KR100478707B1 - On-off line integrated type electronic voting and ballot counting system and method of the same - Google Patents

Abstract

According to the present invention, the voter votes through a simple button operation on the voting apparatus, and the result is stored in the database, and the voting result is automatically counted at the end of the voting. The present invention relates to an on-offline integrated electronic voting and counting system and a method thereof.

On-off-line integrated electronic voting and ballot system according to the present invention, the left and right body portion predetermined position slots of a predetermined size formed to be able to insert and withdraw ballots, and a plurality of button portions for selecting candidates; A ballot paper sensing means installed in the body portion, a moving means for allowing the ballot paper sensing means to move left and right, a control unit electrically storing the data for the candidate in the data storage unit and connected to the button unit, and the control unit; A paint driving signal generator which is electrically connected to the paint driving signal generator to generate a paint driving signal through the controller, a driving device installed in the body of the apparatus and controlled by the paint driving signal generator, and driven by the driving device. A plurality of seals, including seals installed on the stamps, stamped downwards and stamped on the corresponding portions of the ballot; A paint driver of the control unit, a motor drive signal generation unit electrically connected to the control unit to generate a drive signal to the moving unit according to the control signal of the control unit, and the ballot paper according to the control signal of the control unit electrically connected to the control unit A voting apparatus including a motor driving signal generator for generating a control signal to operate the sensing means, an inclination tray installed at one side of the apparatus to allow the voting paper passing through the exit slot to be inserted into the voting box correctly; A central electoral commission server that is electrically connected to the control unit of the voting device and automatically records the candidates and other data corresponding to the button signal, and can be linked at the time of counting through the database and the communication network to collect election results. Characterized in that configured.

According to the on-offline integrated electronic voting and voting system according to the present invention, it is possible to computerize voting and voting while using existing ballots and voting facilities and environments without significantly changing the voting paper and voting and counting more safely and quickly. There is an effect to proceed.

Description

ON-OFF LINE INTEGRATED TYPE ELECTRONIC VOTING AND BALLOT COUNTING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF THE SAME}

The present invention relates to an on-offline integrated electronic voting and ballot counting system and method thereof, and in particular, a voter casts a ballot by a simple button operation on the voting apparatus, the result of which is stored in a database, and the voting result is automatically generated at the end of the voting. The present invention relates to an on-offline integrated electronic voting and counting system and method thereof, in which not only the voter can vote easily, but also the counting time is reduced.

There are many elections including presidential elections, local council elections, and parliamentary elections. After the election, the Election Commission had to mobilize quite a lot of people to count votes, which caused time and money.

In addition, during elections, voters go to the polls and stamp the ballots, which are often not accurate. In many cases, the wrong votes are often missed, resulting in failure to vote for the candidates they want.

The polling result counting is currently used as a useful method for exit surveys, but this method cannot be counted correctly, so the counting result through the counting voters is completed to be sure of the result. Therefore, the current situation is required to improve not only voting but also counting.

Accordingly, the present invention is to solve the conventional problems as described above, the voter can easily identify the candidates who participated in the election, can be easily stamped on the ballot, and the aggregation is accurate in a short time on-line integrated electronic voting And a billing system and a method thereof.

According to one preferred embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object, the left and right body portion predetermined position is a slot of a predetermined size formed to be inserted and withdrawn ballot paper,

A number of button parts which can choose a candidate,

Ballot paper sensing means installed in the body portion,

Moving means for moving the ballot sheet sensing means left and right;

A control unit for storing data on the candidates in a data storage unit and electrically connected to the button unit;

A painting drive signal generation unit electrically connected to the control unit to generate a painting drive signal through the control unit;

A driving device installed in the body of the device and controlled by the painting drive signal generator, and a painting installed inside by the driving of the driving device, and the coating is pushed downward to seal the corresponding portion of the ballot paper. Painting drive unit,

