Real estate and rental property information search system and program

Abstract

To provide a system etc. capable of further improving a search condition specification function and having high convenience not only from a user side but also from an owner side providing properties.SOLUTION: A real estate and rental property information search system comprises an information processing server and one or more information processing terminal devices connected to the information processing server, and performs search request processing, search processing, and search result display processing related to real estate and rental property information between the information processing server and the information processing terminal devices. The real estate and rental property information includes at least one search item selected from walking distance from a station, room size (exclusive floor area), and building age. For the one or more search items, the search system accepts numerical input per minimum numerical value of a unit of the item, and performs search processing. Furthermore, assuming search conditions of the search processing executed with the accepted numerical value, the search system accepts numerical input obtained by further modifying the numerical input per minimum numerical value and performs re-searching.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a system, program, etc. for widely searching for real estate and rental property information via a network, and more specifically, to a system, program, etc. that aims to improve the technology in the search processing function.

Background Art

[0002] Conventionally, when a user searches for information on real estate properties such as land and buildings, or rental properties such as condominiums and apartments, the user has entered search conditions on a portal site of a vendor providing real estate and rental property information and checked the property information that meets the input conditions. At this time, a condition input function for searching for a desired property from stations and lines in the vicinity of the search conditions, and a condition input function for searching from various conditions such as the rent of the property, walking distance to the station, floor plan, building type, age of construction, and exclusive area are provided.

[0003] Based on such a conventional search function, proposals have also been made for a real estate property evaluation support device, a real estate property evaluation support program, etc. that can obtain an appropriate appraisal price and make an appropriate judgment (Patent Document 1).

[0004] That is, Patent Document 1 discloses a real estate property evaluation support device including an original sales price calculation means for calculating an original sales price by dividing the concluded price of a concluded case by an index indicating the price trend at the time of conclusion, a unit price calculation means for calculating an average of the estimated per-tsubo unit prices of the concluded cases obtained by dividing the original sales price by the area of the concluded case, and an evaluation property price calculation means for calculating an appraisal price at the time of evaluation by multiplying the area of the real estate property to be evaluated by the estimated average per-tsubo unit price. However, on the search page of this device, a function that can narrow down by the status of negotiation, address, property price (selling price), concluded price, floor plan, gross area or exclusive area, and other detailed conditions is disclosed (paragraph 0042, FIG. 5, etc.).

[0005] In addition, there is provided a real estate information search device, method, and program that can appropriately present various types of information related to real estate that conforms to the actual situation of the search target area and is useful to users (Patent Document 2).

[0006] That is, Patent Document 2 discloses a real estate information search device that is connected to a user's information terminal via a communication network, obtains the real estate information from a database in which the real estate information is stored based on search conditions input from the information terminal, and presents the real estate information to the information terminal. The real estate information search device includes a real estate information collection unit that obtains the real estate information from the database based on the search conditions, and a display control unit that generates a display image to be displayed on a display unit of the information terminal. The display control unit generates a superimposed image in which the location of the property related to the obtained real estate information is superimposed on a map image, and generates a detailed screen for setting the search conditions of the real estate information. The real estate information collection unit obtains the real estate information from the database based on the search conditions set on the detailed screen. The detailed screen is provided with a slider that can arbitrarily set upper and lower limit values of the price, land area, building area, and construction years of the property as the search conditions, a fine adjustment button that can finely adjust the increase and decrease of the upper and lower limit values, and a room number selection column for selecting upper and lower limit values of the number of rooms of the property. A real estate information search device is disclosed, which is characterized by the above.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

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Patent Document 1

Patent Document 2

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0008] However, even for the detailed search condition specification methods disclosed in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2, there is room for improvement in terms of functionality in scenarios where the conditions are continuously changed little by little and re-searches are repeated. In this regard, heavy users who are interested in searching for real estate and rental properties tend to use it in a way that repeats re-searches while changing the search conditions little by little, so the significance of improvement is great.

[0009] In addition, regarding the improvement of a real estate and rental property information search system, attention is often focused on the improvement of functions from the user's perspective, but the improvement of functions from the perspective of the owner who provides real estate properties and rental properties is also desired. For example, an owner who owns a building 11 minutes' walk from the nearest station is often not picked up by users due to the search condition specification of "within 10 minutes". At the time of filing this application, the method of specifying the walking time from the nearest station (walking distance to the station) often allows discrete numerical specifications such as 3 minutes, 5 minutes, 7 minutes, 10 minutes, 15 minutes, and 20 minutes. Users who hope for a property about 10 minutes' walk from the station did not have to extend it to 15 minutes and re-search on purpose (in the industry, this is called the "10-minute wall").

Means for Solving the Problem

[0010] Therefore, a real estate and rental property information search system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an information processing server and one or more information processing terminal devices connected to the information processing server, and implements a search request, search processing, and search result display regarding real estate and rental property information between the information processing server and the information processing terminal device. The real estate and rental property information includes at least one or more search items among the walking distance to the station, the size of the room (exclusive area), and the number of years since construction. For the one or more search items, numerical input is accepted for each minimum numerical value of the unit of the item to execute search processing, and on the premise of the search conditions of the search processing executed by accepting the numerical input, numerical input further corrected for each minimum numerical value is accepted to execute a re-search.

[0011] Further, it includes an information processing server and one or more information processing terminal devices connected to the information processing server, and is a real estate / rental property information search system that conducts a search request, search processing, and search result display regarding real estate / rental property information between the information processing server and the information processing terminal devices. The real estate / rental property information includes at least one or more search items among walking distance to a station, room size (exclusive area), and years since construction. For the one or more search items, numerical inputs for each minimum numerical value of the unit of that item are accepted for two or more times to execute search processing, and the results of the search processing executed by accepting numerical inputs for two or more times are displayed for each group corresponding to the input numerical values.

