| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 235051000 | VOTING MACHINES | 13 |
| 20080230594 | SECURE VOTING SYSTEM - Methods, systems and program products for securely voting by providing a secure voting module in communication with a voting device. A voter signs onto the voting device using a unique voter identification, and the voter's voting selections are written to the voting device. A scrambled voter identification is generated using the unique voter identification and a unique encryption value of the secure voting module, whereby the voting selections and the scrambled voter identification are stored in the secure voting module. Once voting has ended, first and second fuses are blown within the secure voting module for destroying the unique encryption value and for permanently storing the voting selections and scrambled voter identification in a read only secure voting module that maintains voter anonymity while preventing any further physically writing thereto. The voting results may then be counted, re-counted or validated. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20090084837 | Voting by peers with limited resources - A method for voting by peers via mobile devices operating in a network on behalf of their owners, comprising iteratively sending by a plurality of peers votes for candidates to a peer and determining by the peer, according to the votes, at least one winner candidate. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090101703 | Director Voting Method - The invention relates to a method for a board of directors to vote on a board document that includes the following steps in order:
| 04-23-2009 |
| 20090152339 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TAMPER PROOF ELECTRONIC VOTING WITH INTUITIVE USER INTERFACES - A tamper proof electronic voting machine with intuitive user interfaces. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090173777 | System and Method for scoring politicians based on an interactive online political system. - The system provides a venue for Internet users to actively participate in the daily legislative process of government and rate individual politician's performance against voting data presented by constituents. The system posts pending legislation, within a political system, to an interactive web site where users vote for or against a piece of legislation and may post opinions. The results are continuously tallied and posted for review according to voting district and political affiliation. After legal votes are placed within the legislative body, a statistical rating is given individual political members according to their voting record against their constituents voting record. The system also provides a method for users to propose legislation and petition signatures for introduction into a political system. Security software, user-input data and codes are used to ensure a one user-one respondent system for data and statistical accuracy. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20090173778 | Ballot Marking Device Having Attached Ballot Box - The present invention is generally directed to a ballot marking device adapted to mark a ballot and either return the marked ballot to the voter or automatically deposit the marked ballot into a secure ballot box attached to the marking device. The device includes a presentation device operable to present to the voter a plurality of election choices and ballot handling choices, and an input device operable to receive from the voter at least one selection corresponding to the election choices and at least one instruction corresponding to the ballot handling choices. The device also includes a marking mechanism operable to record the received voter selection on the ballot, a transport mechanism operable to transport the ballot through the device, and a diverter operable to direct the ballot from the transport mechanism into the attached ballot box. An associated method is also disclosed. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20090179071 | Systems and methods for secure voting - Methods, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for conducting an election. In one exemplary embodiment, there is provided a method for ensuring integrity of an electronic ballot. The method can include creating electronic ballots for voters based on votes received from the voters; digitally signing the electronic ballots; storing the signed electronic ballots; retrieving the signed electronic ballots from storage; verifying the digital signatures on the retrieved electronic ballots; and presenting the voters with validation pages derived from the retrieved electronic ballots, the validation pages including a user interface element for the voters to confirm that the retrieved electronic ballots accurately reflect their vote. | 07-16-2009 |
| 20090224031 | System Device for Verifying an Electronic Voting Record and Method for the Same - The present invention provides methods and systems for a vote recording and tabulation system for use with a plurality of electronic voting machines, including a first plurality of voting machine monitors configured with a software system permitting a poll worked to verify software utilized during an election, an independent tabulation system for accepting votes stored on the plurality of electronic voting machines, and a digital signature assigned to each vote cast by the voting machine monitor software running on the electronic voting machine, whereby each vote is downloaded to the independent tabulation system, wherein the independent tabulation system verifies the digital signature assigned to each vote and tabulates the final vote total. | 09-10-2009 |
| 20090250510 | Voting Method - The invention relates to voting devices. The inventive method consists in identifying a voter who, afterwards, selects one of the voting options and simultaneously drops a voting ball in a vertical receiving transparent cylinder placed on a lighttight screen. The falling ball touches the end of the cantilever platform of a mechanical counter, which is fastened to the side surface of said cylinder and records on the digital display thereof the total number of casted votes, and afterwards, the end of the cantilever platform of a mechanical counter, which records on the digital display thereof the total number of voters who selected a specific voting option. The final voting results are determined by comparing the total number of recorded votes for each voting option with the total number of voters and with results of instrumental video monitoring. The voting results are afterwards published. Said invention makes it possible to increase the reliability and credibility of a voting procedure. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20100127064 | SECURE VOTING VIA MULTIMEDIA PROCESSING RESOURCES - A voting server receives votes from a multimedia processing resource (MPR) and executes instructions for determining whether a user location is an approved voting location and determining whether an MPR communication path is an approved path. If the user location is an approved voting location and the MPR communication path is an approved path, ballot data is accessed, a ballot based on the ballot data is presented to a user, and user input is accepted to select an element from the ballot. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20120031961 | Voting Apparatus with Secure Ballot Box Assembly - A ballot box assembly includes a secure location for storing a paper ballot generated by an interactive user terminal. The assembly includes a housing, a ballot storage chamber, an aperture and a drive assembly. The housing is provided for holding the ballot generated by the interactive user terminal. The housing includes a coupling portion for removeably securing the housing to the interactive user terminal. The ballot storage chamber is disposed within the housing. The aperture is provided for receiving the ballot from the interactive user terminal when the housing is secured to the interactive user terminal. The aperture passes through the housing. The drive assembly is provided for conveying the ballot from the aperture to the inner ballot storage chamber. The drive assembly selectively blocks passage of the ballot between the aperture and the ballot storage chamber. An input device is provided for authenticating a voting session. | 02-09-2012 |
| 235050000 | Recording | 1 |
| 20120126018 | ELECTRONIC BALLOT FACILITY - An electronic ballot facility, using ballot forms, at least one voting booth, and at least one ballot box is noteworthy in that:
| 05-24-2012 |
| 235050000 | Voting machines, recording | 1 |
| 20120126018 | ELECTRONIC BALLOT FACILITY - An electronic ballot facility, using ballot forms, at least one voting booth, and at least one ballot box is noteworthy in that:
| 05-24-2012 |
| 235056000 | Vote counters | 1 |
| 20080210746 | Apparatus and method for providing security in a voting machine - The invention provides an exemplary apparatus and method for ensuring security for a voting machine. The voting machine can include a display screen upon which numerous election choices are displayed for selection by a voter. The voting machine may be provided with an auxiliary input device for use by voters with a physical impairment or handicap. Also, one or more detachable printers can also be provided and adapted to be securely attached to the voting machine and configured to print the choices selected among the election choices to a print medium to generate a printed audit trail. A summary of the election choices visible on the display screen can be simultaneously compared with the printed audit trail by the voter poised in a voting position. | 09-04-2008 |
