Electronic device used to record expenditures

• US 8,296,201 B2
• Filed: 09/09/2011
• Issued: 10/23/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 09/09/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Georgia Sherman
• Original Assignee: Georgia Sherman
• Inventors: Sherman, Georgia
• Primary Examiner(s): Thein, Marissa
• Assistant Examiner(s): Racic, Milena
• Application Number:
  US13/199,808
• Publication Number:
  US 20120066100A1
• Time in Patent Office: 410 Days
• Field of Search: 705/14, 708/106, 235/379
• US Class Current: 705/30
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 15/0283 for data storage and retrieval
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/02 Banking, e.g. interest calculation or account maintenance credit or loans G06Q40/03
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/12 Accounting

Abstract

A non-internet accessible, lightweight, compact expenditure recording electronic device comprising a housing having a front face and an opposing rear face, a processor located within the housing for processing data associated with a single financial account, a memory for storing data associated with the single financial account with the memory in electronic communication with the processor, a screen attached to the housing at the front face with the screen coupled to be operable by the processor to display data of the single financial account to a user of the device, a plurality of input keys disposed on the front face of the housing for inputting data to the memory and track changes to the data for the single financial account, and a communication port disposed on the housing and configured to connect to the memory.

Claims

1. A non-internet accessible expenditure recording electronic device comprising:

a housing having a front face and an opposing rear face and a width defined by a distance between said front face and said opposing rear face of less than 1 cm;

a processor located within said housing for processing data associated with a single financial account;

a memory storing data and maintaining a running balance of expenditures associated with said single financial account, said memory in electronic communication with said processor;

a screen attached to the housing at the front face, said screen coupled to be operable by the processor to display data of said single financial account to a user of said device;

a plurality of input keys disposed on the front face of the housing, said input keys for inputting data to said memory and track changes to said data for said single financial account;

a label key for accessing a set of at least 10 basic transaction identification labels including the transaction identification label titled “

house” and

the transaction identification label titled “

gas”

;

a cardholder attached directly to said rear face of said housing and in non-electronic communication with said processor; and

a communication port disposed on the housing, the communication port configured to connect to said memory.

2. The non-internet accessible expenditure recording electronic device of claim 1 including a memory card slot disposed on said housing and in electronic communication with said processor, said memory card slot configured to support an electronic flash memory data storage device therein.

3. The non-internet accessible expenditure recording electronic device of claim 1 wherein said screen is sized to display at least 3 transactions.

4. A non-internet accessible expenditure recording electronic device comprising:

a housing having a front face and an opposing rear face and a width defined by a distance between said front face and said opposing rear face of less than 1 cm;

a processor located within said housing;

a memory storing data and maintaining a running balance of expenditures associated with a single financial account, said memory in electronic communication with said processor;

a screen attached to the housing at the front face, said screen coupled to be operable by the processor to display data of said single financial account to a user of said device;

a plurality of input keys disposed on the front face of the housing, said input keys for inputting data to said memory and track changes to said data for said single financial account;

a label key for accessing a set of at least 10 basic transactions identification labels including the transaction identification label titled “

house” and

the transaction identification label titled “

gas”

;

a communication port disposed on the housing, the communication port configured to connect to said memory;

a memory card slot disposed on the housing and in electronic communication with said processor, said memory card slot configured to support an electronic flash memory data storage device therein; and

a cardholder attached directly to said rear face of said housing and in non-electronic communication with said processor.

5. The non-internet accessible expenditure recording electronic device of claim 4 wherein said cardholder comprises a spring-loaded slot located within said housing.

6. The non-internet accessible expenditure recording electronic device of claim 4 wherein said cardholder is attached directly to said rear face of said housing.

7. The non-internet accessible expenditure recording electronic device of claim 4 wherein said housing comprises a width of less than 1 mm.

8. The non-internet accessible expenditure recording electronic device of claim 4 wherein said screen is sized to display at least 3 transactions.

9. The non-internet accessible expenditure recording electronic device of claim 4 wherein said set of transaction identification labels comprises at least 63 basic transaction identification labels.

10. A non-internet accessible expenditure recording electronic device comprising:

a housing having a front face and an opposing rear face and a width defined by a distance between said front face and said opposing rear face of less than 1 cm;

a processor located within said housing;

a memory storing data and maintaining a running balance of expenditures associated with a single financial account, said memory in electronic communication with said processor;

a screen attached to the housing at the front face, said screen coupled to be operable by the processor to display data of said single financial account to a user of said device, said screen sized to display at least 3 transactions;

a plurality of input keys disposed on the front face of the housing, said input keys for inputting data to said memory and track changes to said data for said single financial account;

a label key for accessing a set of at least 10 basic transaction identification labels including the transaction identification label titled “

house” and

the transaction identification label titled “

gas”

;

a communication port disposed on the housing, the communication port configured to connect to said memory;

a memory card slot disposed on the housing and in electronic communication with said processor, said memory card slot configured to support an electronic flash memory data storage device therein; and

a cardholder attached directly to said rear face of said housing and in non-electronic communication with said processor.

11. The non-internet accessible expenditure recording electronic device of claim 10 wherein said cardholder comprises a spring-loaded slot located within said housing.

12. The non-internet accessible expenditure recording electronic device of claim 10 wherein said cardholder is attached directly to said rear face of said housing.