Modification of terminal and service provider machines using an update server machine

A system for modifying a terminal machine and a service provider machine, the system comprising:

• an update server machine comprising a processor and operable for sending a terminal dialogue module to the terminal machine and a provider dialogue module to the service provider machine to allow the terminal machine and the service provider machine to conduct a dialogue sequence with each other;
• wherein the terminal machine is configured to run a terminal application that conducts the terminal machine's portion of the dialogue sequence with the service provider machine, the terminal application operable for displaying a prompt in a first sequence of prompts and accepting a user data entry in an associated first sequence of user data entries, wherein the terminal application comprises a first set of computer-executable instructions and a first set of code, wherein the first set of computer-executable instructions are able to execute directly on a terminal processor of the terminal machine, and wherein the first set of code is not able to execute directly on the terminal processor;
• wherein the service provider machine is configured to run a provider application that conducts the service provider machine's portion of the dialogue sequence with the terminal machine, the provider application operable for receiving the user data entry, wherein the provider application comprises a second set of computer-executable instructions and a second set of code, wherein the second set of computer-executable instructions are able to execute directly on a provider processor of the service provider machine, and wherein the second set of code is not able to execute directly on the provider processor;
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• wherein the terminal dialogue module modifies the first set of code to produce a first set of updated code, wherein the provider dialogue module modifies the second set of code to produce a second set of updated code, wherein the terminal dialogue module does not modify the first set of computer-executable instructions and wherein the provider dialogue module does not modify the second set of computer-executable instructions, wherein the first set of updated code adapts the terminal application to use a second sequence of prompts and a second sequence of data entries for the terminal machine's portion of a modified dialogue sequence with the service provider machine, and wherein the second set of updated code adapts the provider application to use the second sequence of prompts and the second sequence of data entries for the service provider machine's portion of the modified dialogue sequence with the terminal machine.

A system for updating a terminal machine user and a service provider to allow the terminal machine and the service provider machine to conduct a dialogue with each other, the system comprising:

• an update server machine comprising a processor and adapted to communicate with:
• a terminal machine operable for running a terminal application that conducts the terminal machine's portion of the dialogue with the service provider machine, the terminal application operable for displaying a prompt in a first sequence of prompts and accepting a user data entry in a first sequence of user data entries, wherein the terminal application comprises a first set of computer-executable instructions and a first set of code;
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• a service provider machine operable for running a provider application that conducts the service provider machine's portion of the dialogue with the terminal machine, the provider application operable for receiving the user data entry, wherein the provider application comprises a set of a second set of computer-executable instructions and a second set of code;
• wherein the update server machine is able to send a terminal dialogue module to the terminal machine and a provider dialogue module to the service provider machine,
• wherein the terminal dialogue module modifies the first set of code to produce a first set of updated code, wherein the terminal dialogue module does not modify the first set of computer-executable instructions, wherein the first set of updated code adapts the terminal application to use a second sequence of prompts and a second sequence of data entries for the terminal machine's portion of a modified dialogue sequence with the service provider machine;
• and wherein the provider dialogue module modifies the second set of code to produce a second set of updated code, wherein the provider dialogue module does not modify the second set of computer-executable instructions, wherein the second set of updated code adapts the provider application to use the second sequence of prompts and the second sequence of data entries for the service provider machine's portion of a modified dialogue sequence with the terminal machine.