Patent ID: 6839880

Claim:
A method in a computer system for providing an electronic template for inputting and providing a virtual tour of one or more real property units over a public communications network, comprising the following steps: a. making available to one or more affiliates independent from the computer system via the public communications network, a virtual tour template on one or more memory areas, said virtual tour template providing a framework for said one or more affiliates to directly input photographs and a data set to create a virtual tour of a real property unit; b. receiving from the one or more affiliates via the public communications network, at least one movable photograph of part or all of the real property unit and storing the at leas one movable photograph in one or more memory areas such that it is available to be retrieved by the virtual tour template and thereby included as part of the virtual tour; c. receiving from the one or more affiliates via the public communications network, the data set corresponding to the movable photograph, and storing the data set in the one or more memory areas such that it is available to be retrieved by the virtual tour template and thereby included as part of the virtual tour; and d. making available to one or more clients via the public communications network, the virtual tour utilizing the at least one movable photograph and the data set in the virtual tour template.