System and Method for Public Access and Control of MLS Data
First Claim
1. A system recorded on computer-readable medium and capable of execution by a computer for allowing unlicensed or non-members of the local MLS to remotely submit listing data to the data entry side of the local MLSs through a website membership whereby:
- members, through a Remote Internet Database Manager, can add and modify listing in the MLS;
members can upload information to the MLS;
property owners must become a Member before access is granted to the Remote Internet Database Manager;
upon a property owner becoming a Member of the Remote Internet Database Manager the owner may submit property listings to the MLS database; and
property listings can be manually selected or automatically selected for export to the MLS.
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Abstract
A system that allows unlicensed and/or non-members of the local MLS to remotely submit listing data to the data entry side of the local MLS(s). Members, through a Remote Internet Database Manager (RIDM), can add and modify listings in the Local MLS Database. An exporter module distributes data contained in the RIDM to the Local MLS Database through an Export Filter. An export filter scans text fields for prohibited or questionable words. An importer module distributes data in the Local MLS Database to the RIDM through an Import Filter. Listings in the Local MLS Database are imported to the RIDM through an Import Filter. The Import Filter compares the Local MLS Database listings to the listing already contained in the RIDM. RIDM listings can be manually or automatically selected for export to the Local MLS Database. RIDM listings can be selected to be updated in three different modes: a first mode provides Updates from the MLS; a second mode provides Updates from RIDM and the Local MLS Database; and a third mode provides Updates from the RIDM.
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17 Claims
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1. A system recorded on computer-readable medium and capable of execution by a computer for allowing unlicensed or non-members of the local MLS to remotely submit listing data to the data entry side of the local MLSs through a website membership whereby:
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members, through a Remote Internet Database Manager, can add and modify listing in the MLS; members can upload information to the MLS; property owners must become a Member before access is granted to the Remote Internet Database Manager; upon a property owner becoming a Member of the Remote Internet Database Manager the owner may submit property listings to the MLS database; and property listings can be manually selected or automatically selected for export to the MLS. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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