发明名称 |
Method and apparatus for ink-based electronic voting |
摘要 |
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 to a computer. A vote is cast when the probe is depressed onto the ballot at a designated input point. The electrical interaction between the probe and the input board generates a vote signal for recording and causes ink to be released from the probe to mark a corresponding spot on the paper ballot. As such, votes are electronically recorded for fast tabulation while paper ballots are generated for manual and/or optical scanner recounts to safeguard against computer errors and tampering. Furthermore the voting apparatus has a built-in mechanism to prevent undervoting and overvoting and thus increases valid votes.
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申请公布号 |
US7337964(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2008.03.04 |
申请号 |
US20060367658 |
申请日期 |
2006.03.04 |
申请人 |
HAWKINS RICHARD;SHAO PING |
发明人 |
HAWKINS RICHARD;SHAO PING |
分类号 |
G06F17/60 |
主分类号 |
G06F17/60 |
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