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Collecting and representing home attributesCollecting and representing home attributes description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20080077458, Collecting and representing home attributes. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
TECHNICAL FIELD [0001]The described technology is directed to the fields of information gathering and representation. BACKGROUND [0002]It can be useful to have information about the attributes of one or more properties, such as one or more residential properties. Typical examples of such "home facts" include lot size, number of bedrooms, number of bathrooms, total floor space, view type, and roof type. By obtaining home facts for a home of interest, a person can arrive at a better sense of the home and its level of suitability to particular buyers. [0003]In many cases, information about at least some home facts of a particular home is compiled by a governmental agency, such as the assessor's office for the county in which the home is located. Such information may be available directly from the governmental agency, and/or an intermediary information provider. [0004]Unfortunately, information about home facts obtained in this way is frequently incomplete, in that it may cover only a few of a longer list of home facts that are of interest. Additionally, information about home facts obtained in this way is often out of date, or otherwise inaccurate. These deficiencies, typical of home facts information derived from common sources, tend to limit the value of presently-available home facts information. [0005]Accordingly, an approach capable of acquiring, storing, and using a more complete and accurate set of home facts for a particular house than is available from government sources would have significant utility. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0006]FIG. 1 is a high-level data flow diagram showing data flow within a typical arrangement of components used to provide the facility. [0007]FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing some of the components typically incorporated in at least some of the computer systems and other devices on which the facility executes. [0008]FIG. 3 is a display diagram showing a sample display typically presented by the facility before the owner for a particular home has inputted home facts--i.e., attribute values--for a particular home. [0009]FIGS. 4A-4B contain a flow diagram showing steps typically performed by the facility in order to determine whether to identify a particular user as the owner of a particular home, and subsequently permit that user to provide attribute values for that home that are stored in the home facts database. [0010]FIGS. 5 and 6 are display diagrams showing a sample display presented by the facility to ask a question of the user. [0011]FIG. 7 is a display diagram showing a typical display presented by the facility when the user has been identified as the owner of the home. [0012]FIG. 8 is a display diagram showing a typical display presented by the facility in order to obtain credit card information from the user. [0013]FIG. 9 is a display diagram showing a display typically presented by the facility in connection with the manual resolution process. [0014]FIG. 10 is a display diagram showing a typical display presented by the facility in order to determine whether the user purchased the home from the owner presently identified for the home. [0015]FIG. 11 is a display diagram showing a sample display presented by the facility that permits a user who is currently identified as the owner of the home to relinquish confirmed ownership of the home. [0016]FIG. 12 is a display diagram showing an initial version of a display usable by a user identified as the owner of the home to provide attribute values for the home. [0017]FIG. 13 is a display diagram showing the second version of the display shown in FIG. 12. [0018]FIG. 14 is a display diagram showing a sample display presented by the facility in response to receiving home facts from the user identified as the owner of the home. [0019]FIG. 15 is a display diagram showing a sample display presented by the facility containing a valuation of the home generated at least in part based upon the attribute values provided by the owner. [0020]FIG. 16 is a table diagram showing sample contents of the property attribute value table. [0021]FIG. 17 is a table diagram showing sample contents of the property table in the first state of the home facts database. Continue reading about Collecting and representing home attributes... Full patent description for Collecting and representing home attributes Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims Click on the above for other options relating to this Collecting and representing home attributes patent application. 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