WO2013191592A1

WO2013191592A1 - System for holding a vote

Info

Publication number: WO2013191592A1
Application number: PCT/RU2013/000534
Authority: WO
Inventors: Арташес Валерьевич ИКОНОМОВ
Original assignee: Ikonomov Artashes Valeryevich
Priority date: 2012-06-21
Filing date: 2013-06-24
Publication date: 2013-12-27

Abstract

The utility model relates to devices for voting, and specifically to systems for holding a vote, including client devices interconnected by means of a unified network comprising at least one server containing a module for holding a vote and a module for recording the results of a vote, connected in series, and can be used for holding actual elections and for holding votes within social networks. According to the utility model, the module for holding a vote comprises a voting preparation module and a module for running a pre-election campaign. The achieved technical result is a broadening of opportunities for using the system, by virtue of providing the possibility to prepare for voting and the possibility to run a pre-election campaign.

Description

Voting system.

This utility model relates to voting devices, in particular to voting systems, including client devices connected to each other via an integrated network including at least one server containing voting modules connected in series, a results fixing module voting and can be used to conduct both real elections and elections on social networks.

A known voting system, including client devices, connected to each other using an integrated network, including at least one server containing a series-connected voting module, a module for fixing voting results, described in the patent for utility model RF NS2305321, published 2007. The voting module contains: a block for receiving user requests, a block for identifying election commissions, a block for identifying input messages, a block for generating addresses to a server database, a switching unit for channels for issuing data, a block for receiving messages of election commissions, a block for selecting base addresses of election commissions, a block for receiving records of server database, a block for generating time intervals for receiving data. The module for fixing voting results is made in the form of a unit for calculating the current total of voting results, a unit for calculating the cumulative total of voting results, and an output data integration unit. Its disadvantage is that within the framework of this system it is impossible to raise the issue of the need for voting inside the system, to hold a referendum on it, since there is no module for preparing a vote. It is also impossible to conduct an election campaign, since the system lacks a module for maintaining an election campaign. All this limits the operation of the voting system.

The prior art also known a voting system, including client devices connected to each other using an integrated network, including at least one server, comprising a series-connected voting module and a module for fixing voting results described in the application for invention of the Russian Federation NS2291483, published 2007

The voting module contains: a block for receiving input messages, a block for receiving data from the server database, a block for identifying election commissions, first and second blocks for identifying candidate addresses, a block for selecting time cycles for issuing voting results, a block for selecting time cycles for recording voting results, a selection block time cycles for receiving input messages, a unit for generating read and write database signals. The module for fixing the voting results is made in the form of a block for generating the final data of the voting results.

This device is taken as a prototype of the proposed utility model.

Its disadvantage is also that within the framework of this system it is impossible to raise the issue of the need for voting inside the system and to hold a referendum on it, since there is no module for preparing a vote. It is also impossible to conduct an election campaign, since the system lacks a module for maintaining an election campaign. All this limits the operation of the voting system.

Based on this original observation, this useful model mainly aims to propose a voting system that allows at least mitigating the above drawback, namely, expanding the system’s operation capabilities by providing the possibility of preparing a vote and the possibility of conducting an election campaign.

To achieve this goal, the voting module includes a voting preparation module and a campaign management module.

Thanks to this, it becomes possible to raise the issue of the need for voting within the system, to hold a referendum on it, and also to conduct an election campaign by the system itself. There is a variant of the utility model in which the module for conducting an election campaign includes a module for selecting and designing a virtual 3D image of a user.

Due to this characteristic, the candidate user can choose for himself a 3D image and his design for his campaign company for public speaking to other users or for debating with other candidates.

There is also a variant of the utility model in which the module for conducting the election campaign includes a module for selecting and designing a virtual 3D image of the scene.

Due to this characteristic, the candidate user can choose for himself a 3D image of the scene and its design for his campaign company for public speaking to other users or for debating with other candidates.

The set of essential features of the proposed utility model is unknown from the prior art for devices of similar purpose, which allows us to conclude that the criterion of "novelty" for the utility model is met.

Other distinguishing features and advantages of the utility model clearly follow from the description below for illustration and not limiting, with reference to the accompanying figure, in which: - Figure 1 schematically depicts a functional diagram of the voting system according to the utility model.

The voting system contains (see Fig. 1) client devices 1 connected to a unified network 2, including at least one server 3. The server contains a series-connected voting module 4 and a module for fixing voting results 5. Voting module 4 includes voting preparation module b and election campaign management module 7.

In general, each client device 1 may be any form of computing platform connected to a network, such as a federated network

s 95 and allowing interaction with application programs. Typical examples of individual client devices include, but are not limited to, stationary and portable personal computers, “smart” cell phones, (in English, a smartphone), lightweight clients, workstations, “dumb” terminals, loo connected to the application server, and also their various layouts and configurations, which should be obvious to specialists in this field of technology, that is, as physical devices for the implementation of interaction in communication interaction systems Wii, and virtual devices implemented on programmable computer devices, and having

105 software interface for the implementation of communication functions.

