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Land description tract index

  • US 7,904,393 B2
  • Filed: 10/11/2005
  • Issued: 03/08/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/11/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing a method of indexing and displaying interests in real property tracts comprising:

  • accepting input of real property descriptions;

    accepting input of real property interests;

    maintaining a database containing interests in real property descriptions;

    creating an array index representing interests in real property tracts where each index in the array index represents a tract of real property, wherein the array index is comprised ofa first field containing a legal description of real property;

    a second field containing ownership information of the real property including mineral and surface interests; and

    a third field containing property tracts or portions of property tracts with conflicting interests;

    a fourth field containing a prospect name;

    a fifth field containing a prospect identification number;

    indexing of the property descriptions in the database to the related indices in the array index; and

    controlling a visual display device to indicate conflicting and non-conflicting interests in real property tracts;

    wherein the information in the array index is compared to determine whether more than one party has an interest in the property;

    wherein the array index is updated to reflect any non-conflicting or conflicting property interests using unique symbols to represent both non-conflicting or conflicting property interestswherein the visual display device is updated with different symbols to reflect a complete or partial interest in the tract;

    wherein the visual display device is updated with different colors to reflect a conflict in the tract.

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