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Methods and system for data acquisition in a multimedia real estate database
Assignee: Brooks & Kushman PC
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Filing: 1995-07-14
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Granted: 1998-08-11
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Expires: 2015-07-14
Abstract
Abstract A device for storing information about a plurality of houses, for access by an application program executed on a computer or other like programmable apparatus, comprises a computer-readable storage medium and computer-readable data on the computer-readable storage medium. The computer-readable data is representative of a database containing textual information for each house, at least one exterior image for each house, at least one interior image for each house, and at least one parameter indicating a portion of the exterior image corresponding to the interior image for each house, all in a common database format. Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture for compiling information about a house on a computer-readable storage medium using a computer are disclosed.
Inventors
- 👤 Timothy Robert Brown
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 21:55
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06Q; G06Q30/00; G06Q30/06; G06Q30/0601; G06Q30/0641; G06Q30/0643
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 32
Claim 1
Independent Claim
102 words
A method of compiling information about a house on a computer-readable storage medium using a computer or other like programmable apparatus having a processor and a memory, the method comprising: establishing a computer-readable database with a single database format on the computer-readable storage medium; receiving textual information for the house; receiving an exterior image of the house; receiving an interior image of the house; receiving at least one parameter indicating a portion of the exterior image corresponding to the interior image; and compiling the textual information, the exterior image, the interior image, and the at least one parameter into the computer-readable database.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
102 words
A method of compiling information about a house on a computer-readable storage medium using a computer or other like programmable apparatus having a processor and a memory, the method comprising: establishing a computer-readable database with a single database format on the computer-readable storage medium; receiving textual information for the house; receiving an exterior image of the house; receiving an interior image of the house; receiving at least one parameter indicating a portion of the exterior image corresponding to the interior image; and compiling the textual information, the exterior image, the interior image, and the at least one parameter into the computer-readable database.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
58 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the computer includes a display device, and wherein receiving textual information for the house includes: displaying a data entry template on the display device, the data entry template containing a plurality of fields; receiving a signal to select one of the fields; and receiving textual data for the one of the fields.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
95 words
The method of claim 1 wherein receiving an interior image includes receiving a plurality of interior images, wherein receiving the at least one parameter includes: receiving a first signal to select one of the plurality of interior images; receiving a second signal to select the portion of the exterior image corresponding to the one of the interior images; and determining a plurality of coordinates which define the portion of the exterior image based upon the second signal; wherein compiling includes compiling the plurality of interior images and the plurality of coordinates into the computer-readable database.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method of claim 1 further comprising receiving a floor plan image of at least a portion of the house, wherein compiling includes compiling the floor plan image into the computer-readable database.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the textual information, the exterior image, the interior image, and the at least one parameter are stored as a single relational record in the computer-readable database.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the portion of the exterior image includes a window of the house, and wherein the interior image is of a room of the house behind the window.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the information about the house is contained in a single file on the computer-readable storage medium.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
114 words
A system for compiling information about a house on a computer-readable storage medium using a computer or other like programmable apparatus having a processor and a memory, the system comprising: means for establishing a computer-readable database with a single database format on the computer-readable storage medium; means for receiving textual information for the house; means for receiving an exterior image of the house; means for receiving an interior image of the house; means for receiving at least one parameter indicating a portion of the exterior image corresponding to the interior image; and means for compiling the textual information, the exterior image, the interior image, and the at least one parameter into the computer-readable database.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
114 words
A system for compiling information about a house on a computer-readable storage medium using a computer or other like programmable apparatus having a processor and a memory, the system comprising: means for establishing a computer-readable database with a single database format on the computer-readable storage medium; means for receiving textual information for the house; means for receiving an exterior image of the house; means for receiving an interior image of the house; means for receiving at least one parameter indicating a portion of the exterior image corresponding to the interior image; and means for compiling the textual information, the exterior image, the interior image, and the at least one parameter into the computer-readable database.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
67 words
The system of claim 8 wherein the computer includes a display device, and wherein the means for receiving textual information for the house includes: means for displaying a data entry template on the display device, the data entry template containing a plurality of fields; means for receiving a signal to select one of the fields; and means for receiving textual data for the one of the fields.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
109 words
The system of claim 8 wherein the means for receiving an interior image receives a plurality of interior images, and wherein the means for receiving the at least one parameter includes: means for receiving a first signal to select one of the plurality of interior images; means for receiving a second signal to select the portion of the exterior image corresponding to the one of the interior images; and means for determining a plurality of coordinates which define the portion of the exterior image based upon the second signal; wherein the means for compiling compiles the plurality of interior images and the plurality of coordinates into the computer-readable database.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
36 words
The system of claim 8 further comprising means for receiving a floor plan image of at least a portion of the house, wherein the means for compiling compiles the floor plan image into the computer-readable database.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
32 words
The system of claim 8 wherein the textual information, the exterior image, the interior image, and the at least one parameter are stored as a single relational record in the computer-readable database.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
33 words
