System and method for managing and automatically rescheduling showings of real estate listings based on multiple factors
US11580503B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 8, 2020 |
| Grant date | Feb 14, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 5, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q50/167
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A specialized server within a real estate showing management system creates a showing appointment for a showing agent to show a listing and a set of geo-fences around the listing when the appointment is created. At a particular time before the showing, the specialized server notifies a showing agent mobile device to download the set of geo-fences and, when requested, provides the set to the mobile device. The mobile device notifies the specialized server when it breaches a geo-fence within the set. When a showing agent is late for a showing appointment, the specialized server automatically reschedules a subsequent showing appointment by an adjusted rescheduling time. The subsequent showing appointment is for the same listing by a different showing agent or a different listing by the same showing agent. Notifications about the rescheduled subsequent showing appointment are also sent to parties.
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