Methods and system for data acquisition in a multimedia real estate database
First Claim
1. A method of compiling information about a house on a computer-readable storage medium using a computer or other like programmable apparatus having a processor and a memory, the method comprising:
- establishing a computer-readable database with a single database format on the computer-readable storage medium;
receiving textual information for the house;
receiving an exterior image of the house;
receiving an interior image of the house;
receiving at least one parameter indicating a portion of the exterior image corresponding to the interior image; and
compiling the textual information, the exterior image, the interior image, and the at least one parameter into the computer-readable database.
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Abstract
A device for storing information about a plurality of houses, for access by an application program executed on a computer or other like programmable apparatus, comprises a computer-readable storage medium and computer-readable data on the computer-readable storage medium. The computer-readable data is representative of a database containing textual information for each house, at least one exterior image for each house, at least one interior image for each house, and at least one parameter indicating a portion of the exterior image corresponding to the interior image for each house, all in a common database format. Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture for compiling information about a house on a computer-readable storage medium using a computer are disclosed.
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27 Claims
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1. A method of compiling information about a house on a computer-readable storage medium using a computer or other like programmable apparatus having a processor and a memory, the method comprising:
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establishing a computer-readable database with a single database format on the computer-readable storage medium; receiving textual information for the house; receiving an exterior image of the house; receiving an interior image of the house; receiving at least one parameter indicating a portion of the exterior image corresponding to the interior image; and compiling the textual information, the exterior image, the interior image, and the at least one parameter into the computer-readable database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for compiling information about a house on a computer-readable storage medium using a computer or other like programmable apparatus having a processor and a memory, the system comprising:
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means for establishing a computer-readable database with a single database format on the computer-readable storage medium; means for receiving textual information for the house; means for receiving an exterior image of the house; means for receiving an interior image of the house; means for receiving at least one parameter indicating a portion of the exterior image corresponding to the interior image; and means for compiling the textual information, the exterior image, the interior image, and the at least one parameter into the computer-readable database. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An article of manufacture used to direct a computer or other like programmable apparatus to compile information about a house on a first computer-readable storage medium, the article of manufacture comprising:
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a second computer-readable storage medium; and a computer program represented as computer-readable data on the second computer-readable storage medium, the computer program directing the computer to perform; establishing a computer-readable database with a single database format on the computer-readable storage medium; receiving textual information for the house; receiving an exterior image of the house; receiving an interior image of the house; receiving at least one parameter indicating a portion of the exterior image corresponding to the interior image; and compiling the textual information, the exterior image, the interior image, and the at least one parameter into the computer-readable database. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A device for storing information about a house for access by an application program executed on a computer or other like programmable apparatus, the device comprising:
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a computer-readable storage medium; and computer-readable data on the computer-readable storage medium, the computer-readable data representative of a database containing textual information for the house, at least one exterior image for the house, at least one interior image for the house, and at least one parameter indicating a portion of the exterior image corresponding to the interior image for the house, all in a common database format. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A device for storing information about a house for access by an application program executed on a computer or other like programmable apparatus, the device comprising:
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a computer-readable storage medium; and computer-readable data on the computer-readable storage medium, the computer-readable data representative of a database containing textual information for the house, at least one exterior image for the house, at least one interior image for the house, a plurality of coordinates defining a portion of the exterior image corresponding to the interior image for the house, and a floor plan image of at least a portion of the house, all in a common database format and contained in a single file on the computer-readable storage medium.
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