Integrated Real Estate Management System for Lifecycle Data

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current real estate management systems do not provide a comprehensive solution for managing all aspects of real estate throughout the entire lifecycle, from identification to disposal, lacking integration of various processes and modules.

Innovation Solution

A client/server real estate management system that integrates modules for site selection, deal tracking, property management, lease administration, and facility maintenance, utilizing a web-based architecture to manage data and facilitate collaboration among stakeholders through user interfaces and data exchange.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If multiple separate systems are used for site selection, deal tracking, property management, lease administration, and facility maintenance, then each system can be specialized and simple, but the overall system complexity increases and integration becomes difficult

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecomprehensive management coverageVSAvoidsystem integration complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines multiple separate real estate management systems (site selection, deal tracking, property management, lease administration, and facility maintenance) into a single integrated system. This merging allows comprehensive management coverage across all real estate lifecycle stages while managing complexity through unified architecture and shared database infrastructure.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The integrated real estate management system is designed to perform multiple functions across different management domains. A single system provides site selection capabilities, deal tracking, property management, lease administration, and facility maintenance, making it a universal platform that handles diverse real estate management tasks through modular components.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Productivity

If a comprehensive integrated system is implemented to manage all real estate aspects, then management efficiency and collaboration improve, but system complexity and implementation difficulty increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemanagement efficiencyVSAvoidsystem implementation complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The comprehensive real estate management system is segmented into distinct functional modules including site selection, deal tracking, property management, lease administration, and facility maintenance. Each module can be developed, implemented, and maintained independently, reducing overall implementation complexity while maintaining comprehensive management capabilities and improving productivity through coordinated operation of specialized components.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

3Ease of manufacture

If traditional separate systems are used for each real estate management aspect, then system development and implementation are simpler, but information integration and stakeholder collaboration are hindered

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesystem development easeVSAvoidinformation integration
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a centralized database and communication infrastructure as an intermediary that connects various real estate management modules. This intermediary enables seamless information integration and stakeholder collaboration across site selection, deal tracking, property management, lease administration, and facility maintenance, while allowing each module to be developed with relative simplicity through standardized interfaces.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS8341089B2Real estate management system and method
Publication Date: 2012.12.25 ROSS STORES
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  • US8341089B2 patent drawing
  • US8341089B2 patent drawing

AI summary

A real estate management system and method are provided. The system and method provide an integrated system that handles all of the aspects of a piece of property including identification, acquisition, development (design and construction), management, maintenance and disposal. The system may include a five year plan, a sign package, a lease wizard and a work orders module.