TWM644552U - Computerized Election Counting and Verification System - Google Patents

Abstract

A computerized election counting and verification system includes a vote collection and counting module, a ballot identification module, a memory module, a central processing module and a ticket counting module. The vote counting module is used to count the number of votes received. The ballot identification module is used to simultaneously read and identify the special stamp on each ballot and the corresponding candidate number, generate corresponding ballot identification results, and count the number of used ballots at the same time. The central processing module is used to receive the number of received ballots sent by the ticket collection and counting module, and to receive the ballot recognition results and the number of used ballots sent by the ballot recognition module. Identify the results to count and update the number of votes for the corresponding candidates or count the results of invalid votes. Finally, the billing result is outputted through the counting unit and the screen display unit.

Description

Computerized Election Counting and Verification System

A vote counting system, especially a computerized election counting and verification system.

Press, due to the rapid development of technology, many important electronic information are often stored in the cloud and computer equipment through the network. Although the convenience of data processing and use has been improved, it is often heard that electronic information is easy to be stolen, tampered with, and falsified. In order to avoid such risks, some extremely important information is still processed in traditional paper form. But in this way, manual counting, confirmation, and checking are also prone to human negligence, and human fraud and fraud may also occur. For example, after the election tickets are printed, the votes are counted manually, but it is difficult to control missing or over-counted votes, and it is difficult to check them later. Solve the problems in the prior art, such as inefficiency, mistrust, and human negligence, caused by manual processing of anonymous ballot papers.

Therefore, how to solve the problems and deficiencies of the above-mentioned prior art is the subject that the related industry is eager to research and develop.

This creation provides a computerized election counting and verification system, especially for election occasions where secret ballots are used. The computerized election counting and verification system includes a vote counting module, a ballot identification module, a memory module, Central processing module and billing module. The ticket counting module is used to count the number of ballots that have been collected, which is defined as the number of received ballots, where the number of received ballots is less than or equal to the total number of eligible ballots. The ballot identification module is used to simultaneously read and identify the special stamp on each ballot and the corresponding candidate number and generate corresponding ballot identification results, and at the same time count the number of used ballots, which is defined as the number of used ballots, Among them, if the special stamp is not within the scope of the qualified area, it will be regarded as invalid. The central processing module is connected to the ticket collection and counting module, the ballot identification module and the memory module. The central processing module is used to receive the number of received ballots sent by the ticket collection and counting module, and to receive the number of votes sent by the ballot identification module The ballot identification results and the number of used ballots. The central processing module counts and updates the number of votes for the corresponding candidates or counts the results of invalid votes according to the ballot identification results received each time, and stores all the data in the memory module. . The billing module includes a counting unit and a screen display unit. The counting unit and the screen display unit are respectively connected to the central processing module. The counting unit is used to receive the corresponding number of votes or invalid votes sent by the central processing module for counting , and the screen display unit is used to receive the number of votes or invalid votes sent by the central processing module for updating and displaying.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the ballot recognition module reads and recognizes each ballot through image recognition or optical recognition.

In one embodiment of this invention, during the counting process, the number of used votes is less than or equal to the number of received votes.

In one embodiment of the present invention, after the counting of votes is completely completed, the central processing module will judge whether the number of used votes is equal to the number of received votes, so as to check the number of votes.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the computerized election counting and verification system further includes a wireless network transmission module. The wireless network transmission module is connected to the central processing module, and the central processing module is connected to the cloud network through the wireless network transmission module, and the number of received ballots, the number of used ballots, the number of votes of the corresponding candidates or The results of invalid votes are sent to the total vote counting system of the election center.

In one embodiment of this creation, the total counting system of the election center collects the number of votes or invalid votes of corresponding candidates from various local areas to perform total counting operations.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the special stamp is a Quick Response Code (QR-Code).

In one embodiment of the present invention, the special stamp is a geometric symbol, which includes a div, a triangle, a square, a polygon or a combination thereof.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the ballot identification module performs image capture on each ballot to extract a ballot image file, and sends the ballot image file to the central processing module to attach a digital certificate to the ballot image file And encrypt it to generate a ballot file for reference that cannot be modified.

To sum up, the computerized election counting and verification system disclosed in this creation can achieve the following effects: 1. There is no need to manually count, confirm and check; 2. Improve trust and eliminate human fraud, fraud and other disadvantages; and 3. Improve the overall efficiency of voting.

The detailed description of the specific embodiments below will make it easier to understand the purpose, technical content, characteristics and effects of this creation.

In order to solve the problems of inefficiency, mistrust, and human negligence in the manual processing of the existing anonymous ballots, the creator has gone through years of research and development to improve the criticism of the existing products. The follow-up will introduce in detail how this creation uses a Computerized election counting and verification system to achieve the most efficient functional demands.