A motor drive signal generation unit electrically connected to the control unit to generate a drive signal to the moving unit according to a control signal of the control unit;

A motor drive signal generation unit electrically connected to the control unit and generating a control signal to operate the ballot paper detecting means according to a control signal of the control unit;

A ballot device installed on one side of the apparatus and including an inclination tray configured to insert the ballot paper passing through the outlet slot accurately into the ballot box;

A database electrically connected to the control unit of the voting apparatus and automatically recording candidates and other data corresponding to the button signal;

Provided is an on-offline integrated electronic voting and ballot system comprising a central election commission server connected to the database through a communication network to aggregate election results.

Preferably, the voting apparatus is characterized in that the front portion is formed of a transparent material so that the voter can proceed to vote while visually confirming the process by which the ballot is put into progress.

Also preferably, the moving means is fixed to the rotating shaft of the left and right rollers inside the front and rear body portion of the ballot device, and has a predetermined width capable of moving left and right in accordance with the rotation of the roller while contacting the cylindrical body portion of the roller. The roller is made of a belt, and the drive signal is transmitted to the drive motor through the motor drive signal generation unit electrically connected according to the control signal of the controller, the drive motor is driven, and then interlocked with the drive shaft and the gear engagement of the drive motor. Possible combination is characterized in that the rotational movement is possible.

Also preferably, the ballot paper detecting means is provided with a sensing sensor for sensing the ballot paper injected through the straight slot of the right body portion of the ballot device, respectively inside the inlet slot and the outlet slot, the inside of the inlet slot and outlet slot There is a pair of rollers in close contact with each other loosely near the center portion, the ballot paper detection means is activated for the input and discharge of the ballot paper through the sensor, the sensor is electrically connected to the control unit, respectively When the detection signal is received through the detection sensor, the control unit applies a control signal to an electrically connected motor drive signal generation unit and generates a driving signal for driving the roller, wherein the roller is in accordance with the control signal of the control unit. Drive to drive motor through electrically connected motor drive signal generator The signal is transmitted to the drive motor is driven, it is characterized in that the rotational movement is possible by being coupled to the drive shaft and the drive shaft of the drive motor, such as interlocking engagement.

Preferably, the database has only one side connected to the control unit and the other side is not connected to the other device, and when the voting ends, it is connected to the central NEC server through a public communication network via a port connection device. An on-offline integrated electronic voting and counting system is provided that is configured to aggregate election results.

According to another aspect of the invention, the step of detecting the input of the ballot paper through the sensor of the ballot sensing means;

Moving the ballot paper to the work space of the ballot paper sensing means according to the detection signal of the sensing means;

When the candidate selection button signal is input, stamping the ballot paper by operating the painting driver corresponding to the selection button through the painting driving signal generator under the control of the controller;

Determining whether a confirmation button signal is input;

If a confirmation button is input, voting is completed by transmitting and storing data corresponding to the candidate in a database; And

An on-offline integrated electronic voting and ballot counting method is provided, comprising: moving the ballot so that the ballot is correctly put in the ballot box.

Preferably, after the stamping step, the apparatus for voting stops for a predetermined time and further comprises a step of visually confirming the ballot by the voter.

Also preferably, after the stamping step, if the cancel button is input, stamping all candidates on the ballot;

Transmitting the data corresponding to the cancel button to a database so that the voting result data is invalidated and storing the data, thereby completing the tolling; And

And moving the ballot so that the ballot is correctly put in the ballot box.

Also preferably, the ballots stored in the ballot box are characterized in that voting result data can be collectively collected through an OMR card reader.

Also preferably, the step of connecting one side of the database that has been separated after the completion of the administration to the public communication network to enable data transmission to the central monitoring station server,

Comprising the step of calculating the final voting results by collecting and summing the data in the Central Commissioner server.

