Apparatus and method for interactive communication for tracking and viewing data

Claim 3

The method of claim 1, where each of said text and graphic data in said database files is assigned a code, and wherein said generating a demographics information database comprises compiling, merging and storing the codes for the text and graphic data viewed by said first end user.

Claim 6

The method of claim 3, further comprising the steps of h) receiving an information request from an agent relating to the agent's information needs, each agent having an access code, the extent of information available to said agent being determined by said agent's access code, i) selectively providing said information in response to said agent's information request, j) said agent's information requests being a plurality of inquiries from a plurality of individual agents, said end user inquiries being the retrieving and viewing of text and/or graphic data from a database; k) generating and updating further said demographics pattern database information by compiling and merging a plurality of agents' inquiries and storing said compiled and merged inquiries in a demographics database, and wherein each time said server is accessed, data obtained through said access analysis is stored in the appropriate databases as demographic information, thereby continually updating and increasing the available demographics information within the databases.

Claim 9

The system of tracking real estate and real estate related of claim 5, further comprising access software, said access software having access codes, said access codes corresponding to each of said databases; the first of said remote terminals being an agent's unit, said agent's unit having: a computer, said computer having display means; i/o means, said i/o means being in communication with said computer; and storage capabilities; the second of said remote terminals being a subscriber's unit, said subscriber's unit having: converter means; storage capabilities; a viewing screen; and i/o means; the third of said remote terminals being an end user's unit, said end user's unit having: converter means; storage capabilities; a viewing screen; and i/o means; wherein information is received by said multimedia computer from multiple sources, analyzed, edited and transmitted to said server's unit for storage in the appropriate databases, activation of said subscriber's unit causes a specific request sequence to issue, thereby controlling the information provided to said subscriber, said subscriber's response to said specific request sequence providing information to said network for entry into appropriate databases, thereby constantly updating the databases, activation of said agent's unit causes a specific request sequence to issue, thereby controlling the information provided to said agent, said agent's response to said specific request sequence providing information to the network for entry into appropriate databases, thereby constantly updating the databases, and activation of said end user's unit causes a specific request sequence to issue, thereby controlling the information provided to said end user, said end user's response to said specific request sequence providing information to the network for entry into appropriate databases, thereby continuously updating said databases.

Claim 10

The system of tracking real estate and real estate related information of claim 6, further comprising means for storing advertising information, said end user's unit and said agent's unit being configured to select from, receive, and display said advertising information for display on a terminal, said server's unit including means for generating demographic data from inquiries for advertising information, storing said demographic data in said demographic pattern database, and means for retrieving demographic patterns from said demographic pattern database generated from inquiries for advertising information.

Claim 11

The system of tracking real estate and real estate related information of claim 7, further comprising means for storing financial information, said end user's unit and said agent's unit being configured to select from, receive, and display said financial information for display on a terminal, said server's unit including means for generating demographic data from inquiries for financial information, storing said demographic data in said demographic pattern database, and means for retrieving demographic patterns from said demographic pattern database generated from inquiries for financial information.

Claim 12

The system of tracking real estate and real estate related information of claim 6, further comprising means for storing advertising and financial information, said end user's unit and said agent's unit being configured to select from, receive, and display said advertising and financial information for display on a remote terminal.