Bosch DCNM-LSVT voting at seat software module.

The functionality of the DCN multimedia devices and DICENTIS wireless devices can be extended by the use of optional licenses. The Voting at Seat license enables the voting functionality of a DCN multimedia device or DICENTIS Wireless Device Extended. The number of licenses has to correspond with the number of devices that require voting. The license is supplied as an activation code and is enabled in the same way as the other activation codes in the DICENTIS and DCN multimedia systems.

The “Voting at Seat” license enables a secure voting feature in the DCN multimedia system that is optimized for councils and parliaments.

During a voting session, each licensed DCN multimedia device or DICENTIS Wireless Device Extended can be used to cast a vote for a selected answer set. The voting choice and totals are automatically displayed on the discussion devices, which ensures for an effective and efficient decision process.

DICENTIS wireless

The DCN multimedia Voting at Seat license allows the voting process to be managed in the web interface of the DICENTIS Wireless Access Point. The web interface has options for:

• entering a description for the voting topic.
• selecting the answer set: for/against, for/against/ abstain, for/against/abstain/dnpv, yes/no, yes/no/ abstain, yes/no/abstain/dnpv.
• opening, holding, resuming and closing the voting round.
• displaying the results. 

Participants that have a DICENTIS Wireless Device Extended with voting license can:

• confirm their presence during a voting round. 
• cast their vote by using colored voting buttons with clear icons. 
• see the results in the display of the device by means of colored bar graphs. 

DCN multimedia

The DCN multimedia device or participant with ‘manage meeting’ rights has full control over the voting procedure and can:

• orchestrate all participants to the voting screen.
• open voting.
• hold voting.
• resume voting.
• close voting. 

Participants that have a DCN multimedia device with a voting license can cast their vote by touching the representative buttons (For, Against or Abstain) on the display of their device.

For ease of use:

• the voting buttons are colored green, red, and yellow. 
• the shading of the voting buttons is designed in such a way that color blind people can clearly see which vote they can cast.
• voting results are displayed as a bar graph and colored green, red, and yellow to improve understandability.
• intermediate as well as final results (For, Against and Abstain) can be shown on the displays of the DCN multimedia devices.