Patent ID: 8145352
Filing Date: 2012-03-27
Classification: G06Q,G07C

Abstract:
1. A method for programmatically verifying a manual assignment of a lockbox, to a real property, utilizing a showing management system, wherein said lockbox is associated with a unique lockbox identifier and wherein said real property is associated with a unique real property identifier, the method comprising the steps of: attaching said lockbox physically to said real property utilizing a shackle associated with said lockbox; manually assigning said unique lockbox identifier to said unique real property identifier associated with the real property to which said lockbox has been attached, by recording and storing said manual assignment in said showing management system; scheduling a showing appointment for said real property using said showing management system, said showing management system generating a record based on said showing appointment, said record comprising a showing time period, at least one unique showing agent identifier for at least one showing agent of a plurality of showing agents and an identifier for said real property; storing said record in a showing appointment database operatively associated with said showing management system and containing a plurality of scheduled showing appointments; accessing said lockbox and recording each access event in an access record, each of said access events comprising an access time, a unique showing agent identifier corresponding to the accessing showing agent and a lockbox identifier corresponding to said lockbox; communicating said access record to said showing management system; retrieving from said showing appointment database all the scheduled showing appointments for said recorded showing agent identifier and computing a matching one of said showing appointments in which said recorded access time falls within said scheduled showing time period; assigning the real property identifier associated with said matching showing appointment to said lockbox, whereby said computed assignment of said real property identifier is compared with said recorded manual assignment; and said showing management system issuing a notification if said computed assignment does not match said manual assignment.