[0012] Further, it includes an information processing server and one or more information processing terminal devices connected to the information processing server, and is a real estate / rental property information search system that conducts a search request, search processing, and search result display regarding real estate / rental property information between the information processing server and the information processing terminal devices. The real estate / rental property information includes at least one or more search items among walking distance to a station, room size (exclusive area), and years since construction. For the one or more search items, when the search item is selected before numerical input for each minimum numerical value of the unit of that item is made, a search for each minimum numerical value of the unit of that item is executed in advance, and control is performed so that numerical values with zero corresponding cases are not selected.

[0013] Here, real estate / rental property information refers to all information and data related to real estate property information or rental property information. Also, the minimum numerical value of the unit of the search item is the minimum value in terms of the unit in each item, for example, 1 minute for walking distance to a station, 1 square meter for room size (exclusive area), and 1 year for years since construction.

Effect of the Invention

[0014] According to the real estate and rental property information search system and the like according to an embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to further improve the search condition specifying function, and it is possible to provide a highly convenient system and the like not only from the user side but also from the owner side who provides the property.

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Embodiments for Carrying Out the Invention

[0016] A real estate / leased property information search system and a program according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

[0017] FIG. 1 shows an overall configuration example of a real estate / leased property information search system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The characteristic processing operations of the present invention are mainly carried out by a management server (managing information such as real estate properties and leased property information) in an information processing server group and an information processing terminal device which is a user terminal. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and at least a part of executable processing routines may be carried out in other information processing servers, other information processing terminal devices, etc. (There are also those that can be carried out by an information processing terminal device alone). Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 1, an aspect of implementing an embodiment of the present invention as an entire real estate / leased property information search system will be described.

[0018] As shown in FIG. 1, the real estate and rental property information search system 10, in its minimum configuration, includes an information processing server group 11 (one or more management servers that hold information on real estate properties and rental properties as a database, execute search processing in response to a search request from an information processing terminal connected via a network, and return the results), and various information processing terminal devices used by users (in the figure, by way of example, PCs 12 and 13, mobile phone 14, and portable information terminal or tablet terminal 15 are shown. Hereinafter, they are also collectively referred to as "user terminals" or "terminals"). The server group and various terminals are communicably connected to each other by a dedicated line or a public line such as the Internet (as wired lines, 16 to 18) as shown in FIG. 1. Also, the line can be either wired or wireless. In the case of wireless, mobile phone 14 and portable information terminal or tablet terminal 15 access the Internet 19 wirelessly via a base station or wireless router (not shown) and are further communicably connected to the information processing server group 11 via line 18.

[0019] Note that at the time of filing of the present application, many mobile phones, portable information terminals, and tablets have a processing capacity (such as communication processing speed and image processing capacity) equivalent to that of a personal computer (PC) and can also be said to be small computers.

[0020] Also, programs or software necessary for the implementation of the present invention are usually installed and stored in a storage unit in the information processing server group, and further, in an HDD or SSD, etc. in the storage unit of a PC or portable information terminal as required. When the program or software is executed, all or part of the software modules are read into the memory in the storage unit as required and are executed by arithmetic operations in the CPU.

[0021] Note that the arithmetic operations do not necessarily have to be performed by a central processing unit such as a CPU, and an auxiliary arithmetic unit such as a digital signal processor (DSP) (not shown) can also be used.

[0022] Furthermore, the hardware configuration of the information processing server group 11 can basically adopt a PC. Although the present invention is not limited to this, when increasing the hardware specifications of the information processing server group 11 as needed, it is also possible to adopt a configuration suitable for processing large-scale data by operating a plurality of PCs (for example, dozens to tens of thousands of units) in parallel.

[0023] FIG. 2 shows the external configuration of a tablet terminal as an information processing terminal device in the information processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 2, the information processing terminal device (tablet terminal) 15 includes a housing portion 151, a display 152, and a hardware button 153 provided at the lower center of the housing 151. The display 152 is typically composed of a liquid crystal display (LCD) or the like and can display various information such as characters, still images, and moving images. Further, a menu button and a software keyboard can be displayed on the display 152, and an instruction (command) to the tablet terminal 15 can be given by touching this with a finger or a touch pen (not shown). In this regard, the hardware button 153 is not an essential component, but for the convenience of explaining the present invention, it is mounted as a button having a certain function. Of course, it is also possible to replace these hardware buttons 153 with menu buttons displayed on a part of the display 152.

[0024] The display 152 also includes a multi-touch input panel, and the touch input position coordinates on the touch input panel are transmitted to the processing system (CPU) of the tablet terminal 15 via an input device interface (not shown) and processed. The multi-touch input panel is configured to be able to simultaneously detect a plurality of contact points on the panel. This detection (sensor) can be realized by various methods and is not necessarily limited to a contact sensor. For example, it is also possible to extract an instruction point on the panel using an optical sensor. Furthermore, in addition to a contact sensor and an optical sensor, it is also possible to use a capacitance sensor that senses human skin contact for the sensor.

[0025] Further, although not shown in FIG. 2, the tablet terminal 15 can also be provided with a microphone and a speaker. In this case, it is also possible to discriminate the voice of the user picked up by the microphone and use it as an input command. Further, although not shown in FIG. 2, a camera device such as a CMOS is mounted on the back surface or the like of the tablet terminal 15.