Please refer to the first picture and the second picture. The first picture is a schematic diagram of the computerized election counting and verification system created by this author. The second picture is a schematic diagram of the counting process of the computerized election counting and verification system created by the author. As shown in the figure, the computerized election counting and verification system 100 of the present invention is especially suitable for election occasions where secret ballots are used. When voting by secret ballot, voters will bring their seals and ID cards to the staff to collect votes from the staff. After checking the voter’s identity, the staff will issue a ballot to the voter. This stage is the real-name system. During the operation phase of ballot papers, the staff will also count the ballot papers issued. Afterwards, the voter takes the ballot paper to a predetermined hidden area for marking, and the voter holds a marking device with a special stamp for marking. After the circle is printed, the voter will put the circled ballot into the ballot box to complete the entire voting process.

Furthermore, the computerized election counting and verification system 100 of the present invention includes a vote collection and counting module 110 , a ballot identification module 120 , a memory module 130 , a central processing module 140 and a ticket counting module 150 . The ticket collection and counting module 110 is used to assist the staff to count the number of ballots that have been collected, which is defined as the number of received ballots AN, where the number of received ballots AN is less than or equal to the total number of eligible ballots. When counting ballots, the staff will pick up the ballots in the ballot box one by one and input them one by one into the ballot identification module 120, and the ballot identification module 120 is used to simultaneously read and identify each The special stamp SP on each ballot and the corresponding candidate number will generate the ballot recognition result VR, and count the number of used ballots at the same time, which is defined as the number of used ballots VN, if the special stamp SP is not in the eligible area Within the scope, it will be considered invalid. The ballot recognition result VR can distinguish valid votes or invalid votes (that is, invalid votes), and the information of valid votes refers to knowing which candidate the ballot is for.

In this embodiment, the ballot recognition module 120 reads and recognizes each ballot through image recognition (through the image recognition unit) or optical recognition (through the optical recognition unit). It is worth mentioning that, in one embodiment, the ballot recognition module 120 will perform image capture on each ballot to extract a corresponding ballot image file, and send the ballot image file to the central processing module to convert the ballot image A digital certificate is attached to the file and encrypted to generate a backup ballot file that cannot be modified. In addition, the above-mentioned special stamp SP is a Quick Response Code (QR-Code). In other embodiments, the special stamp SP is a geometric symbol, which includes a Chinese character, triangle, square, polygon or a combination thereof, but the invention is not limited to the list here.

The central processing module 140 is connected to the ticket collection and counting module 110, the ballot identification module 120 and the memory module 130, and the central processing module 140 is used to receive the received ballots AN transmitted by the ticket collection and counting module 110, and The central processing module 140 will receive the ballot recognition result VR and the number of used ballots VN sent by the ballot recognition module 120, and the central processing module 140 will count and update the corresponding candidates according to each received ballot recognition result VR The number of votes CUN or the statistics of invalid votes AR, and all data are stored in the memory module 130, for example, the central processing module 140 will store the number of votes CUN or the statistics of invalid votes AR of the candidates in the memory module 130, even The central processing module 140 can also store the backup ballot file in the memory module 130 .

The billing module 150 includes a counting unit 152 and a screen display unit 154, the counting unit 152 and the screen display unit 154 are respectively connected to the central processing module 140, and the counting unit 152 is used to receive the corresponding candidate votes transmitted by the central processing module 140 Count CUN or invalid vote result AR to count the votes, and the screen display unit 154 is used to receive the number of candidate votes CUN or invalid vote result AR sent by the central processing module 140 for updating and displaying. It should be noted that during the counting process, the number of used ballots VN is less than or equal to the number of received ballots AN. After the counting of votes is completely completed, the central processing module 140 will judge whether the number of used ballots VN is equal to the number of received ballots AN, so as to check or verify the number of ballots.

In addition, please refer to the first picture and the third picture at the same time. The third picture is a schematic diagram of the computerized election counting and verification system connected to the total vote counting system of the election center. When voting is held in a distributed area, the computerized election counting and verification system 100 of the present invention further includes a wireless network transmission module 160 . The wireless network transmission module 160 is connected to the central processing module 140, and the central processing module 140 is connected to a cloud network CLT through the wireless network transmission module 160, and the received ballots AN, the used ballots The number VN, the corresponding number of votes CUN for the candidate or the result AR of the invalidated votes are sent to the total vote counting system 200 of an election center. In addition, the central processing module 140 can also transmit the ballot files for inspection to the total vote counting system 200 of the election center for total backup. Next, the total vote counting system 200 of the election center collects the corresponding number of votes obtained by the candidate or the results of the invalid votes from each local area to perform a total count operation.

