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11. 发明申请

US20080142594A1 Method and system for protecting privacy of signatures on mail ballots 有权
公开(公告)号：US20080142594A1
公开(公告)日：2008-06-19
申请号：US11641179
申请日：2006-12-19
申请人： Bertrand Haas , Bradley R. Hammell , Jay Reichelsheimer , Frederick W. Ryan , Robert A. Cordery , Matthew J. Campagna
发明人： Bertrand Haas , Bradley R. Hammell , Jay Reichelsheimer , Frederick W. Ryan , Robert A. Cordery , Matthew J. Campagna
IPC分类号： G06K7/10 , B65D27/04 , B42D15/00
CPC分类号： B65D27/12 , B65D25/14 , B65D25/16 , B65D2201/00 , B65D2213/00
摘要： Methods and systems that provide privacy of signatures on envelopes containing ballots are provided. The envelope for returning ballots includes a flap with a window that aligns with a signature area on the envelope. The window appears opaque under normal lighting conditions, but appears transparent when illuminated with light having a predetermined wavelength. A movable signature stub is positioned on top of the signature area. The voter signs the back of the envelope on the signature stub, thereby imprinting a signature on the signature area by transferring a material from the signature stub to the signature area, and moves the signature stub. The flap of the envelope is then sealed, thereby covering the voter's signature in the signature area with the window of the envelope flap. To read the signature, light having the predetermined wavelength can be directed onto the window, thereby rendering the window transparent and the signature visible.

12. 发明申请

US20080136162A1 Method and system for protecting privacy of signatures on mail ballots 有权
标题翻译：用于保护邮箱投票签名隐私的方法和系统
公开(公告)号：US20080136162A1
公开(公告)日：2008-06-12
申请号：US11636800
申请日：2006-12-11
申请人： Bertrand Haas , Douglas B. Quine , Bradley R. Hammell , Matthew J. Campagna
发明人： Bertrand Haas , Douglas B. Quine , Bradley R. Hammell , Matthew J. Campagna
IPC分类号： B42D15/00
CPC分类号： B42D15/085 , B42D25/318 , B65D27/04 , G07C13/00
摘要： An envelope used in voting by mail includes a signature area on which the signature is affixed and a concealing portion structured to cover the signature area thereby concealing the signature. The concealing portion includes a concealing layer that is preferably positioned on top of a protective layer. The protective layer is positioned between the signature area and the concealing layer when the concealing portion covers the signature area. The concealing layer is formed from a material that is normally opaque but becomes at least partially transparent when one or more chemicals are applied to the concealing layer. The protective layer protects the signature from the one or more chemicals since the protective layer is impermeable to the one or more chemicals.
摘要翻译：用于通过邮件进行投票的信封包括附加签名的签名区域和被构造成覆盖签名区域的隐藏部分，从而隐藏签名。隐藏部分包括优选位于保护层顶部的隐蔽层。当隐藏部分覆盖签名区域时，保护层位于签名区域和隐蔽层之间。隐蔽层由通常是不透明的材料形成，但是当将一种或多种化学品施加到隐蔽层时变得至少部分透明。保护层保护签名免受一种或多种化学物质的影响，因为保护层对于一种或多种化学品是不可渗透的。

