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| 20080221978 | Microscale geospatial graphic analysis of voter characteristics for precise voter targeting - An apparatus and method are provided for selecting a portion of a group of people who live in a defined geographic area that are more likely than the average population in that geographic area to perform a particular action. The apparatus includes a database for storing data. Such data includes indicia of: a group of people who live in the defined geographic area; the geographic location of the residence of each person in the group of people; and the propensity for one or more persons in the group of people who live in a particular residence to perform the particular action. The apparatus also includes a display for showing the relative locations of the residences in the geographic area and a visually recognizable indication of the propensity for one or more persons who live in a particular residence to perform the particular action. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20080243598 | Campaign in a geo-spatial environment - A method, apparatus, and system of a campaign in a geo-spatial environment is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes populating each profile of a geo-spatial social network with an address data, forming a group in support of a campaign in the geo-spatial network when a particular user creates the group in support of the campaign and automatically communicating media to a physical location of a member of the group based on the address data associated with each profile of the geo-spatial network. The method may also include automatically creating the group based on a public data associated with each profile of the geo-spatial social network even prior to certain users associated with each profile registering geo-spatial social network by applying the public data to the each profile. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080243599 | Rapid notarization method and system - A method and system for voting are disclosed. The method and system can include a voting terminal that may display an electronic ballot. The electronic ballot may contain some voting data and a voter may input voting or selection data into the electronic ballot using a computer peripheral device. A copy of the electronic ballot may be printed and a voter may substantially simultaneously sign the printed copy of the ballot and the electronic copy of the ballot. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080262905 | Sports fan assocation business methods - Methods of conducting the business of an association of sports fans. The methods involve the use of direct member voting to control actions that are taken by the association and by third parties, and providing member specific information to members. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20080262906 | Voting on claims pertaining to a resource - A credibility card contains a claim about a resource, a way to identify the claimant, and a set of choices to be voted on about the claim. A resource can be information content, a product, or another item about which a claim can be made, and it may be associated with a Uniform Resource Indicator (URI). Information (e.g., a web page) that contains or describes the resource includes the credibility card, and a user viewing the information is given the chance to vote on the claims, such as by indicating agreement or disagreement with the claim. The votes are stored in a repository, which may protect the votes from being deleted. Users can view the tally of votes in order to judge the credibility of the claim or the claimant. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20080275767 | Dynamic Creation of an Online Contest or Poll - A method and a system are provided, such that a subscriber may access a remote processing device to dynamically create or edit an online contest or an online poll. When creating an online contest, the subscriber may provide the remote processing device with contest information including contest rules, contest entrance criteria, access control information, a format for contest submissions, and/or other information. When creating an online poll, the subscriber may provide the remote processing device with information including a poll question, poll answers, a poll category, poll entrance criteria, poll access control information, and/or other poll information. In some embodiments, the subscriber may create one or more access lists to limit access to an online poll or an online contest, to limit viewing of the online poll or the online contest, or to limit participation of users with respect to the online poll of the online contest. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20080281682 | Voting system that allows voters to securely verify their votes - Various election methods are provided wherein voters are able to verify their votes through public means. In one embodiment, each of the ballots includes a ballot identifier and each of the choices thereon is associated with a selection identifier. After the completed ballots are received by the voting authority, the authority publishes the ballot identifiers obtained from the ballots in association with the selection identifiers of the selected choices to enable each voter to verify his or her vote. In another embodiment, the voter provides the ballot identifier and the selection identifiers of the selected choices on a delivery mechanism (e.g., envelope). The relevant identifiers are then obtained by the authority from the delivery mechanisms and published. In another embodiment, the voters generate their own selection identifiers on the ballot which are then published by the authority to enable each voter to verify his or her vote. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20080313026 | System and method for voting in online competitions - Content distribution systems that support Cost-Per-Engagement (CPE) based advertising are disclosed. One embodiment of the invention includes a server connected to a network, a database connected to the server and a voter computer connected to the network. In addition, the server is configured to provide a plurality of options to the voter computer, the voter computer is configured to register with the server using a profile and to communicate a current selection from one of the options to the server, the database stores information concerning past activity associated with a voter profile and the server is configured to determine the value of the vote as a function of at least one factor indicative of stored information concerning the past activity associated with the voter profile. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20090024457 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERACTIVE CONTESTS - A system and method provide content review, distribution, ranking and access and automate creation and performance of contests among sets of content-based contestants. The system and method provide customizable interactive, ongoing, multi-level, multi-round contests with expert review of and filtered submission of content-based contestants. Among other advantages, providers may use the system and method to obtain expert and consumer review and ranking of their content. | 01-22-2009 |
| 20090037260 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MACHINE-ASSISTED ELECTION AUDITING - A method for auditing ballots cast in an election, wherein each ballot is associated with a group. A subset of groups from which sample ballots will be chosen is identified. An identifier is printed on each ballot in the subset. Each ballot has a different identifier than every other ballot in its group. A check is performed to determine whether the identifiers were printed correctly on the ballots. If so, a machine re-count of ballots in each group in the subset is performed and the results are compared to the initial tally of ballots associated with the group. If there is a mismatch, a further investigation is triggered. If there is a match, manual verification is performed on sample ballots from each group. The audit may begin prior to completion of voting from all precincts by estimating the number of samples that will be necessary. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090076891 | SYSTEM FOR ELECTRONIC VOTING USING A TRUSTED COMPUTING PLATFORM - An apparatus for executing a trusted electronic voting system under the control of an election authority comprising: at least one electronic voting machine; an election configuration for the voting machine in the electronic voting system; and a trusted computing platform for the voting machine in the electronic voting system. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090089155 | Multicomputer Data Transferring and File Accessing to Authenticate Online Voting and Registration in a Secure Database System - Disclosed is a method and system for file accessing and data transferring to secure online voting using a multilayered security system where all contents of the data may be delivered to users of varied electronic devices. The data transferring occur as an external communication between separate computers which themselves are distinguishable processing entities, such as a voter processing center, online voting station, registration station, and calling station. The system includes (i) requesting at least one voter and biometric information based on a security level; (ii) receiving the at least one voter and biometric information from the user; (iii) verifying the at least one voter and biometric information against the stored voter and biometric information; (iv) in response to acceptable verifications, sending a voting ballot; and (v) receiving and storing the voting ballot with a vote selection. The security level may depend on the type of ballot. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090099908 | Automated voter registration and tabulation system - A system and method of registering voters and tabulating an election is provided. A voter database is maintained with a record of each eligible voter comprising at least one voter characteristic. Based on the at least one voter characteristic, a set of positions and issues for which the voter is eligible to vote is determined. The set of positions and issues is printed onto a ballot. The ballot may be printed on demand or mailed to the voter along with a return envelope and an anonymous ballot envelope. The invention further comprises a system and method for tabulating and auditing election results. Voted ballots are scanned and computer readable visual representations of the ballots are generated and stored. The visual representations are analyzed to generate vote data. The visual representation, vote data and ballot are associated with each other by a unique ballot identification. Visual representations of ballots can be received based on a database query and displayed along with the associated vote data for review. Based on the unique ballot identification, the ballot associated with the vote data may also be identified and reviewed. If necessary, vote data associated with a ballot may be corrected. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090106092 | Electronic voting system and method of voting - The present invention relates to an electronic voting system. Further, the electronic voting system includes methods and processes for voter registration, voter determination and eligibility, candidate information, on-line ballot generation, real-time voting, real-time voting tabulation, and voter demographics. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20090112705 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROXY VOTING BY INDIVIDUAL INVESTORS - A system and method for an electronic public forum to facilitate solicitation support of shareholder initiatives (e.g., for inclusion on an annual ballot or for a special vote, for instance). The public forum may be a web site provided as a service that permits individual stakeholders to view positions of third party entities such as activist non-profits, corporation, and individuals associated with issues related to a company's annual shareholder ballots, for example. Third parties may post general information regarding corporate issues and/or sample ballots on the web site with rationale for their positions. An individual stakeholder may use the proffered sample ballot during voting of their shares. In this way, individuals may align their votes with a particular cause of a third party. Moreover, real time results of any voting may be displayed. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090132351 | Transaction processing system - A transaction processing system for enabling users to authorize transactions, comprising:
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| 20090138343 | Voting System - An apparatus is disclosed for conducting a ballot in which at least one vote is cast by a voting input device ( | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090144135 | Methods for the management and protection of electoral processes, which are associated with an electronic voting terminal, and operative module used - The inventive method is characterised in that, following a voting option selection step ( | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090150228 | VOTING PROMOTION ACTIVITY SUPPORT PROGRAM AND VOTING PROMOTION ACTIVITY SUPPORT APPARATUS - An apparatus accepts, from each voter, registration of a free delegation relationship. Then, the apparatus presents voting information such as a vote topic, choices and a voting expiration date to the voter. Next, the apparatus presumes how delegated votes are delegated, during a voting state at a total calculation date, in accordance with the delegation relationships, and estimates a voting result in consideration of delegation of votes. Next, the estimation apparatus sends the estimated voting result to the voters and the administrator for encouraging voter to vote. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150229 | ANTI-COLLUSIVE VOTE WEIGHTING - An anti-collusive vote weighting method and system. Instances of possible vote collusion may be identified based on correlating the vote history of users voting on an information item and weighting the votes in accordance with the correlated voting history. A list of information items may be compiled and ranked by the quantity of voting data received from a plurality of users. The vote histories of two or more users may be correlated to obtain a correlation value associated with the users. A lesser predetermined weight may be applied to the voting data of users having correlation values above a first predetermined value. In addition, a greater predetermined weight may be applied to the voting data of users having correlation values below a second predetermined value. The greater the correlation between vote histories of users, the greater the likelihood that the voters are colluding to vote for the information item. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090187475 | Computer System and Method for Matching Businesses and Investors - A computer system allows businesses and investors to present information about themselves and allow the two find one another for working together. The businesses may also present their business on a television program, where judges and the audience will be able to vote for the best business. The businesses participate on the television program by receiving votes on the website hosted by the computer system. | 07-23-2009 |
| 20090234721 | PERSISTENT COLLABORATIVE ON-LINE MEETING SPACE - A system and method for establishing persistent collaborative on-line meeting spaces for a plurality of participants located at a plurality of different locations using computing devices across a communication network. The system includes sending invitations to the plurality of participants, and establishing the identity of potential attendees and only allowing authorized participants to enter the meeting space. The system also includes creating a virtual workspace on a workspace computer wherein the participants can interact. The interaction can include creating, adding, organizing, and deleting meeting content. The system also records status, movement and modification of the meeting content and participant activities during the meeting for later playback. The system can use user contributed objects and content, virtual sticky notes, organizer tools and other items, and can support multiple security levels. | 09-17-2009 |
| 20090307065 | DIRECT DEMOCRACY FRAMEWORK - There is disclosed a global infrastructure that would help change the world's political landscape. Utilizing the distributed technology of end-user voting tools—installed on computers, cell phones, and other digital devices across the globe—this new infrastructure would facilitate a viral virtual democracy process identified as distributed voting. When integrated with the centralized management capabilities of a Voting Management Server into a Direct Democracy Framework, this process can dovetail into petitioning, registration, congress, and ratification. Such a system makes it clearly possible to represent the will of the people far more effectively than the often slow-moving voting systems that serve us today, either by providing a conduit of the people's will to existing representative governments or, where appropriate, by facilitated governance by direct democracy. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20090313094 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INCREASING VOTER PARTICIPATION IN ELECTIONS - A method of providing election information includes receiving voter profile information from a voter, associating a personal identifier with at least a portion of the voter profile information, determining at least one voting classification information based on at least a portion of the voter profile information and at least one public record database; and providing at least a portion of the determined voting classification information to the voter via a voter interface. A method for providing voter profile information to a candidate includes receiving a plurality of voter profiles at a voter space database, receiving at least one candidate profile at the voter space database from at least one candidate, determining at least one voter profile based on the candidate profile, and providing the voter profile to the candidate via a candidate interface. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20090327054 | PERSONAL REPUTATION SYSTEM BASED ON SOCIAL NETWORKING - Embodiments of the claimed subject matter provide a personal reputation system based on user behavior and activity within one or more social networks, and the migration of reputation-based data therein. One embodiment is implemented as a system for developing the personal reputations of users of the system belonging to a shared social network. Each user is associated with a personal profile, which represents the user within the social network. Each personal profile includes a personal reputation index representing the reputation of the corresponding user of the system, one or more personal tags attached to the personal profile, and a list of other users with acknowledged affiliations with the corresponding user. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100017274 | Electronic Voting Terminal and Voting System - An electronic voting terminal includes: a display; a data input device; a biometric input device; a case having an open and a closed position, the case protecting the display, the input device, and the biometric input device in the closed position, the case making the display, input device and biometric input device accessible by the voter in the open position; a communications medium; a microprocessor to control the display, the data input device, the biometric input device, and the communications medium; and a power supply that accepts alternating current and provides direct current to the microprocessor The device utilizes the biometric input device to validate the identity of the voter, utilizes the data input device to receive the ballot from the voter, and utilizes the communications medium to transmit the ballot. A system for voting also includes a centralized computer and voter registration database. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100049597 | SUPERVISED VOTING SYSTEM AND METHOD - The invention provides a supervised voting method for allowing a voter to vote under the supervision of a supervisor at a voting booth at which the voter can vote. The method comprises the voter providing identity information to the supervisor, the supervisor verifying the identity of the voter and sending the identity information to a remote polling administrator service, which determines voter specific voting options to be presented to that voter. The method further comprises the polling administrator service sending details of the voter-specific voting options to the voting booth, the voting booth displaying the voting options to the voter, voting booth receiving voting information from the voter, and the voting booth sending the voting information to a vote processor. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100076823 | Voting system and method of voting - A voting system has a monitor to be activated by a voting person, means for introducing a name of the voting person, a computer system connected with the monitor and the means and provided with a computer program configured so that on a screen of the monitor a plurality of icons are exhibited each corresponding to a person for who voting persons have to vote, and so that upon touching a corresponding one of the icons by the voting person an information that the voting person voted for a corresponding person to be voted for in correspondence with the touched icon is supplied to the computer system, where upon the computer program calculates votes and determines winners. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100076824 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CORPORATE VOTING - A proxy voting system enables an investor with a large number of investments to efficiently manage and vote proxies. A shareholder enters preferences regarding how to vote his or her proxies into a computer system, which then screens the received proxies, automatically enters the shareholder's preferences onto the proxy card and returns the completed proxy card to the appropriate election authority at the proper time. The system includes a central controller, a user interface for each investor, a proxy server and a manual entry subsystem, which provides an interface for those corporations that are not equipped to handle electronic formatted proxies. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100114674 | Auditable method and system for generating a verifiable vote record that is suitable for electronic voting - The invention relates to an auditable method and system for generating a verifiable vote record that is suitable for electronic voting. The inventive method is characterized in that a voting module, an audit module and a verification module perform the following steps in which: voting options are selected by the voter in the voting module; the voting options are sent from the voting module to the audit module; a vote record is generated in the verification module which contains the voting options selected by the voters in the voting module; the voter confirms that the vote record contains the voting options that s/he selected in the voting module by direct verification of the vote record; and audit information is generated in the audit module in order to secure the electronic vote and/or the associated vote record which are both generated from the voting options selected and confirmed by the voter. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100145774 | METHOD FOR VOTING PREPARATION AND IMPLEMENTATION BY MEANS OF AN AUTOMATED OPERATIONAL INFORMATION SYSTEM - The invention relates to information computer engineering and is embodied in the form of a method for preparing and running a vote process with the aid of an automated system comprising a territorially distributed voting network consisting of territorial stations, a central control station and an automated operation and information system comprising a system element network consisting of software-hardware means systems which are interconnected with the aid of acceptable communications means and make it possible, in an access mode and in a real time scale and/or during a session, to receive information from the voting network elements, to process said information in such a way that the data objects are represented in a textual and/or graphical and/or digital and/or matrix format, to input identification data items about the voting network and system element into the data objects, to record, collect, store, transmit, statistically process, display and visualise the data objects and to form an integrated database of an election campaign or referendum, simultaneously produce requested data blocks and to supply said blocks in a view mode, through the Internet network and/or for in-line open familiarisation with information and for in real time visualising the information about the vote campaign preparation and running on the large-sized group display means. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100145775 | System and method for computer program implemented internet environmental information exchange and marketplace - The system and method described below relates to modeling and implementation of an internet based computer program that comprises a system for the marketing and central system of user exchange of environmental, social and spritual content and information, through a website, together with optional user registration, green content websites promotion system having user uploaded explanatory content, highlighting important green issues, a user voting system for all user's uploaded content of whatever type (other website links, viisual media, audio media, text, etc.), a user rating system, a user bidding system, a user carbon footprint analysis algorithm, an algoritm to generate an award for registered users, said algoritm taking input data from all users voting, ratings, type of uploaded content, quality of said content, focus of said content, variety of said content, user chat rooms that may simultaneously access any uploaded content, through said on-line internet website. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100153189 | Method and apparatus for processing responses from a remote, live audience - A system and method for audience participation with a broadcast, such as a radio or television program distributed via terrestrial or satellite broadcast and IPTV multicast, is described. The system provides a distributed application architecture that self-organizes the audience's computers, including PCs, mobile devices, and set-top boxes, so that they work together and distribute the audience-participation communications and processing load so as to not overburden any one machine or communication channel. This same technique ensures that no over reliance is placed on one machine or channel. The system is arbitrarily scalable, without requiring significant infrastructure enhancements, with o(log n) response times. This allows live, real-time audience interactions such as voting or participation as a contestant, with live, real-time feedback to the studio originating the broadcast. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100153190 | VOTING APPARATUS AND SYSTEM - An apparatus and system for casting votes electronically comprises both a host server and a plurality of voting machines at various remote locations. First “user identifying information” for a plurality of potential users who are registered to use the system is pre-stored in memory, either at the host server or at a voting machine, or both. Second “user identifying information” is entered by a user of the voting machine at the time the user wishes to vote. A display on the voting machine presents to the user voting information concerning at least one voting matter for which the user is to make a voting selection. A processor in either the host server or the voting machine, or both, compares the second user identifying information entered by the user of the voting machine with the first user identifying information, if any, previously stored in memory. The user of the voting machine is authorized to make a voting selection on the voting matter if the first and second user identifying information relating to this user are substantially similar. When a voting selection is made by an authorized user of the voting machine, the processor in the host server counts it as a vote. In this way, only users authorized to cast a vote are allowed to vote and the voting selections from all such authorized users who cast a vote are counted. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100179864 | Multimedia, multiuser system and associated methods - A table system includes a touch screen having a touch detection surface and a display, and a computer. The touch screen serves as an input device for the computer and the computer is configured to supply a continuous video signal to the display. The touch detection surface is configured to receive an object thereon without interference with detection, to send a first input to the computer in response to a first touch the computer configured to perform a first action on the touch screen in response thereto and, when a second touch occurs at a different location on the touch screen while the first action is being performed on the touch screen, to send a second input to the computer in response to the second touch, the computer being configured to perform a second action in response thereto, so that first and second actions are performed simultaneously. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100241493 | COMPUTERIZED VOTING SYSTEM - Any business, individuals, groups of people, or government that is Officially facilitating the voting process use sources of computer data and other data to create lists of every eligible Voter. The List of Eligible Voters contains the name and physical mailing address for each Voter. The Official host then arranges for printing of mailing envelopes containing specially designed ballots to the Voters. Each MASTER Ballot has two parts—a PRIMARY Ballot and at least one RECEIPT Ballot. For each MASTER Ballot, both the PRIMARY Ballot and RECEIPT Ballot(s) share an identical, unique group of symbols as a correlating identifier. The identifier (RSID) is randomly generated to be unique and rare, so as to make any ballot difficult to counterfeit. To maintain privacy, before voting, Voters exchange ballots any number of times within a voting region. Ballot validation prior to exchange is performed in person, by telephone, fax or Internet. Completed PRIMARY Ballots are mailed or otherwise delivered via Internet, Telephone, Fax or Email to Official host on or before the due date for verification, recording, tallying and publication. By referring to any RECEIPT Ballot having the same the unique RSID as the PRIMARY Ballot, any Voter can use a telephone or a computer connected to the Internet to enquire, verify or report errors as to processing of their PRIMARY Ballot, or published tallies of ballot votes or other information published. After voting is completed, Officials publish a list of all the Ballot Voting RSID's, so that anyone can verify any Ballot, Voter selections Ballots, the tally for each Ballot, etcetera. The Voting System may optionally be supported by physical ballots (paper, plastic, etc.) for immutable secondary verification of electronic votes; thus providing a transparent, verifiable audit trail to assure completeness, accuracy and validity of the Voting Session. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100312616 | MULTICOMPUTER DATA TRANSFERRING AND FILE ACCESSING TO AUTHENTICATE ONLINE VOTING AND REGISTRATION IN A SECURE DATABASE SYSTEM - Disclosed is a method and system for file accessing and data transferring to secure online voting using a multilayered security system where all contents of the data may be delivered to users of varied electronic devices. The data transferring occur as an external communication between separate computers which themselves are distinguishable processing entities, such as a voter processing center, online voting station, registration station, and calling station. The system includes (i) requesting at least one voter and biometric information based on a security level; (ii) receiving the at least one voter and biometric information from the user; (iii) verifying the at least one voter and biometric information against the stored voter and biometric information; (iv) in response to acceptable verifications, sending a voting ballot; and (v) receiving and storing the voting ballot with a vote selection. The security level may depend on the type of ballot. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20100318411 | Community Philanthropy System & Process - A computer-implemented process and system for the distribution of resources such as funds to not-for-profit (NFP) entities or other organizations. The system may include a resource accumulation module for acquiring and keeping track of resources, a resource division module for initially determining what to do with resources that have been acquired, an education module for teaching users about the entities or their respective causes, an evaluation module for determining whether a user is eligible to vote on the distribution of resources, and a voting module through which users may choose the resource recipients. In one embodiment, resources may be obtained at least in part from the commissions generated by real estate transactions. In addition, users and/or voters may include students around the world, and organizations may include various NFPs, also located around the world. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20110010227 | Anti-rigging Voting System and Its Software Design - The hardware and software of the voting system of an election are described. The hardware consists of a number of computers: desktops or notebooks. The software consists of a number of programs running on these computers to produce a number of spreadsheet files of which election results can be displayed and verified. These spreadsheet files are protected with a password to prevent alterations. A voter also needs passwords for the authenticity of the vote. The vote is then entered into computer memory cells, the spreadsheet files and printed out on a piece of paper for the ballot box. This triple action will make the alteration of the election result difficult and enhance the honesty of the election. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110015970 | VOTING SYSTEM WITH CONTENT - An apparatus includes a database of content and a content system. The database stores content related to a set of entities to be voted upon in a voting system, wherein there is at least one piece of content for each selection. The content system receives a vote of a user from the voting system and at least an identifier of a cellphone of the user and provides content related to the vote from the database to the cellphone. At least a portion of the content is playable on the cellphone. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110040605 | ELECTRONIC VOTING SYSTEM - A system for electronic voting is provided. A state primary server is configured to provide voting information of at least one voter through a private Intranet. A poll worker computer station is configured to receive the voting information of the at least one voter through the private Intranet. A biometric device is connected to the poll worker computer station, where the biometric device is configured to receive biometric information from a poll worker, where the biometric device validates that the poll worker can utilize the poll worker computer station. The poll worker computer station is configured to compare the voting information of the at least one voter with voter biometric information of at least one current voter to determine if the voter biometric information of the at least one current voter is equivalent to the voting information of the at least one voter; if the voting information of the at least one voter is equivalent to the voter biometric information of at least one current voter then the at least one voter can cast an electronic vote at least one voting booth of a plurality of voting booths, wherein the at least one voting booth is configured to transmit the electronic vote to the poll worker computer station or the local district server. | 02-17-2011 |
| 20110060628 | METHOD FOR ASSESSING CANDIDATES BY VOTING AND A SYSTEM INTENDED FOR THIS PURPOSE AND A PROGRAM PRODUCT COMPRISING A COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - A method for assessing candidates includes authorizing a plurality of voters to vote for a candidate among a plurality of candidates so as to determine a candidate ranking; determining a weighting for one of a voter and a candidate as a function of a ranking of the candidate or voter during the voting; allocating the weighting to the respective voter or candidate; and changing at least one of the candidate ranking and voter ranking according to the allocated weighting. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110087523 | Voting Device Including Dynamic Keypad And Gesture Voting - A voting device and system for voting is described having a touch sensitive membrane input surface including at least one of an arc input and a slider input, at least one sensor for detecting movement and orientation of the voting device, and at least one transmitter. The voting device receives a voting response inputted by a user from at least one of the arc input, the slider input and the sensor, and then sends the user inputted response upon at least one of a pressure and a release of pressure on the touch sensitive membrane input surface. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110119117 | GENERATION OF PRODUCTS IN CATALOGS FROM DIVERGENT LISTINGS - Methods and systems to generate product records in catalogs from divergent listings are provided. Example systems include a listings module to identify an immature product record corresponding to the item for sale. The listings module may determine, from one or more attributes of an item for sale described by the listing, that the item can be matched to an immature product record. A voting module may provide an interface including the first version of the immature product record and an option to select a first version or a second version of the immature product record matching the item. The voting module may further relate the selected version to the item for sale based on a selection by a user, and, in response, update a count of votes for the selected version. When the count of votes meets a threshold, the selected version may become the mature product record for inclusion in a catalog. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110125556 | Voting System And Method - Systems and methods are disclosed for enabling a voter to vote at any single official polling place in the state (jurisdiction) even if it lies outside the boundaries of his local voting location (division of the jurisdiction). The systems and methods disclosed also prevent voter fraud, including a single voter voting more than once, at any polling place anywhere in the jurisdiction. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110125557 | METHOD OF OPERATING AN ELECTION BALLOT PRINTING SYSTEM - A method includes receiving a voter list which includes a key identifier, and receiving a plurality of different types of ballot images. A control program, which operates a computer, is used to form a side file which associates the ballot images with the voter list, wherein the control program selects a ballot image, in response to the key identifier, which corresponds to a selected voter of the voter list. A print job, which includes the selected ballot image, is formed. The print job is printed to form an unused ballot. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110178852 | Advanced Voting System and Method - An advanced voting system is provided that includes one or more computing devices. The computing devices receive input of authentication data and utilize the authentication data to determine whether a voting session by a voter is authorized and to unlock ballot information specific to the voter or a group of voters. Furthermore, same device used to unlock said ballot information. In addition, the receive accessibility input data on the same device used to unlock said ballot information. In addition, the computing devices present ballot questions to the voter if the voting session is authorized based on the received authentication data and receive interactive voter selections from the voter. Furthermore, the system includes a record generator that generates records containing the voter selections. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110184787 | Method, Apparatus and System for Monitoring Computing Apparatus - A system for validating electronic voting made via computer apparatus comprises a device configured to connect to the computer apparatus and store data output by the computer apparatus. A separate processing device is configured to connect with the device and analyse the stored data to determine the validity of the voting. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110191147 | Methods And Systems For Internet-Based Network Shareholder Communication, Voting, And The Creation Of Regulatory Compliant Shareholder Proposals - Systems, methods and software applications for conducting network shareholder voting actions and shareholder proposals by utilizing a server data base. A web site enables any member share holder in a network of shareholder members to initiate a vote and allow all network members of the same stock, the option to vote for, against, or to abstain from the said subject voting process. All members of the network are updated about the progress of voting results as they occur. The system also provides means for the origination of a regulatory compliant corporate proposal while providing regulatory compliance information and a time keeping and notification function to assist in compliance procedures. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110202392 | System and Method for Un-Issuing Voting Credits - The present invention is directed to a system and method for un-issuing a voting credit that has been erroneously issued to a voter in an election. The system includes an electronic poll book that is used to check-in a voter by locating the appropriate voter record and analyzing the voter record to determine whether a voting credit has been issued to the voter in the election. If a voting credit has been issued to the voter, the electronic poll book displays an indication that the voter has already voted in the election. If it is determined that the voting credit was erroneously issued to the voter, a poll worker enters an un-issue code into the poll book. The poll book verifies the validity of the un-issue code and updates the voter record so as to un-issue the voting credit. As such, the voter may vote a regular ballot in the election. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110213643 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROXY VOTING BY INDIVIDUAL INVESTORS - A system and method for an electronic public forum to facilitate solicitation support of shareholder initiatives (e.g., for inclusion on an annual ballot or for a special vote, for instance). The public forum may be a web site provided as a service that permits individual stakeholders to view positions of third party entities such as activist non-profits, corporation, and individuals associated with issues related to a company's annual shareholder ballots, for example. Third parties may post general information regarding corporate issues and/or sample ballots on the web site with rationale for their positions. An individual stakeholder may use the proffered sample ballot during voting of their shares. In this way, individuals may align their votes with a particular cause of a third party. Moreover, real time results of any voting may be displayed. | 09-01-2011 |