Hereinafter, an on-offline integrated electronic voting system and method according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a schematic system configuration diagram of an on-offline integrated electronic voting system according to the present invention. As shown in the drawing, a predetermined size of a ballot device 100 (approximately the size of a printer) is located at a predetermined location within a polling place. For example, it is installed on a table.

The voting apparatus 100 has a 'b' shaped side, and when viewed from the front, the front part 112 of the voting apparatus 100 is formed of a transparent material, for example, a material such as thin glass or synthetic resin panel. Through this, the voter can proceed while voting while visually checking the process in which the ballot paper 400 is input and progressed.

The slots 110a and 111a (not shown) of a predetermined size are formed at predetermined positions of the left and right body parts 110 and 111 of the voting apparatus 100. The left and right body parts 110 and 111 become ballot outlets and ballot inlet body parts. On the other hand, the ballot paper outlet body portion is provided with an inclined tray 200, the inclined tray 200 is spread over the inlet 310 of the ballot box 300, the ballot paper 400 coming out along the inclined tray 200 is exactly the above Positioned to be put into the ballot box (300).

On the other hand, the front panel control panel 120 of the voting apparatus 100 is provided with a plurality of buttons (121-1 ~ 121-N). The two button portions at the end of the button portion are respectively a confirmation button for inputting a confirmation signal after the completion of voting and an invalid button for invalidating the vote when the voter does not vote for the desired candidate after the voting is completed. In addition, the remaining button parts are installed as many candidates as candidates for the election, and although not shown in the button parts, each candidate's photo, political party, and career are simply displayed so that voters can easily identify candidates to vote. Perform the display function together. When the button parts 121-1 to 121 -N are pressed, the display signal and the voting time for each candidate through the control unit 500 electrically connected to the button parts 121-1 to 121 -N. A signal is transmitted to the database 700 so that data such as year, month, day, hour, minute, second), unique number, year number, candidate number, area code, and the like are automatically recorded. On the other hand, the database 700 is connected to the central office server server 800 through the public communication network 30 to transmit data. Of course, the central commissioner server 800 is connected through a plurality of databases and communication networks 30 installed in each region to aggregate the data after the end of the vote.

Of course, in another embodiment, the database 700 may be networked via a separate terminal (UTP cable) through a communication network 30 in a database server (not shown) or a juke box installed in a separate place where all can be monitored. By linking the data together, the election results can be confirmed within minutes. Of course, the database server may also be connected to the central NEC server through the communication network (30). The database server may be connected to the database 700 with only one connection port to collect data to prevent hacking or other external connection, and may immediately collect data after the election is finished.

Reference numeral 140 denotes a moving means, which is installed in the voting apparatus 100, and has a structure capable of performing forward and reverse rotation by the width of the voting apparatus 100.

The moving means 140 is fixed to the rotating shaft 142 of the left and right rollers 144 inside the front and rear body parts 120 and 121 of the voting device 100, while contacting the cylindrical body portion of the roller 144 It consists of a belt 146 having a predetermined width capable of moving left and right according to the rotation of the roller 144. The driving means for rotating the roller 144 is shown simply for convenience. That is, the driving signal is transmitted to the driving motor 522 through the motor driving signal generator 520 electrically connected according to the control signal of the controller 500 to drive the driving motor 522, and then the driving motor 522. The rotational movement is possible by interlocking with the drive shaft and gear engagement coupling.

