Wireless application protocol for real estate data access

• US 20030115200A1
• Filed: 12/13/2001
• Published: 06/19/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 12/13/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: John J. Anthony, Kurt D. Kulpa
• Original Assignee: John J. Anthony, Kurt D. Kulpa
• Inventors: Anthony, John J., Kulpa, Kurt D.
• Application Number:
  US10/013,363
• Publication Number:
  US 20030115200A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/10
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/95 Retrieval from the web

Abstract

A wireless system and method which provides data access and retrieval from a Multiple Listing Service or other data store. The system provides access to real estate data and/or information by real estate professionals, field technicians or remote users without the necessity of being confined to an office or behind a desk to do the same. The system uses a web-based or wireless application protocol enabled device such as a cellular phone or personal digital assistant (PDA) within a data store and server network which significantly reduces data access and retrieval time which are primary cost drivers in the wireless industry.

Claims

1. A wireless system application protocol for mining and retrieving real estate data comprising:

at least one database for retaining accessible data;

a first wireless application protocol enabled device for wireless access to said at least one database;

a coupling assembly for coupling said at least one database to said first wireless application protocol enabled device for remotely mining and retrieving data from said at least one data store; and

a second wireless application protocol enabled device having software means residing thereon for wireless access to said at least one database for selectively retrieving data from said at least one database.

2. The wireless system according to claim 1, wherein said coupling assembly comprises a gateway and a server being interconnected with said at least one database by a TCP/IP network.

3. The wireless system according to claim 1, wherein said first and second means are web-enabled devices.

4. The wireless system according to claim 1, wherein said wireless application protocol enabled devices are personal digital assistants.

5. The wireless system according to claim 4, wherein said devices are configured with a programmable software code for wireless data transmission.

6. A wireless application protocol method for mining and retrieving real estate data from a data store comprising, the steps of:

a) inputting a uniform resource identifier within a wireless application protocol enabled device;

b) entering and authenticating login data;

c) building a query;

d) entering location criteria;

e) entering price criteria;

f) selecting a search style; and

g) executing the query.

7. The wireless application protocol method according to claim 6, wherein step b) further includes the steps of:

denying access based on said input data; and

returning to the authenticating login step b) for authenticating successful entry to at least one data store with a welcome.

8. The wireless application protocol method according to claim 6, wherein step g) further includes the steps of:

displaying data; and

reviewing results.

9. The wireless application protocol method according to claim 8, wherein said executing step g) further includes the step of:

h) building a new query.