| 20110225024 | VOTING COMMUNICATING SYSTEM - A system and method that comprises receiving, at a communication system, an allocation of user votes across a set of entities eligible to receive votes. Communications from the communication system to a vote receiving system are automatically initiated in accordance with the allocation of user votes; the communications to register the user votes with the vote receiving system. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110238463 | ELECTRONIC VOTE PRODUCING AN AUTHENTICATABLE RESULT - Method of authenticating and counting through a secure electronic voting system and electronic voting system implementing such a method. The object of the present invention is to allow: all voters to authenticate, anonymously, their vote or votes through the listing of the votes counted for the electoral result; all third parties: to count the votes through the listing of the votes counted for the electoral result and to verify the voting rights through the electoral list. The invention proposes that a unique and confidential validation code be generated for each voter of an electoral list (FIG. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110246262 | METHOD OF CLASSIFYING A BILL - Briefly, embodiments of a method of classifying a bill are disclosed. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110264488 | Audition System - An audition system for general participation comprising a cell phone handset equipped with ID, an applications server connected to a network, such applications servers having a CPU which executes audition application and voting program, the aforementioned program, divides the review groups used as vote target which consists review by a vote of each stage of more applicants, the system program that assembles a group of applicants chosen by review of lower orders, then performs a higher level examination, and results in the final assessments, where a multiplex vote program of a first-in first-out (FIFO) system the performs higher level examination while continuing to review the lower level groups of whose numbers constitute higher level review group in an ongoing process at the same time the middle of review of lower orders gathered, a feature is included where the program removes the display of the review group for which review has ended. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110264489 | DUAL-CURRENCY ECONOMY FOR A VIRTUAL SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT - A system is provided in which at least two different types of currencies exist in an economy established for a virtual environment. A first currency is earned or obtained by a participant through activities performed while in the environment, and it is used to pay for activity fees and to purchase personal use items including but not limited to food, clothing, home furnishings, house pets, and event tickets. A second currency is limited in its use and is more difficult to obtain. The second currency is used to purchase infrastructure items for a particular town in the environment (e.g., new buildings, villager homes, or upgrades to existing properties). These two currencies are not interchangeable and items/property purchased by village contributions cannot be transferred between villagers. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110295657 | TEST-WEIGHTED VOTING - The object of the invention is to provide a method of voting whereby votes are weighted by voters' score on a test. Say officials are not sufficiently science-minded. Votes for officials are weighted with the scores of voters on tests which could be mostly from high school algebra where good grades enable students to go on to science and engineering. This weighted vote reveals the science-quality problem-solving ability, or lack, of candidates, and so more science-minded officials are elected. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110307304 | CROWD-SOURCED COMPETITION PLATFORM - A crowdsourcing competition system is described herein that provides a reusable mechanism by which an organization can host a cloud-based crowdsourcing competition. The system facilitates identification of individuals, forums, submission of user-generated content (challenge submissions), automated scoring of user-generated content against test sets, automated outbound communication to participants, and web services for leaderboard functionality. The system provides workflows for users to submit submissions and for the system to receive and organize submissions. Thus, the crowdsourcing competition system provides a generic platform and automated workflow for holding crowd-sourced competitions and automating workflow of user generated content submissions. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20120004953 | VOTING SYSTEM - A voting system having a controller connected to a plurality of voting stations and a public display. The controller stores, edits, and displays resolutions that are voted on. The controller also records, tallies and displays the results of the votes. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120016723 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR THE SECURE AND VERIFIABLE CONSOLIDATION OF THE RESULTS OF ELECTION PROCESSES - A method and system for the secure and auditable consolidation of the results of an electoral process, in which local electoral authorities ( | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120029979 | DONATION PAGES FOR AN ON-LINE CAMPAIGN MANAGEMENT - A method for facilitating communication between a candidate and at least one voter includes receiving at least one communication between the candidate and at least one voter, determining at least one jurisdiction for the communication between the candidate and voter, accessing a compliance database based on the determined jurisdiction, determining at least one compliance rule responsive to the accessing, comparing the received communication and compliance rule, and facilitating the transmission of the communication between the candidate and at least one voter based on the comparison. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120035988 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING DISTRIBUTED RECURSIVE VOTING - A recursive voting method: creating an original initiative which requires a vote response, transmitting the original initiative to first tier recipient(s); transmitting the initiative by at least one first tier recipient to at least one second tier recipient to provide selected second tier recipients; receiving by each first tier recipient a tabulation of vote responses from the selected second tier recipients to provide a second tier vote tabulation; providing a first tier vote tabulation for each first tier recipient according to the second tier vote tabulation and a vote response from the first tier recipient; sending a first tier vote tabulation for each first tier recipient to the creator of the original initiative to provide an originator total tabulation, submitting a petition according to the originator total tabulation, wherein a preponderance of support responses is needed for the initiative to be submitted for petition; transmitting a vote update. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120066032 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR INTEGRATING ELECTORAL DATA AND ELECTORAL INTERFACES - Computer-implemented architectures and interfaces for providing a configurable electronic ballot for an election. Ballot interfaces that define a format for presenting ballot data to a voter are integrated with the ballot data using machine-readable metadata associated with the ballot data. Independent information agents may design ballot interfaces that incorporate sources of information that enable the voter to make less costly and better informed voting choices based on voter preferences. Decentralization of control over ballot interfaces reduces the election administrator's monopoly power over ballot information, thus creating a more robust voting information marketplace. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120072269 | Electronic initiative petition - Preferred embodiments of the instant invention are directed to a system, method and apparatus for providing an efficient means for qualifying a petition, referendum or initiative on a ballot on a network. Users on the network access the petition qualifying system via a user interface and requests petitions or initiatives in the user's relevant voting area. After the user has reviewed the petition, the user can endorse the petition by providing the petition qualifying system endorsement indicia. The petition qualifying system verifies the eligibility of the user. The petition qualifying system compiles the received endorsement indicia, and presents such indicia to the relevant agency to secure placement of the initiative on the appropriate ballot. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120095810 | LARGE SCALE PRIVACY PROTECTED CAMPAIGN MOBILIZATION METHOD - A System for conducting automated campaigns consists of an organization creating a caller list, a receiver list and initiating a click-to-call process whereby callers are prompted to become aware of a campaign and execute a click-to-call feature. The click-to-call feature alerts the organization that the caller will participate and causes the organization to connect with the receiver. Once contact is made with the receiver, the organization re-connects with the caller and bridges the contact between caller and receiver. In order to maintain security, callers are challenged by authentication protocols and pseudonymous display names are used to identify individual callers and receivers. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120095811 | ELECTRONIC VOTING SYSTEM - Disclosed is an electronic voting system in which a polling administration unit, upon receiving encoded vote content data encoded by a temporary key from a voting unit, generates a reference value capable of identifying sameness of the encoded vote content data and sends it to a voter list administration unit, the voter list administration unit receives the temporary key, the reference value of the encoded vote content data, and voter identification data for identifying a voter from the voting unit, determines that a vote is valid when the reference value received from the voting unit and the reference value received from the polling administration unit match as well as a voter identified by the voter identification data is qualified by voter list data. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120116854 | Method and system for raising funds using a participant vote based program via a communications network - A method for raising funds using a participant vote based program via a communications network comprising: a) providing an online program that participants joins; b) providing a program fund where money is added to the fund based on at least one of the following ways: fees paid by participants in the program, fees paid by business related to consumer purchases, fees paid from advertising or related revenue from the program, fees paid by business partners related to participant purchases, contributions from business partners or participants, and contributions from individuals or organizations; c) providing a submission process for a submitter, who request funding; d) providing a voting process where the participant can vote on the submission, and participant can earn and use bonus votes; e) providing a disbursement process where the money is disbursed from the program fund based at least partially on the results of the vote. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120150590 | Social network of political opinion and alternative virtual representation - A service, system and method for electing individuals to virtual political capacity, encouraging and fostering local, national and international political debate via social networking tools and allowing to hold elected officials fully accountable, as well as allowing for alternative governing bodies to exist in virtual format and when appropriate in quasi-virtual format that is transparent to all. The virtual office holders may assist in resolving local, state, national and international issues. Dynamic interactive voting and polling provide instantaneous visual results for all in real-time. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120166255 | FIRST-POINT OF ENTRY (FPOE) METHOD FOR MULTIPLE SOCIAL NETWORKS AND SYSTEMS & METHODS FOR ENABLING USERS TO INTERACT DEMOCRATICALLY WITHIN OPEN GROUPS AND FOR MANAGING VOTING RIGHTS IN AN ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORK ENVIRONMENT - A First-Point Of Entry (FPOE) method for multiple social networks and systems & methods for enabling users to interact democratically within open groups and for managing voting rights in an online social network environment. When a user joins a new social network the FPOE system and method downloads the user's contributed information from a prior social network. The user's profile, connections and privileges from the prior social network are carried over to the new social network. Similarly, when a user updates his/her information, the new information automatically flows through the various social networks on the FPOE. Another aspect of the invention enables users to interact democratically and manage voting rights. A multilevel test is administered to new users to calculate valid points and various voting privileges are assigned accordingly. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20120173307 | Visualizing and Auditing Elections and Election Results - Described are methods, systems, and computer program products for auditing an election. A computer-readable image of a ballot is received. The image of the ballot is analyzed with a computerized image analysis tool to generate a ballot definition file associated with the ballot. The ballot definition file is validated. Validation involves comparing a predicted election outcome and a simulated election outcome based on tabulation of machine-marked ballots using the ballot definition file. Auditing an election involves comparing a predicted election outcome generated by processing voter-marked ballots with the validated ballot definition file in one vote tabulator and an actual election outcome generated by an election department using its own ballot definition file and vote tabulator to process the voter-marked ballots. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120179514 | ELECTRONIC VOTING SYSTEM - A method is described that involves creating a private key and a public key cryptographic key pair, generating a unique and random identifier for a voter's vote and accepting an election vote from said voter. The vote and identifier are electronically signed with the private key to create a digital signature. The vote and identifier are provided in a human readable format to the voter. | 07-12-2012 |
| 20120179515 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING APPLICATION AT DISCOUNTED PRICE THROUGH VOTING IN MOBILE PLATFORM - The present invention relates to a method for providing an application for smartphones at a discounted price. According to the present invention, a new model in which a game application for smartphones is interworking with a social network may be provided. | 07-12-2012 |
| 20120191510 | Music Portal System - Embodiments of system and method are described that may be used for providing an enhanced live music experience to at least one user in real time. In particular, the embodiments comprise at least one electronic device associated with the at least one user, a web portal and a web server associated with the web portal. The web server utilizes Global Positioning System (GPS) data and timestamps to determine location and login time of the at least one user. The web portal allows the at least one user to instantaneously tag the at least one track which is automatically time coded by the web portal. After crosschecking the user's location and time with a concert database, the web server sends a confirmation message including a link of the at least one track tagged to the at least one user. The at least user may access the link in future to preview, purchase and download the at least one track tagged. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20120197687 | METHOD AND APPLICATION FOR PUBLICLY DISPLAYING CELL PHONE PHOTOGRAPHS - The present invention provides for a computer based method of uploading and displaying media taken by a user on a mobile device wherein the media, such as a photograph, is displayed on a public display unit. The method comprises the steps of downloading an application on a mobile device wherein the application is operable to allow a user to take a photograph on the mobile device. The method further includes the steps of uploading the photograph to a computer based database server, storing the photograph in a first file, monitoring the photograph for inappropriate content, storing the photograph in a second file if the photograph is deemed appropriate for public viewing, and displaying the photograph on the public display unit. The present invention requires the user to enter an access code displayed only at the venue. | 08-02-2012 |
| 20120209665 | Idea, Submission, Ranking And Incubating System And Method - A system and method for idea submission, idea ranking and idea incubating are provided that allow regular members of the public to submit ideas, allows those submitted ideas to be ranked and reviewed by a community and that incubates the best ideas and secures protection and potential monetization of the best ideas and it is to this end that the disclosure is directed. | 08-16-2012 |
