Patent ID: 8628371
Filing Date: 2014-01-14
Classification: A45C,A63H,G07D

Abstract:
1. A toy bank system that comprises: a. a toy or toy housing; b. a money bank that includes: c. a gaming environment that is distinct from the money bank, wherein the gaming environment comprises an online server and a program for calculating points; d. a computer interface in communication with the money bank, wherein the computer interface communicates information about the amount of coins, dollar bills or both in the storage compartment to the gaming environment, wherein the program retrieves the amount of coins, dollar bills or both from the storage compartment communicated by said computer interface as a factor in calculation of points for use in the gaming environment, wherein the program also awards points based on saving or investing habits in the gaming environment, wherein the points can change independently from and do not affect the amount of coins, dollar bills, or both in the toy bank, and wherein the program uses points and not the amount of coins, dollar bills, or both in the gaming environment.