[0026] FIG. 3 illustrates a functional block diagram of the hardware that constitutes the tablet terminal 15 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The operation of the tablet terminal 15 is realized by the individual operations of the hardware described below and the cooperative operation of software and these hardware components.

[0027] In FIG. 3, the tablet terminal 300 as a whole hardware block is roughly classified into an input unit 301 including the hardware button 153 in FIG. 2, a multi-touch input panel provided on the display 152, a microphone, etc., and a hard disk, RAM, and / or A storage unit 302 composed of a ROM or the like, a central processing unit 303 composed of a CPU that performs various numerical calculations and logical operations by a program, a display unit 304 composed of a display 152 or the like, and a control unit 305 for controlling chips, electrical systems, etc. And a communication interface unit 306 composed of a slot for accessing the Internet, a port for performing optical communication, and a communication interface, an output unit 307 such as a speaker and vibration, a timing unit 308 for measuring time, etc., and a CMOS or the like. It consists of a sensor unit 309 composed of an image sensor, and a power supply unit 310 for supplying power to each module in the device. In FIG. 3, for convenience, it is shown as a single connection 311.

[0028] Note that the sensor unit 309 may include a GPS sensor module for specifying the position of the tablet terminal 300(15). Further, a signal detected by an image sensor such as a CMOS constituting the sensor unit 309 can be processed as input information in the input unit 301.

[0029] In addition, programs or software necessary for the implementation of the present invention are usually installed or stored in a hard disk or the like constituting the storage unit 302, and when the programs or software are executed, all or part of them are read as software modules into the memory in the storage unit 302 as necessary, and arithmetic operations are executed by the CPU 303.

[0030] Note that the arithmetic operation execution does not necessarily have to be performed by the central processing unit 303 such as a CPU, and an auxiliary arithmetic device such as a digital signal processor (DSP) (not shown) can also be used.

[0031] FIG. 4 shows an operation example of a real estate / rental property information search system or the like according to an embodiment of the present invention. One of the features of the real estate / rental property information search system according to an embodiment of the present invention is that, in inputting search conditions (search items), for at least one or more of walking distance from a station, room size (exclusive area), and age of construction, numerical input is accepted for each minimum numerical value of the unit of that item, and a search process is executed.

[0032] In the start (step S401) in the operation example of FIG. 4, with the web browser software started on the information processing terminal device, a predetermined URL is input and the information processing terminal device accesses the management server. The management server transmits information on the top page of the search site for real estate / rental property information to the information processing terminal device, and the information processing terminal device displays the top page. When operations are sequentially performed from the top page, each time, information such as a screen corresponding to the operation is requested from the information processing terminal device to the management server, and the management server transmits information such as the requested screen to the information processing terminal device, and the information processing terminal device displays the screen or the like. Thereby, a search for property information is performed.

[0033] In one embodiment of the present invention, the management server stores the following real estate and rental property information in a database (not shown) that it manages. · Property No. (ID) · Building type · Property name · Property address · Rent / management fee / gift money / deposit · Floor plan / size of exclusive use area · Area / along the line · Distance from the nearest station · Walking time from the nearest station · Year of construction · Link to the floor plan (image) · Link to the building exterior (image) · Link to the interior photos (image)

[0034] The above is an example of condominium or apartment rental property information. In the case of real estate property information (single-family house), the following information can be stored as an example. · Property No. (ID) · Property classification (new construction, resale, used, renovation / renovation) · Property name · Property address · Price · Floor plan / building area / land area · Area / along the line · Distance from the nearest station · Walking time from the nearest station · Year of construction · Link to the floor plan (image) · Link to the building exterior (image) · Link to the interior photos (image)

[0035] In addition, in the case of rental property information for single-family houses, condominium real estate property information, rental store property information, sales store property information, rental office property information, sales office property information, rental land property information, sales land property information, rental building property information, sales building property information, rental parking lot property information, and rental warehouse property information, the attribute information of these properties is appropriately stored in the database (not shown) of the management server.

[0036] FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a display example of an information processing terminal device in a real estate / lease property information search system according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 5, a search condition setting screen 510 of the information processing terminal device 500 includes a rent input field 511, a floor area input field 512, a floor plan input field 513, a walking distance to station input field 514, and a building age input field 515. Further, when the search condition setting screen 510 is scrolled downward, a search start button (not shown) is also displayed. Further, as a pre-stage before the search condition setting screen 510 of FIG. 5 is displayed, an operation for narrowing down the search area to some extent, such as a nearby station or line (not shown), may be performed.

[0037] In the rent input field 511, rent as a search condition (search item) is input. In the floor area input field 512, the floor area (square meters) as a search condition (search item) is input. The floor plan input field 513 inputs the floor plan (one-room, 1K, 1DK, etc.) as a search condition (search item). The walking distance to station input field 514 inputs the walking distance to station (minutes) as a search condition. The building age input field 515 inputs the building age (years) as a search condition (search item). Note that for each input, in addition to a select box or an input box, known input interfaces such as a select button, a slider, or a drum roll can be adopted.

[0038] Also, in the example of Fig. 5, all or part of the rent, floor area, floor plan, distance to the station on foot, and years since construction as search conditions (search items) can be input as their upper limit values. For example, when 50,000 yen is input as the rent, property information with a rent of 50,000 yen or less is searched. Also, when 2DK is input as the floor plan, property information with 2DK or fewer rooms is searched. Alternatively, all or part of the rent, floor area, floor plan, distance to the station on foot, and years since construction as search conditions can be input as the median value within a certain range. For example, when 50,000 yen is input as the rent, property information within the range of plus or minus 10,000 yen is searched. Also, when 2DK is input as the floor plan, property information within the range of the lower limit with one less room than 2DK and the upper limit with one more room than 2DK is searched. If at least one search condition is set, it is also possible to execute a search in the "unspecified" state where no other search conditions are specified.