| 20120215593 | Computer Implemented Method for Scoring Change Proposals - A method for scoring changes of components of a concept by a group of evaluators in a collective decision process is presented. First, the level of disagreement with the components is collected together with comments indicating desired changes. The expected incremental decrease of the overall disagreement level achievable by a component change is computed for a given probability that a formulation can be found that is acceptable by both agreeing and disagreeing evaluators. Performing this computation for different values of the compromise probability yields a score indicating the expected incremental decrease in overall disagreement achievable by a component change. Additionally, the minimum compromise probability where an improvement is possible and the expected relative improvements are provided. Next, alternative formulations for the selected components are drafted and subjected to a second round of voting. For each component the alternative yielding the maximum incremental improvement of overall consent is selected, where the sequence in which the components are scrutinized is determined by the score computed in the first step. In this way, an optimal new version of the concept is produced. | 08-23-2012 |
| 20120232963 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR VOTE TABULATION WITH AN ELECTRONIC AUDIT TRAIL - A system, method and computer program for tabulating votes and creating an audit trail is provided. A ballot processing device is integrated with a ballot box. The ballot processing device includes a paper feed mechanism, a computer, a ballot processing application loaded on the computer, and a digital scanning device linked to the computer. The ballot processing application provides instructions to the computer to initiate the digital scanning device to scan a paper ballot fed into the paper feed mechanism so as to create a digital image of the paper ballot. The ballot processing application also processes the digital image to establish a series of processing results defining one or more voting results for the paper ballot, and also an audit trail. The ballot processing application processes the digital image to define the voting results based on criteria established by election officials. The audit trail enables election officials to verify that particular paper ballots have been processed correctly in accordance with these criteria. | 09-13-2012 |
| 20120239464 | COMPUTER METHODS AND COMPUTER SYSTEMS FOR VOTING - In one embodiment, a mobile electronic device at least having: a processor programmed to acquire an access instruction to allow a voter to access vote issues; and execute the following code: to provide, to the voter, information identifying vote issues; to enable the mobile electronic device to transmit at least one vote of the voter, where the enabling is based on: a first software instruction that instructs the mobile electronic device to present a first vote issue, a second software instruction that instructs the mobile electronic device to receive a first vote from the voter, where the voter submits the first vote by a first single action performed immediately after the presentation of the first vote issue and without any intervening action, a third software instruction that instructs the mobile electronic device of the voter to transmit the received first vote from the voter to the computer system. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20120259680 | Marginal Marks with Pixel Count - A system, method and computer program for tabulating votes and creating an audit trail is provided. A ballot processing device may include a paper feed mechanism, a computer, a ballot processing application loaded on the computer, and a digital scanning device linked to the computer. The ballot processing application may process the digital image to establish a series of processing results defining one or more voting results for the paper ballot, and also an audit trail. The ballot processing application may process the digital image to define the voting results based on criteria established by election officials, including ambiguous mark criteria. The audit trail enables election officials to verify that particular paper ballots have been processed correctly in accordance with these criteria. | 10-11-2012 |
| 20120259681 | Appending Audit Mark Image - A system, method and computer program for tabulating votes and creating an audit trail is provided. A ballot processing device may include a paper feed mechanism, a computer, a ballot processing application loaded on the computer, and a digital scanning device linked to the computer. The ballot processing application may process the digital image to establish a series of processing results defining one or more voting results for the paper ballot, and also an audit trail. The ballot processing application may process the digital image to define the voting results based on criteria established by election officials, including ambiguous mark criteria. The audit trail enables election officials to verify that particular paper ballots have been processed correctly in accordance with these criteria. | 10-11-2012 |
| 20120284092 | COMPUTER METHODS AND COMPUTER SYSTEMS FOR VOTING - In one embodiment, a mobile electronic device at least having a processor programmed to acquire an access instruction to allow a voter to access vote issues; and execute the following code: to provide, to the voter, information identifying vote issues; to enable the mobile electronic device to transmit at least one vote of the voter, where the enabling is based on: a first software instruction that instructs the mobile electronic device to present a first vote issue, a second software instruction that instructs the mobile electronic device to receive a first vote from the voter, where the voter submits the first vote by a first single action performed immediately after the presentation of the first vote issue and without any intervening action, a third software instruction that instructs the mobile electronic device of the voter to transmit the received first vote from the voter to the computer system. | 11-08-2012 |
| 20120296706 | Automatic Valid Vote Count Storage using Secure Embedded Non Volatile Memory - A non-volatile memory system adapted for securely registering votes within a voting system is described. The votes are encoded as a set of logically grouped cells based on a voter's selection of an item. The encoding assures that the votes are easily distinguishable by a read circuit. | 11-22-2012 |
| 20120296707 | ENABLING COMMUNITY TOURNAMENTS - In an example, generating and enabling a tournament includes a) selecting at least one pair of proposals from the accessed plurality of proposals for consideration, each selected pair of proposals being assigned to at most one match per tier; b) scheduling the at least one match; c) accessing a plurality of registered voters; d) assigning the plurality of registered voters to one match per tier; e) receiving information from the assigned registered voters; f) determining a winner and a loser of each match based on information provided by the registered voters of the respective matches; g) removing the loser of each match from consideration in generating matches in subsequent tiers of the tournament; h) determining if only one proposal remains for consideration; i) repeating a)-h) if more than one proposal remains; and j) identifying the one remaining proposal for consideration as the winner of the tournament. | 11-22-2012 |
| 20120303422 | Computer-Implemented Systems And Methods For Ranking Results Based On Voting And Filtering - Systems and methods are provided for filtering a pool of image designs. Votes for a plurality of image designs are received, the votes forming a distribution across the pool of image designs. A mean, a confidence interval, and a minimum are determined for the distribution based on the plurality of votes. A determination is made as to whether a break-point threshold has been reached for the pool of image designs, where the break-point threshold is based on the mean, the confidence interval, and the minimum. A further determination is made as to whether each particular design should be removed from consideration after the break-point threshold has been met, where a particular design is removed from consideration based on a mean of votes for the particular design and a confidence interval for the particular design. Image designs that have not been removed from consideration are then given preferential treatment when selecting the images to display. | 11-29-2012 |
| 20120303423 | METHOD FOR REVISING AND/OR IMPROVING ELECTRONIC COMPILATIONS - Electronically published compilations are provided. The compilations typically include a plurality of incumbent entries that are subject to replacement by candidate revisions through successive elections by an electorate of voters, e.g., human voters. Also provided are methods for improving existing compilations through elections. Election rules, history, dates and times, and election results may provide a measure of quality of the winning revision. Such compilations, when properly designed and implemented, may be viewed as an authoritative reference work that may ultimately serve as a “Rosetta Stone” for a semantic web. | 11-29-2012 |
| 20120330731 | System and Method for Processing Vote-By-Mail Ballot Envelopes - A system and method for processing vote-by-mail ballot envelopes is disclosed. The system comprises a processor operable to asynchronously process each of a plurality of ballot envelopes by (i) verifying that the registered voter associated with the ballot envelope is eligible to vote, (ii) verifying that a signature written on the ballot envelope corresponds to the signature of the registered voter, (iii) verifying that personal information written on the ballot envelope corresponds to the personal information of the registered voter, and (iv) generating batch information if the ballot envelope passes all of the verification steps or exception information if the ballot envelope fails any one of the verification steps. The system also comprises a storage device operable to store the batch information or exception information, as applicable, for each of the ballot envelopes. | 12-27-2012 |
| 20120330732 | MOBILIZED POLLING STATION - A mobilized polling station is deployable for voting in remote locations. The mobilized polling station includes a mobile polling server that stores a voter registration depository identifying potential voters and a ballot repository of blank ballots for the potential voters. Various client devices, such as smart phones, tablets computers, connect to the mobile polling server for voters to enter their credentials, receive the appropriate ballots, and cast their votes. The cast votes are collected by the mobile polling server and then provided to an election center for counting. Versions of mobilized polling station can operate with limited or no power and communications infrastructure. | 12-27-2012 |
| 20130006719 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ELECTIONS AND GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY - A system and method for a voter to vote using an electoral system ( | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130006720 | System and Method for Creating Limited Edition Product - An method and system for partnering with fashion and design industries to create limited-edition, exclusive product. A designer is asked to submit 3-4 sketches each of 4-6 related styles in a collection, along with swatches of fabrics and colorways of the fabrics. Buyers each select, for each style in the collection, a preferred combination of silhouette, fabric and color and the system records each selection through a Multilateral Voting Matrix on an e-commerce platform. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130006721 | Computer Implemented Method for Scoring Change Proposals - A method for scoring changes of components of a concept by a group of evaluators in a collective decision process is presented. First, the level of disagreement with the components is collected together with comments indicating desired changes. The expected incremental decrease of the overall disagreement level achievable by a component change is computed for a given probability that a formulation can be found that is acceptable by both agreeing and disagreeing evaluators. Performing this computation for different values of the compromise probability yields a score indicating the expected incremental decrease in overall disagreement achievable by a component change. Next, alternative formulations for the selected components are drafted and subjected to a second round of voting. For each component the alternative yielding the maximum incremental improvement of overall consent is selected, where the sequence in which the components are scrutinized is determined by the score computed in the first step. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130013380 | Online Application Combining Election Service with Social Media for Voter-Candidate Matching - An online application which combines election service with social media for voter-candidate matching includes a plurality of user accounts. The plurality of user accounts includes a plurality of voter accounts and a plurality of candidate accounts. Each of the user accounts includes a profile where the profile can be a voter profile or a candidate profile. The plurality of voter accounts is able to select a specific candidate profile from the candidate profiles, where the specific candidate profile includes a plurality of information. The plurality of user accounts also gets to compare different candidate profiles in order to gain a better understanding about the candidate profiles. The plurality of voter accounts and the plurality of candidate accounts are also able to gain a particular political view through a list of political questions, participate in daily political polls, participate in straw polls, and interact with other campaign related activities. | 01-10-2013 |
| 20130060612 | Parliamentary Collaboration and Democratic Database System, Method, and Computer Program Product - An exemplary networking system incorporating parliamentary procedures where standards may be built, debated, adopted and enforced by a plurality of organizations and users is set forth. The parliamentary procedure of each organization is itself a standard, which may be managed by the system. A system, method and/or computer program product may include a method for building structured documents by a collaborative process over computer networks, including: receiving, by at least one processor, from one or more organization(s) a configurable parliamentary structure; receiving, by the at least one processor, from the organization(s) at least one organizational bylaw for the organization(s) defined in at least one document; and receiving, by the at least one processor, at least one edit for the at least one document, adoptable by the organization(s); wherein said at least one organizational bylaw comprises computer readable instructions enforceable by the at least one processor system. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20130085815 | COMPUTERIZED VOTING SYSTEM - Officials using computers research and create lists of Certified Registered Voters and Proxies whom are sent computer encoded ballots and return containers. Each Ballot and correlated Receipt(s) share a unique Random Symbolic Identifier (RSID) and use embedded Security Elements to prevent counterfeiting. For privacy, before voting, Voters-Proxies optionally exchange ballots and return containers within their Voting Region, validating ballots electronically or in-person by submitting Ballot Validation RSID to Officials. Voter-Proxy completes ballot(s), adds Personal Security Identifier(s), receives ballot receipt, delivery receipt upon sending ballot to Officials via postal mail, Interactive Television, Internet, Telephone, Fax, Email, In-person. Received ballots are electronically-optically recorded; if timely and authentic, voter selections are extracted, tallied if properly marked, and published to Voters' private data area accessed via Receipt RSID. Official devices, communications computer processing partially managed and optimized by computers running artificial intelligence software programs. After voting ends, Officials publish all data for integrity verification. | 04-04-2013 |
| 20130085816 | ONLINE COMMUNITIES FOR FINANCIAL SERVICES PRODUCTS - An online community for users of a financial services product, such as credit card users, and various features of such communities. For example, the members can share profits based on community performance, provide feedback and vote on ways to improve the financial services product experience, and help one other when possible. The online community can provide status indicators corresponding to members' engagement within the online community, publish the profit and loss statement of the financial services product associated with the community, provide a decline process that facilitates approval to the community for customers with improving credit, link members' deposits to provide a higher interest rate, automatically transfer balances between banks, and pay referral fees to the community. | 04-04-2013 |
| 20130096992 | SHAREHOLDER MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, SHAREHOLDER MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND PROGRAM - To promote computerization of exchange of various data, etc., between a listed corporation and its individual shareholders. An individual shareholder management apparatus includes an individual shareholder client terminal, an individual shareholder management server connected to the individual shareholder client terminal through a network, and a database group including an individual shareholder database connected to the individual shareholder management server. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130144686 | ELECTRONIC VOTING SYSTEM - An electronic voting system provides increased transparency to the public and verification for the individual voters regarding the tallying of their respective votes. A voting record can be made available electronically, thereby eliminating the need to provide a voter with a paper ballot. A voting record identifier is generated without use of, or reference to, voter identity. The voting record identifier is provided to the voter, such that the voter can access a record of his ballot selections and vote number sequence. In addition, a biometric authentication mechanism is provided to reduce, or eliminate, the potential that a voter is able to vote more than once. | 06-06-2013 |
| 20130159069 | MONITORING METHOD AND SYSTEM USING COLLECTIVE INTELLIGENCE AND RATING PROPAGATION IN VIRTUAL WORLD COMMUNITY - A method and system for monitoring and judging activities in a virtual world environment are disclosed. The method comprises a first user engaging in an activity in the virtual world environment, a witness witnessing the first activity and reporting the activity to a monitor as possibly malicious, and the monitor organizing a jury comprised of a plurality of jurors. The jurors view and judge the activity in the virtual world environment; and on the basis of this judging, defined benefits in the virtual world environment are awarded to the witness, monitor and jurors. The method may further comprise penalizing the first user in the virtual world environment. For instance, if the first user has friends in the virtual world environment, the penalizing may include penalizing these friends. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20130173356 | SYSTEM AND METHOD 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. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130179237 | Online Address Book System and Method - An online communications platform provides an online social networking address book. In some embodiments, the platform further provides one or more of group purchase of advocacy or other services, a crowd-sourced vote-counting mechanism for legislative issues, and support on target selection, tactic prioritization, fundraising, supporter recruitment, campaign marketing, and content creation and aggregation. According to some embodiments, an online communication platform may be realized as a computer-implemented method for communicating using social networks. The method may comprise specifying content for a message using a blast tool, gathering specified contacts from a plurality of social networks, and associating the message with the specified contacts. The method may further comprise formatting, using a formatting module, the digital content separately for each of a plurality of social networks, wherein the formatting is capable of altering the digital content based on a social network. The method may include transmitting the message to the plurality of social networks and saving a list having the specified gathered contacts. | 07-11-2013 |
