Market status icons in real-estate information search and retrieval system

摘要

The present invention is directed to icons used to represent properties in a real-estate market information system. The icons of the present invention provide additional information about the property associated with the icon when displayed on a digital map. ;Icon indicia, such as shape, color or size, in the present invention is determined by combining at least two property attributes of the property associated with the property icon. In a preferred embodiment, the icons used in the present invention are indicative of the type of property and the market status of the property associated with the icon. The icons can be constructed such that further property attributes, such as square-footage range, could be also, or alternatively, be indicated by icon indicia.