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Registers > Systems Controlled By Data Bearing Records > Voting Machine Voting MachineVoting Machine patent applications listed are from June 2005 to current and include Date, Patent Application Number, Patent Title, Patent Abstract summary and are linked to the corresponding patent application page.01/17/08 - 20080011845 - Printing device for a voting booth, voting apparatus, and method of providing secure electronic selection by a user A printing device for a voting booth comprises a printing mechanism, a viewing window placed after the printing mechanism on the path of the substrate so as to present the printed substrate to the voter, and a dispensing mechanism for dispensing the printed substrate. A voting apparatus for secure electronic ... 01/03/08 - 20080000970 - System and method for network-based talent contest A talent contest management platform provides an interface for artists to submit video presentations and fans to view the video presentations through the Internet to allow fans to vote to select artist talent contest winners from plural contest stages, each stage having an associated content genre. A voting system accepts ... 01/03/08 - 20080000969 - Electronic voting systems An electronic voting system, including: a voting device to generate, in response to a voter selection for each of a plurality of voters an encrypted electronic ballot and a printed ballot, both having voter selection data indicating a said voter's choice, said electronic ballot including information to link it to ... 11/29/07 - 20070272749 - System and method for increasing voter participation A system and method for increasing voter participation during election day. A poll worker uses an Internet enabled portable device to record when a registered voter votes and transmits that information to a central database in real time. Campaign headquarters view and manipulate real time voting data submitted by poll ... 11/22/07 - 20070267492 - System and method for electronic voting Electronic voting system and method for collecting and counting votes from individual voters using electronic polling equipment. The system comprises means for validating votes from collected virtual ballot forms. The validating means are arranged in such way that if a set of two or more virtual ballot forms associated with ... 10/25/07 - 20070246534 - Confidential electronic election system A system is provided for improved elections which may separate the identity of the voter from the content of the vote she casts. The system may be implemented using electronic or other communication methods. Separate entities may be used to implement the system, with one entity acting as a member ... 10/18/07 - 20070241190 - Electronic voting system Disclosed herein is an electronic voting system and methods, which, among other things, provides increased transparency to the public and verification for the individual voters regarding the tallying of their respective votes. A business method involves the use of general purpose computer hardware together with a software platform, made up ... 10/11/07 - 20070235535 - Method and software for determining the eligibility of a voter and for providing pollworker training Methods and software for determining voter eligibility in an election on an electronic device through decision support program control. The primary method includes confirming the election and an election date on a screen provided by the device, selecting the proper precinct, and selecting a desired voter election decision process from ... 08/16/07 - 20070187498 - Verifiable voting system A method of processing votes in an election includes receiving a voter identity for a voter, receiving a vote set for the voter, providing a phrase to the voter based on the received vote set, generating a unique receipt number for the voter and providing the receipt number to the ... 07/26/07 - 20070170253 - Electronic voting method and system employing a printed machine readable ballot A method and system for marking a ballot or sheet may comprise making selections in a session using an interface, e.g., including a keyboard, a touch screen, a button, a switch, voice recognition apparatus, a Braille keyboard, a pen with writing recognition interface, or a combination thereof, producing a paper ... 05/03/07 - 20070095909 - Ballot integrity systems Disclosed are voting systems based on paper ballots that provide integrity of the election outcome through the novel use of encrypted votes and other techniques. In some example embodiments, holes through layers allow voters to see and mark symbols on lower layers, carbonless coatings allow voters to obtain substantially identical ... 05/03/07 - 20070095908 - Vote by mail envelope An envelope for use in containing and authenticating a ballot is presented. The envelope has a containment region dimensioned to receive a ballot or other desired document in accordance with the particular application with which the envelope is used and has a pre-defined area on the back to carry the ... 03/29/07 - 20070069019 - Economical, efficient and trustworthy voting system We describe an economical and efficient voting system that uses paper balloting and statistical methods to allow trustworthy verification of the results. In the past, voting systems have relied on recounts to verify that the correct winner is chosen. However, recounts only prove the consistency of the system, doing little ... 03/08/07 - 20070051805 - Secure electronic voting device A secure device for electronic voting is employs a write-once vote-recording cartridge, preferably based on an e-fuse array. The cartridge has two distinct modes of operation: write mode and read mode. When in write mode, the array can only be written—it cannot be read. When in read mode, the array ... 03/08/07 - 20070051804 - Secure voting system Methods, systems and program products for securely voting by providing a secure voting module in communication with a voting device. A voter signs onto the voting device using a unique voter identification, and the voter's voting selections are written to the voting device. A scrambled voter identification is generated using ... 