Registration apparatus and method, as for voting
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1. A method for voter registration comprising:
- providing a computer and a server in communication via a network, an intranet and/or the Internet, entering voter data into the computer, directly entering digitized voter signature data electronically into the computer, communicating the voter data and digitized voter signature data to the server.
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Abstract
Apparatus and method for registration comprises a computer and a server in communication via a network, an intranet and/or the Internet, means for entry of data into the computer, and a signature or biometric digitizer including coupling software for directly entering digitized signature or biometric data electronically into the computer. The data and digitized signature or biometric data are communicated to the server. The registration apparatus and method may be utilized for voter or other registration and/or another transaction.
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81 Claims
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1. A method for voter registration comprising:
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providing a computer and a server in communication via a network, an intranet and/or the Internet, entering voter data into the computer, directly entering digitized voter signature data electronically into the computer, communicating the voter data and digitized voter signature data to the server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for voter registration comprising:
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a computer and a server in communication via a network, an intranet and/or the Internet, means for entry of voter data into the computer, a signature digitizer including coupling software for directly entering digitized voter signature data electronically into the computer, wherein the voter data and digitized voter signature data are communicated to the server. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. Registration apparatus comprising:
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a central computer including a central registration database;
a plurality of computers;
a plurality of biometric sensing devices associated with respective ones of said plurality of computers for capturing a digitized biometric characteristic of a registrant;
means associated with each of said plurality of computers for entering registrant information;
means for coupling each of said plurality of computers with said central computer for;
(a) downloading to ones of said plurality of computers software for ones of the plurality of biometric sensing devices respectively associated therewith, and (b) storing the registrant information and the digitized biometric characteristic of the registrant in the registration database of said central computer. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. Registration apparatus comprising:
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a computer having a user interface for displaying information and for entering registrant information, said computer including a registration database for storing registrant information;
a biometric sensing device associated with said computer for capturing a digitized biometric characteristic of a registrant, wherein the captured digitized biometric characteristic of a registrant is stored in said registration database and is related to registration information for the registrant;
said computer further including means for communicating at least the registrant information and the captured digitized biometric characteristic of the registrant in the registration database of said computer to a central computer. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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56. A method for registration of a registrant, wherein registrant information is stored in a registration database of a first computer, comprising:
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providing a registration template on a display associated with a second computer;
entering registrant data into the registration template;
capturing a digitized biometric signature of the registrant;
communicating the registrant data and the captured digitized biometric signature from the second computer to the first computer; and
storing registrant information including the registrant data and the captured digitized biometric signature in the registration database of the first computer. - View Dependent Claims (57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63)
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64. A method for registering voters comprising:
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connecting to the Internet using a touch-sensitive device;
logging onto a voter registration server via the Internet;
downloading a voter registration template;
entering voter information into the voter registration template and entering a digitized biometric signature via the touch-sensitive device;
communicating the entered voter information and the entered digitized biometric signature to a voter registration server;
receiving confirmation of voter registration according to the communicated entered voter information and the communicated entered digitized biometric signature. - View Dependent Claims (65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70)
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71. A storage medium encoded with machine-readable computer instructions for registering voters comprising:
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means for causing a computer to connect to the Internet using a touch-sensitive device;
means for causing the computer to log onto a voter registration server via the Internet;
means for causing the computer to download a voter registration template;
means for causing the computer to receive voter information entered into the voter registration template and entering a digitized biometric signature via the touch-sensitive device;
means for causing the computer to communicate the entered voter information and the entered digitized biometric signature to a voter registration server; and
means for causing the computer to receive confirmation of voter registration according to the communicated entered voter information and the communicated entered digitized biometric signature. - View Dependent Claims (72, 73, 74)
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75. A method for registering registrants comprising:
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connecting to the Internet using a touch-sensitive device;
logging onto a registration server via the Internet;
downloading a registration template;
entering registrant information into the registration template and entering a digitized biometric signature via the touch-sensitive device;
communicating the entered voter information and the entered digitized biometric signature to a registration server;
receiving confirmation of registration according to the communicated entered registrant information and the communicated entered digitized biometric signature. - View Dependent Claims (76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81)
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