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US 11,113,915 B1Granted
Vote counting station
OwnerMark Ellery Ograminventor
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Abstract
The invention provides for a system for processing tendered ballots. A table for a poll worker is provided on which the ballots are sorted and processed. A camera is directed to the work space on the table. The image from the camera is both digitally stored and provided to the poll watchers via a viewing screen. The poll worker then knows that his actions are being monitored and recorded, thereby reducing thoughts of trying to “fix” the vote.
Claims11
A system for processing tendered ballots comprising:
- a) a table for a worker, said table having a work space for sorting the tendered ballots;
- b) a camera being directed to the work space on the table, said camera generating data indicative of an image of the work space;
- a memory storing the data indicative of the work space image;
- d) a remote poll observer display, said remote poll observer display receiving the data indicative of the work space image and displaying an image based upon the data indicative of the work space image;
- e) a postmark reader directed towards a postmark on a voter envelope and generating postmark data;
- f) a control mechanism receiving the postmark data from the reader and generating a validity indicator therefrom, said validity indicator for acceptance or rejection of the ballot based upon the postmark data;
- g) wherein the table for a worker includes at least two chutes configured to receive a ballot, each chute having a light associated thereto;
- and,
- h) wherein the control mechanism activates a light for one of the at least two chutes based upon the validity indicator.
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A system for processing tendered ballots comprising:
- a) a table for a worker, said table having a work space for sorting the tendered ballots, said table having at least two chutes therein;
- b) a camera being directed to the work space on the table, said camera generating data indicative of an image of the work space;
- c) a reading mechanism communicating with one of the at least two chutes, said reading mechanism scanning a ballot and generating actual signature data therefrom;
- d) a signature data base containing signature data of voters;
- and,
- e) a control mechanism, wherein, based upon a specific signature data of a voter from the signature data base, and, based on signature data from the reading mechanism and the specific signature data, generates a signature acceptance/rejection indicia.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.