any one know more about this

[David Farber <farber@central.cis.upenn.edu>]

>THE MOUSE THAT ROARED. A small company has received a big patent
>covering financial transactions from home computers. While
>industry giants have bickered over who's on first in home
>banking, shopping, entertainment, etc., Online Resources &
>Communications Corporation of Fairfax, Va., has received what
>appears to be an enormously broad patent covering financial
>transactions made from home computers. "The patented payment
>process potentially applies to a wide range of nonbanking
>services, from pay-per-view television to stock trading done from
>home terminals." (New York Times 8/9/93 C2)