Self-service home buying

US8688594B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Bank of America Corporation · US

Inventors

• Susan Smith Thomas · Gastonia, US
• Shane Anthony Johnson · Charlotte, US
• Johnny David Phillips · Charlotte, US
• Lisa D. Curry · East Greenwich, US
• Carrie Anne Hanson · Charlotte, US
• Todd Michael Ferrara · Charlotte, US
• Michael P. Toner · Cornelius, US
• Lauren Leigh Dearth · Riviera Beach, US
• Philip Alan Cravitz · Thousand Oaks, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 23, 2011
• Grant date: Apr 1, 2014
• Expiry date: Feb 9, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q50/16
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

According to some embodiments, a system comprises an interface and one or more processors. The interface receives a search request indicating that a buyer requests to search for properties to evaluate. The one or more processors determine one or more buyer preferences that describe preferred characteristics for the properties according to the buyer. The one or more processors also determine whether an available property located proximate to a device associated with the buyer satisfies at least a threshold amount of the buyer preferences. If the available property satisfies at least a threshold amount of buyer preferences, the interface communicates a notification recommending that the buyer evaluate the available property.