Biometrics-based voting

• US 20030182182A1
• Filed: 12/18/2000
• Published: 09/25/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 12/18/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Robert W. Kocher
• Original Assignee: Robert W. Kocher
• Inventors: Kocher, Robert W.
• Application Number:
  US09/738,349
• Publication Number:
  US 20030182182A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/12
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 13/00 Voting apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/37 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voice recognition

Abstract

A simplified computerized voting information system that encompasses voting through a voice communication system using the voter'"'"'s voice in conjunction with their social security number, driver'"'"'s license number, telephone number to verify the person and register their vote. This database will be used for registration of a person to vote. It contains a database of known records of a person such as a telephone directory which contain the person'"'"'s name, phone number, address, social security number and driver'"'"'s license number. This database is the main source which the system will verify a user'"'"'s identity against. Using the “Caller Id” a function of most phone today, the computerized system will recognize the incoming phone number and register it in the system. Upon its registration of this phone number, it will enter into a verification mode where it will search for the person'"'"'s record of telephone in the directory database until a match is found. Upon an affirmative match, the system will then ask the user to input their voice data by talking into the phone. The person will say their phone number. The computerized system will then record the voice data into a template. When the user decides to vote, he/she will call at the designated voting period. The computerized system will answer and ask for their social security number or telephone number etc. It will then record that voice data and compare it to the template. The system will locate that person'"'"'s record by recognizing the actual numbers that the person states and search for that person'"'"'s record. Upon successful location of that record, the system will locate the template and compare it to the recently spoken voice data. If the match is success, the voter will be permitted to vote and enter into the voting process.

Claims

1. A method of electronic voting system comprising:

an eligible voter;

an electronic communication media device;

a database of unique identifiers of said electronic communication media device;

a unique voter identifier;

a database of said unique voter identifiers;

said eligible voter'"'"'s biometric data;

a database of said eligible voter'"'"'s biometric data;

an electronic communication voting ballot; and

a system for recording and tallying votes.

2. The electronic voting system of claim 1 wherein the communications media device is a telephone.

3. The electronic voting system of claim 1 wherein the unique voting identifier is a social security number.

4. The electronic voting system of claim 1 wherein the biometrics is a person'"'"'s voice.

5. The electronic voting system of claim 1 wherein the biometrics is a subset from the list of fingerprint, face, iris, and hand.

6. The electronic voting system of claim 1 wherein the communication media means is the internet;

7. The electronic voting system of claim 1 wherein the communications device is a computer.

8. The electronic voting system of claim 1 wherein the communication language offered to the voter can be of multiple languages.

9. The electronic voting system of claim 1 wherein the said unique identifiers include a digital signature.