MUMBAI, India, Aug. 10 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202611074734 A) filed by Dr. Priya Sharma; Dr. Ila Joshi; Dr. Namreeta Kumari; Dr. Vandana Sehgal; Dr. Manika Kamthan; and Mr. Venkatesh Bharti on June 16, 2026, for Secure Community Opinion And Policy Feedback Kiosk With Structured Multi-Stage Participation Workflow.
Inventors include Dr. Priya Sharma; Dr. Ila Joshi; Dr. Namreeta Kumari; Dr. Vandana Sehgal; Dr. Manika Kamthan; and Mr. Venkatesh Bharti.
The application for the patent was published on July 31, 2026, under issue no. 31/2026.
Abstract: A secure community opinion and policy feedback kiosk comprising a freestanding housing structure, a privacy hood assembly, an issue identification module, a preference selection module, a priority ranking module, multilingual interaction controls, and a central analytics display strip is disclosed. The kiosk guides users through a structured participation workflow comprising identification of issues, selection of preferences, and ranking of priorities. Collected responses are processed and aggregated to generate participation analytics while maintaining user privacy. The multilingual architecture improves accessibility, and the analytics display promotes transparency by presenting aggregated participation information. The invention is applicable in municipalities, universities, governance research institutions, public consultation programs, and civic engagement environments to facilitate organized and transparent policy feedback collection and analysis.
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