Patent ID: 8788318
Filing Date: 2014-07-22
Classification: G06F,G06Q,G07C

Abstract:
1. A computer implemented method, comprising: periodically and electronically transmitting, by a specifically programmed data consolidation computer system, to a computer system of a voting entity, at least one consolidated data feed related to voting events of a plurality of issuers based at least in part on account data received from a plurality of custodians, wherein the account data comprises: wherein the at least one consolidated data feed comprises ballots related to the voting events of the plurality of issuers and associated with the plurality of beneficial owners; periodically receiving, by the specifically programmed data consolidation computer system, within at least one pre-determined time window, from the computer system of the voting entity, a plurality of voting instructions in response to the at least one consolidated data feed related to the voting events of the plurality of issuers, wherein the at least one pre-determined time window is assigned based at least in part on a particular type of each vote instruction; automatically validating, upon the receipt, by the specifically programmed data consolidation computer system, the plurality of voting instructions; electronically transmitting, upon the validation and within the at least one pre-determined time window, by the specifically programmed data consolidation computer system, to the computer system of the voting entity, voting instruction validation data identifying a validation result for the plurality of voting instructions; matching, by the specifically programmed data consolidation computer system, each validated voting instruction to a particular custodian from the plurality of custodians based on the account information and the share positions of the account data; submitting, by the specifically programmed data consolidation computer system, a plurality of validated voting instructions, matched to the particular custodian of the plurality of custodians, in tabulation for the particular issuer; and transmitting, upon the submission for the tabulation, by the specifically programmed data consolidation computer system, to the computer system of the voting entity, a plurality of ballot records confirming that the validated voting instructions, matched to the particular custodian from the plurality of custodians, have been included in the tabulation for the particular issuer.