Patent ID: 7483707
Filing Date: 2009-01-27
Classification: G06Q,H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of managing a plurality of voting campaigns, comprising: receiving a vote Short Message Service (SMS) message from a wireless carrier of a card holder of a generic voting card, the vote SMS message having a card identifier identifying the generic voting card, a source address and a vote associated with a first campaign, the vote SMS message being issued by the card holder via a mobile device belonging to the card holder; validating an identity of the cardholder using the card identifier and the source address; verifying that a number of remaining votes associated with the card is sufficient for processing the vote; processing the vote when the identity is validated and the number of remaining votes is sufficient; and reducing the number of remaining votes, wherein the vote SMS message is received at a first destination address which is listed on the generic voting card, and wherein the vote SMS message contains a second destination address associated with the first campaign, and wherein each of the first destination address, the second destination address, and the card identifier is provided by the card holder in the vote SMS message that is dispatched by the card holder.