Patents Assigned to Hart InterCivic
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Patent number: 11830294Abstract: An electronic voting system is described that utilizes printed vote records (PVRs) in which a voter's vote selections are recorded in voter readable characters. Optical character recognition (OCR) techniques may then be utilized to scan the PVR to record the voter's selections. The OCR data is then utilized to generate the cast vote record. Thus, the electronic voting system directly interprets the voter selections from the PVR just as the voter sees the data. In this manner “what you see is what you get” printed vote record data is provided for a voter's viewing and that same data is used to generate the cast vote record.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2021Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: Hart InterCivic, Inc.Inventors: James M. Canter, Drew E. Tinney, Ievgen Konovalenko
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Patent number: 11803723Abstract: The present disclosure provides various embodiments of systems and methods of tracking information pertaining to assets, such as but not limited to, voting systems and other voting equipment used in an election (i.e., election equipment). In the present disclosure, a low-power electronic display tag (such as an electronic paper tag, or “e-paper” tag) is affixed to an asset to track information pertaining to that asset. Unlike conventional applications that utilize low-power electronic display tags (such as, e.g., asset tracking and ESL applications), the information displayed on the electronic display tag described herein is collected and dynamically updated by the asset being tracked.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2022Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: Hart InterCivic, Inc.Inventor: Drew E. Tinney
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Patent number: 11804092Abstract: An electronic voting system is described that utilizes printed vote records (PVRs) in which a voter's vote selections are recorded in voter readable characters. Optical character recognition (OCR) techniques may then be utilized to scan the PVR to record the voter's selections. The OCR data is then utilized to generate the cast vote record. Thus, the electronic voting system directly interprets the voter selections from the PVR just as the voter sees the data. In this manner “what you see is what you get” printed vote record data is provided for a voter's viewing and that same data is used to generate the cast vote record.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2021Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: Hart InterCivic, Inc.Inventors: James M. Canter, Drew E. Tinney, Ievgen Konovalenko
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Patent number: 11775696Abstract: Embodiments of systems are disclosed herein to detect tampering and/or provide evidence of tampering without human interaction or oversight. In the disclosed embodiments, tampering is detected and tamper evidence is provided by incorporating at least one tamper-evident assembly and at least one processing device within an enclosure. The tamper-evident assembly includes a tamper-evident fastener having an integrated circuit (IC) chip, which is embedded within the tamper-evident fastener and configured to transmit a data signal through the tamper-evident fastener to the at least one processing device when the tamper-evident fastener is coupled to a surface of the enclosure to secure a point of entry on the enclosure. In some embodiments, the at least one processing device is configured to detect tampering and/or provide evidence of tampering when the data signal transmitted from the IC chip is not received.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2021Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: Hart InterCivic, Inc.Inventors: James M. Canter, Viktor Partyshev, David Orr
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Patent number: 11651643Abstract: An electronic voting system that includes transportable voting equipment is described. Such transportable voting equipment includes a carrier that may be transportable and easily moved to enable curbside/mobile voting. The carrier may be ergonomically shaped for usage by passing through a vehicle window and resting in a voter's lap. In one embodiment, the carrier may include a printer to produce a printed vote record. The electronic voting system may include the use of a base station (for example located inside a polling building), the curbside/mobile carrier, and a smart panel that is dockable and removable to/from both the base station and the curbside/mobile carrier.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2022Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: Hart InterCivic, Inc.Inventors: Drew E. Tinney, James M. Canter, Denton L. Simpson
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Patent number: 11450166Abstract: A portable electronic voting machine is provided. The portable electronic voting machine comprises a smart panel configured to display voting process information; and a base station configured to house the smart panel. The electronic voting machine is configured to have the smart panel be removable from the base station and store voting information selected while the smart panel is removed from the base station.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2013Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: Hart Intercivic, Inc.Inventors: James M. Canter, Philip J. Nathan, Edward Patrick Perez, Denton L. Simpson, Drew Eldridge Tinney