[0039] Furthermore, in the example of Fig. 5, all or part of the rent, floor area, distance to the station on foot, and years since construction as search conditions (search items) accept numerical input for each minimum numerical value of the unit of that condition (item). For example, in the case of rent, if 10,000 yen is set as the minimum numerical value of the unit, numerical input for every 10,000 yen is accepted. In the case of floor area, if one square meter is set as the minimum numerical value of the unit, numerical input for every one square meter is accepted. In the case of the distance to the station on foot, if one minute is set as the minimum numerical value of the unit, numerical input for every one minute is accepted. In the case of years since construction, if one year is set as the minimum numerical value of the unit, numerical input for every one year is accepted. The specific input method will be described later with reference to Fig. 6.

[0040] Returning to Fig. 4, in step S402, the information processing terminal device accepts input of search conditions for each item on the search screen.

[0041] FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram for explaining another display example of the information processing terminal device in the real estate / lease property information search system according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 6, the station walking distance setting screen 601 of the information processing terminal device 600 includes a station walking distance setting window 610. The station walking distance setting window 610 includes a station walking distance input field 611, a cancel button 618, and a setting button 619.

[0042] In the example of FIG. 6, the station walking distance input field 611 is a so-called drum roll type user interface (UI), and the user can switch the selection candidates for the station walking distance by moving the finger up and down while the finger touches the station walking distance input field 611. The station walking distance input field 611 may be a UI other than the drum roll type (for example, a slider). The cancel button 618 is a button for canceling the input of the station walking distance. The setting button 619 is a button for setting (determining) the selection candidate for the station walking distance input in the station walking distance input field 611. The same UI as in the example of FIG. 6 can be used for all or part of the rent, floor area, floor plan, station walking distance, and years since construction as search conditions.

[0043] Returning to FIG. 4, in step S403, the information processing terminal device determines whether the search start button has been pressed. If the search start button has not been pressed (S403: No), the process returns to step S402. If the search start button has been pressed (S403: Yes), the process proceeds to step S404.

[0044] In step S404, cases (property information) corresponding to the input search conditions are extracted. Specifically, the information processing terminal device that has detected the pressing of the search start button transmits the input search conditions to the management server. The management server searches the database of property information for the property information corresponding to the search conditions received from the information processing terminal device. Then, the property information corresponding to the search conditions is read out from the database.

[0045] In step S405, the management server creates a list of the extracted property information and display screen data therefor, and transmits the same to the information processing terminal device. The display screen data for the transmitted list is configured such that individual property information included in the list can be selected by a hyperlink or the like. Further, the display screen data for the list includes data for configuring an input field (favorite registration field) for favorite registration for individual property information. The favorite registration field can be, for example, a check box (not shown).

[0046] In step S406, the information processing terminal device displays the received list and the display screen data therefor. As the display screen of the list, for example, the display example of FIG. 7 can be used.

[0047] FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a display example of an information processing terminal device in a real estate / leased property information search system according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 7, a list display screen 710 of the information processing terminal device 700 includes a plurality of property simple display columns 711, 712, 713, 714, 715. Each of the property simple display columns 711, 712, 713, 714, 715 includes a simple description (not shown) regarding an individual property, a favorite check box 716, and an examined check box 717.

[0048] The favorite check box 716 is an input field for registering a favorite property as a favorite. When the favorite check box 716 is checked, the identifier of the checked property and the fact that the check has been made are stored in the information processing terminal device or the management server as favorite information. The favorite information can be used when re-searching for property information (for example, when re-searching from S402 in FIG. 4 or in the operation example of FIG. 8). Further, as an embodiment, when using the favorite information when re-searching from S402 in FIG. 4, the property registered as a favorite can be included in the list even if the property does not hit the search condition at the time of re-search.

[0049] The reviewed check box 717 is an input field for registering a property that has been reviewed (in other words, a property that has been determined to be uninteresting. Or, a property that does not need to be redisplayed in subsequent re-searches). When the reviewed check box 717 is checked, the identifier of the checked property and the fact that the check has been made are saved as reviewed information in the information processing terminal device or the management server. The reviewed information can be used when re-searching for property information (for example, when re-searching from S402 in FIG. 4 or in the operation example of FIG. 8). Also, as an embodiment, when using the reviewed information when re-searching from S402 in FIG. 4, even if a property that has been registered as reviewed hits the search conditions during re-search, the property can be excluded from the list.

[0050] Among the property simple display fields 711, 712, 713, 714, 715, the area excluding the favorite check box 716 and the reviewed check box 717 also functions as a button for instructing a detailed display of the property corresponding to the selected property simple display field when the user selects it.

[0051] In a state where the list display screen 710 is being displayed, the information processing terminal device monitors whether there is an instruction for a detailed display (step S407). In other words, the information processing terminal device monitors whether any of the property simple display fields has been selected. If none of the property simple display fields have been selected and there is no instruction for a detailed display (S407: No), the process returns to step S406. If any of the property simple display fields has been selected and there is an instruction for a detailed display (S407: Yes), the process proceeds to step S408.