02/22/07 - 20070040027 - Method of confidential email voting using personal voting codes A method to prevent email voters from revealing their true choices by using personal voting codes (PVC) in casting their ballots, particularly email absentee ballots. In one embodiment of the invention, voters enter sequential numbers to fill-out the available alternatives for each question on the ballot; for example, Mr. Bush, ... 02/01/07 - 20070023515 - System and method for overcoming decision making and communications errors to produce expedited and accurate group choices A system and method is provided overcoming decision-making and communications errors to produce expedited and accurate group choices. The invention provides collective outcomes that are resilient to communication and decision making errors, and which are provided with a minimum wait time. The system comprises a user interface engine that provides ... 02/01/07 - 20070023514 - Method of confidential polling place voting using personal voting codes A method to improve precinct privacy can be achieved after a successful voter verification process, by using the computerized list (as defined by HAVA), if we extract the voter's voting code and then secretly and securely load it into the device (smart card) required by the voting equipment to guarantee ... 01/18/07 - 20070012767 - Systems and methods for providing security in a voting machine The invention provides systems and methods for ensuring security for a voting machine. The voting machine can include a display screen upon which numerous election choices are displayed for selection by a voter. A detachable printer can also be provided that is adapted to be securely attached to the voting ... 01/11/07 - 20070007341 - Automated postal voting system and method A voting indicium product including a human-readable portion to represent a unique vote identification element for a specific ballot choice by a specific voter. The voting indicium further including a bar-coded portion to represent the unique vote identification element for the specific ballot choice by the specific voter, the bar-coded ... 01/11/07 - 20070007340 - The present invention relates to a voting input means, system devices and methods In the preferred embodiment, the invention is a data entry device intended for use by voters during an election to enter selected choices. Its basic functions are to display available options and accept voter input. Its design achieves simplicity in its preparation, deployment, and operation at any given electoral event. ... 12/28/06 - 20060289638 - Voting verification system and method A database server stores identification data, voter registration data, and voting-status data, of each multiplicity of voters located in each remote-voting area, respectively, of a plurality of remote-voting areas. A plurality of remote workstations are located at a plurality of remote-voting areas, respectively. Each remote-voting area may be located in ... 12/07/06 - 20060273169 - A system for secure and accurate electronic voting Performing electronic voting by utilizing the ATM network and ATM machines; issuing voter cards to voters; modifying existing ATM software to recognize the voter card; maintaining a voter registration database; and making the voter registration database available to the ATM network. In use, the voter is matched to the database, ... 11/30/06 - 20060266830 - Location-based recommendation system A memory-based collaborative filtering algorithm is optimized for large numbers of users by employing a personalized location-based data partitioning method that allows the system to scale even for very large datasets. Collaborative filtering then takes place on the scaled dataset. ... 11/30/06 - 20060266829 - Electronic voting system and method with voter verifiable real-time audit log A voting system and method with a voter verifiable real-time audit log is disclosed. The voting system includes at least one voting terminal operable to record a plurality of poll worker actions and a plurality of voter actions taken at the voting terminal. The voting system also includes at least ... 11/09/06 - 20060249579 - Improved ballot form and method for making and using same The present invention is an improved scannable answer sheet or document suitable for a balloting process and a method for producing such document using a printing process, particularly a document that may be printed in a single color without impacting the ability of the document to be scanned by an ... 11/09/06 - 20060249578 - Method of confidential voting using personal voting codes A method to prevent absentee voters from revealing their true choices by using personal voting codes (PVC) in casting their ballots, particularly absentee paper ballots. In one embodiment of the invention, voters write down sequential numbers to fill-out the available alternatives for each question on the ballot; for example, Mr. ... 10/26/06 - 20060237535 - Electronic poll register system for elections A new system for electronic polling. The system employs a plurality of voter check-in stations which display voter identity information and enable poll workers to verify voting eligibility. Each check-in station is connected to the internet by any available means. Periodically, the check-in station sends a block of information to ... 10/19/06 - 20060231617 - Method and system for electronic reporting of institutional votes affecting corporate governance to a plane sponsor A method, system and program product for the electronic delivery of reports of institutional votes affecting corporate governance to an institutional account holder, also referred to as a plan sponsor. An electronic template is provided to each institutional manager to declare a proxy voting position on each issue that can ... 