Method for ascertaining valid address codes

• US 20020133372A1
• Filed: 03/12/2002
• Published: 09/19/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 03/13/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Siemens Dematic AG (Siemens AG)
• Original Assignee: Siemens Dematic AG (Siemens AG)
• Inventors: Jakesch, Wolfgang
• Granted Patent: US 6,970,868 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/1
• CPC Class Codes: B07C 3/14 using light-responsive detecting means for information carriers G06K7/14
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/20 of structured data, e.g. relational data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/258 Data format conversion from or to a database
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 30/274 Syntactic or semantic context, e.g. balancing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99936 Pattern matching access

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for ascertaining valid address codes for valid address data using an address dictionary which stores all the permissible address details with the associated address codes in searchable form for a particular territory. The address dictionary is automatically searched using the valid address data and all the coarsening stages respectively derived therefrom. The address codes contained in the dictionary entries found for each valid address, including all the associated coarsening stages, are output as a valid address code.

Claims

1. A method for ascertaining valid address codes for valid address data using an address dictionary, characterized in that the address dictionary, which stores all the permissible address details with the associated address codes in searchable form for a particular territory, is automatically searched using the valid address data and all the coarsening stages respectively derived therefrom, and in that the address codes contained in the dictionary entries found for each valid address, including all the associated coarsening stages, are output as a valid address code.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the first coarsening stage is derived by removing from the full address the part which describes it most precisely, the second coarsening stage is derived by removing from the first coarsening stage the part which describes it most precisely, and this is continued for as long as an appropriate entry is found in the address dictionary.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the valid address data are produced by manual input.