13. 发明授权

US07475041B2 Method and system for generating postal indicia or the like 有权
标题翻译：用于生成邮戳等的方法和系统
公开(公告)号：US07475041B2
公开(公告)日：2009-01-06
申请号：US10719050
申请日：2003-11-21
申请人： Leon A. Pintsov , Matthew J. Campagna , Danny Lelli
发明人： Leon A. Pintsov , Matthew J. Campagna , Danny Lelli
IPC分类号： G06F17/60
CPC分类号： G07B17/00508 , G06Q20/3674 , G07B2017/00443 , G07B2017/0058 , G07B2017/00725 , G07B2017/00766
摘要： A method and system for generating and printing an indicium, such as a postal indicium, on an object such as a mail piece. Other printed material, such as an address block, on the object is scanned, and the scanned image is processed to abstract characterizing information descriptive of the other printed material. Alternatively, the image to be processed can be obtained by filtering the original image wit a print/scan filter which simulates printing and scanning processes. The characterizing information can be text-based or image-based. Image-based characterizing information can be measurements of word lengths, counts of outliers in images of characters, or descriptions of the shape of the other printed material. The characterizing information is combined with other information, such as postal information and the combined information is then cryptographically authenticated with a digital signature or the like. An indicium representative of the authenticated information is then printed on the object. The object's relationship to the indicium can be verified by regenerating the characterizing information from the other printed material and comparing the regenerated characterizing information with characterizing information recovered from the indicium. Thus, copies of the indicium cannot easily be used, without detection, on other objects which do not include the other printed material.
摘要翻译：用于在诸如邮件的对象上生成和打印诸如邮戳的标记的方法和系统。扫描对象上的其他打印材料（如地址块），并处理扫描图像以抽象描述其他打印材料的特征信息。或者，可以通过模拟打印和扫描处理的打印/扫描过滤器对原始图像进行滤波来获得要处理的图像。特征信息可以是基于文本或基于图像的。基于图像的特征信息可以是字长度的测量，字符图像中的异常值的计数或其他印刷材料的形状的描述。特征信息与诸如邮政信息的其他信息组合，然后利用数字签名等对组合的信息进行密码认证。然后将经过认证的信息的标记印在对象上。可以通过从其他印刷材料再生表征信息并将再生的特征信息与从标记中回收的特征信息进行比较来验证对象与标记的关系。因此，标签的副本不能容易地被用于不包括其他印刷材料的其他物体上。

14. 发明授权

US07424458B2 Method and system for generating characterizing information descriptive of printed material such as address blocks and generating postal indicia or the like incorporating such characterizing information 有权
标题翻译：用于产生描述诸如地址块的印刷材料的表征信息的方法和系统，并且生成包含这些特征信息的邮政标记等
公开(公告)号：US07424458B2
公开(公告)日：2008-09-09
申请号：US10719051
申请日：2003-11-21
申请人： Leon A. Pintsov , Matthew J. Campagna , Danny Lelli
发明人： Leon A. Pintsov , Matthew J. Campagna , Danny Lelli
IPC分类号： G06F17/60
CPC分类号： G07B17/00733 , G07B2017/0058 , G07B2017/0083
摘要： A method and system for generating and printing an indicium, such as a postal indicium, on an object such as a mail piece. A digital image of other printed material, such as an address block, on the object is obtained, and the image is processed to abstract characterizing information descriptive aspects of the other printed material. The aspects can be measurements of word lengths, counts of outliers in images of characters, or descriptions of the shape of the other printed material. The characterizing information is combined with other information, such as postal information, and the combined information is then cryptographically authenticated with a digital signature or the like. An indicium representative of the authenticated information is then printed on the object. The object's relationship to the indicium can be verified by regenerating the characterizing information from the other printed material and comparing the regenerated characterizing information with characterizing information recovered from the indicium. Thus, copies of the indicium cannot easily be used, without detection, on other objects which do not include the other printed material.
摘要翻译：用于在诸如邮件的对象上生成和打印诸如邮戳的标记的方法和系统。获得对象上的诸如地址块的其他打印材料的数字图像，并处理图像以抽象其他印刷材料的特征描述性方面。这些方面可以是字长的测量，字符图像中的异常值的计数或其他印刷材料的形状的描述。特征信息与诸如邮政信息的其他信息组合，然后利用数字签名等对组合的信息进行密码认证。然后将经过认证的信息的标记印在对象上。可以通过从其他印刷材料再生表征信息并将再生的特征信息与从标记中回收的特征信息进行比较来验证对象与标记的关系。因此，标签的副本不能容易地被用于不包括其他印刷材料的其他物体上。

15. 发明授权

US07794036B2 Ensuring print quality for postage meter systems 有权
标题翻译：确保邮资计费系统的打印质量
公开(公告)号：US07794036B2
公开(公告)日：2010-09-14
申请号：US11644760
申请日：2006-12-22
申请人： Matthew J. Campagna , Gary G. Hansen , Frederick W. Ryan, Jr.
发明人： Matthew J. Campagna , Gary G. Hansen , Frederick W. Ryan, Jr.
IPC分类号： B41J29/38
CPC分类号： G07B17/00459 , G07B17/00435 , G07B2017/00556 , G07B2017/00653
摘要： Print quality is ensured in a postage meter system employing an ink system and having settable modes of printing operation by detecting the type of ink system employed in the postage meter system, setting a first mode of printing operation for the postage meter system when the detected ink system is of a first type and setting a second mode of printing operation for the postage meter system when the detected ink system is of a second type. The detected information may be communicated to a data center to obtain modes of operation for the postage meter system and other corrective actions may be implemented. The method and system are applicable to other consumable item systems employing various types of consumable items.
摘要翻译：在采用墨水系统的邮资计费系统中，通过检测邮资计费系统中采用的墨水系统的类型，确定打印操作的打印质量，确定邮资计费系统的打印操作的第一模式，系统是第一类型，并且当检测到的墨水系统是第二类型时，设置邮资计费系统的第二打印操作模式。检测到的信息可以传送到数据中心以获得邮资计费系统的操作模式，并且可以实现其他纠正措施。该方法和系统适用于采用各种消耗品的其他消耗品系统。