10/12/06 - 20060226221 - System and method for electronic voting A system and method for electronic voting are provided. The system comprises: a voting device including a processor for processing voting information; a display for displaying the voting information and a voting selection; an input for receiving the voting selection; a printer for printing a ballot having a ballot portion ... 09/14/06 - 20060202031 - Reader for an optically readable ballot A ballot reader images a ballot, checks the ballot, and displays the ballot image for voter review. The voter may cast the ballot causing it to be collected and the vote thereon recorded, or may have the ballot returned. Checking may include, e.g., checking for a complete ballot, undervotes and/or ... 09/07/06 - 20060196939 - System for electronically voting, counting, and examining ballots There is provided an electronic voting and counting system including an electoral register check system, an electronic voting system, an electronic counting system, and an electronic examination system. The electoral register check system checks voter identification and whether a double vote is performed, with reference to an electoral register in ... 09/07/06 - 20060196938 - Voting system with operating possibility for disabled persons, and use of such system A voting system with operating possibility for disabled persons, wherein additional operating functions (4, 5, 7, 8) for persons with a physical disability are located at or near a front side (F) of the system. In addition, the invention provides a use of such a system to vote for candidates ... 08/24/06 - 20060186202 - Method and system for transparent and secure vote tabulation A system and method to improve the transparency and security of an election are provided. In a first version, a tabulation system includes a paper ballot reader. The ballot reader informs a computational engine of the tabulation system in a digital data format of an informational pattern detected on each ... 08/03/06 - 20060169778 - Electronic voting apparatus, system and method A voting system and method that provides a printed confirmation of voting selections made comprises a voter interface for receiving voting selections made during a voting session; a processor for creating a voting record including the voting selections made during the voting session; a memory for storing the voting record; ... 08/03/06 - 20060169777 - Computer-based method and apparatus for verifying an electronic voting process The invention broadly comprises a computer-based method and system for verifying an electronic voting process, comprising the steps of generating an original digital fingerprint of an electronic record at a first time and transmitting the original digital fingerprint. The method generates a validation digital fingerprint of the electronic record at ... 07/13/06 - 20060151602 - Method and apparatus for ink-based electronic voting The present invention is an ink-based electronic voting apparatus that generates a paper ballot for every voter. The voter marks a ballot with a probe as he/she would with a conventional ink-based system. In one embodiment, the paper ballot is situated underneath the surface of an input board electrically connected ... 06/29/06 - 20060138226 - Precinct voting system An electronic voting system includes a controller and one or more voting stations. The voting stations each have a liquid crystal display that is electronically configurable to present voters with ballot information. A mobile ballot box includes memory storage that is used to transport electronic ballot data to and from ... 05/18/06 - 20060102719 - Voting machine with a hinge mechanism A voting machine with a hinge mechanism includes a body, a display electrically connecting with the body, and a hinge mechanism connected between the body and the display. The hinge mechanism includes a pair of hinge boards, a pair of positioning seats and a pair of support levers. The hinge ... 04/20/06 - 20060081706 - 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. Afer registration, each elegible voter ... 03/23/06 - 20060060649 - Integrated vote by mail processing system A modular integrated software and hardware suite accepts data exported from a voter registration database corresponding to requests for mail ballots, sorts the information as necessary for ballot preparation, creates a road map for ballot mailing preparation, provides for mail presorting, scans returned ballot envelopes using a ballot envelope scanner, ... 03/09/06 - 20060049252 - Automated system and method for inbound processing of mailed ballots A system and method for processing incoming mailed ballot packages having a voter ID code and a verification signature on the envelope and a ballot enclosed within the envelope. Prior to receipt of the incoming ballots voter signatures have been electronically stored and associated with voter ID's. Ballot packages are ... 01/26/06 - 20060016887 - Method and system for electronic solicitation of votes affecting corporate affairs A method, system, and program product for the electronic delivery and distribution of a solicitation for votes on shareholder issues from an issuer to a plurality of voters. The method includes creating an electronic solicitation message for the issuer; tagging the electronic solicitation message with at least one parameter to ... 01/19/06 - 20060011722 - Method and apparatus for ink-based electronic voting The present invention is an ink-based electronic voting apparatus that generates a paper ballot for every voter. The voter marks a ballot with a probe as he/she would with a conventional ink-based system. In one embodiment, the paper ballot is situated underneath the surface of an input board electrically connected ... 01/05/06 - 20060000906 - Computer enhanced voting system including voter verifiable, custom printed ballots imprinted to the specifications of each voter An apparatus and method for creating and recording both an electronic and printed ballot for each voter during voting. The system can employ a variety of vote selection techniques, all of which can lead to the generation of an electronic tally of the vote in addition to the printing of ... 