| 20130185122 | Virtual-to-Real Good/Service System Based on User Participation or Drawing - Exemplary embodiments are directed to determining an availability of an actual good and/or service based on activity of or with respect to a virtual icon on one or more webpages. The virtual icon can represent the actual good and/or service. The activity of or with respect to the virtual icon on the webpage(s) can be monitored and a determination of whether a conversion criteria has been satisfied can be made based on the monitored activity. The availability of the actual good or service can be based on satisfaction of the conversion criteria. In an alternative exemplary embodiment, a method of determining an availability of an actual good and/or service is provided based on a value of or with respect to a virtual icon on one or more webpages. The value of or with respect to the virtual icon on the webpage(s) can be compared to a value criteria to determine whether a value criteria has been satisfied. | 07-18-2013 |
| 20130218645 | COMPUTER BASED BALLOT SYSTEM AND PROCESS - The present invention relates to a computer based ballot system and apparatus enabling polling to be implemented via Wide Area Networks, such as the Internet. A computer based ballot system is provided. A user is able to cast a vote utilizing a voting device in the form of a computing process, via a voting interface, which may be a distributed computing element, distributed by web pages. Web pages may be blogger sites, social sites, media sites. Persons may be able place votes relating to the content of the various web pages. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130218646 | Reward Modification - Computer systems and methods using servers in a communication network, including computer processors and computer-readable media with instructions to cause them to perform operations, including disseminating a reward page to communication platforms on the network. The reward page could include an associated goal or need and an initial reward amount. Further, the communication platforms can be accessed by contacts, receive a request from contacts to modify the associated initial reward amount, and upon validation of the request, update the reward page to indicate the modified reward amount. Also, disseminate the reward page with the modified reward amount on the network, to receive, from the contacts, solution opportunities to achieve the goal or need associated with the reward page. Then select solution opportunities to achieve the goal or need of the reward page and award the modified reward amount to a recipient who submitted the selected solution opportunity. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130226675 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING ADVERTISEMENTS AND USER POPULARITY WITHIN AN ONLINE COMPUTER SYSTEM SOCIAL MEDIA NETWORK - System and methods for controlling advertisements and user popularity within an online social media network includes providing celebrity created content to non-celebrity members and embedding celebrity approved advertisements into the content. Upon determining that a member has voted to subscribe to the celebrity for a predetermined period of time, the celebrity popularity rating is increased, and upon determining that a user has clicked on an approved advertisement, the celebrity is compensated by the sponsor. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130226676 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CHARITABLE DONATION, INVESTMENT AND CONTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT - A method for generating and allocating a charitable donation or investment through a membership-based service, which method comprises: searching for an affiliate which is participating or willing to participate in the membership-based service; making a purchase from the affiliate by a member of the membership-based service for a purchase price; determining a charitable amount of the purchase price to be remitted by the affiliate to the member's charitable account; the member selecting which charitable organization or investment will receive at least an allocated portion of the charitable amount; and distributing the allocated portion of the charitable amount to the selected charitable organization or investment. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130253993 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MICRO-PAYMENTS AND DONATIONS - Micro-donations are received from users for various items of content published by different content providers. The micro-donations are aggregated into the user accounts and the content provider accounts until a transaction condition is satisfied. When the transaction condition is satisfied for the user account, a process to collect the micro-donation amount contributed by a respective user to different content providers is effectuated. When the transaction condition is satisfied for a content provider account, the micro-donation amount received from different users and aggregated within the content provider account is provided to the respective content provider. Various user and content provider incentives are implemented to encourage participation by the users and the content providers. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20130253994 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MICRO-PAYMENTS AND DONATIONS - Micro-donations are received from users for various items of content published by different content providers. The micro-donations are aggregated into the user accounts and the content provider accounts until a transaction condition is satisfied. When the transaction condition is satisfied for the user account, a process to collect the micro-donation amount contributed by a respective user to different content providers is effectuated. When the transaction condition is satisfied for a content provider account, the micro-donation amount received from different users and aggregated within the content provider account is provided to the respective content provider. Various user and content provider incentives are implemented to encourage participation by the users and the content providers. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20130253995 | METHOD FOR REWARDING PARTICIPANTS OF A VOTING EVENT - A method for rewarding participants of a voting event is to be performed by a computing device, and includes: hosting the voting event for participation by the participants; presenting description information of candidates of the voting event; receiving inputs to vote from the participants, each of the inputs to vote corresponding independently to one of the candidates; selecting a winning candidate according to numbers of inputs to vote corresponding to the candidates; and providing a reward to the participants from which the inputs to vote corresponding to the winning candidate were received, the reward including beneficial information associated with the winning candidate. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20130262193 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SOCIAL SHOPPING ON A NETWORK-BASED MARKETPLACE - Methods and systems are provided for social shopping on a network-based marketplace. The method receives, over a network at a social shopping platform, a request from a user in a first community of users. The social shopping platform includes multiple network-based marketplaces respectively associated with communities that include the first community of users that is associated with a first network-based marketplace. The method identifies the first network-based marketplace from the network-based marketplaces based on the request. The request is for an activity associated with the first network-based marketplace. The first network-based marketplace is used by the first community of users to transact items of a single domain that is of interest to the first community of users. The method updates a listing reputation score based on the activity associated with the first network-based marketplace and a user reputation score based on the listing reputation score. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130297386 | System and Method of Interactive Consumer Marketing - A system and method of interactive consumer marketing includes marketing channels specifically and directly focused upon particular goods or services of a sponsor for a specific time period. Interactive engagement of potential consumers necessarily results from the marketing channels and further dialog and broadcast maximizes results and return on costs, with a singular and short-term commitment. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20130317891 | CONTENT RATING AND WEIGHTING SYSTEM - Technologies are generally described for systems and methods effective to provide a content rating system to modify and weight ratings of online content. The content rating system can collect votes and ratings for online content received at a content rating portal, calculate the overall rating, and then weight the rating based on the number of votes collected. The ratings can be weighted downwards to compensate for the less statistically significant ratings. Once the number of votes collected passes a predetermined threshold, the ratings cease to be weighted. The ratings can also receive a confidence score that indicate a reliability or usefulness of the rating. The confidence score can be based on the items being voted on, and the voting history, among other factors. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20130325562 | Electronic voting machine that randomly stores and sequentially retrieves cast ballots for viewing after the election is over - An electronic voting machine that shuffles and prints out the cast ballots in a random order. To prevent computer hacking, the controlling computer communicates only with the voter while the election is in progress, and the election results are only computed after election is over and all of the cast ballots have been made available to the public. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20130339106 | LOCATION-BASED VOTING - Location-based voting is disclosed, wherein a user of a preference system submits content and associated location information. The location information may be used to show, to one user, content submitted by other users within some region (e.g., city, state) and/or within some proximity to the one user. The one user can vote on the content, and his or her vote may have more weight depending on his or her own location. | 12-19-2013 |
| 20130346164 | PEER-TO-PEER (P2P) CURRENCY PLATFORM INCORPORATING DEMURRAGE - A method includes providing, through an agent executing on a computing platform at a data processing device, a capability to a user of the data processing device to form a group of members. Each of the members is associated with a data processing device coupled to the data processing device forming the group through Internet. The method also includes generating, through the data processing device forming the group, a currency to be distributed across the members as a value exchange token for goods and/or services within the group, and providing a capability to each member to participate in management of the currency within the group. Further, the method includes recording currency transactions within the group through a currency server, and implementing demurrage on the currency to incentivize quick spending on part of the members. The demurrage is associated with a decrease in value of the currency over time. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20140012635 | AUDITING ELECTION RESULTS - In one aspect, there is provided a method. The method may include auditing, at a processor, an election by at least determining whether a received first vote tally, a received second vote tally, a received third vote tally, and a received fourth vote tally correspond to the same amount; generating, at the processor, a first indication, when the received first vote tally, the received second vote tally, the received third vote tally, and the received fourth vote tally correspond to the same amount; and generating, at the processor, a second indication representative of a discrepancy, when the received first vote tally, the received second vote tally, the received third vote tally, and the received fourth vote tally does not correspond to the same amount. Related systems, methods, and articles of manufacture are also disclosed. | 01-09-2014 |
| 20140025443 | COMPUTERIZED VOTING SYSTEM - Officials using computers research then create lists of Certified Registered Voters and Proxies whom are sent computer encoded ballots and return containers. Each Ballot and correlated Receipt(s) share a unique Random Symbolic Identifier (RSID) and embedded Security Elements to prevent counterfeiting. For privacy, before voting, Voters-Proxies optionally exchange ballots within their Voting Region, validating ballots by submitting Ballot Validation RSID to Officials. Voter-Proxy completes ballot(s), adds Personal Security Identifier(s), receives ballot receipt, delivery receipt upon sending ballot to Officials via postal mail, Interactive Television, Internet, Telephone, Fax, Email, In-person. Received ballots are scanned and recorded; if timely and authentic, voter selections are extracted, tallied if properly marked, and published to Voters' private data area accessed via Receipt RSID and passcode. Official devices, communications computer processing partially managed and optimized by computers running artificial intelligence software programs. After voting ends, Officials publish data for verification. | 01-23-2014 |
| 20140046736 | Systems and Methods for Staggered Funding Based on Milestones - A method of staggering fund disbursement to a company based on the company's achievement of a milestone sends information about a company to a plurality of potential investors. The information including information about a milestone associated with a round of funding. The method also receives payment for the round of funding from at least one investor. The method further disburses a portion of the payment to the company and retains a remaining portion of the payment. Additionally, the method sends a progress report relating to the company to the at least one investor. The method then determines whether the company achieved the milestone based on votes from the at least one investor. Each of the votes corresponds to the investor's assessment of the company's progress against the milestone based on the progress report. The method disburses at least a portion of the remaining portion of the payment to the company if the company has been determined to have achieved the milestone. | 02-13-2014 |
| 20140052504 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MARKETING POLITICAL MEMBERSHIP - A method and system for providing a fundraising/voting service is described. In one example, the method includes receiving user information, a candidate selection and a pledge amount, storing, by a processor, the user information, the candidate selection and the pledge amount, and determining, by the processor, an election influence associated with the candidate selection and the pledge amount. | 02-20-2014 |
| 20140052505 | MULTI-PURPOSE CONFIGURABLE VOTING SYSTEM - A portable electronic voting machine is provided. The portable electronic voting machine comprises a smart panel configured to display voting process information; and a base station configured to house the smart panel. The electronic voting machine is configured to have the smart panel be removable from the base station and store voting information selected while the smart panel is removed from the base station. | 02-20-2014 |
| 20140058804 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SELLING PRODUCTS AND SERVICES VIA CROWDSOURCING - Provided are computer implemented methods and systems for selling products and services using crowdsourcing. An exemplary method comprises receiving information associated with a crowdsourcing item. The crowdsourcing item is associated with an owner of the crowdsourcing item. The information includes a target amount for crowdsourcing. One or more contributions associated with the crowdsourcing item are received from one or more users. The total amount of the contributions is periodically calculated. When determined that the total amount has reached the target amount, the total amount is transferred to the owner. Additionally, the crowdsourcing item may be produced by the owner using the contributions and delivered to the users who made contributions either by one item to each of the users or by a share of the crowdsourcing item proportional to the contribution made. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140067486 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR PRIORITIZING INFORMATION - A method of prioritizing information, the method includes receiving report information of an event, the report information including geographical identifying information of a reporting entity, one of receiving or determining vote information in response to the report information, and prioritizing the event according to the report information and the vote information, as performed by a processor in a computer system. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140067487 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR PRIORITIZING INFORMATION - A system that prioritizes information, the system includes an input that receives at least one of report information of an event, the report information including geographical identifying information of a reporting entity, and vote information associated with the report information, a memory device that stores instructions, and a processor that executes the instructions stored in the memory device to prioritize the event according to the report information and the vote information. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140081717 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ROBUST SOCIAL CHOICES AND VOTE ELICITATION - The present invention is a system, method and computer program for generating an optimal decision based on general, incomplete decision-making input, such as incomplete preferences. Input may be provided from a variety of entities (including human and computer entities). The present invention may be operable to utilize such input to make a set of decisions and an optimal decision may be efficiently generated, even if the input represents incomplete voter preferences. The present invention may also undertake a decision-making process that involves a facility to compute minimax regret and to elicit preferences from a voter. Preferences may be elicited by one or more queries posed to a voter about their pairwise preferences in such a way so as to maximally reduce minimax regret. The type of queries and order of queries posed may be determined in accordance with the most efficient decision-making process to arrive efficiently at the optimal decision. In this manner the present invention may guide the decision-making process to support and elicit efficient decision-making. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140089062 | VOTING SYSTEMS AND VOTING METHODS BASED ON SMART MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICES - The invention provides a voting system based on smart mobile communication devices. It comprises at least one smart mobile communication device, at least one server device, a client module, and a server module. The client module is installed on the smart mobile communication device and it is used for temporarily saving the voter's information, submitting identity verification request, showing voting inquiries, and submitting votes. The server module is installed on the server device and it is used for storing the voter's information, verifying the voter's registration and identity, issuing and verifying the voting certificate, creating and publishing the voting affair, and calculating and publishing the voting contents statistics. The client module and the server module perform digital communications through a mobile communication network. The invention also provides a voting method based on smart mobile communication device. According to this invention, voting can be safe, convenient and fast. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140089063 | COMMUNICATION METHOD AND VOTING RIGHT COUNTING SYSTEM FOR SHAREHOLDERS MEETING - A wireless communication system includes a plurality of communication terminals and a control terminal, when the control terminal receives the information data transmitted from each of the plurality of communication terminals, the control terminal identifies each of the communication terminals as a transmission source of the information data and transmits a data receipt acknowledgement to each of the communication terminals; and each of the plurality of communication terminals repeatedly transmits the information data to the control terminal until receiving the data receipt acknowledgement and, after a predetermined duration passes from an initial transmission of the information data or after predetermined time comes, suspends transmission of the information data until a retransmission request is received from the control terminal. Although a large number of transmission side terminals transmit data to a receiving side terminal via a wireless communication, all data can be received in a short time to complete the communication. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140095271 | AUDIENCE PLATFORM - An audience platform is disclosed. In a first example case, a first question is received. A preference event associated with the first question is received. A score is determined for the first question based at least in part on the preference. In a second example case, indications of a first and second potential interviewee are received. Preference events associated with the first and second potential interviewees are received. Scores are determined for the first and second potential interviewees based at least in part on the received preference events. A designated interviewee is selected based on the first and second scores. In a third example case, indications of a first and second potential awardee are received. Preference events associated with the first and second potential awardee are received. Scores are determined for the first and second potential awardees based at least in part on the received preference events. | 04-03-2014 |
