Wireless application protocol for real estate data access
OwnerJohn J. Anthony, Kurt D. Kulpainventors
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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.
Claims9
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;
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- 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.
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;
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- g) executing the query.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.