Patent ID: 7387237

Claim:
A computerized banking system comprising: a computer; a bank shaped like an animal with a hollow body consisting of six sides; a top surface, two side surfaces, a front surface, a back surface, and a hollow bottom body cavity supported by a plurality of legs; said bank further comprising: a locking reservoir removeably secured within the hollow body cavity; a corded connection between said computer and reservoir; said locking reservoir providing means to collect money wherein said reservoir is removable from the computerized banking system; said hollow body and locking reservoir have corresponding and complementary slots for monetary deposits; said reservoir has security means such that it can only be opened and emptied by a local bank; a bank account with on-line or web-based banking; said bank and web-based bank account linked via a multi-user network; said bank device further comprising a money sorter as means for counting the depositing of coins and bills into the reservoir, said computer tracking the amount of the deposit, updating the bank account and interacting with other software on the local computer to provide programs for interaction with a user; and said software provides interactive content based on interest, age, and learning concepts.