| 20140100924 | INTEGRATED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SOCIAL OPINION NETWORKING - A computer solution inclusive of web-enabled client-server hardware architecture and a unique software method for soliciting, sharing and influencing opinions on social issues. The software gathers metrics from collective opinions and facilitates social-networking using these metrics to guide members in forming informed opinions. Specifically, users are given feedback on their personal opinion selections, others' opinion selections, % in agreement, and other statistics or demographics. Each user is given the ability to “Change Opinion” base on this feedback. | 04-10-2014 |
| 20140108106 | DIGITAL DOWNLOADING JUKEBOX SYSTEM WITH USER-TAILORED MUSIC MANAGEMENT, COMMUNICATIONS, AND OTHER TOOLS - A digital downloading jukebox system including a mechanism for delivering custom services to a recognized user, including services for creating playlists, communicating with others, accessing other features, etc. is provided. In some exemplary embodiments, after a user is recognized, the jukebox system allows users to access a special front-end via an Internet-enabled device or on an actual jukebox. Then, the user may, for example, create playlists, share songs with friends, send messages to friends, and access other value-added content. Such a system preferably learns about networks of friends, and enables managers to send similar messages to regular customers and/or others known to the system. In some exemplary embodiments, changes via a first user interface on a first device are reflected on second user interface on other properly-configured devices. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140114731 | Voting Scheme for Time Alignment - Systems and methods for time aligning time-stamped measurements using a voting scheme are disclosed. The system and method filter incoming measurements based on whether the time-stamped measurements fall within a defined time window. In response to determining that the time stamp falls within the defined time window, the time-stamped measurement is added to a time slice corresponding with the time stamp. In response to determining that the time-stamped measurement does not fall within the defined time window, the time window is re-established based on a voting scheme. | 04-24-2014 |
| 20140122189 | Policy Selection System - A policy selection system that enables selection of a policy that reflects a change in public opinion after an election in a timely manner is provided. There are included means for for allowing a voter and an election winner in a predetermined electoral district to cast online votes from predetermined online voting terminals | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140129300 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PROVIDING A WEBSITE INTRODUCING ORGANIZED, GAINFUL COMPETITION INTO SHARED ELECTRONIC MEDIA - A method for providing rewards includes receiving a media content item from a first user and providing the media content item to a second user. The method further includes receiving input from the second user in accordance with a first set of predetermined rules associated with the second user. The method also includes providing a reward to the first user in accordance with a second set of predetermined rules associated with the media content item. | 05-08-2014 |
| 20140143027 | REVENUE-GENERATING ELECTRONIC MULTI-MEDIA EXCHANGE AND PROCESS OF OPERATING SAME - In a process for creating media content, media submissions are requested and electronically received from end users and stored in a computer database. The submissions are searched for material to be included in the media content, and cross-checked against the other submissions for originality and timeliness. After the material is selected from one or more submissions, the content is developed and released to an audience for review. The end users whose submission material was included in the released content are rewarded. In one embodiment, third parties are permitted to access and search the submissions on an open exchange. The third parties can bid for rights in submissions on the open exchange. After receiving these bids, they are forwarded to the particular submission's end user for acceptance or rejection. Appropriate billing and payment processes are used to bill and pay the parties involved. | 05-22-2014 |
| 20140143028 | SELF-GOVERNANCE OF AN ONLINE COMMUNITY - Embodiments disclosed herein provide systems and methods that allow users to self-organize and build self-governed online communities around any topic or genre of interest, such as sports, news, politics, science, and/or broader or more specific topics. The online communities may be groups of like-minded individuals who can govern themselves by democratically selecting leaders and rules. The selection process for leaders and/or rule may be automatic using algorithms, based on voting, or a combination of both. | 05-22-2014 |
| 20140164074 | ONLINE VOTING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Embodiments described herein attempt to provide a resolution mechanism to people who believe they have a lawful grievance against another, so that a person can bring a claim with any of the complications associated with going to court. Embodiments attempt to avoid the use of the courts, avoid the need for lawyers, and allow a worldwide pool of voters to submit votes rather than relying upon a pre-selected jury. If a person believes that he/she has a claim against another person, he/she can bring an action. The system can more efficiently render a verdict based upon basic issues, the facts, the genuineness of the claim, and fairness of the award. During registration, the parties agree to the terms and conditions for participating in the process. One of the terms is may be agreement that the majority vote of the website will be binding upon each of them, and that neither will bring the issue to a court, mediation, or alternative dispute resolution. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140164075 | Sports Voting System - The present disclosure relates to an internet based system for individuals that want to be able to voice their opinion about all aspects of a judged event in the form of a vote and/or score for who should have won and other aspects of the event. The votes have no bearing on the outcome of the judged event. However votes counts are tabulated by the present invention and made available to members and are optionally available to the public and for media syndication. Income is generated by charging members fee and making sponsorships available to other businesses. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140172517 | RANDOM SAMPLE ELECTIONS - A novel method allows a random sample of a large population of voters to cast votes and for both the unpredictability/un-manipulability of the sample selection and the integrity of the tally to be verified by any interested parties using public information. The problem of vote selling is addressed. Also, a variant allows voters to remain substantially anonymous. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140180772 | FINDING OBJECTS OR SERVICES UTILIZING A COMMUNICATION LINK TO ENLIST THE HELP OF AND REWARD THIRD PARTIES TO HELP LOCATE THE DESIRED OBJECT OR SERVICE - A method and system for finding objects or services utilizing a communication link to enlist the help of and reward third parties to help locate the desired object or service. | 06-26-2014 |
| 20140188578 | Keychain Poll Type Device - The i2C mini tool is personal, pocketable, non-class oriented, and will be part of a simplified, secure system designed to provide unbiased input by all vote eligible citizens on selected topics, assisting government to make better decisions. Input will occur responding to centrally posed statements and questions. The qualification process to use the device will be tied to local Voter Registration acceptance. It will also be a tool to offset “special interests,” while increasing citizen “buy in” on difficult decisions. Responses will not be subject to statistical error; results will be securely compiled and audited, then rapidly made known to elected officials, the populace, and the media. A secondary use for the tool will be as an identification device, to help justify carrying it continually; thirdly, the system and device over time will help to increase the number of persons who are vote registered and become active opinion sharing citizens. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140200969 | RATING ITEMS - In one example, a process may include using a computer ( | 07-17-2014 |
| 20140207536 | ELECTRONIC POLLING DEVICE - The subject matter disclosed herein provides methods for authenticating a voter's identity using an electronic polling device. The method may search a plurality of voter profiles for a desired voter profile associated with a voter. The searching may be based on at least the voter's name or an associated voter ID. The method may display the desired voter profile which may include at least an image of the voter and an image of the voter's signature. The method may receive confirmation information from the voter. The method may compare the received confirmation information and a physical likeness of the voter with the desired voter profile to enable an authentication of the voter based on the comparing. The searching, displaying, receiving, comparing, and authenticating may be performed by at least one processor in an electronic polling device. Related apparatus, systems, techniques, and articles are also described. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140207537 | Express Voting - Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for express voting. In some example embodiments, there is provided a method for express voting. The method may include authenticating a voter based on a token carried by a user equipment, the token mapped to at least one of an identity of the voter, a precinct of the voter, and a ballot for the voter; and providing, when the authenticating indicates the voter is authorized to vote, the ballot presented on the user equipment. Related systems, methods, and articles of manufacture are also disclosed. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140222529 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ONLINE MARKETING WITH CONSUMER PARTICIPATION - A method and system comprise communicating with a computer system configured to host marketing media from at least one producer and marketing expert. Marketing media is received for a product to be viewed by a consumer. The marketing media comprises a solicitation for an advertising contest. At least one consumer media is produced by the consumer in response to the solicitation. The system stores the consumer media in a first database for approval by the producer and marketing expert. An approval of the consumer media is received for further approval by the consumer for public viewing. The approval by the consumer for public viewing is transferred to the system. The approved consumer media is stored in a second database viewable and searchable by the public. Viewing of the consumer media at least in part determines an outcome of the advertising contest. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140236683 | INTERACTIVE ADVERTISING METHODS AND SYSTEMS - Systems and methods allow consumers of advertisements to vote on advertisements in order to receive an offer, discount, etc. from the advertisers. After advertisers are selected, consumers vote on offers that advertisers have extended to the consumer if they vote for the advertisement and/or if their advertisement is selected as a winner. After a period of time, or any other trigger, one or more winning advertisements may be selected and the winning advertisers must honor their offers/prizes to a selected subset of consumers. The selected subset may be all consumers, all consumers who voted for the winning advertisement, all consumers having defined demographic or behavioral information, etc. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140249895 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENABLING ELECTRONIC VOTING - Aspects of the present disclosure involve systems and methods for engaging in votes and/or voting related activities. According to various aspects, a voting poll may be generated including one or more voting questions and/or prompts that enable users to provide voting responses. Any received votes may be transmitted to a vote management system which applies the vote to one or more of the voting questions included within the voting poll. Once a vote has been received, the vote management system may maintain the integrity of a vote by prohibiting double votes. | 09-04-2014 |
| 20140257941 | Techniques For Telephony-Based Voting - A telephone network voting system receives telephone ballots cast by voters by dialing a telephone number. The telephone number is dialed by voters spread over a large geographic area. The voting calls are routed to points of presence local to or otherwise identified with the caller by using the caller's ANI or other originating number identification. The points of presence then accumulate votes and periodically forward tallies to a centralized location over a data network. Instructions may be transmitted from the centralized location to the points of presence. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140278834 | VOTING ON ACTIONS FOR AN EVENT - In general, the subject matter described in this disclosure can be embodied in methods, systems, and program products. A first computing system receives indications of multiple actions that a user of a second computing system specified as being candidates for performance during an event. The first computing system sends, for receipt by multiple computing devices, information that identifies the multiple actions, so as to cause the multiple computing devices to present the multiple actions. The first computing system receives, from each of at least a subset of the multiple computing devices, an indication of one of the multiple actions that a user of the respective computing device selected, from among the multiple actions, as being an action that the user of the respective computing device selects. The first computing system identifies a particular one of the multiple actions that received a greatest level of selections by the users. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140278835 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECORDING AND ANALYZING OPINIONS - A method includes electronically receiving a first statement from a first user; electronically publishing the first statement; allowing a second user to electronically vote an opinion regarding the validity of the first statement; and receiving a second statement from the first user, the second statement and the first statement forming an argument. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium, having encoded thereon program code, wherein, when the program code is executed by a machine, the machine implements the method is also provided. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140278836 | FACILITATING CORPORATE TENDERS/DUTCH AUCTION TENDERS AND COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHODS AND COMPUTER SYSTEMS THEREOF - In some embodiments, the instant invention provides a programmed system having a computer programmed with software instructions that include at least: code to receive an electronic Tender voting request to conduct a Tender voting; where the Tender voting is limited to a plurality of employees who has owned shares of an issuer at a record date via at least one of: i) at least one 401K plan, and ii) at least one employee stock ownership plan (ESOP); where the Tender voting is selected from the group of Tender voting types consisting of: i) a Tender offer, ii) an All-or-None Tender offer, and iii) a Dutch Tender auction; code to identify the plurality of employees; code to generate a plurality of programmed visual computer screens to allow the plurality of employees to submit Tender votes; and code to dynamically output a report identifying a progress of the Tender voting. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140304042 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERACTIVE CONTESTS - A system and method provide content review, distribution, ranking and access and automate creation and performance of contests among sets of content-based contestants. The system and method provide customizable interactive, ongoing, multi-level, multi-round contests with expert review of and filtered submission of content-based contestants. Among other advantages, providers may use the system and method to obtain expert and consumer review and ranking of their content. | 10-09-2014 |
| 20140304043 | REVENUE-GENERATING ELECTRONIC MULTI-MEDIA EXCHANGE AND PROCESS OF OPERATING SAME - In a process for creating media content, media submissions are requested and electronically received from end users and stored in a computer database. The submissions are searched for material to be included in the media content, and cross-checked against the other submissions for originality and timeliness. After the material is selected from one or more submissions, the content is developed and released to an audience for review. The end users whose submission material was included in the released content are rewarded. In one embodiment, third parties are permitted to access and search the submissions on an open exchange. The third parties can bid for rights in submissions on the open exchange. After receiving these bids, they are forwarded to the particular submission's end user for acceptance or rejection. Appropriate billing and payment processes are used to bill and pay the parties involved. | 10-09-2014 |