01/05/06 - 20060000905 - Election system enabling coercion-free remote voting Election system enabling coercion-free remote voting wherein a remote voter transmits his/her selected vote to the election authority through a data transmission network such as the Internet network by using a host computer having a card reader, the vote being transmitted after the voter has introduced an identifying smart card ... 01/05/06 - 20060000904 - Method and system for electronic voting over a high-security network A method and system for electronic voting over a network, from a terminal (Te) connected to an administrative server (SA) and to a vote-counting server (SCV). An authentication certificate (CA) and a single-use password (UPWe) are calculated and transmitted (A) from the server (SA) to the voter (Eu), an electronic ... 12/29/05 - 20050284936 - Electronic voting apparatus, system and method The invention is a method, system, programmed processor and a program stored on a storage medium used for providing voter confirmation that electronically cast ballots have been properly registered. A method for providing voter confirmation that electronically cast ballots have been properly registered in accordance with the invention includes generating ... 12/29/05 - 20050284935 - Method for secure on-line voting A voting application on a computing device of a voter sends a challenge including data identifying and verifying the voter, the challenge is validated to ensure that the identified voter allowed to vote, and a response is sent with a vote identification value identifying the voter as being activated. A ... 12/08/05 - 20050269406 - Cryptographic systems and methods, including practical high certainty intent verification, such as for encrypted votes in an electronic election Methods and associated systems provide proof of a ballot cast in an election or of user choices under a data structure. The method includes, for example, casting a ballot representing a voter's intended choice associated with a cast ballot, and creating a private, paper receipt that represents the voter's intended ... 12/01/05 - 20050263594 - 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 ... 12/01/05 - 20050263593 - Secure, convenient, traceable voting system The present invention relates to a system and method of maintaining maximum security and traceability of a vote while allowing convenience to a voter using electronic devices for elections. More specifically, this invention relates to an apparatus and method of controlling any Local, State, or National election process by the ... 11/10/05 - 20050247783 - 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 ... 10/06/05 - 20050218225 - Methods and systems for voter-verified secure electronic voting Votes are cast using an electronic voting machine that is configured to transmit the votes cast in electronic form and to memorialize the votes in a persistent and tangible form (such as a printed paper ballot, for example) that is both machine and human readable. To ensure that the voter ... 10/06/05 - 20050218224 - Computerized electronic voting system The present invention is a computerized electronic voting system that employs an easy-to-use, paperless, voting station to collect and tally votes. In one embodiment, the voting system includes a voting server (12, 52, 62) coupled to a voter security card station (24, 56, 66) and a plurality of voting stations ... 09/29/05 - 20050211778 - Voting system and method for secure voting with increased voter confidence An information gathering system and method that utilizes a computer to authenticate, poll and store user responses to a customized questionnaire. The questionnaire can be a ballot. The computer utilizes various databases to authenticate and generate the customized questionnaire. The computer records user responses securely and anonymously. User and/or system ... 07/28/05 - 20050161507 - Voting method and apparatus The present specification discloses a secure, inexpensive, highly accurate and convenient mobile voter precinct tabulating computer terminal operably associated with touchtone telephones on a virtual private network, which employs audio ballot questionnaire software to solicit and record voter preferences, generates dual voter receipts listing each voter's choices for manual audits ... 07/28/05 - 20050161506 - Apparatus for political socio-economic representation An apparatus that allows citizens to vote from home for a candidate seeking public office by simply pushing a “YES” button next to the candidate's name. ... 07/07/05 - 20050145695 - Process and device for electronic voting As electronic voting system and attendant processes providing a machine printed ballot, ballot verification, and automated ballot counting. This system provides an unalterable record that can be used to verify the system and the results of the voting process. This system is capable of proving clear and unambiguous evidence that ... 06/30/05 - 20050139666 - Verifiable voting input system A voting system including a plurality of ballots formed of digital paper each having a ballot form printed on a writing surface thereof and a unique identifier associated with each ballot. Data representing the ballot form and the location thereof relative to the writing surface is stored in the computer. ... 06/23/05 - 20050133596 - Portable electronic voting device, improved ballot and improved voting method On the preferred embodiment, this invention comprises a pen-like bar code scanning device used by an individual voter during an election to scan the names of his or her preferred candidates off a single preprinted improved ballot sheet. The candidate-related data read by the scanner is submitted to a voting ... 06/16/05 - 20050127179 - Voting device In any election where the margin of victory is smaller than the margin of error of the voting equipment, chaos ensues, as it did in the Florida election of the year 2000. To avoid a repetition of that debacle the applicant herewith submits a disclosure of an improved voting device. ... ### FreshPatents.com Support |