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Patent number: 11335152Abstract: An electronic voting system that includes transportable voting equipment is described. Such transportable voting equipment includes a carrier that may be transportable and easily moved to enable curbside/mobile voting. The carrier may be ergonomically shaped for usage by passing through a vehicle window and resting in a voter's lap. In one embodiment, the carrier may include a printer to produce a printed vote record. The electronic voting system may include the use of a base station (for example located inside a polling building), the curbside/mobile carrier, and a smart panel that is dockable and removable to/from both the base station and the curbside/mobile carrier.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2020Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: Hart InterCivic, Inc.Inventors: Drew E. Tinney, James M. Canter, Denton L. Simpson
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Patent number: 11004292Abstract: An electronic voting system is described that utilizes printed vote records (PVRs) in which a voter's vote selections are recorded in voter readable characters. Optical character recognition (OCR) techniques may then be utilized to scan the PVR to record the voter's selections. The OCR data is then utilized to generate the cast vote record. Thus, the electronic voting system directly interprets the voter selections from the PVR just as the voter sees the data. In this manner “what you see is what you get” printed vote record data is provided for a voter's viewing and that same data is used to generate the cast vote record.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2020Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: Hart InterCivic, Inc.Inventors: James M. Canter, Drew E. Tinney, Ievgen Konovalenko
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Patent number: 10950078Abstract: An electronic voting system is described that utilizes printed vote records (PVRs) in which a voter's vote selections are recorded in voter readable characters. Optical character recognition (OCR) techniques may then be utilized to scan the PVR to record the voter's selections. The OCR data is then utilized to generate the cast vote record. Thus, the electronic voting system directly interprets the voter selections from the PVR just as the voter sees the data. In this manner “what you see is what you get” printed vote record data is provided for a voter's viewing and that same data is used to generate the cast vote record.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2020Date of Patent: March 16, 2021Assignee: Hart InterCivic, Inc.Inventors: James M. Canter, Drew E. Tinney, Ievgen Konovalenko
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Patent number: 10789801Abstract: An election voting system is provided. The election voting system includes a printer for accepting printer medium. In one embodiment, the printer medium may be a paper printer medium. The printer medium includes mark(s) positioned on the printer medium that may be utilized to determine whether the printer medium is inserted into the printer in the proper orientation. The election voting system may include a sensor that identifies the presence of the mark. Two marks are positioned so that the orientation of the paper (right side up versus upside down) can be determined. In addition, in one embodiment, the marks are positioned so that even if the printer medium is rotated 180 degrees, orientation as to which side is up may be detected.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2019Date of Patent: September 29, 2020Assignees: Hart InterCivic, Inc., Brother Mobile Solutions, Inc.Inventors: James M. Canter, Raul G. Palacios
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Patent number: 10573111Abstract: An electronic voting system is described that utilizes printed vote records (PVRs) in which a voter's vote selections are recorded in voter readable characters. Optical character recognition (OCR) techniques may then be utilized to scan the PVR to record the voter's selections. The OCR data is then utilized to generate the cast vote record. Thus, the electronic voting system directly interprets the voter selections from the PVR just as the voter sees the data. In this manner “what you see is what you get” printed vote record data is provided for a voter's viewing and that same data is used to generate the cast vote record.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2019Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: Hart InterCivic, Inc.Inventors: James M. Canter, Drew E. Tinney, Ievgen Konovalenko
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Patent number: 10505801Abstract: Techniques for configuring and operating a network connected election voting system are provided. Voting devices are network connected to a voting system controller. Alerts are provided when a ballot becomes stranded on a voting device. The stranded ballots may be untransferrable ballots or interrupted ballots. A recovery mechanism is provided to obtain the data for untransferrable ballots. The alerts may be provided at a display on the voting device, controller or both.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2016Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: Hart InterCivic, Inc.Inventors: Drew E. Tinney, Steven J. Blachman, Robert J. Scheibler, Ievgen Konovalenko
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Patent number: 10467837Abstract: A local electronic voting network configured as a daisy chain network is provided. Each network device may include a switch for routing and propagating voting network communications. A TCP/IP protocol over Ethernet based connections may be used. Voting devices may include a relay configured such that in case of power down of a voting device the relay shunts the communications down the network. Multiple input/output ports may be provided on network devices and a physical port blocker is provided to block unused ports. A network controller may include a display screen which utilizes a graphical user interface to display status information regarding individual ones of the voting devices that are coupled to the voting network.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2016Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: Hart InterCivic, Inc.Inventors: Steven J. Blachman, James M. Canter, Carlos A. Gomez
