Back to results
US 2014/0156457 A1Published application
Methods and arrangements for facilitating the processing of real estate information
AssigneeRealogy Operations LLC
InventorRandall Hollister
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
An automated system that routes real estate leads, both from online sources and more traditional sources, to an agent who will be able to respond to the customer(s) associated with the lead in a very short time, perhaps a matter of minutes. A primary advantage associated with at least one embodiment of the present invention is that the response to real estate leads is shortened by a very large order of magnitude, as conventional response time may typically be in the range of several hours to several days.
Claims21
(canceled)
A method for routing real estate leads to real estate agents, the method comprising:
- receiving, with one or more processors, a real estate lead associated with a real estate property, the real estate lead comprising a plurality of real estate lead attributes;
- comparing, with the one or more processors, a plurality of search criterion with a plurality of real estate agent profiles, where each profile is associated with a real estate agent and a search criterion is associated with a real estate lead attribute selected from the plurality of real estate lead attributes;
- determining, with the one or more processors, whether any real estate agents from the plurality of real estate agents are a match for the real estate lead based on the comparison;
- when the number of determined matches is below a threshold number:
- modifying, with the one or more processors, one or more of the search criterion;
- and
- comparing, with the one or more processors, the modified search criterion with a plurality of real estate agent profiles to determine whether any real estate agents are a match for the lead, and repeating such modification and comparison until the number of determined matches is equal to or greater than the threshold number;
- and
- when the number of determined matches is equal to or greater than the threshold number:
- routing, with the one or more processors, the real estate lead to a real estate agent selected from the plurality of real estate agents.
7 more elements
A system for routing real estate leads to real estate agents, the system comprising:
- a non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions;
- and
- one or more processors in communication with the non-transitory, computer-readable medium that, when the computer-executable instructions are executed, are configured to:
- receive a real estate lead associated with a real estate property, the real estate lead comprising a plurality of real estate lead attributes;
- compare a plurality of search criterion with a plurality of real estate agent profiles, where each profile is associated with a real estate agent and a search criterion is associated with a real estate lead attribute selected from the plurality of real estate lead attributes;
- determine whether any real estate agents from the plurality of real estate agents are a match for the real estate lead based on the comparison;
- when the number of determined matches is below a threshold number:
- modify one or more of the search criterion;
- and
- compare the modified search criterion with a plurality of real estate agent profiles to determine whether any real estate agents are a match for the lead, and repeating such modification and comparison until the number of determined matches is equal to or greater than the threshold number;
- and
- when the number of determined matches is equal to or greater than the threshold number:
- route the real estate lead to a real estate agent selected from the plurality of real estate agents.
10 more elements
A non-transitory, computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform a method, the method comprising:
- receiving, with the one or more processors, a real estate lead associated with a real estate property, the real estate lead comprising a plurality of real estate lead attributes;
- comparing, with the one or more processors, a plurality of search criterion with a plurality of real estate agent profiles, where each profile is associated with a real estate agent and a search criterion is associated with a real estate lead attribute selected from the plurality of real estate lead attributes;
- determining, with the one or more processors, whether any real estate agents from the plurality of real estate agents are a match for the real estate lead based on the comparison;
- when the number of determined matches is below a threshold number:
- modifying, with the one or more processors, one or more of the search criterion;
- and
- comparing, with the one or more processors, the modified search criterion with a plurality of real estate agent profiles to determine whether any real estate agents are a match for the lead, and repeating such modification and comparison until the number of determined matches is equal to or greater than the threshold number;
- and
- when the number of determined matches is equal to or greater than the threshold number:
- routing, with the one or more processors, the real estate lead to a real estate agent selected from the plurality of real estate agents.
7 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.