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US 2006/0242455 A1Published application
Wireless voting method
AssigneeIML Limited
InventorAnthony Knowles
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Abstract
A wireless voting method is disclosed. The method comprises generating an optical voting indication (140), and controlling a plurality of handsets (112), capable of electromagnetically transmitting a vote input (150) by a user, and a vote registering arrangement (130), capable of receiving and registering transmitted votes, to register votes for handsets responding to the optical indication (140) in a predetermined manner.
Claims39
A wireless voting method comprising:
- generating an optical voting indication;
- and
- controlling a plurality of handsets, capable of electromagnetically transmitting a vote input by a user, and a vote registering arrangement, capable of receiving and registering transmitted votes, to register votes for handsets responding to the optical indication in a predetermined manner.
A wireless voting system comprising:
- a voting controller having an interface to provide an output to generate an optical indication for voting validation, a reception device for receiving electromagnetically transmitted vote inputs, and a processor programmed to register vote inputs;
- and
- a plurality of handsets, each handset comprising an input device for receiving the indication of voting validation, and a transmission device for electromagnetically transmitting the vote input;
- the voting controller and each handset being adapted to cause the vote input to be registered by the voting controller if the indication of voting validation is received at the handset.
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