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Mobile device applications, other applications and associated kiosk-based systems and methods for facilitating coin saving

  • US 10,346,819 B2
  • Filed: 11/19/2015
  • Issued: 07/09/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/19/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving, by a coin receiving region of a coin counting kiosk, a plurality of random coins from a user for a coin exchange transaction;

    counting, by a coin discriminator of the coin counting kiosk the plurality of random coins to determine a total coin value;

    providing the user with a unique code, wherein the unique code is stored in a remote database and associated with the total coin value; and

    providing a non-transitory computer-readable medium configured to cause a processor of a user device to;

    display one or more items available for purchase and a corresponding purchase price for each of the items;

    receive a selection of one of the items from the user;

    receive a savings goal from the user, wherein the savings goal is associated with the selected item and is less than the purchase price of the selected item;

    receive the unique code from the user;

    send the unique code to the remote database;

    in response to sending the unique code, receive the coin value from the remote database;

    display the coin value and at least one of the savings goal or the purchase price; and

    when a sum of the coin value plus any additional values associated with any additional unique codes received from the user is greater than or equal to the savings goal, display a message indicating that the savings goal has been met.

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