US 10,117,484 B1 · Electronic toy bank

Abstract

The invention is directed to an electronic toy bank. The electronic toy bank may be utilized by a child to learn how to manage funds corresponding to an external account and may also be associated with a payment device operated by a child. The child may utilize a transfer device to communicate information to the electronic toy bank, where the information can indicate an amount to be transferred from a first external account to a second external account associated with the child. Upon authorization of the transfer, the electronic toy bank may send instructions to a remote server computer to update information associated with the first external account and the second external account according to the amount. The electronic toy bank can update information displayed on its display screen to reflect a balance associated with an external account, allowing the child to easily see their current savings.

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Dependent claims

An electronic toy bank comprising:

a housing;
a processor embedded in the housing;
a display screen coupled to the processor and configured to display information corresponding to a payment device associated with the electronic toy bank;
a sensor coupled to the processor and comprising a communication interface, the sensor configured to use the communication interface to sense when an electronic transfer device including a contactless interface is proximate to the housing, the sensor further configured to use the communication interface to determine data including an amount from the contactless interface of the electronic transfer device using a near-field communication protocol;
a network interface coupled to the processor and configured to communicate with a remote server computer;
and
a memory coupled to the processor and programmed to cause the electronic toy bank to send instructions to the remote server computer to update an external account according to the amount.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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