[0052] In step S408, detailed display is performed on the information processing terminal device. Specifically, when any property information is selected and there is an instruction for detailed display, the information processing terminal device requests the management server for the detailed information of the selected property. The management server reads out the detailed information of the requested property from the property information database and transmits it to the information processing terminal device together with the display screen data of the detailed information. In the display screen data of the detailed information, the attribute information of the property (if it is rental property information of a condominium or apartment, building type, property name, property address, rent / management fee / gift money / deposit, floor plan / size of exclusive area, area / along the line, walking minutes from the nearest station, years since construction, floor plan diagram (image), building exterior (image), indoor photos (image), etc.) is displayed. Also, a favorite check box and a considered check box (similar to the check boxes 716 and 717 in FIG. 7) for the property with the detailed information shown may be included.

[0053] When the detailed display is completed, in step S409, it is determined whether to end the current property search. Specifically, the information processing terminal device determines whether an operation input is made to the operation input UI for ending the current property search (for example, an end button not shown in the figure) or an operation input is made to the list display button (not shown) included in the display screen of the detailed information. When an operation input is made to the operation input UI for ending the current property search (S409: Yes), the information processing terminal device notifies the management server that the operation input has been made. The management server transmits the data of the display screen corresponding to the notification (for example, the screen of the top page) to the information processing terminal device, and the information processing terminal device displays the display screen and ends the current property search (step S410). When an operation input is made to the list display button (S409: No), the information processing terminal device notifies the management server that the operation input has been made. The management server transmits the data of the display screen corresponding to the notification (that is, the list display screen) to the information processing terminal device, and the information processing terminal device displays the list display screen.

[0054] FIG. 8 shows an operation example of a real estate / leased property information search system and the like according to another embodiment of the present invention. The operation example in FIG. 8 can be used following the operation example in FIG. 4. One of the features of the real estate / leased property information search system according to another embodiment of the present invention is that, in inputting search conditions (search items), for at least one or more of walking distance from station, room size (exclusive area), and age of construction, numerical input is accepted for each minimum numerical value of the unit of that item to execute a search process, and on the premise of the search conditions of the search process executed by accepting the numerical input, numerical input obtained by further modifying the numerical input for each minimum numerical value is accepted to execute a re-search.

[0055] The start (step S801) in the operation example in FIG. 8 is started, for example, when a search button or a re-search button (not shown) is pressed on the list display screen (step S406) or the detailed display screen (step S408) in the operation example in FIG. 4. That is, the operation example in FIG. 8 is performed after property search has been performed at least once by the operation example in FIG. 4 or the like.

[0056] Here, the method for determining that it is a re-search is, in addition to determining that the "re-search button" (not shown) is pressed when it is provided, when only a part of the search items specified in the previous search (for example, walking fraction) is adjusted and the search is executed without any other additional operations (for example, the previous walking fraction was 10 minutes and it is only finely adjusted to 11 minutes and the search is immediately executed again), it is determined as a re-search, or when a re-search is performed within a predetermined time (for example, within 1 minute), it can be determined as a re-search.

[0057] In step S802 of FIG. 8, the information processing terminal device receives an adjustment input for search conditions for each item on the search screen. This search screen has the same UI as the initial search screen (S401 in FIG. 4), but the conditions used in the previous search are already entered in each input field (for example, input fields 511 to 515 in FIG. 5). The conditions used in the previous search are saved by the management server or the information processing terminal device, for example, at the time of the previous search execution (for example, S404 in FIG. 4). Since the conditions used in the previous search are already in the entered state, the user can set the search conditions by adjusting only the content of some search items that they want to change. The adjustment of the content of the search items to be changed can be performed in the same manner as the operation example in FIG. 4 (for example, using the UI in FIG. 6).

[0058] In step S803, the information processing terminal device determines whether the search start button has been pressed. If the search start button has not been pressed (S803: No), the process returns to step S802. If the search start button has been pressed (S803: Yes), the process proceeds to step S804.

[0059] In step S804, cases (property information) corresponding to the input search conditions are extracted. The extraction method is basically the same as step S404 in FIG. 4. However, in step S804, the property information included in the list in the previous property search is excluded or omitted. Also, the property information that has been registered as a favorite in step S406 or S408 of FIG. 4 or step S806 or S808 of FIG. 8 can be extracted without being excluded. Furthermore, the properties that have been registered as considered in step S406 or S408 of FIG. 4 or step S806 or S808 of FIG. 8 can be excluded.

[0060] Also, in one embodiment, the exclusion of the properties for which the consideration registration has been completed may be treated as a permanent setting every time a series of searches is performed (for example, from the start to the end of the application), or the number of times of exclusion of the properties for which the consideration registration has been completed (the number of times for each search) may be set to be larger than the number of times of exclusion of the properties for which the consideration registration has not been completed (exclusion of the properties hit in the previous search).

[0061] Steps S805 to S810 are the same as steps S405 to S410 in FIG. 4.

[0062] For example, when the operation example in FIG. 8 is used in combination with the operation example in FIG. 4, for at least one or more search items among the distance from the station on foot, the size of the room (usable area), and the number of years since construction, numerical input for each minimum numerical value of the unit of that item is accepted and the search process is executed (S404 in FIG. 4). In addition, on the premise of the search conditions of the search process executed by accepting numerical input, numerical input further corrected for each minimum numerical value is accepted and a re-search is executed (S804 in FIG. 8). Therefore, the operability can be improved for heavy users who repeat searches while slightly changing the search conditions. Also, for example, a user who hopes for a property within about 10 minutes' walk from the station can input 11 minutes after 10 minutes. Therefore, problems such as a "10-minute wall" can be solved not only from the user side but also from the side of the owner who provides the property.

[0063] Also, according to the operation example in FIG. 8, among the results of the re-search, for the results that overlap with the results executed before the re-search, the display is controlled to be omitted (S804 in FIG. 8). Thereby, for example, when searching at 11 minutes after searching at 10 minutes' walk from the station, the display of the search results within 10 minutes is omitted and only the search results at 11 minutes can be displayed. Therefore, by omitting the re-display of the search results that have already been viewed, the complexity for the user can be reduced.