Reference numeral 150 denotes a ballot paper detecting means installed on the upper surface of the belt 142 of the moving means 140, and is introduced through the slot-shaped slot 111a of the right body portion 111 of the voting apparatus 100. Detection sensors 156-1 and 156-2 detecting the ballot paper 400 are installed inside the inlet slot 152 and the outlet slot 154, respectively. The detection sensors 156-1 and 156-2 may include, for example, an infrared light receiver and a light emitter. In addition, inside the inlet slot 152 and the outlet slot 154, a pair of rollers 158-1 and 158-2 are positioned loosely in contact with each other near the center portion. As a result, the ballot paper detecting means 150 is operated to insert and unload the ballot paper 400 through the sensing sensors 156-1 and 156-2. The sensing sensors 156-1 and 156-2 are electrically connected to the control unit 500, respectively, and when the sensing signal is received through the sensing sensors 156-1 and 156-2, the control unit 500 drives an electrically connected motor. A control signal is applied to the signal generator 530 and accordingly a driving signal for driving the rollers 158-1 and 158-2 is generated. The driving means for rotating the rollers 158-1 and 158-2 is omitted for convenience (the driving motor is omitted). In brief, a driving signal is transmitted to a driving motor (not shown) through a motor driving signal generator 530 electrically connected according to a control signal of the controller 500 to drive the driving motor, and then the driving shaft of the driving motor. The rollers 158-1, 158-2 are rotatably coupled to each other such as gear meshing to allow rotational motion.

On the other hand, a signal by the button manipulation operation of the button parts 121-1 to 121 -N is received by the control part 500, and a signal corresponding to the signal is received through the control part 500 through the painting driving signal generation part 540. Is delivered. The painting driving signal generator 540 applies a driving signal to the painting driving unit to drive painting according to the corresponding button signal.

Although not shown in detail, the plurality of paint driving parts 161-1 to 161 -N corresponding to the plurality of button parts 121-1 to 121 -N are driven according to the driving signal of the paint driving signal generator 540. For example, a device such as a solenoid valve (not shown) is installed to push down the coating (162-1 to 162-N) installed therein so as to accurately seal the corresponding portion of the ballot paper 400. .

The controller 500 includes a data storage unit 510 in which data of candidates corresponding to the plurality of button units 121-1 to 121 -N are stored. Therefore, the requested data is transmitted to the database 700 together with the data corresponding to the button operation of the voter.

Preferably, only one side of the database 700 is connected to the control unit 500 and the other side is not connected to another device, and when the voting ends, the database 700 is shared through a port connection device (not shown). It is characterized in that it is configured to be connected to the central NEC server 800 through the communication network 30 to count the election results.

2 is a diagram illustrating a database structure of an on-offline integrated voting system according to the present invention. As shown in the figure, the database items stored in the database 700 are the voting time (year, month, day, hour, minute, second), unique number, year number, candidate number, area code (election district, etc.). to be.

Of course, the above item may be added.

3 is an operational flowchart of an on-offline integrated voting system according to the present invention. As shown in the figure, after the voter arrives at the polling place and confirms his / her identity, he receives the ballot paper 400, enters a specific polling place, and passes the ballot through the right slot 111a of the balloting device 100 installed at the polling place. Injecting the ballot 400 into the inlet slot 152 of the ballot sensing means 150 at the same time, the sensor 156-1 detects the input of the ballot (S2).

Thereafter, the detection signal from the detection sensor 156-1 is transmitted to the control unit 500, and then the motor driving signal generation unit 530 operates under the control of the control unit, resulting in the roller 158 of the ballot sensing unit 150. -1) while the ballot paper 400 is moved to the workspace (S) of the ballot paper detection means 150 (S4, S6).

Thereafter, when the voter checks the candidate on the front operation panel 120 in the voting apparatus 100 and presses one of the plurality of candidate selection buttons 121-1 to 121-N (S8), the selection button 121- The signal for the corresponding button is transmitted to the control unit 500 electrically connected to 1 to 121 -N, and the control unit 500 transmits a signal corresponding to the corresponding button input signal to the painting driving signal generation unit 540, and The painting driving signal generator 540 transmits a driving signal to the painting driving unit so that the painting driving units 161-1 to 161 -N corresponding to the transmitted button input signals are operated. Thereafter, the painting driving units 161-1 to 161 -N are operated to seal the voting paper 400 located in the voting paper detecting means 150 (S10). After this stamping step, the voting device 100 stops working for a few seconds for the voter's confirmation procedure. The voter can visually check the ballot paper 400 through the transparent front part 112.

