Electronic checkbook register
First Claim
1. An electronic checkbook register, comprising:
- a checkbook comprising one or more checks;
an electronic display device operatively coupled to the checkbook;
a user input device for capturing written user input; and
a processor operatively connected to the display device and the user input device, the processor adapted to;
receive financial data input by a user to the user input device;
process the financial data; and
output the processed financial data to the display device.
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Abstract
An electronic checkbook register is provided. The electronic checkbook register comprises a checkbook operatively connected to a display, one or more input devices, and a processor. The processor is programmed to receive financial data input from a user at the one or more input devices, process the financial data, output processed financial data to the display device, and synch the financial data with account information stored at a remote banking computer. The input devices can include a touch-sensitive pad beneath the checks and/or a pen detector or built-in optical sensor configured to detect a user'"'"'s handwriting and pass the handwriting information to the processor. The processor can store financial information in a memory module operatively connected to the processor. Further provided is a system, method, and computer-readable medium for operating the above-described invention.
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56 Claims
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1. An electronic checkbook register, comprising:
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a checkbook comprising one or more checks;
an electronic display device operatively coupled to the checkbook;
a user input device for capturing written user input; and
a processor operatively connected to the display device and the user input device, the processor adapted to;
receive financial data input by a user to the user input device;
process the financial data; and
output the processed financial data to the display device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A system for managing an electronic checkbook register and one or more deposit accounts, comprising:
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an electronic checkbook register comprising a processor operatively connected to;
a checkbook;
one or more displays;
one or more input devices for receiving check information from a user; and
a first memory storing first account information;
a remote computer comprising a second memory storing second account information; and
a communications network between the electronic checkbook register and the remote computer for transmitting at least one of;
the first account information from the electronic checkbook register to the remote computer; and
the second account information from the remote computer to the electronic checkbook register. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method for processing user financial information comprising:
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receiving user input from one or more input devices operatively connected to a processor, wherein said user input comprises user writing including at least one of a payee and an amount of money on a check operatively connected to a processor and one or more display devices;
processing said user input;
calculating user-specific financial information based on said input, said user-specific financial information comprising at least one of a current balance, an available balance, and a balance after pending deposit account transactions have cleared; and
storing the user-specific financial information in a memory operatively connected to the processor. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A computer-readable medium encoded with computer program code to manage an electronic checkbook register, the program code effective to perform the following:
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receiving user input from one or more input devices operatively connected to a processor, wherein said user input comprises user writing including at least one of a payee and an amount of money on a check operatively connected to a processor and one or more display devices;
processing said user input;
calculating user-specific financial information based on said input, said user-specific financial information comprising at least one of a current balance, an available balance, and a balance after pending deposit account transactions have cleared; and
storing the user-specific financial information in a memory operatively connected to the processor. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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