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InventorsTimothy J. Andersen, Fred F. Sadaghiani, Stephen M. McNamee, Marcin Szuster, Chloe L. Harford, Jeffrey T. Brinker, Randy W. Puttick
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A facility for representing home attribute values for a plurality of homes and a plurality of home attributes is described. The facility incorporates a data structure comprising, for each of the plurality of homes, for each of the plurality of attribute value sources, the capacity to store values for any of the plurality of home attributes obtained from the attribute value source.
A method in a computing system for constructing a repository containing attribute information for a plurality of homes, comprising, for each of the plurality of homes:
A computer-readable medium whose contents cause a computing system to perform a method for constructing a repository containing attribute information for a plurality of properties, the method comprising, for each of the plurality of properties:
A computer-readable medium whose contents cause a computing system to perform a method for publishing information about a distinguished home, the method comprising:
One or more computer memories collectively containing a data structure containing home attribute values for a plurality of homes and a plurality of home attributes, comprising, for each of the plurality of homes, for each of a plurality of attribute value sources, the capacity to store values for any of the plurality of home attributes obtained from the attribute value source.
One or more generated data signals collectively conveying a home attribute display data structure, the data structure having contents for causing a display device to display visual information that (a) identifies a home, (b) conveys a first value for a home attribute obtained from a first source, and (c) conveys a second value for the home attribute obtained from a second source distinct from the first source.
A computing system for aggregating home attribute values, comprising:
A method in a computing system for managing home attribute values, comprising:
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FIG. 1 is a high-level data flow diagram showing data flow within a typical arrangement of components used to provide the facility.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing some of the components typically incorporated in at least some of the computer systems and other devices on which the facility executes.
FIG. 3 is a display diagram showing a sample display typically presented by the facility before the owner for a particular home has inputted home facts—i.e., attribute values—for a particular home.
A software facility for managing information about home facts (“the facility”) is described. The facility takes advantage of an extensible storage architecture for home facts information, which can be easily expanded to accommodate new home facts or updated ranges of values for existing home facts. In some embodiments, the storage architecture simultaneously stores home facts information from multiple sources about the same home, such as home facts information from a government agency, home facts obtained from a user identified as the owner of the home, and home facts obtained from a user identified as having some other role with respect to the home, such as a former owner, an appraiser charged with appraising the house, or a listing agent who is undertaking to sell the house.
In some embodiments, the facility provides a user interface that the owner of a home or another user knowledgeable about the home can use to correct information provided for the home by another source; confirm information provided for the home by another source; or provide information about the home not available from another source. The home facts information provided using the user interface can include various types of data, such as numerical values, text, items selected from enumerated lists, photos or videos of the home, documents relating to the home such as appraisals or inspection reports, etc.
In some embodiments, the facility displays together home facts information about a particular home from multiple sources, or otherwise uses home facts information about a particular home from multiple sources. In some embodiments, the facility employs logic for combining home facts information from multiple sources to obtain composite home facts information for a home whose completeness and/or accuracy may exceed those of home facts information from a government agency. As useful home facts information for a home becomes available from additional sources, the quality of the composite home facts obtained for the home using the combination logic may continue to increase.