Patent ID: 8944326
Filing Date: 2015-02-03
Classification: G06Q,G07C

Abstract:
1. A system for remotely monitoring a plurality of ballot tabulation devices across a jurisdiction, comprising: a plurality of ballot tabulation devices located at a plurality of polling locations for the jurisdiction, wherein each ballot tabulation device comprises: a reading device associated with each polling location and operable to read the machine-readable code from the display screen of at least one ballot tabulation device located at the polling location and transmit the health status information over a communication network to a central election office for the jurisdiction; and a central server located at the central election office for the jurisdiction remote from the ballot tabulation devices and each reading device at each polling location, wherein the central server is operable to periodically receive the health status information for each ballot tabulation device from each reading device and is programmed to generate an alert that identifies any irregularities associated with operation of the ballot tabulation device based on the received health status information.