Method and system for the control of voting by telephone
US6768895B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 18, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jul 27, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 1, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W74/06
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for controlling telephone voting in a digital mobile communication network that includes a plurality of mobile subscriber communication stations provides for automated, statistically-appropriate control of telephonic voting via such mobile stations. Using a polling server, a predetermined initial proportion of the mobile stations is authorized to concurrently transmit a vote by transmitting a voting authorization to the authorized mobile stations over a control channel from the polling server. A voting application stored in or associated with each mobile station monitors the control channel and enables transmission of a vote from a mobile station only after the authorization has been received by that mobile station. The invention thereby accommodates and assures the staggered transmission of votes in a telephonic poll so as to avoid overloading of the network.
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