METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADVERTISING REAL ESTATE OVER THE INTERNET
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Abstract
An Internet-based method and system permits users to list their real estate properties on respective web site pages, edit their pages, and create new pages for additional listings. A feature of the invention provides for opening a domain name file for each new page and for E-mailing a request to register the new domain names. Such web site creation and editing may be made whenever the user wishes by simply accessing a home page, entering a corresponding service function such as editing an existing page or creating a new page. The user can then carry out the selected function from a personal computer over the Internet. The domain name may correspond to a parameter of the property such as its street address.
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28 Claims
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24. A method of advertising a property over the Internet comprising the steps of:
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a) providing a home web site to a plurality of users on the Internet, said home web site being configured to identify an existing user by associating said existing user with a user account, b) providing said existing user with a site-creation function configured to receive input from said existing user to create a new property web site for each of a plurality of properties for said user and an edit function to edit an existing property web site associated with said user account, said input comprising information about said property and a unique domain name for each new property web site, and providing said existing user with a select action function to select said site-creation function or said edit function; and c) automatically recording data correlating said user account and the plurality of property web sites associated with said user account including updating a database containing information about said existing user and the property website for each of said plurality of properties, and automatically registering said unique domain name for said new property web site, whereby a potential buyer may obtain information on each of said plurality of properties by providing said unique domain name to the Internet. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 28)
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27. A system for advertising a property over the Internet comprising:
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a) means for providing a web site to a plurality of users on the Internet, said web site being configured to identify an existing user by associating said existing user with a user account, b) means for providing said existing user with a link accessible by said existing user from said web site to a site-creation web page configured to receive input from said existing user to create a new property web site for each of a plurality of properties for said existing user, said input comprising information about said property and a unique domain name for each new property web site; and c) means for automatically recording data correlating said user account and the plurality of property web sites associated with said user account, and registering said unique domain name for the new property web site, whereby a potential buyer may obtain information on the property by providing said domain name to the Internet.
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