Thereafter, the controller 500 determines whether a confirmation button is input from the voter (S12). If the confirmation button is input, the data corresponding to the candidate voted by the voter is read in the pre-stored data storage unit 510 and transmitted to store the predetermined data in the database 700 (S13). By transmitting a control signal to the motor drive signal generator 520 to move the moving means 140 and eventually the ballot paper detection means 150 having the ballot paper 400 is the ballot paper exit of the ballot device 100 To reach the slot-shaped slot (110a) of the left body portion 110, which is the body portion, and then applying a drive signal to the motor drive signal generator 530 drive roller (158-2) of the ballot paper detection means 150 By being rotated, the ballot paper 400 exits the slot 110a. This ballot paper 400 is put into the ballot box 300 via the inclined tray 200 (S14).

On the other hand, if the confirmation button is not input in step S12, the control unit 500 determines whether the cancel button is input (S16). If the cancel button is input, the control unit 500 transmits a driving signal to the painting driving signal generator 540, and the painting driving signal generator 540 has all the painting driving units 161-1 to 161-N. Generates a drive signal to be driven. As a result, a seal is stamped on all candidate stamp fields of the ballot paper (S18), and later this table data is treated as an invalid vote. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S13 and proceeds in the same way to step S14 moving to the ballot box.

The ballot paper 400 is the same as the existing ballot paper, in the case of OMR card paper can check the check if the OMR card recognition device that is generalized when there is objection to the table calculated by the computer.

The present invention is not limited to the contents of the above embodiments, and those skilled in the art will be able to modify and add various embodiments with reference to the embodiments of the present invention.

According to the on-offline integrated electronic voting and counting system and method thereof according to the present invention, it is possible to computerize voting and counting at the same time without significantly changing the existing ballot paper, voting facilities and environment, thereby making it safer and faster. It has the effect of voting and counting.

In addition, according to the on-offline integrated electronic voting and counting system and the method according to the present invention, by providing a button that puts the candidate's business card or business card plate photos, materials, etc. on the system, the candidate and number and the number of candidates to be elected to the voter By recognizing the image clearly, it has the effect of preventing voting mistakes and errors.

In addition, the result of the voting stored in the database or the database server and the jukebox as the external storage device has the effect of immediately checking the result within minutes with the end of the voting. The storage device, of course, is blocked from any external connection to a public place such as a ballot box, so that the device is connected only to the device during the election process, thereby eliminating the risk of manipulation and hacking from the outside.

On the other hand, since the contents of the ballot on the offline ballot are in the ballot box, if there is an objection and a problem, it can be inspected through the offline confirmation procedure. Mechanically stamped ballots can be calculated by high-speed scanning with OMR devices.

1 is a system configuration diagram for an on-offline integrated electronic voting and counting system according to the present invention.

2 is a diagram illustrating a database structure of an on-offline integrated electronic voting and counting system according to the present invention.

3 is an operational flowchart of an on-offline integrated electronic voting and counting system according to the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

30: public network 100: voting apparatus

200: inclined tray 300: ballot box

400: ballot 500

520,530: motor drive signal generator

540: paint drive signal generation unit

700: database 800: central duct server

Claims (10)