16. 发明授权

US07039185B2 Method and system for securing a printhead in a closed system metering device 失效
公开(公告)号：US07039185B2
公开(公告)日：2006-05-02
申请号：US09971273
申请日：2001-10-03
申请人： Matthew J. Campagna , Frederick W. Ryan, Jr.
发明人： Matthew J. Campagna , Frederick W. Ryan, Jr.
IPC分类号： H04L9/00
CPC分类号： G07B17/00733 , G06F7/584 , G07B17/00314 , G07B2017/00258 , G07B2017/00322 , G07B2017/00741 , G07B2017/00919 , G07B2017/00967
摘要： A closed system meter that secures the link between the accounting device and printer utilizing a Linear Feedback Shift Register (LFSR) based stream encryption is provided. The accounting device includes an LFSR that comprises a plurality of stages, with one or more taps that are passed through a logic gate to provide a “feedback” signal to the input of the LFSR, to generate a pseudo-random pattern output. Preferably, a Shrinking Key Generator (SKG) is utilized to further ensure privacy of the data. The output data from the accounting unit is encrypted utilizing the output from the LFSR and sent to the printing device. The printing device includes a similar LFSR, which is utilized to decrypt the output data from the accounting unit and enable printing.

17. 发明授权

US07637429B2 Electronic voting system and associated method 有权
标题翻译：电子投票系统及相关方法
公开(公告)号：US07637429B2
公开(公告)日：2009-12-29
申请号：US11833436
申请日：2007-08-03
申请人： Robert A. Cordery , Matthew J. Campagna , Bertrand Haas
发明人： Robert A. Cordery , Matthew J. Campagna , Bertrand Haas
IPC分类号： G06K17/00 , G07C13/00
CPC分类号： G07C13/00
摘要： An electronic voting system includes a vote security device (VSD), a user interface for presenting a ballot to a voter, and an audit trail printer operatively coupled to the VSD. The printer prints an audit trail ballot only in response to verifying encrypted and/or digitally signed messages received from the VSD that indicates the voter's ballot selections. The printer is structured to allow the voter to view but not access the audit trail ballot. The voter is able to accept or reject the audit trail ballot using the user interface. If the ballot is rejected, the VSD causes the printer to print a rejection indicator on the ballot, and if the voter accepts the ballot, the VSD causes the printer to print an acceptance indicator on the ballot. A digitally signed record of the voter's ballot selections is generated and stored.
摘要翻译：电子投票系统包括投票安全装置（VSD），用于向投票者呈现投票的用户界面以及可操作地耦合到VSD的审计跟踪打印机。打印机仅打印审核跟踪投票，以响应验证从VSD收到的加密和/或数字签名消息，指示投票人的投票选择。打印机的结构允许投票者查看但不能访问审核跟踪投票。选民能够使用用户界面接受或拒绝审计跟踪投票。如果投票被拒绝，则VSD会使打印机在投票上打印拒收指示符，如果投票人接受投票，则VSD会使打印机在投票上打印验收指示符。生成并存储选民投票选择的数字签名记录。

