REAL ESTATE VALUE MAP COMPUTER SYSTEM

• US 20090144177A1
• Filed: 02/06/2009
• Published: 06/04/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 09/18/1998
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kioba Processing, LLC (IP Investments Group LLC)
• Original Assignee: Vepse Technology Co LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Wiese, Steven Paul
• Granted Patent: US 8,056,017 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/27
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 29/006 Representation of non-cartographic information on maps, e.g. population distribution, wind direction, radiation levels, air and sea routes

Abstract

A computer system creates and displays a map image based upon a value database associating a plurality of values each with a geographic location in a geographic area and a map program associating each location with a map image location. The computer system assigns one of a plurality of symbols to each geographic location based upon its associated value. The symbol is then displayed on the map image at the map image location associated with the geographic location.

Claims

1. A method of operating a computer server, comprising:

accessing at least one value within a value database, the at least one value associated with at least one geographic location, in response to receiving a data input, the data input including at least a request for information associated with a first geographic area that includes the at least one geographic location;

associating at least one symbol with the at least one geographic location wherein the associating is based at least in part on the at least one value associated with the at least one geographic location; and

generating output data for the first geographic area, the data configured to be processed by a remote computing device or another computing device, the data based at least in part on at least one of the at least one symbol, at least one of the at least one geographic location, and at least one of the at least one value associated with the at least one geographic location.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising generating mapping data of the first geographic area wherein the at least one symbol is displayed at each of the associated at least one geographic location.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the accessing of at least one value includes accessing at least one of a rental value, sales value, lease value, tax value, appraisal value, projected value, historical value, average value, weighted value, ratio value, profit value, or combination thereof.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the generating includes generating output data, the data based at least in part on at least one of the at least one symbol, each symbol including a first visually identifying characteristic indicating at least one predetermined range of the at least one value and a second visually identifying characteristic indicating at least one predetermined subrange within the at least one predetermined range.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the generating includes generating output data, the data based at least in part on at least one of the at least one symbol, the first identifying characteristic and the second identifying characteristic for each of the at least one symbol including a shape, a color, a pattern, or a combination thereof.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the generating includes generating output data, the data based at least in part on at least one of the at least one symbol, each of the at least one symbol having an associated color and an associated shape.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the generating includes generating output data, the data based at least in part on at least one of the at least one symbol, and a magnitude of the at least one predetermined range, the magnitude of the at least one predetermined subrange, or a combination thereof, varies among sets of symbols.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the associating each of a plurality of symbols with each of a plurality of geographic locations further comprises:

associating a plurality of colors with a plurality of predetermined ranges of values associated with the plurality of geographic locations; and

associating a plurality of shapes with a plurality of predetermined subranges of values within each of the plurality of predetermined ranges of values associated with the plurality of geographic locations;

such that each associated symbol includes one of the plurality of colors and one of the plurality of shapes.

9. A computer system, comprising:

a processor configured to access data associated with a computer server having a value database comprising at least one value associated with at least one geographic location within the at least one requested geographic area, the processor or another processor further configured to access the at least one value and associate at least one symbol with each of the at least one geographic locations based at least in part on the at least one value, wherein the at least one symbol includes a first visually identifying characteristic indicating at least a predetermined range of the value and a second visually identifying characteristic indicating at least a predetermined subrange within the associated value range; and

a display configured to display map data of the at least one requested geographic area and symbols associated with geographic locations of the map data in response to a request for information regarding at least one geographic area received by the computer system.

10. The computer system of claim 9, wherein the at least one value is at least one of a rental value, sales value, lease value, tax value, appraisal value, projected value, historical value, average value, weighted value, ratio value, profit value, or combination thereof.

11. The computer system of claim 9, wherein the geographic location is identified by a street address, parcel number, tax identification number, navigation coordinates, or combinations thereof.

12. The computer system of claim 9, wherein the first identifying characteristic and the second identifying characteristic for each symbol includes a shape, a color, a pattern, or combination thereof.

13. The computer system of claim 9, wherein a magnitude of the at least a predetermined range, a magnitude of the at least a predetermined subrange, or a combination thereof, varies among any plurality of symbols based at least in part on a predetermined criterion.

14. A computer system, comprising:

a communication component configured to receive an indication from at least one remote computing device, the indication including a request for information for a first geographic area that includes at least one geographic location;

a processor configured to access data from the value database;

the processor or another processor configured to associate at least one symbol with each of the at least one geographic locations wherein the association is based at least in part upon at least one value associated with the at least one geographic location; and

an output device configured to generate output data for the first geographic area, the data configured to be processed by the at least one remote computing device or another computing device, the data based at least in part on at least one of the at least one symbol, at least one of the at least one geographic location, and at least one of the at least one value associated with the at least one geographic location.

15. The computer system of claim 14, wherein the at least one value is at least one of a rental value, sales value, lease value, tax value, appraisal value, projected value, historical value, average value, weighted value, ratio value, profit value, or combination thereof.

16. The computer system of claim 14, wherein the at least one geographic location is identified by a street address, parcel number, tax identification number, navigation coordinates, or combinations thereof.

17. The computer system of claim 14, wherein the first identifying characteristic and the second identifying characteristic for each of the at least one symbol include a shape, a color, a pattern, or a combination thereof.

18. The computer system of claim 14, wherein the at least one symbol associated with each of the at least one geographic locations, further includes a first visually identifying characteristic indicating at least a predetermined range of the value and a second visually identifying characteristic indicating at least a predetermined subrange within the associated value range and wherein a magnitude of the at least a predetermined range, a magnitude of the at least a predetermined subrange, or a combination thereof, varies among any plurality of symbols based at least in part on a predetermined criterion.

19. The computer system of claim 14, wherein the output device is configured to generate output data including mapping data for the first geographic area, the output data including the mapping data configured to be processed by the at least one remote computing device or another computing device.

20. The computer system of claim 19, wherein the at least one remote computing device is at least one mobile device.