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

• Current Assignee: Sam B. Martin
• Original Assignee: Sam B. Martin
• Inventors: Martin, Sam B.
• Primary Examiner(s): Ouellette; Jonathan
• Assistant Examiner(s): SITTNER, MATTHEW T
• Application Number:
  US11/247,559
• Publication Number:
  US 20060080131A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,974 Days
• Field of Search: 705/1
• US Class Current: 705/313
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/16 Real estate
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass

Abstract

The instant invention is a method of indexing and displaying interests in real property tracts comprising accepting input of real property descriptions, 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, 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.

Claims

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 of

a 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 interests

wherein 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.

2. The computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing a method of indexing and displaying interests in real property tracts described in claim 1 wherein

the database is a computerized database,

the index is further comprised of

a top-level index, and

a plurality of child-level indices,

where the top-level index and each child-level index is selectable to access a child level index, and

the visual display device is a printer or a computer display.

3. The computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing a method of indexing and displaying interests in real property tracts described in claim 2 where

the visual display device visually displays conflicting and non-conflicting interests in the real property using symbols and maps,

the real property descriptions are Jeffersonian descriptions or full textual legal metes and bounds descriptions, and

the full textual legal metes and bounds descriptions are translated to brief land calls.

4. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing a method of indexing and displaying interests in real property tracts consisting of:

accepting input of real property description;

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 of

a 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 thereby determining conflicting interests;

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 interests.

5. The computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing a method of indexing and displaying interests in real property tracts described in claim 4 wherein

the database is a computerized database,

the index is further comprised of

a top-level index, and

a plurality of child-level indices,

where the top-level index and each child-level index is selectable to access a child level index, and

the visual display device is a printer or a computer display.

6. The computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing a method of indexing and displaying interests in real property tracts described in claim 5 where

the visual display device visually displays conflicting and non-conflicting interests in the real property using symbols and maps,

the real property descriptions are Jeffersonian descriptions or full textual legal metes and bounds descriptions, and

the full textual legal metes and bounds descriptions are translated to brief land calls.