Wireless voting method
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1. A wireless voting method restricting the registration of votes to votes from voters within an authorized voting region bounded by optically opaque walls, the method comprising:
- arranging an optical output arrangement in the authorized voting region;
optically outputting an optical voting indication from the optical arrangement based on a signal from a voting controller, the optical output being the only output of the voting indication, thereby restricting the voting indication to the authorized voting region, -the optical voting indication comprising an optical output transmitted into and restricted within the authorized voting region and being directed to and the same for all voters;
providing a portable handsets to each of a plurality of voters to enable each voter to input a vote and to carry the handset into and out of the authorized voting region;
controlling each handsets to receive a vote input by a voter, and to receive a vote enabling input derived from the optical voting indication, the vote enabling input being the same for all the handsets, the plurality of handsets being capable of electromagnetically transmitting the vote input by a user to the voting controller;
controlling the voting controller to receive and process transmitted vote inputs, said voting controller being capable of registering the vote inputs; and
controlling the voting controller and/or each handset in response to the vote enabling input to enable the vote inputs to be processed and registered,wherein any vote inputs received by handsets that did not receive the vote enabling input are disregarded.
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Abstract
A wireless voting method is disclosed. The method comprises generating an optical voting indication (140), and controlling a plurality of handsets (112), capable of electromagnetically transmitting a vote input (150) by a user, and a vote registering arrangement (130), capable of receiving and registering transmitted votes, to register votes for handsets responding to the optical indication (140) in a predetermined manner.
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41 Claims
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1. A wireless voting method restricting the registration of votes to votes from voters within an authorized voting region bounded by optically opaque walls, the method comprising:
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arranging an optical output arrangement in the authorized voting region; optically outputting an optical voting indication from the optical arrangement based on a signal from a voting controller, the optical output being the only output of the voting indication, thereby restricting the voting indication to the authorized voting region, -the optical voting indication comprising an optical output transmitted into and restricted within the authorized voting region and being directed to and the same for all voters; providing a portable handsets to each of a plurality of voters to enable each voter to input a vote and to carry the handset into and out of the authorized voting region; controlling each handsets to receive a vote input by a voter, and to receive a vote enabling input derived from the optical voting indication, the vote enabling input being the same for all the handsets, the plurality of handsets being capable of electromagnetically transmitting the vote input by a user to the voting controller; controlling the voting controller to receive and process transmitted vote inputs, said voting controller being capable of registering the vote inputs; and controlling the voting controller and/or each handset in response to the vote enabling input to enable the vote inputs to be processed and registered, wherein any vote inputs received by handsets that did not receive the vote enabling input are disregarded. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A wireless voting system for restricting registration of votes to votes from voters within an authorized voting region bounded by optically opaque walls, the system comprising:
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a voting controller having an interface to provide an output to generate an optical voting indication in the authorized voting region for voting validation, a reception device for receiving electromagnetically transmitted vote inputs, and a processor programmed to register vote inputs, wherein the optical voting indication is the same for all the voters; an optical output arrangement for outputting the optical voting indication directed to all voters into and restricted within the authorized voting region; and a plurality of handsets portable inside and outside the authorized voting region for carrying by the voters, each handset comprising an input arrangement for receiving a vote enabling input derived from the optical voting indication and a vote input from a user, and a transmission device for electromagnetically transmitting the vote input, wherein the vote enabling input is the same for all the handsets; the voting controller and/or each handset being adapted to cause the vote input to be registered by the voting controller if the vote enabling input is received at the handset. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A wireless voting method comprising:
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displaying a voting indication on at least one display screen in a room, the display being the only output of the voting indication, thereby restricting the voting indication to the room, the voting indication being the same for all voters; providing a plurality of portable handsets to voters to enable to the handsets to be carried into and out of the room; and controlling each handset to enable the voting indication and a vote input to be received as an input from a voter, each handset being capable of electromagnetically transmitting the vote input by a user to a vote registering arrangement, wherein each handset and/or the vote registering arrangement are controlled to register votes for each handset when the voting indication is received as an input from a voter.
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38. A wireless voting system comprising:
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a voting controller for controlling at least one display screen in a room to display a voting indication, the display being the only output of the voting indication, thereby restricting the voting indication to the room, the voting indication being the same for all voters; and a plurality of portable handsets capable of being carried by voters into and out of the room, each handset being adapted to enable the voting indication and a vote input to be received as an input from a voter, each handset being capable of electromagnetically transmitting the vote input by a user to the voting controller, wherein each handset and/or the voting controller are adapted to be controlled to register votes for each handset when the voting indication is received as an input from a voter.
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39. A wireless voting system for restricting the registration of votes to within an authorized voting region, the system comprising:
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voting control means to generate and output an optical voting indication into and restricted within the authorized voting region for voting validation, to receive electromagnetically transmitted vote inputs, and to register vote inputs, the optical voting indication being the same for all voters; and a plurality of handsets portable inside and outside the authorized voting region, each handset comprising input means for receiving a vote enabling input derived from the optical voting indication and a vote input from a user, and a transmission means for electromagnetically transmitting the vote input, the vote enabling input being the same for all the handsets; the voting control means and/or each handset being adapted to cause the vote input to be registered by the voting controller if the vote enabling input is received at the handset.
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40. A wireless voting method comprising:
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transmitting an optical voting indication into a room; providing a plurality of portable handsets to voters to enable the handsets to be carried into and out of the room; and controlling each handset to optically receive the transmitted optical voting indication and to enable a vote to be received as an input from a voter, each handset being capable of electromagnetically transmitting the vote input by a user to a vote registering arrangement, wherein each handset and/or the vote registering arrangement are controlled to register votes for each handset when the optical voting indication is optically received by a handset.
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41. A wireless voting system comprising:
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a voting controller for transmitting an optical voting indication into a room and for registering vote inputs; and a plurality of portable handsets capable of enabling the handsets to be carried into and out of the room by voters, each handset being adapted to optically receive the transmitted optical voting indication and to enable a vote input to be received as an input from a voter, each handset being capable of electromagnetically transmitting the vote input by a user to a vote registering arrangement, wherein each handset and/or the vote registering arrangement are adapted to be controlled to register votes for each handset when the optical voting indication is optically received by a handset.
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