REALMEDIA: Providing multimedia-based real-estate services through the Internet

Cao, J.; Chan, Jackie Y.K.; Li, Heng; Mahdjoubi, Lamine; Love, Peter E.D.

Abstract

This paper presents the design and implementation of a software system, known as REALMEDIA, which provides Web-based, multimedia real-estate services on the Internet. REALMEDIA is innovative in that it is designed to provide both on-line services to clients and a tool for maintaining the system to real-estate agent. The software consists of a web-based interface, a client side editor and an application server. The web interface is used by both the customer and the real-estate agent to request particular services. When used by a customer, it allows the potential buyer to select and view desired properties, and to make an appointment with agents. Multimedia information, which integrates text, graphics and video clips, are presented to the customer. When used by the agent, the web interface allows the agent to dynamically update the contents of the web page and to manipulate property details through the Client Side Editor. The application server acts as a bridge between the Web Interface and the Client Side Editor. The computational architecture and major components of REALMEDIA as well as its implementation using JAVA, TCP/IP and FTP will be described. © 2001 Elsevier Science B.V.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2001
• Journal: Automation in Construction
• Print ISSN: 0926-5805
• Electronic ISSN: 1872-7891
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Not Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 10
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 275-289
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0926-5805%2899%2900033-3
• Keywords: REALMEDIA, real-estate, internet
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1088833
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0926-5805(99)00033-3