Patrick J Halladay

US Patent:

7881948, Feb 1, 2011

Filed:

Jan 22, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/017787

Inventors:

Rick Carr - Manassas VA, US
Elizabeth Davis - Rockville MD, US
Michael Delgaudio - Davidsonville MD, US
Patrick Halladay - Rockville MD, US
Heather McAvey - Bethesda MD, US
Elizabeth Moon - Gaithersburg MD, US
Margaret O'Sullivan - Gaithersburg MD, US
Gregg Petch - Gaithersburg MD, US

Assignee:

Metropolitan Regional Information Systems, Inc. - Rockville MD

International Classification:

G06Q 10/00

US Classification:

705 11, 705 26

Abstract:

A method and system for providing real estate information to users, tailored to requirements and fields relating to the location of the property. A single repository, such as a database or database farm, is used with middle tier software on servers on a network, such as the Internet, to provide information to users via user terminals coupled to the network, for particular properties, and to receive information for properties for addition to the database. Information and fields specific to locations are input to the system via a system operator. User terminals utilize either downloaded software to interact with the middle tier, or a network browser. In one variation, the middle tier software is based upon an open standard, such as an open Application Program Interface standard, so as to allow access for a variety of terminal types and software.

US Patent:

20030055747, Mar 20, 2003

Filed:

Apr 8, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/117083

Inventors:

Rick Carr - Manassas VA, US
Elizabeth Davis - Rockville MD, US
Michael Delgaudio - Davidsonville MD, US
Patrick Halladay - Rockville MD, US
Heather Mcavey - Bethesda MD, US
Elizabeth Moon - Gaithersburg MD, US
Margaret O'Sullivan - Gaithersburg MD, US
Gregg Petch - Gaithersburg MD, US

International Classification:

G06F017/60

US Classification:

705/027000

Abstract:

A method and system for providing real estate information to users, tailored to requirements and fields relating to the location of the property. A single repository, such as a database or database farm, is used with middle tier software on servers on a network, such as the Internet, to provide information to users via user terminals coupled to the network, for particular properties, and to receive information for properties for addition to the database. Information and fields specific to locations are input to the system via a system operator. User terminals utilize either downloaded software to interact with the middle tier, or a network browser. In one variation, the middle tier software is based upon an open standard, such as an open Application Program Interface standard, so as to allow access for a variety of terminal types and software.