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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7360702 | 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 receip... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7306148 | Advanced voting system and method According to one embodiment of the present invention, an advanced voting system includes one or more computing devices. The one or more computing devices display ballot questions to the voter and receive interactive voter selections from the voter. A ballot generato... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7054829 | Method and system for validating votes A method and system for validating the creation and submission of absentee ballots is provided. An authentication/validation mark is generated and printed on an absentee ballot and/or the envelope that contains the absentee ballot. The authentication/validation mark... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6964372 | Conference-table-based wired information system A table-based wired information system includes a table having a plurality of actual positions designed to receive people and a monitor positioned so as to be observed by people at any of the plurality of actual positions. A flat ribbon cable with a plurality of ele... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6873966 | Distributed network voting system A secure election system provides a downloadable ballot viewer object for the casting of ballots. The ballot viewer object authenticates the user, permits user interaction in the casting of ballots, seals the cast ballot image by encryption, and transmits the cast b... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6824043 | Electronic ballot-box Electronic ballot box of the type used in elections that not only enables the voting slips to be scanned when they are deposited in the box, despite the fact of their being in an envelope in order to assure voting secrecy, using emission of a light for this purpose,... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6824053 | Voter interface unit An electronic voting system is provided that includes at least one voter interface unit associated with network. The voter interface unit is enabled to identify a voter using a disability related communication device coupled to the network, deliver ballot choices to... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6688517 | Electronic voting system An electronic voting system with a headquarters unit, a plurality of precinct units, a plurality of voting stations associated with each precinct unit, and a plurality of mobile memory units (MMUs) to contain data that can be transported back and forth be... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6641033 | Electronic voting system An electronic voting system with a headquarters unit, a plurality of precinct units, a plurality of voting stations associated with each precinct unit, and a plurality of mobile memory units (MMUs) to contain data that can be transported back and forth be... | 11/04/2003 |
| 5737440 | Method of detecting a mark on a oraphic icon An improved system and method is provided for automatically tracking check transactions and generating an expenditure statement thereof using printed bank checks having a plurality of graphic icons disposed thereon. The customer marks the icon which descr... | 04/07/1998 |
| 4981259 | Ballot box A ballot box is disclosed for use in combination with an electronic voter ballot tabulating device which accepts marked paper ballots, tabulates the voter selection thereon and dispenses the tabulated ballots through one of a plurality of exit openings in... | 01/01/1991 |
| 4029943 | Method and apparatus for opinion surveys Beginning with data cards which carry thereon a question or a statement to be a subject of a survey, such cards being pre-punched with appropriate indicia signifying the question being asked or the position being tested, the interviewer submits such posit... | 06/14/1977 |
