A voting machine and a method of operating a voting machine
The voting machine addresses inefficiencies and security concerns in traditional systems by integrating hardware-based security and modular design for secure, transparent, and accessible voting, ensuring reliable and timely election results.
WO2026127770A1 Publication Date: 2026-06-18DEPT OF SCI & TECH ADVANCED SCI & TECH INST DOST ASTI
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- WO · WO
- Patent Type
- Applications
- Current Assignee / Owner
- DEPT OF SCI & TECH ADVANCED SCI & TECH INST DOST ASTI
- Filing Date
- 2025-10-31
- Publication Date
- 2026-06-18
AI Technical Summary
⚠Technical Problem
The traditional manual and semi-automated voting systems in the Philippines face issues such as inefficiency, susceptibility to fraud, technical glitches, cybersecurity threats, and accessibility barriers, leading to mistrust and delayed election results.
⚗Method used
A voting machine equipped with hardware-based security devices, modular design, and advanced counting mechanisms, ensuring secure, transparent, and accessible voting processes, with features like biometric authentication, compartmentalized storage, and digital signatures to protect election integrity.
🎯Benefits of technology
Enhances election security, efficiency, and accessibility, providing reliable and transparent vote counting while preventing tampering and ensuring accurate, timely results.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a voting machine (1a, 1b) comprising one or more hardware-based security device operatively connected to the voting machine, one or more machine-readable instructions executable by the one or more hardware-based security device, the one or more machine readable instructions configured to operate the voting machine (1a, 1b), the one or more machine-readable instructions comprises authenticating or validating the one or more hardware-based security device before granting access to either operate the voting machine (1a, 1b), or a key or a certificate on the voting machine (1a, 1b), or combination thereof, allowing the voting machine (1a, 1b) to accept one or more documents indicating one or more votes, authorizing the voting machine (1a, 1b) to stop accepting the one or more documents and then tallying or counting a total number of the votes, generating one or more reports comprising the tallied total number of votes, signing either the one or more documents, or the one or more reports or combination thereof, using the one or more hardware-based security device, authorizing the printing the one or more reports, validating the counted and recorded votes, and transmitting either the one or more signed documents or the one or more signed reports, or combination thereof through one or more communication network.
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