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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2003
Kevin Kwong-tai Chung, Princeton, NJ (US);
Victor Jun Dong, Edison, NJ (US);
Xiaoming Shi, Highland Park, NJ (US);
Kevin Kwong-Tai Chung, Princeton, NJ (US);
Victor Jun Dong, Edison, NJ (US);
Xiaoming Shi, Highland Park, NJ (US);
Avante International Technology, Inc., Princeton Junction, NJ (US);
Abstract
A method for reading ballots comprises reading/imaging each ballot transported on a transport path including reading/imaging orientation indicia and a jurisdiction identifier thereof and voting selections marked thereon; determining from the orientation indicia the orientation of each ballot; processing the jurisdiction identifier for each ballot for selecting a template; and recording the voting selections marked on each ballot in accordance with the selected template and the determined orientation of the ballot.