A predetermined slot having a predetermined size formed to insert and withdraw a ballot at a predetermined position of the left and right body parts; A number of button parts which can choose a candidate, Ballot paper sensing means installed in the body portion, Moving means for moving the ballot sheet sensing means left and right; A control unit for storing data on the candidates in a data storage unit and electrically connected to the button unit; A painting drive signal generation unit electrically connected to the control unit to generate a painting drive signal through the control unit; A driving device installed in the body of the device and controlled by the painting drive signal generator, and a painting installed inside by the driving of the driving device, and the coating is pushed downward to seal the corresponding portion of the ballot paper. Painting drive unit, A motor drive signal generation unit electrically connected to the control unit to generate a drive signal to the moving unit according to a control signal of the control unit; A motor drive signal generation unit electrically connected to the control unit and generating a control signal to operate the ballot paper detecting means according to a control signal of the control unit; A ballot device installed on one side of the apparatus and including an inclination tray configured to insert the ballot paper passing through the outlet slot accurately into the ballot box; A database electrically connected to the control unit of the voting apparatus and automatically recording candidates and other data corresponding to the button signal; On-offline integrated electronic voting and ballot counting system, characterized in that consisting of a central election commission server that is connected through the database and the communication network to aggregate the election results. The on-offline integrated electronic voting and ballot counting according to claim 1, wherein the voting device is formed of a transparent material so that the voter can proceed with voting while visually checking the ballot paper input process. system. The rotating means of the left and right rollers are fixed to the inside of the front and rear body parts of the ballot device, and the moving means has a predetermined width that can move left and right in accordance with the rotation of the roller while contacting the cylindrical body part of the roller. It is made of a belt, the roller is a drive signal is transmitted to the drive motor through the motor drive signal generator electrically connected in accordance with the control signal of the control unit is driven the drive motor, and then the drive shaft and the gear meshing engagement of the drive motor On-offline integrated electronic voting and counting system, characterized in that the rotational movement is possible by interlocking. According to claim 1, The ballot paper detection means has a sensing sensor for sensing the ballot paper injected through the straight slot of the right body portion of the ballot device is installed inside the inlet slot and the outlet slot, respectively, the inlet slot and the outlet slot Inside the center, a pair of rollers are positioned slightly loosely in contact with each other, and the ballot paper sensing means is operated to insert and unload the ballot paper through the sensor, and the sensor is electrically connected to the controller. When the detection signal is received through the detection sensor, the control unit applies a control signal to the motor driving signal generation unit electrically connected to the control signal, and generates a driving signal for driving the roller, and the roller is connected to the control signal of the control unit. Drive motor drive signal through the motor drive signal generator electrically connected accordingly On-offline integrated electronic voting and counting system, characterized in that the drive is driven to drive the drive motor, the drive shaft and the drive shaft of the drive motor is coupled to be interlocked to enable rotational movement. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the operation panel includes one or more selection buttons for selecting candidates, a confirmation button for confirming completion of the selection, a cancel button for canceling the selection, and an invalid button for invalidating the voting. Throwing and counting device characterized in that provided. Detecting input of the ballot paper through a detection sensor of the ballot paper detecting means; Moving the ballot paper to the work space of the ballot paper sensing means according to the detection signal of the sensing means; When the candidate selection button signal is input, stamping the ballot paper by operating the painting driver corresponding to the selection button through the painting driving signal generator under the control of the controller; Determining whether a confirmation button signal is input; If a confirmation button is input, voting is completed by transmitting and storing data corresponding to the candidate in a database; And Moving the ballot so that the ballot is correctly put in the ballot box; on-offline integrated electronic voting and counting method comprising a. The on-offline integrated electronic voting and counting method according to claim 6, further comprising a step in which the voting apparatus is stopped for a predetermined time after the stamping step and the voter visually checks the ballot. The method of claim 6, further comprising: stamping all candidates on the ballot if the cancel button is input after the stamping step; Voting is completed by transmitting and storing data corresponding to the cancel button in a database so that voting result data is invalidated; And Moving the ballot so that the ballot is correctly put in the ballot box; on-offline integrated electronic voting and counting method comprising a. The on-offline integrated electronic voting and ballot counting method of claim 6, wherein the ballots stored in the ballot box are aggregated through the OMR card reader. The method of claim 6, further comprising: connecting one side of the database, which has been separated after the completion of the administration, to a public telecommunication network to enable data transmission to a central monitoring server; On-offline integrated electronic voting and counting method characterized in that it further comprises the step of finalizing the voting results by collecting and summing the data in the central election commission server.