# US 2017/0287249 A1 · Artist and charity voting platform

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- Number: US 2017/0287249 A1
- Document ID: US20170287249A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 15/480,160
- Filed: 2017-04-05
- Published: 2017-10-05
- Earliest claimed: 2016-04-05
- Inventors: Ebrahim Beigi-Nejad Maghsoud; Zan Ng
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20170287249A1

## CPC

- G07C 13/00: Voting apparatus
- G06K 7/1417: {2D bar codes}
- G06Q 30/0212: {Chance discounts or incentives}
- G06Q 30/0214: Referral reward systems
- G06Q 30/0222: {During e-commerce, i.e. online transactions}
- G07C: TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
- G06K: GRAPHICAL DATA READING (image or video recognition or understanding G06V); PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS
- G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

## Abstract

The present invention provides a system for selecting Artists and Charities by allowing purchasers in a commercial setting to vote for the Artists and Charities of their choice.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A system for a purchaser to select Artists and Charities comprising
a) a portal to upload into a database the profiles of the Artists and Charities, the Artists' Art, and the charity each of the artists supports;
b) a portal for a purchaser of an item at a commercial entity to access the database of a), and to obtain a number of Vote Cards based on the value of the item purchased;
c) a portal for the purchaser to use the Vote Cards to vote for an Artist based on the Art; and
d) a database to store the number of votes to each of the Artists.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the profile of the Artist and the profile of the charity the Artist supports are linked in the database; and the profile of the Artist and the profile of the linked charity are jointly made accessible to a purchaser.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the portals and b) and c) allow the purchaser to: i) obtain a number of Vote Cards having a QR Code; ii) scan the QR Codes to unlock Vote Points, and iii) vote for an Artist based on the unlocked Vote Points.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1 where the Artist who has the most votes in a predetermined period will receive a prize.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1 where the Charity selected by the Artist who has the most votes in a predetermined period will receive a prize.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1 which further comprises a database containing the profile of the purchaser comprising the number of Vote Cards used by the purchaser, and which commercial entity the Vote Cards were obtained.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1 where the portal of a) restricts the upload of profiles of Artists that are located in a predetermined community.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1 where the database of a) restricts the purchaser to use the Vote Cards to vote for Artists that are located in a predetermined community.