Election terminal apparatus

Details Election terminal apparatus Election terminal apparatus

1995-09-20

1998-03-24

Hayes, Gail O.

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Coded record sensors

Particular sensor structure

235 51, 395352, 395353, G06F 1760, G06G 748, G06G 1300

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057322228

ABSTRACT:
An election terminal apparatus includes an integral-type display/input unit constituted by a liquid crystal display unit and a tablet unit for input data. The display unit displays a first screen including icons corresponding to candidates. A voter operates the tablet unit to designate a candidate for whom he/she wants to vote. The election terminal apparatus discriminates the candidate designated by the voter, and causes the liquid crystal display unit to display an image for allowing the voter to input the candidate name or the like with handwriting. When the voter handwrites the candidate name or the like on the table unit, the election terminal apparatus performs character recognition with respect to the handwritten pattern. When a candidate specified by the recognized characters coincides with the candidate designated first, the election terminal apparatus increments the vote count of the candidate by one.

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