METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RUN TIME DIRECTORIES FOR ADDRESS SERVICES ON A MAIL PROCESSING SYSTEM
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1. A method for creating run time directories containing names and addresses for mail pieces, the method comprising steps of:
- receiving name and address data associated with a customer, the name and address data including a plurality of names and associated addresses;
populating the name and address data into an initial database and storing the initial database into a storage device, the initial database having a plurality of records, each of the records includes a name and an address;
determining whether the records satisfy a predetermined condition;
providing a flag to each record which satisfies the predetermined condition;
creating a service data record including a plurality of records each having a name, an address and a flag;
creating a name run time directory by extracting the name with the flag based on the flag, the name run time directory having a name run time directory record including the name as data and the flag as flag data;
creating an address run time directory by extracting the address with the flag based on the flag, the address run time directory having an address run time directory record including the address as address data and the flag as flag data; and
outputting the name runtime directory and the address runtime directory.
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Abstract
The present application generally relates to address data maintenance services using a mail processing system. The present application discloses techniques and equipment to update address information and usage of mail processing equipment to print delivery point barcodes that represent the current and accurate address information available for the addressee. The present application also provides a new approach for storing and searching address and name run time directories as part of a mail processing system using address reader technology.
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1. A method for creating run time directories containing names and addresses for mail pieces, the method comprising steps of:
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receiving name and address data associated with a customer, the name and address data including a plurality of names and associated addresses; populating the name and address data into an initial database and storing the initial database into a storage device, the initial database having a plurality of records, each of the records includes a name and an address; determining whether the records satisfy a predetermined condition; providing a flag to each record which satisfies the predetermined condition; creating a service data record including a plurality of records each having a name, an address and a flag; creating a name run time directory by extracting the name with the flag based on the flag, the name run time directory having a name run time directory record including the name as data and the flag as flag data; creating an address run time directory by extracting the address with the flag based on the flag, the address run time directory having an address run time directory record including the address as address data and the flag as flag data; and outputting the name runtime directory and the address runtime directory. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A system for creating run time directories containing names and addresses for a plurality of mail pieces, the system comprising:
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a receiving unit for receiving name and address data, the name and address data including a plurality of names and associated addresses associated with a customer; a storage device for storing an initial database created by populating the name and address data, the initial database having a plurality of records, each of the records including a name and an address; one or more processors configured to; determine whether the records satisfy a predetermined condition, and giving a flag to each record satisfying the predetermined condition; create a service data record including a plurality of records each having the name, the address and the flag; create a name run time directory by extracting the name with the flag based on the flag, the name run time directory having a name run time directory record including the name as data and the flag as flag data, and creating an address run time directory by extracting the address with the flag based on the flag, the address run time directory having an address run time directory record including the address as address data and the flag as flag data; and output the name runtime directory and the address runtime directory. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An address correction method for a plurality of mail pieces, the method comprising steps of:
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(a) reading an address from a first mail piece by an optical reading device; (b) accessing an address run time directory, the address run time directory including a plurality of customers addresses and flags; and (c) matching the read address of the first mail piece with an associated customer address; (d) based upon a predetermined condition of one or more of the flags, printing a barcode corresponding to an updated address on the first mail piece; (e) reading an address from a second mail piece by the optical reading device; (f) matching the read address of the second mail piece with a customer address; and (g) based upon a predetermined condition of the flags, printing a barcode associated with the customer address on the second mail piece. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An address correction method for a plurality of mail pieces, the method comprising steps of:
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(a) reading a name from a first mail piece by an optical reading device; (b) accessing a run time name directory, the run time name directory including a plurality of customer names and flags; (c) matching the read name of the first mail piece with an associated customer name; (d) based upon a predetermined condition of one or more of the flags, printing a barcode corresponding to an updated address on the first mail piece; (e) reading a name from a second mail piece by the optical reading device; (f) matching the read name of the second mail piece with an associated customer address; and (g) based upon a predetermined condition of the flags, printing a barcode associated with the customer address on the second mail piece. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. An address correction system for mail pieces, the system comprising:
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a receiving unit for receiving name and address data from either an electronic file provided by a customer or created from images of names and addresses printed on mail pieces and processed by a document processing system; an address storing unit for storing an address run time directory and a name run time directory, the address run time directory including correct addresses and flags; an address resolution system for locating a correct address for a mail piece; and a printing device for printing corrected address information, relating to the corrected address on the mail piece. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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