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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 1998
Filed:
Sep. 23, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael G Coutts, Birkhill, GB;
Lee G Dove, Coupar Angus, GB;
Assignee:
NCR Corporation, Dayton, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L / ; G07F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
380 49 ; 380-9 ; 380 23 ; 380 24 ; 380 25 ; 380 50 ; 380 59 ; 705 35 ; 705 39 ; 705 42 ;
Abstract
A home banking system comprises a video games entertainment console 10 having a processor 12, a display driver 14, connection means 16 for connection to a television set 17, and an input/output device 20. Such a conventional console 10 is converted to a home banking terminal by an encrypting modem 24 connected into the cartridge slot 26 of the console 10, the encrypting modem having a cartridge slot 30 into which an application cartridge 32 carrying a home banking program can be loaded.