CURRENCY DISPLAY

• US 20100042535A1
• Filed: 08/15/2008
• Published: 02/18/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 08/15/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: eBay Inc.
• Original Assignee: eBay Inc.
• Inventors: Stone, Carl B.
• Application Number:
  US12/192,479
• Publication Number:
  US 20100042535A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/39
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/10 specially adapted for electronic funds transfer [EFT] systems; specially adapted for home banking systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/381 Currency conversion
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/08 Auctions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/02 Banking, e.g. interest calculation or account maintenance credit or loans G06Q40/03

Abstract

Actual currency is shown displayed on a user device, where the currency represents an amount of money selected by the user. For example, if the user selects $86.21 for U.S. Dollars, the display will show four twenty dollar bills, one five dollar bill, one one dollar bill, two dimes, and one penny.

Claims

1. A device comprising:

an input device configured to allow a user to enter a money amount;

a processor configured to convert the money amount into a visual representation of a specific type of currency; and

a display showing the visual representation of the currency.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the currency is selectable by the user.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein the currency is creatable by the user.

4. The device of claim 1, wherein the device is configured to transfer the money amount to a recipient.

5. The device of claim 4, wherein the display shows information about the recipient.

6. The device of claim 5, wherein the information is selected from a group comprising a name, an address, an e-mail, and an icon.

7. The device of claim 4, wherein the display shows a funding source for the money amount being transferred.

8. The device of claim 7, wherein the funding source is a debit card, a credit card, a bank card, a bank account, or a financial services account.

9. The device of claim 4, wherein the display shows a balance of a funding source for the money amount being transferred.

10. The device of claim 1, wherein currency for the entered money amount and the currency displayed are different.

11. The device of claim 1, wherein the display further shows the currency being transferred to a recipient.

12. The device of claim 4, wherein the transfer is effected through a tap or dragging the currency to an icon on the display.

13. The device of claim 1, wherein the device is a mobile phone.

14. A method of generating a display on a user device, the method comprising:

receiving a monetary amount;

converting the monetary amount to a visual display of a specific type of currency; and

displaying the currency.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising displaying the monetary amount and the currency together.

16. The method of claim 14, further comprising transferring the monetary amount to a recipient through the user device.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the transferring comprises a tap or a movement of the currency to a visual representation of the recipient on the device.

18. The method of claim 14, further comprising receiving an indication of a type of currency for the monetary amount.

19. The method of claim 14, further comprising receiving an indication of a type of currency for the currency displayed.

20. The method of claim 14, wherein the currency of the monetary amount is different than the currency displayed.

21. The method of claim 16, further comprising displaying information about the recipient.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein the information comprises a name, an e-mail, an address, an account number, or an icon.

23. The method of claim 16, further comprising displaying information about a funding source for the monetary amount.

24. The method of claim 23, wherein the information comprises a name, a balance, previous transactions, or an icon.

25. The method of claim 14, wherein the currency is a user-created or non-legal currency.

26. The method of claim 16, further comprising showing a visual representation when the monetary amount is transferred.

27. The method of claim 26, wherein the visual representation comprises moving the currency off the display, fading the currency from the display, or removing the currency from the display.

28. The method of claim 14, further comprising selecting a receiving source for the monetary amount.

29. The method of claim 28, wherein the receiving source is shown on the display.

30. The method of claim 28, wherein the receiving source comprises a recipient'"'"'s bank account, credit card, or financial account.

31. A device comprising:

a processor configured to receive a money amount from a sender and convert the money amount into a visual representation of a specific type of currency; and

a display showing the visual representation of the currency.