REAL ESTATE VALUE MAP COMPUTER SYSTEM

• US 20120011471A1
• Filed: 09/16/2011
• Published: 01/12/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 09/18/1998
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kioba Processing, LLC (IP Investments Group LLC)
• Original Assignee: Vepse Technology Co LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Wiese, Steven Paul
• Application Number:
  US13/235,030
• Publication Number:
  US 20120011471A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/835
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 715/962 Operator interface for marketing or sales

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, comprising:

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

associating a symbol with the geographic location based on the value; and

generating, on a mobile device, output data for the first geographic area, the output data based on the symbol, the geographic location, and the value.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising generating, on a mobile device, mapping data of the first geographic area wherein the symbol is displayed at the geographic location.

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

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the accessing of the value includes accessing at least one of a floor or elevation value, an employment income value, a population density value, a crime statistic value, a proximity to sex offender indicator value, a proximity to drug related activity indicator value, an educational level achieved indicator value, a human age value, a non-human age value, a steep slope indicator value, an environmentally sensitive area indicator value, a lender owned property indicator value, a short-sale indicator value, a vehicular or pedestrian traffic related value, a leadership in energy and environmental design value, an environmental certification indicator value, a transit access time value, or a commute time value.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the associating the symbol includes associating a first visually identifying characteristic and a second visually identifying characteristic of the symbol with the geographic location based on the value.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the associating the symbol includes associating a grey-scale level indicating a predetermined range or subrange of the value associated with the geographic location.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein the associating the symbol includes associating a size of a shape indicating a predetermined range or subrange of the value associated with the geographic location.

8. A mobile computing device, comprising:

a processor configured to;

access a value within a value data store, the value associated with a geographic location, in response to a data input, wherein the data input includes a request for information associated with a first geographic area that includes the geographic location; and

associate a symbol with the geographic location based on the value associated with the geographic location; and

a display configured to display data for the first geographic area based on the symbol, the geographic location, and the value associated with the geographic location.

9. The mobile computing device of claim 8, wherein the value is at least one of a rental value, a sales value, a lease value, a tax value, an appraisal value, a projected value, a historical value, an average value, a weighted value, a ratio value, or a profit value.

10. The mobile computing device of claim 8, wherein the value is at least one of a floor or elevation value, an employment income value, a population density value, a crime statistic value, proximity to sex offender indicator value, a proximity to drug related activity indicator value, an educational level achieved indicator value, a human age value, a non-human age value, a steep slope indicator value, an environmentally sensitive area indicator value, a lender owned property indicator value, a short-sale indicator value, a vehicular or pedestrian traffic related value, a leadership in energy and environmental design value, an environmental certification indicator value, a transit access time value, or a commute time value.

11. The mobile computing device of claim 8, wherein the symbol includes a first visually identifiable characteristic and a second visually identifiable characteristic.

12. The mobile computing device of claim 11, wherein the first or the second visually identifying characteristic is a grey-scale level associated with a predetermined range or subrange of the value associated with the geographic location.

13. The mobile computing device of claim 11, wherein the first or the second visually identifying characteristic is a size of a shape associated with a predetermined range or subrange of the value associated with the geographic location.

14. A computer readable storage device comprising computer-executable instructions that, in response to execution, cause a computing system to perform operations, comprising:

accessing one or more values within a value data store, the one or more values associated with a geographic location, in response to receiving a data input, the data input including a request for information associated with a geographic area that includes the geographic location;

associating a symbol with the geographic location, the symbol having a first visually identifying characteristic and a second visually identifying characteristic, wherein the associating is based on the one or more values associated with the geographic location; and

generating output data for the geographic area as a function of the symbol, the geographic location, and the one or more values associated with the geographic location.

15. The computer readable storage device of claim 14, wherein the associating the symbol includes associating the symbol having a grey-scale level indicating a predetermined range or subrange of the one or more values associated with the geographic location.

16. The computer readable storage device of claim 14, wherein the associating the symbol includes associating the symbol having a size of a shape, the size of the shape indicating a predetermined range or subrange of the one or more values associated with the geographic location.

17. The computer readable storage device of claim 14, wherein the associating the symbol includes associating the symbol having at least one additional visually identifying characteristic that indicates a predetermined range or subrange of the one or more values associated with the geographic location.

18. The computer readable storage device of claim 14, wherein the accessing the one or more values includes accessing at least one of a rental price value, a sales price value, a lease price value, a taxation value, an appraisal price value, a projected price value, a historical price value, an average price value, a weighted price value, a ratio value, a profit value, a floor or elevation value, an employment income value, a population density value, a crime statistic value, a proximity to sex offender indicator value, a proximity to drug related activity indicator value, an educational level achieved indicator value, a human age value, a non-human age value, a steep slope indicator value, an environmentally sensitive area indicator value, a lender owned property indicator value, a short-sale indicator value, vehicular or pedestrian traffic related value, a leadership in energy and environmental design value, an environmental certification indicator value, a transit access time value, or a commute time value.

19. The computer readable storage device of claim 14, wherein the generating the output data includes generating output data for at least one of a printer or a display.

20. The computer readable storage device of claim 14, wherein the generating the output data includes generating a selectable link or a computer reference that enables access to the output data.

21. The computer readable storage device of claim 14, wherein the receiving the data input includes receiving the request for information associated with the geographic area, the geographic area comprising one or more geographic regions that are respectively circumscribed by a boundary that is ovular, circular, annular, rectangular, square, trigonal, or polygonal.

22. A computer system, comprising:

a processor configured to;

access one or more values within a value data store, the one or more values associated with a geographic location, in response to a data input, wherein the data input includes a request for information associated with a geographic area that includes the geographic location; and

associate a symbol with the geographic location based on the one or more values associated with the geographic location, the symbol having a first identifying characteristic and a second identifying characteristic; and

a display component configured to display data for the geographic area as a function of the symbol, the geographic location, and the one or more values associated with the geographic location.

23. The computer system of claim 22, wherein the first identifying characteristic is a grey-scale level associated with a predetermined range or subrange of the one or more values associated with the geographic location.

24. The computer system of claim 22, wherein the second identifying characteristic is a size of a shape associated with a predetermined range or subrange of the one or more values associated with the geographic location.

25. The computer system of claim 22, wherein the symbol includes at least one additional identifying characteristic associated with a predetermined range or subrange of the one or more values associated with the geographic location.

26. The computer system of claim 22, wherein the one or more values is at least one of a rental price value, a sales price value, a lease price value, a taxation value, an appraisal price value, a projected price value, a historical price value, an average price value, a weighted price value, ratio value, a profit value, a floor or elevation value, an employment income value, population density value, a crime statistic value, a proximity to sex offender indicator value, a proximity to drug related activity indicator value, an educational level achieved indicator value, a human age value, a non-human age value, a steep slope indicator value, an environmentally sensitive area indicator value, a lender owned property indicator value, a short-sale indicator value, a vehicular or pedestrian traffic related value, a leadership in energy and environmental design value, an environmental certification indicator value, a transit access time value, or a commute time value.

27. The computer system of claim 22, wherein the display component is a printer or a computer display.

28. The computer system of claim 22, wherein the geographic area comprises one or more geographic regions that are respectively circumscribed by a boundary that is ovular, circular, annular, rectangular, square, trigonal, or polygonal.

29. A system, comprising:

means for accessing a value associated with a geographic location stored in a value data store in response to receiving a data input including a request for information associated with a first geographic area that includes the geographic location;

means for associating a symbol with the geographic location based on the value; and

means for generating, on a mobile device, output data for the first geographic area, the output data based on the symbol, the geographic location, and the value.