公开(公告)号：US20120173307A1

公开(公告)日：2012-07-05

申请号：US13116884

申请日：2011-05-26

申请人： Larry Moore ,  Daniel F.X. O'Reilly

发明人： Larry Moore ,  Daniel F.X. O'Reilly

IPC分类号： G07C13/00 ,  G06K9/00

CPC分类号： G06Q50/26

摘要： Described are methods, systems, and computer program products for auditing an election. A computer-readable image of a ballot is received. The image of the ballot is analyzed with a computerized image analysis tool to generate a ballot definition file associated with the ballot. The ballot definition file is validated. Validation involves comparing a predicted election outcome and a simulated election outcome based on tabulation of machine-marked ballots using the ballot definition file. Auditing an election involves comparing a predicted election outcome generated by processing voter-marked ballots with the validated ballot definition file in one vote tabulator and an actual election outcome generated by an election department using its own ballot definition file and vote tabulator to process the voter-marked ballots.

摘要翻译： 描述了用于审核选举的方法，系统和计算机程序产品。 接收到投票的计算机可读图像。 用计算机图像分析工具分析投票的图像，以生成与投票相关联的投票定义文件。 投票定义文件已验证。 验证包括使用选票定义文件，根据机器标记的选票列表比较预测的选举结果和模拟的选举结果。 审查选举涉及将通过处理选民标记的选票产生的预测选举结果与一个投票制表中的经验证的选票定义文件进行比较，以及选举部门使用其自己的选票定义文件产生的实际选举结果，并投票制表人员处理选民 - 有标签的选票。