[0064] Furthermore, according to the operation example of FIG. 4 or FIG. 8 or a combination thereof, for the result of the search process that has received and executed a numerical input, an input indicating that it is a favorite is received (S406, S408 in FIG. 4, S806, S808 in FIG. 8). Among the results of the re-search execution, for the property for which an input indicating that it is a favorite has been received, it is possible to control so as to display it without omitting the display (S404 in FIG. 4, S804 in FIG. 8). Thereby, in the configuration in which the display of the search results before the previous time is omitted, for the property that the user wants to leave the display, by leaving the display, the convenience of the user is further improved.

[0065] Furthermore, according to the operation example of FIG. 4 or FIG. 8 or a combination thereof, for the result of the search process that has received and executed a numerical input, an input indicating that it has been considered is received (S406, S408 in FIG. 4, S806, S808 in FIG. 8). Among the results of the re-search execution, for the property for which an input indicating that it has been considered has been received, it is possible to control so as to omit the search result display (S404 in FIG. 4, S804 in FIG. 8). Thereby, when performing a plurality of searches while shifting the numerical values of the distance from the station, the room size (usable floor area), or the number of years since construction little by little, by omitting the display of the considered search results, the visibility of the search results is further improved.

[0066] FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a display example of an information processing terminal device in a real estate / rental property information search system according to another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a display example of an information processing terminal device in a real estate / rental property information search system according to another embodiment of the present invention. The display example of FIG. 9 can be used, for example, instead of the display example of FIG. 6. In other words, the display example of FIG. 9 can be used, for example, in step S402 of FIG. 4 or step S802 of FIG. 8. Further, the display example of FIG. 10 is an example of a screen for displaying a search result (list) when a search condition of a distance within walking distance of a station is input using the display example of FIG. 9. In other words, the display example of FIG. 10 can be used, for example, in step S406 of FIG. 4 or step S806 of FIG. 8.

[0067] In the example of FIG. 6, a single value of walking distance to the station was input. In contrast, in the example of FIG. 9, one or more (for example, two or three) values of walking distance to the station can be input. When a plurality of values of walking distance to the station are input in the example of FIG. 9, a list is displayed with ranges delimited for each of the input values (FIG. 10).

[0068] As shown in FIG. 9, the walking distance setting screen 901 of the information processing terminal device 900 includes a walking distance setting window 910. The walking distance setting window 910 includes a walking distance input field 911, a selected walking distance display field 912, a cancel button 918, and a setting button 919. The cancel button 918 and the setting button 919 are the same as the cancel button 618 and the setting button 619 in FIG. 6.

[0069] The walking distance input field 911 is a drum roll type UI, similar to the walking distance input field 611 in FIG. 6, and the user can switch the selection candidates for the walking distance by moving a finger up and down while touching the finger on the walking distance input field 911. Also, as described above, in the example of FIG. 9, one or more (for example, two or three) values of walking distance to the station can be input. When the input of all the values of walking distance to the station (one or more) that the user wants to input is completed, the input values are determined by pressing the setting button 919. Also, the values selected during the input are displayed in the selected walking distance display field 912. The walking distance input field 911 may be a UI other than the drum roll type (for example, a slider), but it is necessary to be a UI capable of selecting a plurality of values of walking distance to the station. The same UI as in the example of FIG. 9 can also be used for all or part of the rent, floor area, floor plan, walking distance to the station, and the number of years since construction as search conditions.

[0070] The display example in FIG. 10 is an example of a screen that displays a search result (list) when a plurality of walking distance from station search conditions (walking distance from station values) are input using, for example, the display example in FIG. 9. As shown in FIG. 10, the list display screen 1010 of the information processing terminal device 1000 includes a plurality of property group display columns 1011, 1012, 1013. Each property group display column 1011, 1012, 1013 is a column that displays properties grouped according to a plurality of (here, three) walking distance from station values set on the walking distance from station setting screen 901 in FIG. 9. For example, assume that three walking distance from station values of "5 minutes", "10 minutes", and "11 minutes" are selected on the walking distance from station setting screen 901 in FIG. 9. In this case, one or more property information (for example, a UI such as the property simple display columns 711 to 715 in FIG. 6) within a 5-minute walking distance from the station is displayed in the property group display column 1011. Also, one or more property information (for example, a UI such as the property simple display columns 711 to 715 in FIG. 6) that is longer than a 5-minute walking distance and within a 10-minute walking distance from the station is displayed in the property group display column 1012. Further, one or more property information (for example, a UI such as the property simple display columns 711 to 715 in FIG. 6) that is longer than a 10-minute walking distance and within an 11-minute walking distance from the station is displayed in the property group display column 1013. The list display screen 1010 is scrollable in the vertical direction.

[0071] Also, in one embodiment of the present invention, in order to enhance the visual distinctiveness of the plurality of property group display columns 1011, 1012, 1013, the background color, background pattern, etc. of each display column can be made different, or a line serving as a mark can be drawn at the boundary of each display column.

[0072] Similar to the property simple display columns 711 to 715 in FIG. 6, each property simple display column included in the property group display columns 1011, 1012, 1013 also functions as a button that, when selected by the user, gives an instruction to display details of the property corresponding to the selected property simple display column.

