Federated Voting With Criteria-Based Discrimination
First Claim
1. A method for federated voting with criteria-based discrimination, the method comprising:
- attempting registration of a voter for a voting scenario via a device of a federation of devices;
discriminating the registration attempt using registration criteria, the registration attempt being successful only if the registration criteria are met; and
if the registration attempt is approved,registering the voter via the device of a federation of devices for the voting scenario, andregistering the presence of the voter for the voting scenario.
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Abstract
Technology for use with computing devices, particularly mobile devices and wireless networks supporting federation, enabling people, devices, systems, or the like to join together in electronic federations for purposes of voting or the like. The votes in such voting situations may be weighted based on various criteria associated with the voter, the subject of the vote, and/or other criteria relevant to the voting scenario. The technology also enables users to monitor a voting scenario in real-time and tailor their own voting or decisions or the like to the scenario, even as it unfolds.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for federated voting with criteria-based discrimination, the method comprising:
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attempting registration of a voter for a voting scenario via a device of a federation of devices; discriminating the registration attempt using registration criteria, the registration attempt being successful only if the registration criteria are met; and if the registration attempt is approved, registering the voter via the device of a federation of devices for the voting scenario, and registering the presence of the voter for the voting scenario. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A federated voting system comprising:
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a voting scenario manager including a voting scenario list; a registration manager operable to register a potential voter for a voting scenario in the voting scenario list, the potential voter being considered a registered voter once registered; and a vote manager operable to provide a ballot to the registered voter and accept a vote from the registered voter, the vote associated with the ballot. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of federated voting via devices and using discrimination criteria, the method comprising:
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registering a user to vote in a voting scenario via a device if the user meets registration criteria, the device federated with a plurality of devices via a network, receiving a vote from the user via the device; weighting the vote using weighting criteria forming a weighted vote; and applying the weighted vote to the voting scenario. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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