SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DATA PROCESSING FOR A COMMUNICATIONS OPERATION

• US 20090276466A1
• Filed: 04/30/2008
• Published: 11/05/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 04/30/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Quad Graphics, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Quad/Tech Incorporated
• Inventors: Blohm, Eric, Henke, Jeffrey S.
• Granted Patent: US 8,386,528 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1243 Variable data printing, e.g. document forms, templates, labels, coupons, advertisements, logos, watermarks, transactional printing, fixed content versioning
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1293 Printer information exchange with computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1296 Printer job scheduling or printer resource handling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/01 Customer relationship services
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0255 based on user history

Abstract

A data processing system comprises an interface configured to communicate with a data source, a memory, and a reference data module. The data processing system comprises a processor which is configured to communicate with the memory, the interface, and the reference module. The processor is further configured to request a first list from the data source. The first list comprises a record. The record being modified based on a comparison of a data characteristic to a first reference data. The processor is further configured to receive the first list from the data source for a communication operation and to compare the data characteristic of the first list to a second reference data. The processor is further configured to generate a second list based on comparing the data characteristic of the first list to the second reference data.

Claims

1. A method of preparing data for use in a communication operation, comprising:

storing records selected from a data source for the communication operation, the records having been subjected to a first record characteristic updating step, the first record characteristic updating step being based on a first record characteristic reference data; and

updating the records based on a second record characteristic reference data prior to using the records for the communication operation.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the communication operation comprises a printing operation.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising printing the records.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the records comprise a non-address data associated with a targeted recipient.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the communication operation comprises an electronic communication operation.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the second record characteristic reference data is a mailing address.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the second record characteristic reference data is a record suppression status.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the second record characteristic reference data is a message information.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the second record characteristic reference data is a name information.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the second record characteristic reference data is at least two of a mailing address, a record suppression status, a message information, and a name information.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising performing a postal presort on the records.

12. A program product for data processing for a communication operation, the program product comprising machine-readable program code for causing, when executed, one or more machines to perform the following method steps:

receiving a first list from a data source comprising records which have been stored in the data source, the records having been updated based on comparing a record characteristic to a first reference data;

comparing the record characteristic of the records of the first list to a second reference data; and

generating a second list based on the comparing the record characteristic of the records of the first list to the second reference data.

13. The program product of claim 12, wherein the record characteristic is an address and the first reference data comprises national change of address data.

14. The program product of claim 12, wherein a new recipient is added to the second list based on the comparing the record characteristic of the records of the first list to the second reference data.

15. The program product of claim 14, wherein the new recipient is added prior to a postal presort operation.

16. The program product of claim 12, wherein a new message is added to the second list based on the comparing the record characteristic of the records of the first list to the second reference data.

17. The program product of claim 12, wherein the second reference data comprises national change of address data more recently updated than the first reference data.

18. The program product of claim 12, further comprising performing a postal presort on the records.

19. The program product of claim 12, wherein the communication operation comprises a printing operation.

20. The program product of claim 19, further comprising printing the second list.

21. The program product of claim 20, further comprising mailing a printed second list.

22. The program product of claim 12, wherein the communication operation comprises an electronic communication operation.

23. A data processing system comprising an interface configured to communicate with a data source, a memory, and a reference data module, comprising:

a processor configured to communicate with the memory, the interface, and the reference module, the processor configured to request a first list from the data source, the first list comprising a record, the record having been modified based on a comparison of a data characteristic to a first reference data, the processor configured to receive the first list from the data source for a communication operation and to compare the data characteristic of the first list to a second reference data, and the processor further configured to generate a second list based on comparing the data characteristic of the first list to the second reference data.

24. The system of claim 23, wherein the data characteristic is at least one of a mailing address, a record suppression status, a message status, and a name information.

25. The system of claim 23, wherein the processor is configured to perform a postal presort on the second list.

26. The system of claim 23, wherein the data characteristic is an address and the first reference data comprises national change of address data.

27. The system of claim 26, wherein the second reference data comprises national change of address data more recently updated than the first reference data.