Registers – Coded record sensors – Particular sensor structure
Reexamination Certificate
2002-05-15
2004-08-24
Le, Thien M. (Department: 2876)
Registers
Coded record sensors
Particular sensor structure
C235S386000, C235S051000, C705S012000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06779727
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to voter ballots, which create machine-readable codes when a selection is registered for more accurate machine counting and to eliminate confusion of the voters' intent.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Briefly stated the invention is an election ballot comprising a plurality of political office candidate names printed in visible ink and a unique bar code printed for each candidate for a voter to enter a candidate selection; and a unique ballot number and bar code of that number printed on the ballot. A plurality of the ballots can be used together with a computer data base and an internet server for each voter to confirm his candidate selections were correct.
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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Fell, LLP
Labaze Edwyn
Le Thien M.
Vanguard Identification Systems, Inc.
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