| 20140316863 | MONETARY DISTRIBUTION OF BEHAVIORAL DEMOGRAPHICS AND FAN-SUPPORTED DISTRIBUTION OF COMMERCIAL CONTENT - A method includes identifying a media file for distribution and identifying a plurality of commercial messages as possible content that can be associated with the media file when it is distributed. Votes from a plurality of customers can be received, with each vote reflecting a customer's preference for at least one of the plurality of commercial messages. The votes can be calculated and at least one preferred commercial message can be designated based on the calculation. At least one preferred commercial message can be associated with the media file to create a combined media file and the combined media file can be distributed and/or made available for distribution. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140337108 | ENHANCED TECHNOLOGY OF TOUCH-SENSITIVE INPUT PERIPHERALS FOR VOTER DATA ENTRY IN ELECTRONIC VOTING SYSTEMS - The invention consists of a new technology of grid design applicable to data entry electronic membranes or “electronic pads”, said design comprised of touch-sensitive sections having augmented areas, such areas being considerably larger than what has been usual in the prior art; thus when an electronic pad employing this technology connects to a voting machine, it becomes a convenient data entry peripheral for entering voting selections, depicting the available electoral options which are pre-printed on a paper sheet or template overlaying the membranes, thus mimicking a traditional voting means based on a paper ballot, and where the sensitive areas are ample enough, easy to press upon with a finger; and when any one touch-sensitive area corresponding to a preferred candidate or option is pressed, an adjacent LED indicator unique per each option is turned on, confirming the selection just made and guaranteeing high accuracy. | 11-13-2014 |
| 20140337109 | System and method for co-ordering - A system and a method for facilitating joint orders (“co-orders”) from one or more associated customers and non-customers to one or more vendors via computer networks. The system includes one or more customer subsystems, one or more vendor subsystems, at least one coordination subsystem, zero or more social network subsystems, connected to computer networks. One user fixes one or more parameters of a co-order, sends zero or more invitations to other users to join in forming the co-order, which they can accept. Information about the co-order is synchronized between participating user devices. Once users have agreed on particulars of the co-order, it is placed with one or more vendors. Users may be customers and non-customers thus allowing participation of experts, friends, etc. | 11-13-2014 |
| 20140344025 | Annotation-Based Voting for E-Readers and Social Networking Enabled Browsers - Techniques for annotation-based voting for online content are provided. In one aspect, a method for voting for online content is provided which includes associating content selected by a voter from a first content set with a user profile of the voter; identifying the selected content in a second content set upon the second content set being accessed by one or more users socially connected to the voter; and visually accenting the selected content in the second content set. The method may include retrieving profile information for the voter; and associating the profile information for the voter with the selected content in the second content set. The method may further include displaying the profile information for the voter along with the selected content in the second content set. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20140351026 | COMPUTER BASED BALLOT SYSTEM AND PROCESS - The present invention relates to a computer based ballot system and apparatus enabling polling to be implemented by Wide Area Networks, such as the Internet. A user is able to cast a vote utilising a voting device in the form of a computing process, via a voting interface, which may be a distributed computing element, distributed by webpages. Persons may be able to place votes relating to the content of various webpages. Ballots are generated as a plurality of linked ballots, and when a vote is placed on one ballot the vote may propagate through the other ballots that are linked to it. The structure of the linkage between the ballots may be determined based on user input. | 11-27-2014 |
| 20140358647 | Method and Apparatus for Implementing a Personal "Get Out The Vote Drive" Software Application - A method and apparatus for a software tool that interfaces with a Field Operations software tool and incorporates Voter Score, Voter Scorecard, Post-Election Voter History, Household Visualization, Voter Support Visualization, Household Mailing Labels, E-Mail Voter Footer, and Voter List of Friends and Family. | 12-04-2014 |
| 20140365281 | COMPUTERIZED VOTING SYSTEM - Officials using computers research then create lists of Certified Registered Voters and Proxies whom are sent computer encoded ballots and return containers. Each Ballot and correlated Receipt(s) share a unique Random Symbolic Identifier (RSID) and embedded Security Elements to prevent counterfeiting. For privacy, before voting, Voters-Proxies optionally exchange ballots within their Voting Region, validating ballots by submitting Ballot Validation RSID to Officials. Voter-Proxy completes ballot(s), adds Personal Security Identifier(s), receives ballot receipt, delivery receipt upon sending ballot to Officials via postal mail, Interactive Television, Internet, Telephone, Fax, Email, In-person. Received ballots are scanned and recorded; if timely and authentic, voter selections are extracted, tallied if properly marked, and published to Voters' private data area accessed via Receipt RSID and passcode. Official devices, communications computer processing partially managed and optimized by computers running artificial intelligence software programs. After voting ends, Officials publish data for verification. | 12-11-2014 |
| 20140365282 | Web-based System and Process for Creating Child Entities While Incentivizing Users to Engage in Positive Behavior - A web-based system for creating a potentially endless stream of Child Entities which incentivizes users to participate in the creation of a Child Entity which may be a charitable organization at a variety of levels including helping select the people who will help lead or direct the activities of the Child Entity based on the merits of their life activities demonstrated through the system. | 12-11-2014 |
| 20140379439 | AGGREGATION OF SUBSETS OF OPINIONS FROM GROUP COLLABORATIONS - A method and system for aggregating opinions on questions from participants. The selection of a category is received from each participant for each question previously presented to each participant. The selection is a category into which each participant has placed an idea associated with each question. A percentage vote, which is calculated for each selected category of each idea, is a percent of participants that selected each category of each idea. A winning category is selected for each idea, based on the calculated percentage vote for each selected category of each idea. A next idea, consisting of the idea having the lowest calculated percentage vote of the ideas's winning category, is determined. A next question associated with the next idea having the lowest calculated percentage vote of the ideas's winning category is determined and presented to a new participant. | 12-25-2014 |
| 20140379440 | Mobilized Polling Station - A mobilized polling station is deployable for voting in remote locations. The mobilized polling station includes a mobile polling server that stores a voter registration depository identifying potential voters and a ballot repository of blank ballots for the potential voters. Various client devices, such as smart phones, tablets computers, connect to the mobile polling server for voters to enter their credentials, receive the appropriate ballots, and cast their votes. The cast votes are collected by the mobile polling server and then provided to an election center for counting. Versions of mobilized polling station can operate with limited or no power and communications infrastructure. | 12-25-2014 |
| 20150012339 | COMPUTERIZED VOTING SYSTEM - Officials using computers for research, create lists of Registered Voters, Proxy Voters whom are sent machine readable encoded documents (registration, language choice, voting ballots), optional return containers. Linking each document to correlated receipt(s) by sharing unique Random Symbolic Identifier(s), other Security Elements. For voting privacy, Voters exchange Ballots within their Voting Region. Voters complete document(s), add Personal Security Identifier(s), keep document receipt, send documents to Officials In-Person or by Postal Mail, Delivery Service, Telephone, Fax, Internet, Email, Interactive Television. Officials receiving documents provide delivery confirmation. Document image machine recorded, Identifier correlated, stored. When document timely, valid, authentic—voter information, selections, write-in choices, personal security items are machine read via software template, read data correlated to document RSID, data stored, published to Voter privately accessible data vault. Adequately completed documents are tallied for certifying. Official computers running artificial intelligence programs manage data (security, processing, integrity), communications, devices: availability, workload allocation. | 01-08-2015 |
| 20150039403 | PREVENTING MAN-IN-THE-MIDDLE ATTACKS IN ELECTRONIC VOTING - In one aspect, there is provided a method. The method may include receiving, at a processor including a user interface, an indication representative of an electronic ballot cast electronically; interpreting, by the processor including the user interface in response to the received indication, data associated with the electronic ballot; generating, by the processor including the user interface, a ballot image of the interpreted electronic ballot, without accessing at least one of another device or another server to perform the interpreting or the generating; sending, by the processor, the generated ballot image to a server containing one or more other ballot images to enable auditing of the ballot images. Related systems, methods, and articles of manufacture are also disclosed. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150039404 | WEIGHTED VOTING SYSTEM - A method of weighting votes; said votes cast by users in respect of a user experience; said method comprising applying a mathematical weight to the vote of each user in respect of any given voting event; the weighting determined by application of at least a first weighting rule. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150039405 | Collecting naturally expressed affective responses for training an emotional response predictor utilizing voting on a social network - Collecting naturally expressed affective responses for training an emotional response. In one embodiment, a label generator is configured to receive a vote of a user on a segment of content consumed by the user on a social network. The label generator determines whether the user consumed the segment during a duration that is shorter than a predetermined threshold, and utilizes the vote to generate a label related to an emotional response to the segment. The predetermined threshold is selected such that, while consuming the segment in a period of time shorter than the predetermined threshold, the user is likely to have a single dominant emotional response to the segment. A training module receives the label and measurement of an affective response of the user taken during the duration, and trains an emotional response predictor with the measurement and the label. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150058097 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REWARDING INDIVIDUALS WITH REVENUE FOR VOTING ON ENTERTAINERS - Some embodiments provide a voting system and reward process for recognizing and rewarding fans for devotion to an entertainer. The voting system of some embodiments includes rewarding fans with monetary benefits and recognition. In some embodiments, the fans are one or more of viewers, listeners, and readers. In some embodiments, the monetary benefits are based on the value of an entertainment contract the entertainer enters into. In some embodiments, the entertainer is one or more of an actor, a singer, a writer, a director, a comedian, and a fine artist. | 02-26-2015 |
| 20150058098 | PEER-TO-PEER QUORUM SENSING - Disclosed are embodiments configured to detect a quorum of peers in a peer to peer network. In one embodiment, a first peer receives a message originating in a second peer, where the message includes a peer identifier. The peer identifier is stored in quorum detection data in response to determining that the peer identifier is not already present in the quorum detection data. A quorum of the peers is detected based at least in part on the quorum detection data. | 02-26-2015 |
| 20150073879 | NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATIONS BASED REFERENDUM SYSTEM - A Near Field Communications (NFC) voting system comprising a pair of NFC tags, each of the pair of tags is configured to emit a signal corresponding to an answer, an NFC reader configured to receive a signal from the pair of NFC tags, a display, a server adapted to store a plurality of referendums and their corresponding statistics and an application configured for retrieving a referendum from the server, displaying the referendum on the display, wherein the application is configured to associate a signal received from the pair of NFC tags to the referendum and update the statistics of the referendum in the server. | 03-12-2015 |
| 20150081401 | CONTENT PROVIDER, A METHOD FOR DESIGNATING CONTENT COMPLIES WITH A STANDARD AND A SYSTEM FOR SHARING CONTENT - A system for sharing resources, a content provider and a method for indicating content complies with a recognized standard is provided herein. In one embodiment, the method includes: (1) receiving content from a member of a community of users, (2) receiving a designation input from the member that indicates the content aligns with a recognized standard associated with the community and the content; and (3) providing, for the community, the content with the recognized standard designated by the input. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150081402 | CORPORATE AND ENTERTAINMENT MANAGEMENT INTERACTIVE SYSTEM USING A COMPUTER NETWORK - A system, method, and apparatus is provided for computerized management of a method of corporate, business or sports management by a remote party comprising relating a current database of an entity. For instance, in sports management substantially real time management is possible. Data of a player together with a historical database related to that player and decisions can be transmitted. This is communicated between a central database processing resource and at least one remote party. A remote party is permitted to access the database and access designated data from the database, and input and output data. Voting and other management of the player, team, or business is possible in substantially real time or near real time by the remote party. A remote user can vote on financial compensation for a player, a coach or a team and/or for a bonus for a player, team or game. Similarly hiring and firing decisions can be made. Shareholders, fans or customers of an entertainment business such as sports can be more interactively involved in all aspects of management and ownership duties and thus be more thoroughly entertained. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150100392 | Dynamic Ballots for Voting - A system and method for voting is disclosed. The system and method allows voters to vote for write-in candidates, and then updates the ballot so that the written-in candidates appear as listed candidates alongside the other listed candidates on the ballot. The disclosed system and method reduces the inherent disadvantage of write-in candidates in current voting systems and methods. | 04-09-2015 |
| 20150106168 | Electronic Voting Configurator - Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for configuring electronic voting. Related systems, methods, and articles of manufacture are also disclosed. | 04-16-2015 |
| 20150106169 | Ballot Builder - Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for ballot generation. Related systems, methods, and articles of manufacture are also disclosed. | 04-16-2015 |
| 20150106170 | INTERFACE AND METHODS FOR TRACKING AND ANALYZING POLITICAL IDEOLOGY AND INTERESTS - Systems, processes, user interfaces, and computer readable media are described for scoring political entities on one or more political issues. In one example, the scoring is based on text data and political contribution data associated with the political entity. For example, a process may access or determine text data and financial contribution data associated with a political entity and then score the political entity to provide a measure of the political entity's ideology or position on one or more issues. Various graphical elements and interactive user interfaces can be generated based on various information derived therefrom. Users may search various political entities to view political entity scores, text data, financial data, issues, and the like, as well as enter their own political scores and/or issues to assist in identifying political entities. | 04-16-2015 |
| 20150112772 | INTERFACE AND METHODS FOR TRACKING AND ANALYZING POLITICAL IDEOLOGY AND INTERESTS - Systems, processes, user interfaces, and computer readable media are described for scoring political entities on one or more political issues. In one example, the scoring is based on text data and political contribution data associated with the political entity. For example, a process may access or determine text data and financial contribution data associated with a political entity and then score the political entity to provide a measure of the political entity's ideology or position on one or more issues. Various graphical elements and interactive user interfaces can be generated based on various information derived therefrom. Users may search various political entities to view political entity scores, text data, financial data, issues, and the like, as well as enter their own political scores and/or issues to assist in identifying political entities. | 04-23-2015 |
| 20150120400 | SUPPORTING VOTING-BASED CAMPAIGNS IN SEARCH - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, receiving a search query from a user; determining that a voting user interface (VUI) is to be provided based on the search query, the VUI enabling the user to submit one or more votes in a vote-based campaign; receiving search results that are responsive to the search query; and transmitting instructions to display the search results and the VUI. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150120401 | SOCIAL VOTING-BASED CAMPAIGNS IN SEARCH - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, determining that a voting user interface (VUI) is to be provided with search results, the VUI enabling a user to submit one or more votes in a voting-based campaign; receiving social content, the social content having been distributed using one or more social networking services; receiving search results that are responsive to a search query; and transmitting instructions to display the search results and the VUI, the VUI comprising the social content. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150294519 | COMPUTER METHODS AND COMPUTER SYSTEMS FOR VOTING - In one embodiment, a mobile electronic device at least having a processor programmed to acquire an access instruction to allow a voter to access vote issues; and execute the following code: to provide, to the voter, information identifying vote issues; to enable the mobile electronic device to transmit at least one vote of the voter, where the enabling is based on: a first software instruction that instructs the mobile electronic device to present a first vote issue, a second software instruction that instructs the mobile electronic device to receive a first vote from the voter, where the voter submits the first vote by a first single action performed immediately after the presentation of the first vote issue and without any intervening action, a third software instruction that instructs the mobile electronic device of the voter to transmit the received first vote from the voter to the computer system. | 10-15-2015 |
