HOME BANKING SYSTEM

摘要

A data processing system for conducting banking transactions over telephone lines includes a plurality of user-operable communication devices (10) connectable to a branch bank computer (20) over telephone lines. The user-operable communications devices (10) have at least a display screen and a means such as a keyboard for inputting messages corresponding to user requests (16). The branch bank computer (20) includes software for interpreting messages from users and making protocol requests (24) to a host interface module (26). The host interface module (26) in turn makes command string requests (28) to a host (30), which responds with a screen of text (32). The host interface module (26), using a script file, parses the screen of text (32) extracting data which is sent to the branch bank computer (20) as a protocol response (34). Then the branch bank computer displays that information to the user in the form of a text screen display (36).