to receive a report presenting the purchase advertisements selected on the basis of predefined requirements and, correspondingly, the potential buyer is offered an opportunity to receive a report presenting the sales advertisements selected on the basis of predefined requirements.
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37 Claims
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1. A method for providing a searching service operating in a data network on a real estate market, the method comprising:
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as a response to placing a sales advertisement provided with one or more distinguishing features of an object on sale, said sales advertisement is stored in a data base, as a response to placing a purchase advertisement provided with one or more constraint requirements of an object being searched for, said purchase advertisement is stored in the data base, on the basis of the combined effect of at least one distinguishing feature related to said sales advertisement and at least one constraint requirement related to said purchase advertisement, it is at least partly determined whether a piece of information expressing the existence of said purchase advertisement is presented as a response to a reporting request related to said sales advertisement, and on the basis of the combined effect of at least one distinguishing feature related to said sales advertisement and at least one constraint requirement related to said purchase advertisement, it is at least partly determined whether a piece of information expressing the existence of said sales advertisement is presented as a response to a reporting request related to said purchase advertisement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for providing a searching service operating in a data network on a real estate market, the system comprising:
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an advertisement data base, a sales advertisement developer for producing a sales advertisement provided with one or more distinguishing features of the object on sale in said advertisement data base, a purchase advertisement developer for producing a purchase advertisement provided with one or more constraint requirements of the object being searched for in said advertisement data base, a seller'"'"'s report developer for producing a sales report corresponding to said sales advertisement, a buyer'"'"'s report developer for producing a buyer'"'"'s report corresponding to said purchase advertisement, and a comparing element arranged to at least partly determine on the basis of the combined effect of at least one distinguishing feature related to said sales advertisement and at least one constraint requirement related to said purchase advertisement, whether a piece of information expressing the existence of said purchase advertisement is shown in said seller'"'"'s report and whether a piece of information expressing the existence of said sales advertisement is shown in said buyer'"'"'s report. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A computer program stored in a processor readable means for providing a searching service operating in a data network on a real estate market, the computer program comprising:
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a programmatic means for producing a sales advertisement provided with one or more distinguishing features of the object on sale in the advertisement data base, a programmatic means for producing, in the advertisement data base, a purchase advertisement provided with one or more constraint requirements of the object being searched for, a programmatic means for producing a seller'"'"'s report corresponding to said sales advertisement, a programmatic means for producing a buyer'"'"'s report corresponding to said purchase advertisement, and a programmatic means for at least partly determining, on the basis of the combined effect of at least one distinguishing feature related to said sales advertisement and at least one constraint requirement related to said purchase advertisement, whether the piece of information expressing the existence of said purchase advertisement is printed in said seller'"'"'s report, and whether the piece of information expressing the existence of said sales advertisement is printed in said buyer'"'"'s report.
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