Current mailing address identification and verification
First Claim
1. A method for verifying the current mailing address of a particular person or entity, the method comprising:
- receiving a request to verify a current mailing address of a target person or entity, the request specifying target information;
querying one or more databases of previously reported address information to identify previously reported addresses associated with the specified target information, thereby producing initial target search results;
displaying the initial target search results for review, the initial target search results including one or more target matches that can be selected for verification, with each target match associated with one or more previously reported addresses;
querying one or more public utility databases for an address associated with a selected target match included in the initial target search results; and
in response to identifying a current mailing address associated with the selected target match based on public utility database records, displaying the current mailing address with a designation of verified.
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Abstract
Techniques for identifying a target individual'"'"'s or entity'"'"'s current address are disclosed. An initial query/search on the target is performed to identify previously reported addresses of that target. This initial query specifies information known about the target (e.g., target'"'"'s name, along with city and/or state in which the target is to believed to reside). The initial query attempts to match the specified target information to existing entries in a database storing previously reported addresses. Any target matches resulting from this initial search are presented to the user. Target matches selected for verification contain previously reported addresses associated with the target match. Each of these previously reported addresses are then queried into a database storing high-confidence records (e.g., public utility records). If a previously reported address is verified as being the current mailing address, then that address (or its corrected version) is reported to the user.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for verifying the current mailing address of a particular person or entity, the method comprising:
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receiving a request to verify a current mailing address of a target person or entity, the request specifying target information;
querying one or more databases of previously reported address information to identify previously reported addresses associated with the specified target information, thereby producing initial target search results;
displaying the initial target search results for review, the initial target search results including one or more target matches that can be selected for verification, with each target match associated with one or more previously reported addresses;
querying one or more public utility databases for an address associated with a selected target match included in the initial target search results; and
in response to identifying a current mailing address associated with the selected target match based on public utility database records, displaying the current mailing address with a designation of verified. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for verifying the current mailing address of a target person or entity, the method comprising:
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querying one or more databases of previously reported address information to identify previously reported addresses associated with a target, thereby producing initial target search results;
displaying the initial target search results for review and possible selection for verification;
querying one or more public utility databases for an address associated with a selected target match included in the initial target search results; and
in response to identifying a current mailing address associated with the selected target match based on public utility database records, displaying the current mailing address with a designation of verified. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A processor readable medium containing processor-executable instructions for verifying the current mailing address of a target person or entity, the processor-executable instructions comprising instructions for
querying one or more databases of previously reported address information to identify previously reported addresses associated with a target, thereby producing initial target search results; -
displaying the initial target search results for review and possible selection for verification;
querying one or more public utility databases for an address associated with a selected target match included in the initial target search results; and
in response to identifying a current mailing address associated with the selected target match based on public utility database records, displaying the current mailing address with a designation of verified. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A system for verifying the current mailing address of a target person or entity, the system comprising:
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a module for querying one or more databases of previously reported address information to identify previously reported addresses associated with a target, thereby producing initial target search results;
a module for displaying the initial target search results for review and possible selection for verification;
a module for querying one or more public utility databases for an address associated with a selected target match included in the initial target search results, to identify a current mailing address associated with the selected target match based on public utility database records; and
a module for displaying the current mailing address with a designation of verified. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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