Appeal No. 1997-2678 Application No. 08/347,270 on-line means for transmitting said information, inquiries, and orders to said central processor; on-line means for receiving data comprising operator-selected information and orders from via said linking means; means for outputting said informing and inquiring sequences on said video screen in accordance with preset routines and in response to data entered through said means for entering information; means for controlling said means for storing, means for outputting, and means for transmitting, including means for fetching additional inquiring sequences in response to a plurality of said data entered through said means for entering and in response to information received from said central processor; said informing sequences including directions for operating said terminal, and for presenting interrelated segments of said operational data describing a plurality of transaction operations; said programming sequences including means for interactively controlling the operation of said video screen, data receiving and transmitting means; and for selectively retrieving said data from said means for storing; said means for storing comprising means for retaining said operational sequencing list and means responsive to the status of the various means for controlling their operation; said central processor further including: means responsive to data received from 4Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007