US 2006/0070119 A1 · Internet voting

Abstract

An Internet voting system which preserves the integrity of a data base containing records of cast votes. A vote collection computer operating on the Internet accepts a voter identification from a remote computer. If the voter identification is confirmed through a check of a data base, a query (i.e. the ballot) is sent to the voter and a response (i.e. a vote) to said query is accepted from the voter. A record of the response is then stored within a group of storage computers. This group of storage computers is chosen as a subset of a set of storage computers. By changing the subset of storage computers as votes are received, the ability of a hacker to gain access to the entire record and cause errors to occur is minimized or destroyed.

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Dependent claims

A data collection system comprising:

a) a network linking remote computers to each other;
and,
b) a first computer, a second computer, and a third computer communicating through said network,
1) said first computer collecting user generated data, and
2) said second computer having means for,
A) presenting a query to said first computer,
B) receiving a response to said query from the first computer, and,
C) storing said response in said third computer.

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An Internet voting system comprising:

a) a network linking remote computers to each other;
and,
b) a first voter computer, a vote collection computer, and a first storage computer communicating through said network,
1) said first voter computer collecting user generated data, and
2) said vote collection computer having means for,
A) accepting a voter identification from said first voter computer,
B) presenting a query to said first voter computer,
C) receiving a response to said query from the first voter computer, and,
D) storing said response in said first storage computer.

6 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Internet voting

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