Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.P.

Sally Kaneshiro

Kevin G Currans

Paul James McClellan

David Pettigrew

James W Barmettler

A printing method includes providing a device with access to configuration data that can be changed without recompiling printing system software that is used by the device, in conjunction with the configuration data, to perform a printing operation.

Printing method and system

A voting ballot is provided that comprises a number of selection areas positioned thereon. The voting ballot also includes a ballot specification embodied in a two dimensional bar code and a number of coordinates included in the ballot specification. Each of the coordinates indicates a position of one of the selection areas on the voting ballot relative to a predefined point on the voting ballot. Also, the voting ballot includes at least one contest identified in the ballot specification, wherein at least one of the selection areas is associated with the at least one contest. In addition, the present invention provides for a voting machine and method for tabulating and storing votes cast on the voting ballot as well as a system and method for creating the voting ballot.

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Corvallis, OR, United States of America

Sally Kaneshiro