System and method for managing transactions relating to real estate

Patent 6321202 Issued on November 20, 2001. Estimated Expiration Date:

December 10, 2019. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventor

Raveis, Jr., William M.

Assignee

Home Link Services, Inc.

Application

No. 459234 filed on 12/10/1999

US Classes:

705/1, AUTOMATED ELECTRICAL FINANCIAL OR BUSINESS PRACTICE OR MANAGEMENT ARRANGEMENT705/8Allocating resources or scheduling for an administrative function

Examiners

Primary: Stamber, Eric W.
Assistant: Carlson, Jeffrey D.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Cummings & Lockwood

Foreign Patent References

2352307-A GB. 01/13/2012

International Class

G06F 017/60

Abstract

A system and method for managing real estate transactions is provided. The method includes the steps of receiving and storing data relating to a plurality of contacts including buyers and sellers of real estate, receiving and storing data relating to a plurality of vendors each associated with at least one phase of a real estate transaction, accessing vendor data based upon occurrence of a particular phase of the real estate transaction and communicating data relating to the vendors to a contact upon occurrence of the particular phase of the real estate transaction. The system includes means for conducting each of these steps.

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