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Map-based search for real estate service providers

a technology of real estate service providers and map-based search, which is applied in the field of search for real estate service providers, can solve the problems that none of the methods are completely satisfactory solutions

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-12-29
REDFIN CORP
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"The invention is a system that allows computer users to search for real estate service providers by using an aerial image map of a geographic region. The system determines geospatial information and searches a real estate database for service providers associated with the determined search region. The search results can be ranked or ordered based on predetermined criteria, such as the number of closings or showings in the geographic region. The system can also weight the search results based on how recent the service provider's activity was. The technical effect of the invention is to provide a convenient and efficient way for computer users to find real estate service providers in their desired geographic region."

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None of those methods are completely satisfactory solutions to the problem of finding and selecting a real estate service provider.

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[0020] The following description provides specific details for a thorough understanding of, and enabling description for, these embodiments of the invention. However, a person of ordinary skill in the art will understand that the invention may be practiced with many variations and these details do not list every possible variation. In some instances, well known structures and functions have not been shown or described in detail to avoid unnecessarily obscuring the description of the embodiments of the invention.

[0021] In one embodiment of the invention, a web site implemented in a computer system allows users to select a geographic region. The web site system identifies and ranks real estate service providers associated with the geographic region. A service provider's ranking is based on predetermined criteria such as the service provider's historical activity in the user-selected geographic region. The web site presents the identified real estate service providers to the user, usu...

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Abstract

A computer system for locating real estate service providers by navigating an aerial image map of a geographic region. The system determines a search region corresponding to the geographic region by use of geospatial information associated with the geographic region. Once the search region is determined, the system searches a database for real estate service providers that are associated with the search region and that satisfy certain predetermined criteria.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60 / 580,046, filed Jun. 16, 2004, and U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60 / 649,459, filed Feb. 1, 2005, which are incorporated herein by reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] This disclosure relates generally to methods and systems for computerized search of real estate data based on aerial maps and, more particularly, relates to search for real estate service providers. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] Homeowners and homebuyers have long needed an efficient way to discover and evaluate information about real estate service providers. The typical person finds information about real estate service providers by word of mouth, by checking the classified advertisements section of the newspaper, or perhaps by submitting a text query to an internet search engine, such as Google. None of those methods are completely satisfactory solutions to the problem of ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): G06F15/16G06F17/30G06Q30/00
CPCG06F17/3087G06Q30/00G06Q50/16G06Q30/0251G06Q30/0603G06F17/30241G06F16/9537G06F16/29
Inventor ERAKER, DAVIDDOUGHERTY, ADAM MICHAELSMITH, EDWARD M.ERAKER, STEPHEN
Owner REDFIN CORP
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