EP0556853A2
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Electronic voting system and relative method
Assignee: Italtest SRL
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Filing: 1993-02-19
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2013-02-19
Abstract
Abstract A system comprising a personal computer (4) for overall vote control and processing; a vote collecting module (master 5) with its own antenna (19); and a number of terminals (6), each having an antenna (22) and a vote selecting keyboard (20), and each identified by a respective code. Following display of a question by the computer (4), the master (5) successively polls the terminals (6) by transmitting one identification code at a time and waiting for an answer from the polled terminal. On recognizing its own identification code, the polled terminal sends back the code together with the vote selected beforehand by the user and stored temporarily in the terminal (6) itself. <IMAGE>
Inventors
- 👤 Alberto Zucchelli
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 22:14
CPC Classifications
G; G07; G07C; G07C13/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
58 words
An electronic voting system comprising a vote collecting and processing section (4, 5), and a number of vote selecting terminals (6); characterized by the fact that said section (4, 5) comprises means (37) for successively polling said terminals (6) by transmitting (48) one identification code at a time, and receiving (51) the vote selected by the polled terminal.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
31 words
A system as claimed in Claim 1, characterized by the fact that each said terminal (6) comprises means (20) for selecting a vote; and means (36) for storing the selected vote.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
57 words
A system as claimed in Claim 2, characterized by the fact that each said terminal (6) comprises means (22) for receiving said identification code; means (49) for comparing said received identification code with a stored code; and means (22, 50) for transmitting said selected vote in the event said received identification code and said stored code match.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
63 words
A system as claimed in any one of the foregoing Claims from 1 to 3, characterized by the fact that said section (4, 5) comprises means (18, 24) for storing a number of codes, each assigned to a respective terminal (6); and means (52) for deleting said assigned code from said storage means upon the vote from the respective terminal (6) being received.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
37 words
A system as claimed in Claim 4, characterized by the fact that said section (4, 5) comprises means (37, 38) for cyclically polling said terminals (6) relative to said codes stored in said storage means (18, 24).
Claim 6
Independent Claim
35 words
A system as claimed in any one of the foregoing Claims from 1 to 5, characterized by the fact that said section comprises a processing and control unit (4) and a vote collecting unit (5).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
39 words
A system as claimed in Claim 6, characterized by the fact that said processing and control unit comprises a personal computer (4), and said vote collecting unit (5) comprises an antenna (19) for wireless connection to said terminals (6).
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
55 words
An electronic voting method comprising steps wherein votes selected by means of a number of terminals (6) are collected and processed; characterized by the fact that it comprises a step wherein said terminals (6) are successively polled via transmission of an identification code, and one vote at a time is transmitted by the polled terminal.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method as claimed in Claim 8, characterized by the fact that it comprises a step wherein a vote is selected, and the selected vote is memorized.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
50 words
A method as claimed in Claim 9, characterized by the fact that it also comprises steps wherein: said identification code is received; said received identification code is compared with a stored code; and said selected vote is transmitted in the event said received identification code and said stored code match.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
52 words
A method as claimed in any one of the foregoing Claims from 8 to 10, characterized by the fact that it comprises steps wherein a number of codes are stored, each assigned to a respective terminal; and said assigned code is deleted upon the vote from the respective terminal (6) being received.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
28 words
A method as claimed in Claim 11, characterized by the fact that it comprises a step wherein the terminals (6) relative to the stored codes are polled cyclically.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
43 words
A method as claimed in any one of the foregoing Claims from 8 to 12, characterized by the fact that said steps for polling the terminals via transmission of said identification code and for transmitting the vote are performed via radiated wave transmission.
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