Patent ID: 9141640
Filing Date: 2015-09-22
Classification: G01C,G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A graphical user interface showing real estate search results on a display device, the graphical user interface comprising: a multiple listing service (MLS) listing having a plurality of real property listings, each real property listing of the plurality of real property listings having a street address; a geographic map having at least one status flag showing and visually distinguishing listing availability between one or more of the following listing status categories: active, pending, sold, expired, canceled, or withdrawn, the at least one status flag corresponding to a location of at least one real property listing of the plurality of real property listings in the MLS listing; and a plurality of user-drawn MLS listing search areas displayed on the geographic map, in context to non-search areas that are also displayed on the geographic map, wherein the plurality of user-drawn MLS listing search areas define a targeted area of interest that includes each real property listing of the plurality of real property listings and that covers one or more neighborhoods or portions thereof within the geographic map, wherein the at least one status flag corresponding to the at least one real property listing is displayed within a user-drawn MLS listing search area of the plurality of user-drawn MLS listing search areas, and wherein the plurality of user-drawn MLS listing search areas are discontinuous, and wherein the graphical user interface is configured such that the at least one real property listing of the plurality of real property listings of the MLS listing is associated with a first user-drawn MLS listing search area of the plurality of user-drawn MLS listing search areas and wherein a resizing of the first user-drawn MLS listing search area of the plurality of user-drawn MLS listing search areas results in an update of the at least one real property listing of the plurality of real property listings in the MLS listing and the corresponding at least one status flag within the resized user-drawn MLS listing search area displayed on the geographic map.