Unified Network 2 includes various topologies, configurations, and layouts of interconnect components configured to interconnect corporate, global, and local area networks, and includes, without limitation, traditional but wired, wireless, satellite, optical, and equivalent network technologies that should be apparent to those skilled in the art.

The electoral campaign management module 7 includes a module for selecting and designing a virtual 3D user image (not shown in the figure). 115, the campaign management module includes a module for selecting and designing a virtual 3D scene image (not shown in the figure). All modules are interconnected by means of an integrated network: wired, wireless, satellite, optical and equivalent network technologies.

120 A utility model works as follows.

Each user of the voting system using a client device can come up with a proposal to vote. In this case, for all users are indicated:

- the period when the nomination of 125 candidates should be carried out;

- the period when the voting procedure will be carried out. Both periods are monitored by the system for correctness: the periods for the nomination of candidates should not overlap with the periods of the voting, the period between the nomination of candidates and the voting 130 should be within the time limits determined by the system.

At the same time, the user of the voting system using the client device, who initiates the voting by means of the voting preparation module 6, sends electronic signals characterizing the reasons for which he organizes the voting, goals and objectives, 135 which he sets for the future winner. The system provides the means by which the user can arrange the placement of information materials.

In the module for the preparation of voting by referendum and signal processing from users of all client devices, the issue of 140 voting or not voting is resolved.

If, as a result of processing the signals received from users, a decision to vote is not taken, then an electronic signal is received from the voting preparation module from the voting preparation module, characterizing the refusal to vote.

145 If, as a result of processing the signals received from users, a decision is made to vote, then the candidates for voting will be determined. Each user has the opportunity to send an electronic signal from his client device to the voting module 4, which characterizes the candidate. Such opportunity

150, only one is provided for one voting preparation period, including the user may propose himself as a candidate.

Each candidate sends electronic signals from his client device to select his own design of a virtual 3D image of a user and the design of a virtual 3D image of a scene in the module for selecting and designing a virtual 155 3D image of a user and in the module for selecting and designing a virtual 3D image of a scene.

The campaign module can send electronic signals to client devices that characterize: - placement of campaign and other texts; 160 - placement of photographs;

- placement of audio files;

- posting videos.

- online broadcasts of their performances;

- audio and video conferences with users of the system (analogue of “meetings 165 with voters”);

- online performances in the 3D scene of the premises using the 3D image of the candidates, including the implementation of the debate function;

- online appearances in the 3D virtual world of the system: in the central squares in the ZO-images of settlements using the Zy-image of the candidate.

170 - organization of forums for the discussion of topics related to voting;

- organization of polls on current issues of the election campaign with the possibility of posting the results of the polls on the pages representing the progress of the election campaign and on the pages of candidates.

The election campaign module, at the end of the pre-defined 175 election campaign preparation period, gives an electronic signal about the end of the election campaign preparation period to all users of client devices that block access to all campaign materials related to each candidate’s election campaign, and also gives a signal to the voting module 6, characterizing the beginning of voting.

180 Each user of the client device in the voting process sends an electronic signal characterizing the process of casting their votes for one and only one candidate.

All signals are processed by the election results recording module, which performs:

185 - processing of all information,

- fixes the winning candidate in the system,

b - sends electronic signals to users of the system about the results of the selection,

- archives all materials related to the voting.

190 The preceding description of exemplary embodiments of the utility model provides illustration and description, but is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the utility model to the exact forms described. Modifications and changes are possible in the light of the above considerations or can be obtained from the application of the utility model.

195 It will also be understood by those skilled in the art that utility model objects, as described above, can be embodied in many different forms of software, firmware, and hardware in the embodiments illustrated in the drawings. Real software code or specialized hardware control used to implement

200 objects consistent with the principles of the utility model do not limit the utility model. Thus, the operation and behavior of the objects of the utility model were described without reference to a specific program code - it is clear that the specialist is able to develop software and control equipment for the implementation of these objects based on the above

205 descriptions.

In accordance with the proposed utility model, a voting system in the social network “Cafe4tune” was made. The pilot operation of the voting system showed that it allows not only voting, but also the preparation and conduct of 210 referenda among users on the need for voting, as well as the election campaign by the system itself, which ultimately ensures the achieved technical result - expansion the possibilities of operating the system by providing the possibility of preparing a vote and the possibility of conducting an election campaign.

Claims

215 FORMULA OF A USEFUL MODEL

1. The voting system, including client devices connected to each other using an integrated network that includes at least one server containing

220 series-connected voting module and a module for fixing voting results, characterized in that the voting module includes a voting preparation module and a campaign management module.

2. The voting system according to claim 1, characterized in that the 225 electoral campaign management module includes a module for selecting and designing a virtual 3D user image.

3. The voting system according to claim 1, characterized in that the module for conducting the election campaign includes a module for selecting and designing a virtual 3D image of the scene.

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