Appeal No. 1997-2678 Application No. 08/347,270 Independent claim 1 is reproduced as follows: 1. An automatic data processing system for processing business and financial transactions between entities from remote sites which comprises: a central processor programmed and connected to process a variety of inquiries and orders transmitted from said remote sites; said central processor including: means for receiving information about said transactions from said remote sites; means for retrievably storing said information; at least one terminal at each of said remote sites including a data processor and operational sequencing lists of program instructions; means for remotely linking said terminal to said central processor and for transmitting data back and forth between said central processor and said terminal; said terminal further comprising means for dispensing information and services for at least one of said entities including: a video screen; means for holding operational data including programming, informing, and inquiring sequences of data; means for manually entering information; means for storing information, inquiries 2Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007