Patent ID: 7249146
Filing Date: 2007-07-24
Classification: G06Q,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method of using a computerized data base for analyzing data pertaining to a selected building comprising the steps of: inputting data into a computerized data base, where said data pertains to a multiplicity of buildings obtained from numerous different selected sources including governmental agencies and private sources, and wherein said data includes various income and expense items and other building descriptions pertaining to said multiplicity of buildings; programming the computerized data base for selectively processing the data pertaining to the multiplicity of buildings for enabling the selective development of different sets of standard values based on different conditions and characteristics of the buildings, said data base being programmed to selectively generate said different standard values in numerous different formats including at least one of statistical percentiles and averages for selected ones of the income and expense items; inputting into the computerized data base selected data pertaining to income and expense items pertaining to the selected building using a specially designed screen containing specially designed sections and prompts for enabling selected income and expense data to be entered into and processed by the data base; the screen being part of a set of specially designed screens for arranging the storing and processing of data related to the real estate industry and performing analytic and reporting functions related to the operation, evaluation and management of buildings; and programming the computerized data base for enabling a user to selectively and interactively compare the selected data pertaining to income and expenses of the selected building with selected ones of the standard values developed for like buildings; and wherein: (a) the steps of inputting data into the computerized data base and programming the data base includes the use of at least one of the specially designed screens containing specially designed sections and prompts to input the data in predetermined formats into the computerized data base for enabling an ordered entry of data into the computer base and the efficient processing of the data obtained from the numerous different sources and the further processing of the inputted data to generate the different standard values, and (b) wherein the step of inputting into the computerized data base includes the use of selected ones of specialized screens containing specially designed sections and prompts to assist in interactively making data available to a user and for enabling the data to be updated and to retrieve and display data in multiple comparative and analytical formats, depending on a user's needs from the computerized data base.