The system of claim 8 wherein the portion of the exterior image includes a window of the house, and wherein the interior image is of a room of the house behind the window.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
22 words
The system of claim 8 wherein the information about the house is contained in a single file on the computer-readable storage medium.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
130 words
An article of manufacture used to direct a computer or other like programmable apparatus to compile information about a house on a first computer-readable storage medium, the article of manufacture comprising: a second computer-readable storage medium; and a computer program represented as computer-readable data on the second computer-readable storage medium, the computer program directing the computer to perform: establishing a computer-readable database with a single database format on the computer-readable storage medium; receiving textual information for the house; receiving an exterior image of the house; receiving an interior image of the house; receiving at least one parameter indicating a portion of the exterior image corresponding to the interior image; and compiling the textual information, the exterior image, the interior image, and the at least one parameter into the computer-readable database.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
130 words
An article of manufacture used to direct a computer or other like programmable apparatus to compile information about a house on a first computer-readable storage medium, the article of manufacture comprising: a second computer-readable storage medium; and a computer program represented as computer-readable data on the second computer-readable storage medium, the computer program directing the computer to perform: establishing a computer-readable database with a single database format on the computer-readable storage medium; receiving textual information for the house; receiving an exterior image of the house; receiving an interior image of the house; receiving at least one parameter indicating a portion of the exterior image corresponding to the interior image; and compiling the textual information, the exterior image, the interior image, and the at least one parameter into the computer-readable database.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
60 words
The article of manufacture of claim 15 wherein the computer includes a display device, and wherein receiving textual information for the house includes: displaying a data entry template on the display device, the data entry template containing a plurality of fields; receiving a signal to select one of the fields; and receiving textual data for the one of the fields.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
97 words
The article of manufacture of claim 15 wherein receiving an interior image includes receiving a plurality of interior images, wherein receiving the at least one parameter includes: receiving a first signal to select one of the plurality of interior images; receiving a second signal to select the portion of the exterior image corresponding to the one of the interior images; and determining a plurality of coordinates which define the portion of the exterior image based upon the second signal; wherein compiling includes compiling the plurality of interior images and the plurality of coordinates into the computer-readable database.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
42 words
The article of manufacture of claim 15 wherein the computer program further directs the computer to perform receiving a floor plan image of at least a portion of the house, wherein compiling includes compiling the floor plan image into the computer-readable database.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
34 words
The article of manufacture of claim 15 wherein the textual information, the exterior image, the interior image, and the at least one parameter are stored as a single relational record in the computer-readable database.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
35 words
The article of manufacture of claim 15 wherein the portion of the exterior image includes a window of the house, and wherein the interior image is of a room of the house behind the window.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
23 words
The article of manufacture of claim 15 wherein the information about the house is contained a single file on the computer-readable storage medium.
Claim 25
Independent Claim
93 words
A device for storing information about a house for access by an application program executed on a computer or other like programmable apparatus, the device comprising: a computer-readable storage medium; and computer-readable data on the computer-readable storage medium, the computer-readable data representative of a database containing textual information for the house, at least one exterior image for the house, at least one interior image for the house, and at least one parameter indicating a portion of the exterior image corresponding to the interior image for the house, all in a common database format.
Claim 26
Independent Claim
93 words
A device for storing information about a house for access by an application program executed on a computer or other like programmable apparatus, the device comprising: a computer-readable storage medium; and computer-readable data on the computer-readable storage medium, the computer-readable data representative of a database containing textual information for the house, at least one exterior image for the house, at least one interior image for the house, and at least one parameter indicating a portion of the exterior image corresponding to the interior image for the house, all in a common database format.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
27 words
The device of claim 22 wherein the at least one parameter for the house includes a plurality of coordinates which define the portion of the exterior image.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
22 words
The device of claim 22 wherein the database further contains a floor plan image of at least a portion of the house.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
55 words
The device of claim 22 wherein the database contains a plurality of records corresponding to a plurality of houses, and wherein the textual information, the at least one exterior image, the at least one interior image, and the at least one parameter for each house are stored as a single relational record in the database.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
41 words
The device of claim 22 wherein the textual information, the at least one exterior image, the at least one interior image, and the at least one parameter for the house are contained in a single file on the computer-readable storage medium.
Claim 31
Independent Claim
116 words
A device for storing information about a house for access by an application program executed on a computer or other like programmable apparatus, the device comprising: a computer-readable storage medium; and computer-readable data on the computer-readable storage medium, the computer-readable data representative of a database containing textual information for the house, at least one exterior image for the house, at least one interior image for the house, a plurality of coordinates defining a portion of the exterior image corresponding to the interior image for the house, and a floor plan image of at least a portion of the house, all in a common database format and contained in a single file on the computer-readable storage medium.
Claim 32
Independent Claim
116 words
A device for storing information about a house for access by an application program executed on a computer or other like programmable apparatus, the device comprising: a computer-readable storage medium; and computer-readable data on the computer-readable storage medium, the computer-readable data representative of a database containing textual information for the house, at least one exterior image for the house, at least one interior image for the house, a plurality of coordinates defining a portion of the exterior image corresponding to the interior image for the house, and a floor plan image of at least a portion of the house, all in a common database format and contained in a single file on the computer-readable storage medium.
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