APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR ADMINISTERING ONLINE SHOPPING BY A CHILD
The present disclosure relates to apparatus and methods that allow a Parent or other designated guardian to provide an educational shopping experience to a Child within parameters that protect the Child and Parent. The Parent may indicate a price and details related to the Child's experience, including an event, an amount spent, and an teaching environment engages. Implementations may include a downloadable or pre-installed app, an API or other executable code.
1 . A method of delivering a product to a recipient designated by a child based on parameters specified by a parent, the method comprising the steps of:
a. prompting a parent, on a parent smart device, to input a parent parameter;
b. generating an authentication code on the parent smart device;
c. transmitting the parent parameter and the authentication code from the parent smart device, via a communications device, to a first server;
d. transmitting, via the first server, a child prompt to a child smart device based upon the parent parameter;
e. displaying on the child smart device one or more products associated with the parent parameter based upon receipt of the authentication code;
f. receiving a selection of one or more products from the child smart device;
g. transmitting, via the child smart device, the selection to a second server; and
h. causing the selection to be shipped to a location designated by the parent.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the parent parameter is an event.
3 . The method of claim 2 , further comprising the step of prompting, on the child smart device, the selection of a card.
4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the parent parameter is a budget.
5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the budget is set in a first currency, the budget is transformed by a conversion function to a second currency as a converted budget, and the converted budget is transmitted to the child.
6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the conversion function is based upon a maximum amount set by the parent.
7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the parent parameter is a lesson.
8 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of displaying a mascot on the child smart device.
9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the child smart device is an augmented reality device.
10 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of displaying a view appearing on the child smart device on an augmented reality device associated with the parent.
11 . An apparatus for delivering a product to a recipient designated by a child based on parameters specified by a parent, the apparatus comprising:
a. a processor
b. a communications device in logical communication with a communications network; and
c. a memory comprising machine-readable instructions to cause the processor to:
i. transmit a prompt to a parent, on a parent smart device, to input a parent parameter;
ii. generate an authentication code on the parent smart device;
iii. transmit the parent parameter and the authentication code from the parent smart device to the apparatus;
iv. transmit a child prompt to a child smart device based upon the parent parameter;
v. transmit instructions to display on the child smart device one or more products associated with the parent parameter based upon receipt of the authentication code;
vi. receive a selection of one or more products from the child smart device;
vii. transmit the selection to a fulfillment server; and
viii. transmit instructions to the fulfillment server to ship the selection to a location designated by the parent.
12 . The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the parent parameter is an event.
13 . The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the instructions further prompt the creation of a card on the child smart device.
14 . The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the parent parameter is a budget.
15 . The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the budget is set in a first currency, the budget is transformed by a conversion function to a second currency as a converted budget, and the converted budget is transmitted to the child.
16 . The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the conversion function is based upon a maximum amount set by the parent.
17 . The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the parent parameter is a lesson.
18 . The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the instructions further cause the child smart device to display a mascot.
19 . The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the child smart device is an augmented reality device.
20 . The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the instructions further cause a view that appears on the child smart device to be transmitted to an augmented reality device associated with the parent.