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Patent number: 10445966Abstract: An electronic voting system is described that utilizes printed vote records (PVRs) in which a voter's vote selections are recorded in voter readable characters. Optical character recognition (OCR) techniques may then be utilized to scan the PVR to record the voter's selections. The OCR data is then utilized to generate the cast vote record. Thus, the electronic voting system directly interprets the voter selections from the PVR just as the voter sees the data. In this manner “what you see is what you get” printed vote record data is provided for a voter's viewing and that same data is used to generate the cast vote record.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2019Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: Hart InterCivic, Inc.Inventors: James M. Canter, Drew E. Tinney, Ievgen Konovalenko
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Patent number: 10438433Abstract: A local electronic voting network configured as a daisy chain network is provided. Each network device may include a switch for routing and propagating voting network communications. A TCP/IP protocol over Ethernet based connections may be used. Voting devices may include a relay configured such that in case of power down of a voting device the relay shunts the communications down the network. Multiple input/output ports may be provided on network devices and a physical port blocker is provided to block unused ports. A network controller may include a display screen which utilizes a graphical user interface to display status information regarding individual ones of the voting devices that are coupled to the voting network.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2016Date of Patent: October 8, 2019Assignee: Hart InterCivic, Inc.Inventors: James M. Canter, Denton L. Simpson, Edward P. Perez
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Patent number: 10169943Abstract: A voting system provides haptic feedback to a visually impaired voter to guide the voter. The haptic feedback may include vibration. The vibration may provide guidance by vibrating tactile written instructions, such as braille. The vibration may also provide guidance to the voter via the location of the vibration. A particular tactile instruction may be selectively highlighted at the appropriate time in the voting process and/or appropriate location on the voting device. In this manner, haptic guidance and cues are provided to a visually impaired voter. In one embodiment, the haptic feedback is provided by vibrating a relevant braille instruction at the relevant time during the voting process. In this manner touch sense guidance and cues are provided to a voter to emphasize what braille instructions are currently relevant to a voter and/or the location of such relevance.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2017Date of Patent: January 1, 2019Assignee: Hart InterCivic, Inc.Inventors: James M. Canter, Drew E. Tinney
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Patent number: 8985435Abstract: A ballot processing device flashes one or more lights of the ballot processing device in a first color when the ballot processing device is ready to receive a ballot. The ballot processing device lights a portion of the one or more lights of the ballot processing device in a second color when the ballot processing device is not ready to receive a ballot.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2013Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: Hart Intercivic, Inc.Inventors: James M. Canter, Philip J. Nathan, Edward Patrick Perez, Denton L. Simpson, Drew Eldridge Tinney
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Publication number: 20140052505Abstract: A portable electronic voting machine is provided. The portable electronic voting machine comprises a smart panel configured to display voting process information; and a base station configured to house the smart panel. The electronic voting machine is configured to have the smart panel be removable from the base station and store voting information selected while the smart panel is removed from the base station.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2013Publication date: February 20, 2014Applicant: Hart Intercivic, Inc.Inventors: James M. Canter, Philip J. Nathan, Edward Patrick Perez, Denton L. Simpson, Drew Eldridge Tinney
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Publication number: 20140048600Abstract: A ballot processing device flashes one or more lights of the ballot processing device in a first color when the ballot processing device is ready to receive a ballot. The ballot processing device lights a portion of the one or more lights of the ballot processing device in a second color when the ballot processing device is not ready to receive a ballot.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2013Publication date: February 20, 2014Applicant: Hart Intercivic, Inc.Inventors: James M. Canter, Philip J. Nathan, Edward Patrick Perez, Denton L. Simpson, Drew Eldridge Tinney
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Patent number: D823336Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2016Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: Hart Intercivic, Inc.Inventor: Drew E. Tinney