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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2005
Fred Burg, West Long Branch, NJ (US);
John Kantonides, Colts Neck, NJ (US);
Larry Russell, Atlantic Highlands, NJ (US);
Fred Burg, West Long Branch, NJ (US);
John Kantonides, Colts Neck, NJ (US);
Larry Russell, Atlantic Highlands, NJ (US);
AT&T Corp, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
A telephone network voting system receives telephone ballots cast by voters by dialing a telephone number. The telephone number is dialed by voters spread over a large geographic area. The voting calls are routed to points of presence local to or otherwise identified with the caller by using the caller's ANI or other originating number identification. The points of presence then accumulate votes and periodically forward tallies to a centralized location over a data network. Instructions may be transmitted from the centralized location to the points of presence.