Patent ID: 7685050
Filing Date: 2010-03-23
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving, by a processor, from a communication network, first index configuration information from at least one user, the first index configuration information specifying a first region; receiving, by the processor, from the communication network, second index configuration information from the at least one user, the second index configuration information specifying a second region, wherein the second region includes a subset of the first region; after receiving the first information, electronically compiling, by the processor, first data that indicates a first respective value of each of a first plurality of instances of real estate located in the user-specified first region; after receiving the second information, electronically compiling, by the processor, second data that indicates a second respective value of each of a second plurality of instances of real estate located in the user-specified second region; determining, by the processor, a first value of a first user-configured index based on the first data associated with the user-specified first region and a second value of a second user-configured index based on the second data associated with the user-specified second region; and transmitting, over the communication network, a representation of the first value of the first user-configured index and a representation of the second value of the second user-configured index to the at least one user.