[0073] According to the examples shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, for at least one of the search items among walking distance to station, room size (exclusive area), and years since construction, numerical inputs for each minimum numerical value of the unit of that item are accepted for two or more, and a search process is executed (FIGS. 9, S402 and S404 in FIG. 4, S802 and S804 in FIG. 8). Further, the results of the search process executed by accepting numerical inputs for two or more are displayed for each group corresponding to the input numerical values (FIG. 10, S406 in FIG. 4, S806 in FIG. 8). Therefore, when the user checks the details of the search results, etc., it is possible to easily recognize which group each search result belongs to (in other words, which numerical range it belongs to).

[0074] FIG. 11 is a flowchart for explaining an operation example of a real estate / lease property information search system and the like according to another embodiment of the present invention. In the example of FIG. 11, at the time of input or adjustment of search conditions (for example, S402 in FIG. 4, S802 in FIG. 8), for candidates of search conditions for which no corresponding property exists, a process of making them non-selectable is performed.

[0075] The start (step S1101) in the operation example of FIG. 11 can be performed in the same manner as steps S401 and S402 in FIG. 4 or steps S801 and S802 in FIG. 8, for example. That is, in step S1101, on the information processing terminal device, a search condition setting screen (for example, FIG. 5) for accepting input of search conditions for each item is displayed on the search screen.

[0076] In step S1102, the information processing terminal device determines whether there has been a selection of a search item. This determination is made, for example, by contact (tap) of the user's finger on any of the input fields 511 to 515 in FIG. 5. If there is no selection of a search item (S1102: No), step S1102 is repeated. If there is a selection of a search item (S1102: Yes), the process proceeds to step S1103.

[0077] In step S1103, under the current conditions (when there are already selected search items and set conditions, the current set conditions are maintained), the number of corresponding cases for each candidate value in the search item selected this time is extracted in advance. Specifically, when there is a selection of a search item, the information processing terminal device transmits the conditions already set for the search items not selected this time and the search item selected this time to the management server. The management server narrows down the property information corresponding to the conditions already set for the search items not selected this time, and extracts in advance the number of corresponding cases for each candidate value for the selected search item. For example, when the search item selected this time is within walking distance of a station, the management server narrows down the property information corresponding to search items other than within walking distance of a station (such as rent, floor area, and years since construction), and extracts in advance the number of corresponding cases for each value such as 0 minutes, 1 minute, 2 minutes, 3 minutes, ···, which are candidate values in the within walking distance of a station item.

[0078] In step S1104, for candidate values with corresponding properties, they are made active (selectable), and for candidate values without corresponding properties, they are made non - active (non - selectable) and displayed on the information processing terminal device.

[0079] FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a display example of an information processing terminal device in a real estate rental property information search system according to another embodiment of the present invention. The display example in FIG. 12 is displayed in the above step S1104. Also, the within walking distance of a station setting window 1200 in FIG. 12 can be used instead of, for example, the within walking distance of a station setting window 610 in FIG. 6 or the within walking distance of a station setting window 910 in FIG. 9.

[0080] As shown in FIG. 12, the within walking distance of a station setting window 1200 includes a within walking distance of a station input field 1210, a cancel button 1280, and a setting button 1290. The cancel button 1280 and the setting button 1290 are the same as the cancel button 618 and the setting button 619 in FIG. 6.

[0081] The on-foot station input field 1210 is a drum-roll type UI, similar to the on-foot station input field 611 in FIG. 6 and the on-foot station input field 911 in FIG. 9. When the user touches the on-foot station input field 1210 and moves the finger up and down, the selection candidates for the on-foot journey can be switched. Also, as described above, in the example of FIG. 12, candidate values for which there are no corresponding properties are displayed in an inactive (non-selectable) state. In the case of FIG. 12, 5 minutes and 7 minutes are active (selectable), while 3 minutes, 4 minutes, and 6 minutes are inactive (non-selectable).

[0082] Returning to FIG. 11, in step S1105, the information processing terminal device determines whether there is a condition setting for the search and an instruction to start the search. The presence or absence of the search start instruction is determined, for example, by whether the search start button (not shown) on the search condition setting screen 510 (FIG. 5) has been pressed. If there is no condition setting for the search or search start instruction (S1105: No), the process returns to step S1102. If there is a condition setting for the search and a search start instruction (S1105: Yes), the process proceeds to step S1106.

[0083] Each process from step S1106 to step S1108 corresponds to step S404 to step S406 and step S804 to step S806, respectively.

[0084] According to the examples in FIGS. 11 and 12, for at least one of the search items among walking distance to the station, room size (usable area), and years since construction, when the search item before numerical input for each minimum numerical value of the unit of that item is selected (S1102: Yes in FIG. 11), a search for each minimum numerical value of the unit of that item is executed in advance (S1103), and control is performed so that numerical values with zero corresponding cases become inactive (unselectable) (S1104, FIG. 12). Therefore, for numerical values with zero corresponding cases, since it can be known before selection that the corresponding cases are zero, it is possible to avoid unnecessary searches. Also, when there are a small number of properties with a conventional problem of 11 minutes, and there is no corresponding property in other fractions (12 minutes, 13 minutes) in the vicinity and they are inactive (unselectable), the existence of the 11-minute properties becomes very prominent, so it becomes easier for users who hope for a 10-minute walk (but it is acceptable to be 1 to 2 minutes over) to pick them up.

[0085] As described above, based on specific examples, embodiments of a real estate and rental property information search system and the like according to an embodiment of the present invention have been described. As embodiments of the present invention, in addition to a method or program for implementing a system or apparatus, embodiments can also be taken as a storage medium (as an example, an optical disk, magneto-optical disk, CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, magnetic tape, hard disk, memory card) in which a program is recorded.

[0086] Also, the implementation form of the program is not limited to application programs such as object code compiled by a compiler and program code executed by an interpreter, and may be in the form of a program module incorporated into an operating system.