To sum up, the computerized election counting and verification system disclosed in this creation can achieve the following effects: 1. There is no need to manually count, confirm and check; 2. Improve trust and eliminate human fraud, fraud and other disadvantages; and 3. Improve the overall efficiency of voting.

Only the above-mentioned ones are only preferred embodiments of this creation, and are not used to limit the scope of implementation of this creation. Therefore, all equal changes or modifications based on the characteristics and spirit described in the scope of application for this creation shall be included in the scope of patent application for this creation.

100:Computerized Election Counting and Verification System 110: Ticket counting module 120: Ballot recognition module 130: Memory module 140:Central processing module 150: Billing module 152: Ticket-counting unit 154: Screen display unit 160: Wireless network transmission module CLT: Cloud Network 200: Election Center Total Vote Counting System AN: Number of votes received VN: the number of votes used VR: Ballot Recognition Results CUN: Number of votes for a candidate AR: Invalid result SP: special stamp

The first picture is a schematic diagram of the computerized election counting and verification system created by the author. The second picture is a schematic diagram of the counting process of the computerized election counting and verification system created by the author. The third picture is a schematic diagram of the connection between the computerized election counting and verification system created by the author and the total vote counting system of the election center.

100:Computerized Election Counting and Verification System

110: Ticket counting module

120: Ballot recognition module

130: Memory module

140:Central processing module

150: Billing module

152: Ticket-counting unit

154: Screen display unit

160: Wireless network transmission module

CLT: Cloud Network

AN: Number of votes received

VN: the number of votes used

VR: Ballot Recognition Results

CUN: Number of votes for a candidate

AR: Invalid result

Claims (9)

A computerized election counting and verification system, especially used in secret ballot elections, the computerized election counting and verification system includes: A ticket counting module, which is used to count the number of ballots that have been collected, which is defined as the number of received ballots, wherein the number of received ballots is less than or equal to the total number of eligible ballots; A ballot identification module, which is used to simultaneously read and identify a special stamp on each ballot and a corresponding candidate number, generate a ballot identification result correspondingly, and count the number of used ballots at the same time, its definition is the number of used ballot papers, and if the special stamp is not within the scope of the eligible area, it will be regarded as invalid; a memory module; A central processing module connected to the ticket collection and counting module, the ballot identification module and a memory module, the central processing module is used to receive the number of received ballots transmitted by the ticket collection and counting module , and receive the ballot identification result and the number of used ballots sent by the ballot identification module, wherein the central processing module counts and updates the number of votes for a corresponding candidate according to the ballot identification result received each time or Count the results of a voided ticket, and store all the data in the memory module; and A billing module, which includes a counting unit and a screen display unit, the counting unit and the screen display unit are respectively connected to the central processing module, and the counting unit is used to receive the corresponding The number of votes obtained by the candidates or the results of the invalid votes is counted, and the screen display unit is used to receive the number of votes obtained by the candidates or the results of the invalid votes sent by the central processing module for updating and displaying. The computerized election counting and verification system as described in Claim 1, wherein the ballot recognition module reads and recognizes each ballot through image recognition or optical recognition. The computerized election counting and verification system as described in Claim 1, wherein during the counting process, the number of used ballots is less than or equal to the number of collected ballots. The computerized election counting and verification system as described in Claim 1, wherein after the counting of ballots is completely completed, the central processing module will judge whether the number of used ballots is equal to the number of received ballots to calculate the number of ballots Goofy. The computerized election counting and verification system as described in claim 1 further includes: a wireless network transmission module connected to the central processing module, and the central processing module passes through the wireless network transmission module to connect to a cloud network, and transmit the number of received ballots, the number of used ballots, the corresponding number of votes obtained by the candidate or the result of the invalid ballots to a total vote counting system of an election center. The computerized election counting and verification system as described in claim 5, wherein the total counting system of the election center collects the corresponding number of votes obtained by the candidates or the results of the invalid votes from various local areas to perform total counting operations. The computerized election counting and verification system as described in Claim 1, wherein the special stamp is a Quick Response Code (QR-Code). The computerized election counting and verification system as described in Claim 1, wherein the special stamp is a geometric symbol, which includes a div, triangle, square, polygon or a combination thereof. The computerized ballot counting and verification system as described in Claim 1, wherein the ballot recognition module performs image capture on each ballot to extract a corresponding ballot image file, and sends the ballot image file to the central processing The module is used to attach a digital certificate to the ballot image file and encrypt it to generate a backup ballot file that cannot be modified.

Images