SECURE VOTING VIA MULTIMEDIA PROCESSING RESOURCES
First Claim
1. A voting server for receiving votes from a multimedia processing resource (MPR), the voting server comprising machine executable instructions stored on at least one tangible computer readable medium, the instructions including instructions for:
- determining whether a user location is an approved location;
determining whether an MPR communication path is an approved path; and
responsive to determining that the user location is an approved location and the MPR communication path is an approved path;
accessing ballot data;
presenting a ballot to a user, wherein the ballot is based on the ballot data; and
accepting a user input to select an element from the ballot.
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Abstract
A voting server receives votes from a multimedia processing resource (MPR) and executes instructions for determining whether a user location is an approved voting location and determining whether an MPR communication path is an approved path. If the user location is an approved voting location and the MPR communication path is an approved path, ballot data is accessed, a ballot based on the ballot data is presented to a user, and user input is accepted to select an element from the ballot.
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25 Claims
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1. A voting server for receiving votes from a multimedia processing resource (MPR), the voting server comprising machine executable instructions stored on at least one tangible computer readable medium, the instructions including instructions for:
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determining whether a user location is an approved location; determining whether an MPR communication path is an approved path; and responsive to determining that the user location is an approved location and the MPR communication path is an approved path; accessing ballot data; presenting a ballot to a user, wherein the ballot is based on the ballot data; and accepting a user input to select an element from the ballot. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A multimedia processing resource (MPR) comprising:
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a network interface for communicating with a content provider over a communication path associated with a line information data base identifier; a wireless interface for receiving location data to determine whether a user location is an approved location; a ballot application module stored on a tangible computer readable medium, wherein the ballot module is for presenting a ballot to a user; and a remote control interface for accepting a user input to select an element from the ballot. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A service for accepting votes from a multimedia processing resource (MPR), the service comprising:
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enabling a voting server to determine whether an MPR communication path is an approved path; enabling the voting server to determine whether a user location is an approved voting location; and responsive to determining that the user location is an approved voting location and responsive to determining that the MPR communication path is an approved path; enabling an MPR to present a ballot to a user; and enabling the MPR to accept a user input to select at least one element from the ballot. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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