System and method for anonymous message forwarding and anonymous voting
First Claim
1. A method for processing an electronic voting message, said method comprising:
- receiving the electronic voting message from a client;
removing an identity of the client from the message, wherein the removing results in an anonymous message; and
identifying one or more votes in the anonymous message.
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Abstract
A system and method for anonymous message forwarding architecture is presented. A voter sends a vote selection to a mail forwarding server that removes the identity of the voter. The mail forwarding server has administrative options given to it by the receiving server. Administrative options include the ability to manage who is authorized to vote, how often an individual is allowed to vote, and confirmation of accepting a vote from an authorized user, or confirmation of rejecting a vote from an unauthorized user. The mail forwarding server sends the anonymous vote selection to the receiving server for vote calculation. The mail forwarding server also has the ability to perform vote selection calculation and may send a single, compiled file to the receiving server.
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24 Claims
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1. A method for processing an electronic voting message, said method comprising:
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receiving the electronic voting message from a client;
removing an identity of the client from the message, wherein the removing results in an anonymous message; and
identifying one or more votes in the anonymous message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An information handling system comprising:
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one or more processors;
a memory accessible by the processors;
one or more nonvolatile storage devices accessible by the processors;
an electronic voting message handling tool to manage an electronic voting message stored on one of the nonvolatile storage devices, the electronic voting message handling tool including;
means for receiving the electronic voting message from a client;
means for removing an identity of the client from the message, wherein the removing results in an anonymous message; and
means for identifying one or more votes in the anonymous message. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer program product stored in a computer operable media for managing an electronic voting message, said computer program product comprising:
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means for receiving the electronic voting message from a client;
means for removing an identity of the client from the message, wherein the removing results in an anonymous message; and
means for identifying one or more votes in the anonymous message. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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