| 20150304269 | SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method is provided for managing text-based communication between visitors of a website. In particular, the invention relates to a system and method for managing online comments contributed by these visitors. More particularly, but not exclusively, there is provided a system for processing online comments associated with electronic content, the system comprising one or more processor is configured to assign a comment to one of at least two options, the at least two options relate to at least two potential viewpoints associated with the electronic content. The method comprising assigning a comment to one of at least two options, the at least two options relate to at least two potential viewpoints associated with the electronic content. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20150310391 | MANAGING VOTING EMAILS - A method includes receiving a request to send a voting message to a plurality of voters. The voting message includes a plurality of ballot options. The method also includes generating a first folder corresponding to a first ballot option and determining a rule for organizing a plurality of voting message responses based on a corresponding selected ballot option in each voting message response. The selected ballot option corresponds to one of the plurality of ballot options. The method further includes receiving a first voting message response. The selected ballot option in the first voting message response corresponds to the first ballot option. The method additionally includes determining whether the first voting message response should be filtered into the first folder based on the rule, and, in response to determining that the voting message should be filtered into the first folder, filtering the first voting message response into the first folder. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150310686 | SYSTEM AND METHOD 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. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150310687 | Synchronous and Asynchronous Electronic Voting Terminal System and Network - Among other things, participants who belong to a group/crowd or group of participants can provide indications of relative values of ideas that belong to a body of ideas. A rank ordering according to the relative values of at least some of the ideas of the body is derived based on the indications provided by the participants. The participants can provide the indications in two or more rounds. Each of at least some of the participants provide the indications with respect to fewer than all of the ideas in the body in each of the rounds. Between each of at least one pair of successive rounds, the set of ideas is updated to reduce the role of some of the ideas in the next round. Voting can by synchronous, i.e. more or less simultaneously, or asynchronous, i.e. where voting occurs as groups of voters are reaching a critical mass (min number) to allow distribution of ideas groups. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150310688 | ELECTRONIC VOTER CARD AND METHOD FOR ELECTRONIC VOTING - A method for electronic selection includes providing an electronic database, providing an identification card, wherein the card has electronic information storage capacity, providing an electronic selection system, registering and activating the identification card, electronically verifying a unique identifier with the identification card, providing an associated user with options from the electronic selection system, wherein the options are tied to the identification card, electronically confirming selections made by the associated user, electronically downloading the selections from the electronic database to a second electronic database, electronically scanning the identification card, and electronically extracting the selections after scanning the identification card. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150317723 | REVENUE-GENERATING ELECTRONIC MULTI-MEDIA EXCHANGE AND PROCESS OF OPERATING SAME - In a process for creating media content, media submissions are requested and electronically received from end users and stored in a computer database. The submissions are searched for material to be included in the media content, and cross-checked against the other submissions for originality and timeliness. After the material is selected from one or more submissions, the content is developed and released to an audience for review. The end users whose submission material was included in the released content are rewarded. In one embodiment, third parties are permitted to access and search the submissions on an open exchange. The third parties can bid for rights in submissions on the open exchange. After receiving these bids, they are forwarded to the particular submission's end user for acceptance or rejection. Appropriate billing and payment processes are used to bill and pay the parties involved. | 11-05-2015 |
| 20150332423 | Automatic system for enhanced swing-issue voting - A method of organizing voting members of a district to shift margin of victory between candidates in an election includes providing a server for running a program linked to a database. The program provides a website configured for entry of voting member identifying information and voting member contact information for storage in the database. The website is further configured for entry of a conditional pledge by the voting member for storage in the database. The method further includes receiving the identifying and contact information, receiving the conditional pledge from voting members on the website, and storing the information and the conditional pledges in the database. A calculation is performed to determine whether a first pledge condition has been reached. When the first pledge condition has been reached, the voting members with conditional pledges stored in the data base are informed that the first pledge condition has been reached and to vote according to their pledge. | 11-19-2015 |
| 20150332534 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS IMPLEMENTING USER INTERFACE OBJECTS - According to some aspects, a system for providing voting interactions in a multi-party messaging application is provided. The system may include a memory, at least one processor coupled to the memory, and a user interface component executed by the at least one processor. The user interface component may be configured to present an interactive representation of a poll object in the multi-party messaging application, receive, from at least one user of the multi-party messaging application, a vote for an option of a plurality of options in the representation of the poll object, and update a vote count associated with the option in the representation of the poll object. | 11-19-2015 |
| 20150339757 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR GENERATING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PRODUCTS AND TREATMENTS - The present invention is a method, system and computer prod act operable to receive one or more images and/or video and to utilize such images/video to generate an analysis that is the basis tor recommendations for products and/or treatments provided to a user. The invention generates statistical analysis particular to person shown in the images/video. The statistical information may be displayed to a user. This statistical analysis may be utilized by the invention to generate recommendations for products and/or treatments for the person shown in the images/video. The invention may further generate an image showing the result of an application of a product or treatment to the person shown in the video. The invention may be provided to a user on a computing device, such as, for example as an App on a mobile device. | 11-26-2015 |
| 20150348348 | Techniques For Telephony-Based Voting - A telephone network voting system receives telephone ballots cast by voters by dialing a telephone number. The telephone number is dialed by voters spread over a large geographic area. The voting calls are routed to points of presence local to or otherwise identified with the caller by using the caller's ANI or other originating number identification. The points of presence then accumulate votes and periodically forward tallies to a centralized location over a data network. Instructions may be transmitted from the centralized location to the points of presence. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150350274 | PROGRAM RECOMMENDATIONS FOR GROUP VIEWING - A group viewing application includes a host application performed by a host device and a client application performed by a plurality of mobile devices to present program recommendations to mobile device users who have linked with a group maintained by the host application. The host device may be a set top box or smart television programmed with host application software. The host application may perform linking operations to define the group of mobile device users, recommendation operations to identify programs recommended for the group based at least in part on multimedia profile information including content preferences and viewing history information, and election operations to select one of the recommended programs for group viewing. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150356804 | VOTE CERTIFICATION SOFTWARE AND PROCESS - A vote certification system for the collection, capture, processing, storage and tracking of data for votes, including a plurality of data origination devices for collecting vote data in electronic communication with a central data server for capturing the vote data, a vote database server for storing the vote data, and a vote document storage server for archiving the vote data. A method for the collection, capture, processing, storage, and tracking of data for votes. A method for creating a certified digital image copy of a vote document. A method for the collection, capture, certification, processing, storage, and tracking of data for votes. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20160012534 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN AN INVESTOR-MANAGED CORPORATION | 01-14-2016 |
| 20160019740 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONSOLIDATING, DISTRIBUTING AND INTEGRATING ISSUER INFORMATION FOR A VOTING ENTITY - Various embodiments of the present invention relate to methods and systems for consolidating, distributing and integrating issuer information for a voting entity. More particularly, in one embodiment of the present invention a computer implemented voting method is provided, comprising: consolidating vote request information relating to a security owned by a beneficial owner and held by at least two custodians for the beneficial owner; generating at least a first computer file including the consolidated vote request information; electronically transmitting the first computer file to a computer system of a voting entity; integrating the first computer file into a database associated with the computer system of the voting entity; receiving, at the computer system of the voting entity, at least one beneficial owner vote instruction sent from the beneficial owner; and generating at least one voting entity vote instruction responsive to the consolidated vote request information, wherein the voting entity vote instruction is generated by the computer system of the voting entity based at least in part upon the integrated first computer file and the beneficial owner vote instruction from the beneficial owner. | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160055571 | SELECTIVE SHARING OF USER INFORMATION BASED ON CONTEXTUAL RELATIONSHIP INFORMATION, SUCH AS TO CROWD-SOURCE GIFTS OF INTEREST TO A RECIPIENT - Selective/controlled disclosure of user information to private workspaces of other users/invitees based on context/contextual relations, and a shared workspace or market to collaborate amongst the other users (e.g., to crowd-source gifts of interest to the recipient). Contextual disclosure may be based on common context or commonality under a set of conditions, such as a topic, which may include known topics of relationships amongst the users and/or undiscovered contexts. As an example, items of interest to each user are identified and clustered, keywords are assigned to the clusters indicative of topics/subjects of interests to the respective users, recipient keywords are compared to keywords of an invitee to identify common keywords as shared interests, and items of interest to the recipient that relate to the common keywords are disclosed to the invitee as a personalized wish-list. Keyword weighting and/or keyword/item level privacy designations may be provided to further control disclosure. | 02-25-2016 |
| 20160063787 | REAL TIME AND DYNAMIC VOTING - Embodiments of the present invention facilitate the solicitation of user input while allowing for dynamic changes to that input while concurrently ranking the same. Ranking occurs in real-time and allows for a user to alter their contribution or vote until the close of a contribution period allowing real-time influences to be taken into account. Contributions may be provided in response to or as a part of a template driven nomination process. Solicitations of input may occur in the context of a pre-defined slate of options for voting, nominating certain options for a subsequent or concurrent voting process, or choosing/suggest more than one option such as the best of a slate of options or the individual ranking of a slate of options. Embodiments of the present invention capture all user nominations or suggestions while simultaneously providing the real-time ranking and dynamic re-ranking of those nominations or suggestions. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160071349 | System and Method for Making Purchasing Decisions - A system and method for helping a user to decide whether to purchase a particular item by soliciting votes from the user's contacts. The system and method allows a user to create a profile and provides the user with a virtual shopping cart in which the user can place products for the user to purchase. The user can selectively allow his or her contacts, such as friends and family members, to view his or her shopping cart and the products therein. The contacts can then vote on whether the user should purchase a particular product and the votes are displayed to the user. The user may then be able to complete the purchase transaction if so desired. In this way, the user is provided with feedback regarding particular items from friends and family members when making purchasing decisions. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160078705 | COMPUTER-NETWORK IMPLEMENTED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING INTEREST OF USERS WHO ARE PRESENTED WITH DESCRIPTION INFORMATION OF CANDIDATES OF A VOTING EVENT - A computer-network implemented system is provided for performing a method for measuring interest of users of client devices who are presented with description information of candidates of a voting even. The method includes: providing, to the client devices, candidate data containing the description information; receiving, from the client devices, voting data indicating inputs to vote for the candidates; selecting a winning candidate according to numbers of inputs to vote indicated by the voting data; providing reward data to the client devices from which the voting data corresponding to the winning candidate were received, the reward data including beneficial information associated with the winning candidate. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160085846 | SYSTEM FOR FACILITATING THE COLLABORATIVE CREATION OF MUSIC - The system comprises a taxonomy for classifying a music recording and can further comprise a computing functionality. The functionality can: provide for the dissemination of identities of recordings that have been classified in accordance with the taxonomy and the classifications thereof; allow users to identify recordings that have been classified in accordance with the taxonomy; allow user to classify recordings in accordance with the taxonomy; permit users to identify music projects and to associate music recordings to projects; in respect of projects to which recordings have been associated having differing proprietors, provide a mechanism by which those proprietors can submit votes on a division of rights in a Master defined by those recordings; provide for dissemination of the recordings and the classifications by a scatterplot graph wherein each point represents a music recording, each of the dimensions of the plot being associated with a relatively highly-variable characteristic of the recording. | 03-24-2016 |
| 20160086408 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FULLY ENCRYPTED REMOTE WEB-BASED VOTING - The presented invention discloses an electronic web-based election system and method for fully encrypted secure remote voting, wherein the voting data is fully encrypted, including within-the-database encryption, until the end of voting time period. | 03-24-2016 |
| 20160104335 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONSOLIDATING, DISTRIBUTING AND INTEGRATING ISSUER INFORMATION FOR A VOTING ENTITY - Various embodiments of the present invention relate to methods and systems for consolidating, distributing and integrating issuer information for a voting entity. More particularly, in one embodiment of the present invention a computer implemented voting method is provided, comprising: consolidating vote request information relating to a security owned by a beneficial owner and held by at least two custodians for the beneficial owner; generating at least a first computer file including the consolidated vote request information; electronically transmitting the first computer file to a computer system of a voting entity; integrating the first computer file into a database associated with the computer system of the voting entity; receiving, at the computer system of the voting entity, at least one beneficial owner vote instruction sent from the beneficial owner; and generating at least one voting entity vote instruction responsive to the consolidated vote request information, wherein the voting entity vote instruction is generated by the computer system of the voting entity based at least in part upon the integrated first computer file and the beneficial owner vote instruction from the beneficial owner. | 04-14-2016 |
| 20160119391 | DREAM SHARING, VISUALIZATION, AND REALIZATION PLATFORM - Embodiments of the present disclosure may provide a platform for dream sharing and visualization. First, a description of a dream may be received. The description may comprise a text and/or an image. Then the description may be published to the platform. A user may then pay a fee to have the dream visualized. In various embodiments, the description of the dream may be submitted for a vote by other users of the platform. When the dream is submitted to a vote and receives enough votes, the platform may provide a visual representation of the dream to the user who submitted the description of the dream. The visualization may then be published to the platform. | 04-28-2016 |
| 20160133077 | POLLING SYSTEM WITH INTEGRATED REWARDS PROGRAM - A method of and system for obtaining a user response to a query such as a political poll. A query is displayed to a user on a touch screen of a computing device. The computing device detects a finger touch of the user on the touch screen, the finger touch proving a location, a movement vector, an intensity, and a hold time. Then, the computing device determines a user response to the query as a function of the location, the movement vector, the intensity, and the hold time. | 05-12-2016 |
| 20160140789 | GROUP-DECISION ENGINE - A process of expediting a group decision, the process including: instructing computing devices of group members to present options for voting by group members in a plurality of rounds, each round presenting options at a corresponding hierarchical level of a taxonomy, and each round after a first round excluding at least some options based on a group selection in an earlier round; receiving votes of at least some group members in at least some rounds and, in response: adjusting sequences with which options are presented to cause options voted upon favorably by at least some group members to appear earlier in the respective round for other group members; and determining whether a sufficient amount of votes for an option have been received to designate the respective round as complete; and informing a group member of a decision by the group. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160171567 | UNIVERSAL FEEDBACK SYSTEM WITH SITE-LOCAL DATA ACQUISITION AND PRESENTATION | 06-16-2016 |
| 20160189120 | System For Selling - A computer implemented method for dispersing funding comprises a platform, the platform comprising a plurality of brands each being related to a specific community, wherein purchasing of a product or products within one of the brands incurs a dispersement to a cause related to the specific community of that brand. The platform may provide means for a user account, and preferably recognizes a user purchasing a product, recognizes a product that is purchased by the user, and disperses funding to an apportioned cause or causes when the product is purchased. The computer implemented method may be able to alter a user's dispersement patterns, so that when a product of one of the brands is purchased by the user, a dispersement is pushed to a cause not usually apportioned to the product, and feasibly not related to the community of the brand. | 06-30-2016 |
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