160results about "Voting arrangement" patented technology

A method and system for aggregating opinions on questions from participants. The selection of a category is received from each participant for each question previously presented to each participant. The selection is a category into which each participant has placed an idea associated with each question. A percentage vote, which is calculated for each selected category of each idea, is a percent of participants that selected each category of each idea. A winning category is selected for each idea, based on the calculated percentage vote for each selected category of each idea. A next idea, consisting of the idea having the lowest calculated percentage vote of the ideas's winning category, is determined. A next question associated with the next idea having the lowest calculated percentage vote of the ideas's winning category is determined and presented to a new participant.

The invention provides a blockchain common recongnition method, an accounting node and a node. The accounting node generates a block and broadcasts verification information thereof to other of N accounting nodes; the accounting node receives confirmation information from the other accounting nodes and verifies the confirmation information; and when the received confirmation information satisfies asecond set condition, the block is added to a blockchain. The accounting nodes are selected from candidate nodes according to the currency age instead of solving the difficulty of workload proof, sothat the accounting nodes are determined in higher efficiency, and resource consumption is reduced. The accounting node generates the block, the information of the accounting node and the informationof the block are broadcast, the broadcast information is verified by the other accounting nodes, and the accounting node adds the block to the local blockchain; and thus, the blockchain network is kept consistent and secure, the accounting node can make common recongnition after generating the block, and the common recongnition efficiency is improved.

The invention discloses a method, a device, a computer device and a storage medium for electing representative node equipment, belonging to the technical field of block chains. The method includes receiving new candidate transaction data, the new candidate transaction data carrying credential data provided by an auditor, the credential data being used to indicate that the first target node devicemeets the qualification requirements of the candidate node device; when a plurality of node devices in the block chain system agree to pass the new candidate transaction data, storing the new candidate transaction data on a target block chain of the block chain system; an election process for a representative node device is performed according to the newly-added candidate transaction data stored on the target block chain and the candidate node device transaction data. The invention selects the representative node equipment by voting the candidate node equipment which meets the qualification requirements of the representative node equipment. The process can ensure the qualification of the representative node equipment and further ensure the normal operation of the block chain system.

The present invention generally relates to blockchain technology. Specifically, this invention relates to adapting blockchain technology for the storage of voting data in an electronic voting system. The system includes a distributed network of voting machines in communication with each other. Each voting machine has a barcode scanner, a network communications device and a computer system running a voting client. Votes are received through the barcode scanner or a voter interface system and stored securely on a blockchain. The tally for various candidates in the election is updated and stored as each vote is received and counted. This creates an auditable trail of votes and the tally which can be used to detect, correct, and prevent fraud and error in the vote counting process.

A method of identifying a best candidate from a plurality of candidates that are to be evaluated according to a plurality of criterions is provided. For each of the candidates, at least two grades are established for each criterion associated therewith. For each of the candidates, at least two weighted sums are then generated. The weighted sums are presented for at least one of the candidates.

In an embodiment, communities are generated on demand. In this specification a community is a group of webpages in which users share ideas with one another by posting ideas and sending messages for one another to read. An on-demand community is a community that may be created via tools specialized for creating communities, with just a few keys strokes and / or mouse clicks and by adding information (e.g., about the members and / or the topic or set of topics that the community is focused upon), such that a community maybe established within a short amount of time, such as a few minutes or a few hours. Optionally, the communities may be initially populated with ideas related to a particular topic or set of topics. Optionally, each member may be provided with tools for establishing one or more profile page and / or one or more friend pages.

The present disclosure provides an apparatus for detecting placards in a captured image, comprising: input circuitry operable to receive the captured image; detector circuitry operable to detect placards in the captured image on a basis of a predetermined shape and / or color of the placards, the detector circuitry being operable to detect placards of a plurality of different shapes and / or colors; and counter circuitry operable to count a number of detected placards of each different shape and / or color.