18. 发明申请

US20080314997A1 Vote by mail envelope that protects integrity of ballot during signature verification 有权
标题翻译：在签名验证期间通过邮件信封投票保护投票的完整性
公开(公告)号：US20080314997A1
公开(公告)日：2008-12-25
申请号：US11821662
申请日：2007-06-25
申请人： Bertrand Haas , Matthew J. Campagna
发明人： Bertrand Haas , Matthew J. Campagna
IPC分类号： G06K19/06
CPC分类号： G07C13/00 , G09F3/0288 , G09F3/0297
摘要： A vote-by-mail return envelope that includes a pouch portion for containing the ballot and a stub portion on which the voter applies his/her signature and method for processing are provided. Each portion of the envelope contains a respective barcode that identifies the respective portion. When the envelope is received at the vote-counting location, the stub is separated from the pouch, thereby separating the voter's signature, name, etc. from the ballot. The signature is then verified from the stub, and subsequent processing of the pouch uses the pouch barcode identifier as a link to the stub barcode identifier and/or to the result of the signature verification, to determine whether the ballot in the pouch is eligible for counting or whether some remedial procedure is necessary.
摘要翻译：提供了一个投递邮件返回信封，其中包括一个用于包含投票的小袋部分和一个存根部分，投票人在其上应用他/她的签名和处理方法。信封的每个部分都包含标识相应部分的相应条形码。当在投票点位置收到信封时，存根与邮袋分开，从而将投票人的签名，姓名等与投票分开。然后从存根验证签名，并且随后的袋的处理使用小袋条形码标识符作为到存根条形码标识符的链接和/或签名验证的结果，以确定小袋中的投票是否符合计数或是否需要一些补救程序。

19. 发明授权

US07975919B2 Secure vote by mail system and method 有权
标题翻译：通过邮件系统和方法进行安全投票
公开(公告)号：US07975919B2
公开(公告)日：2011-07-12
申请号：US11960851
申请日：2007-12-20
申请人： Bertrand Haas , Matthew J. Campagna
发明人： Bertrand Haas , Matthew J. Campagna
IPC分类号： G06K17/00 , G07C13/00
CPC分类号： G07C13/00
摘要： A method of enabling a voter to vote by mail by using a secret vote code (SVC) that includes translating the SVC into a one-time code (OTC) valid only for the election, storing the OTC, and mailing to the voter a ballot, a return envelope, and a mechanism for enabling the SVC to be translated into a translated format. Further, the method includes receiving the return envelope from the voter that includes a completed ballot, the voter's signature, and the translated format, determining whether the signature obtained from the envelope matches a stored signature for the voter, obtaining a second one-time code based on the translated format and determining whether the second one-time code matches the stored one-time code. The ballot is counted only if it is determined that: (i) the signatures match, and (ii) the second one-time code matches the stored one-time code.
摘要翻译：一种通过使用秘密投票代码（SVC）使投票人投票的方法，该秘密投票代码（SVC）包括将SVC转换成仅对选举有效的一次性代码（OTC），存储OTC以及向投票人发送投票，返回信封，以及使SVC能够被翻译成翻译格式的机制。此外，该方法包括从投票人接收包括完成投票，投票人签名和转换格式的返回信封，确定从信封获得的签名是否与存储的选民的签名相匹配，获得第二一次代码并且确定第二个一次性代码是否与存储的一次性代码相匹配。只有确定：（i）签名匹配，和（ii）第二个一次性代码与存储的一次性代码相匹配，则计票。

20. 发明授权

US07673790B2 Vote by mail envelope that protects integrity of ballot during signature verification 有权
标题翻译：在签名验证期间通过邮件信封投票保护投票的完整性
公开(公告)号：US07673790B2
公开(公告)日：2010-03-09
申请号：US11821662
申请日：2007-06-25
申请人： Bertrand Haas , Matthew J. Campagna
发明人： Bertrand Haas , Matthew J. Campagna
IPC分类号： G06F7/00
CPC分类号： G07C13/00 , G09F3/0288 , G09F3/0297
摘要： A vote-by-mail return envelope that includes a pouch portion for containing the ballot and a stub portion on which the voter applies his/her signature and method for processing are provided. Each portion of the envelope contains a respective barcode that identifies the respective portion. When the envelope is received at the vote-counting location, the stub is separated from the pouch, thereby separating the voter's signature, name, etc. from the ballot. The signature is then verified from the stub, and subsequent processing of the pouch uses the pouch barcode identifier as a link to the stub barcode identifier and/or to the result of the signature verification, to determine whether the ballot in the pouch is eligible for counting or whether some remedial procedure is necessary.
摘要翻译：提供了一个投递邮件返回信封，其中包括一个用于包含投票的小袋部分和一个存根部分，投票人在其上应用他/她的签名和处理方法。信封的每个部分都包含标识相应部分的相应条形码。当在投票点位置收到信封时，存根与邮袋分开，从而将投票人的签名，姓名等与投票分开。然后从存根验证签名，并且随后的袋的处理使用小袋条形码标识符作为到存根条形码标识符的链接和/或签名验证的结果，以确定小袋中的投票是否符合计数或是否需要一些补救程序。

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