System and method for monitoring precinct-based ballot tabulation devices
US8944326B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 27, 2013 |
| Grant date | Feb 3, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 27, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q2230/00
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system for remotely monitoring a plurality of ballot tabulation devices is provided. The ballot tabulation devices are located at a plurality of polling locations, each of which is operable to process a plurality of marked paper ballots and maintain health status information for the device. The system includes a central server located remotely from the ballot tabulation devices that is operable to periodically receive the health status information for each device and generate an alert that identifies any irregularities associated with each device based on the received health status information. Preferably, the health status information is encoded in a machine-readable code that is displayed on a display screen of the ballot tabulation device, and a reading device is used to read the machine-readable code from the display screen and transmit the health status information to the central server.
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