[0087] Furthermore, it is not necessary for all processing to be necessarily performed only on the CPU on the control board. Depending on the need, a part or all of the processing can be performed by another processing unit (such as a DSP) mounted on an expansion board or expansion unit added to the board.

[0088] For all the constituent elements described in this specification (including the claims, abstract, and drawings) and / or all the steps of all the disclosed methods or processes, they can be combined in any combination, except for combinations where these features are mutually exclusive.

[0089] In addition, each of the features described in this specification (including the claims, abstract, and drawings) can be replaced by alternative features that serve the same purpose, equivalent purposes, or similar purposes, unless explicitly negated. Therefore, unless explicitly negated, each of the disclosed features is merely an example of a comprehensive series of identical or equivalent features.

[0090] Furthermore, the present invention is not limited to any specific configuration of the above-described embodiments. The present invention can be extended to all the novel features or combinations thereof described in this specification (including the claims, abstract, and drawings), or all the novel method or process steps described, or combinations thereof.

Explanation of Reference Numerals

[0091] 10 Real Estate and Rental Property Information Search System 11 Information Processing Server 12, 13 PC (One Form of Information Processing Terminal Device) 14 Mobile Phone (One Form of Information Processing Terminal Device) 15 Tablet Terminal (One Form of Information Processing Terminal Device) 19 Public Line (Dedicated Line, Internet, etc.)

Claims

1. An information processing server and one or more information processing terminal devices connected to the information processing server, and a real estate / lease property information search system that performs a search request, search processing, and search result display regarding real estate / lease property information between the information processing server and the information processing terminal devices, wherein the real estate / lease property information includes at least one search item among within walking distance of a station, room size (exclusive area), and years since construction, for the at least one search item, numerical input is accepted for each minimum numerical value of the unit of that item to execute search processing, and based on the search conditions of the search processing executed by accepting the numerical input, numerical input further corrected for each minimum numerical value is accepted to execute a re-search The system is characterized by this.

2. The system according to claim 1, characterized in that, among the results of the re-search, the display of results that overlap with the results executed before the re-search is omitted.

3. Input indicating that a property is a favorite is accepted for the results of the search processing executed by accepting the numerical input, The system according to claim 2, characterized in that, among the results of the re-search, for the properties for which input indicating that they are favorites is accepted, the display is controlled to be displayed without omission.

4. Input indicating that a property has been considered is accepted for the results of the search processing executed by accepting the numerical input, The system according to claim 1, characterized in that, among the results of the re-search, for the properties for which input indicating that they have been considered is accepted, the search result display is controlled to be omitted.

5. An information processing server and one or more information processing terminal devices connected to the information processing server, and a real estate / lease property information search system that performs a search request, search processing, and search result display regarding real estate / lease property information between the information processing server and the information processing terminal devices, wherein the real estate / lease property information includes at least one search item among within walking distance of a station, room size (exclusive area), and years since construction, for the at least one search item, two or more numerical inputs for each minimum numerical value of the unit of that item are accepted to execute search processing, and the results of the search processing executed by accepting two or more numerical inputs are displayed for each group corresponding to the input numerical values The system is characterized by this.

6. An information processing server and one or more information processing terminal devices connected to the information processing server, and a real estate / rental property information search system that performs a search request, search processing, and search result display related to real estate / rental property information between the information processing server and the information processing terminal device, wherein the real estate / rental property information includes at least one search item among within walking distance of a station, room size (usable area), and years since construction, for each of the at least one search item, when the search item is selected before numerical input for each minimum numerical value of the unit of that item, a search for each minimum numerical value of the unit of that item is executed in advance, and control is performed so that numerical values for which the number of corresponding cases is zero become non-selected, a system characterized by this.

7. A program executed on a real estate / rental property information search system that includes an information processing server and one or more information processing terminal devices connected to the information processing server, and that performs a search request, search processing, and search result display related to real estate / rental property information between the information processing server and the information processing terminal device. When executed on the system, the real estate / rental property information includes at least one search item among within walking distance of a station, room size (usable area), and years since construction, for each of the at least one search item, steps of accepting numerical input for each minimum numerical value of the unit of that item and executing search processing, and further accepting numerical input obtained by correcting the numerical input for each minimum numerical value and performing a re-search on the premise of the search conditions of the search processing executed by accepting the numerical input, a program characterized by executing these steps.

8. A program executed on a real estate / rental property information search system that includes an information processing server and one or more information processing terminal devices connected to the information processing server, and that performs a search request, search processing, and search result display related to real estate / rental property information between the information processing server and the information processing terminal device. When executed on the system, the real estate / rental property information includes at least one search item among within walking distance of a station, room size (usable area), and years since construction, for each of the at least one search item, steps of accepting two or more numerical inputs for each minimum numerical value of the unit of that item and executing search processing, and displaying the results of the search processing executed by accepting two or more numerical inputs for each group corresponding to the input numerical values, A program characterized by executing [

9. ] A program executed on a real estate / rental property information search system that includes an information processing server and one or more information processing terminal devices connected to the information processing server, and that performs a search request, search processing, and search result display regarding real estate / rental property information between the information processing server and the information processing terminal devices. When executed on the system, the real estate / rental property information includes at least one search item among walking distance to station, room size (exclusive area), and years since construction. For the at least one search item, at the point when the search item before numerical input for each minimum numerical value of the unit of that item is selected, a search for each minimum numerical value of the unit of that item is pre-executed, and control is performed such that numerical values for which the number of corresponding cases is zero become non-selected. A program characterized by executing

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