Abstract: A system and a process for capturing potential home seller information are disclosed. The system and the process provide a better way to procure lead data and home seller data by making the home valuation process more engaging and causing more seller to enter more accurate information during the process. In some embodiments, the system is implemented as a website service. In some embodiments, the process is implemented over several web pages of the website.

Abstract: In a television system in which at least program title information for programs which are to be transmitted in the future is transmitted in advance to form a channel guide listing, apparatus is provided for searching the listing for specific user-entered information, and upon successful conclusion to the search, the apparatus schedules the tuning of the desired program, or in the alternative, notifies the viewer of the availability of the program. In those instances where descriptive text accompanies the program listing, apparatus of the invention performs a search of the text for a particular text string which may relate to the title, the star, the director, or the context of the program, among other search criteria.