Patent ID: 8392301

Claim:
A system for conducting financial transactions and system maintenance in an isolated economic environment, comprising: a non-isolated electronic financial account system based in a non-isolated environment, the non-isolated electronic financial account system comprising: a first database storing information reflecting a customer account and data associated with maintenance of the non-isolated electronic financial account system; a first computer processor; and a first memory; a self-sufficient electronic financial account system in an isolated economic environment, wherein the self-sufficient electronic financial account system comprises: a second database that maintains a representation of the customer account and data associated with maintenance of the self-sufficient electronic financial account system; a second computer processor; and a second memory; and a connection between the non-isolated electronic financial account system and the self-sufficient electronic financial account system, wherein at least one of the first computer processor and the second computer processor automatically synchronizes the account with the representation of the account and the data associated with maintenance of the non-isolated electronic financial account system with data associated with maintenance of the self-sufficient electronic financial account system using the connection; wherein the data associated with maintenance comprises at least one of updates, fixes, patches, upgrades, and security data; and wherein the self-sufficient electronic financial account system funds the representation of the account in anticipation of a funding of the account in the non-isolated electronic financial account system when the connection is not available.