SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADDRESS RECOGNITION AND CORRECTION

• US 20110035224A1
• Filed: 07/30/2010
• Published: 02/10/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 08/05/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Korber Supply Chain LLC
• Original Assignee: Siemens Industry Incorporated (Siemens AG)
• Inventors: Sipe, Stanley W.
• Granted Patent: US 8,380,501 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/270
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 18/00 Pattern recognition
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 30/424 Postal images, e.g. labels or addresses on parcels or postal envelopes
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/26 Speech to text systems G10L15/08 takes precedence

Abstract

A system, method, and computer-readable medium for parcel address recognition. A method includes receiving an address input and producing candidate address results corresponding to the address input. The method includes receiving operational scheme knowledge describing the mode of operation of a parcel processing system, and receiving at least one operational rule corresponding to the operational scheme knowledge. The method includes applying the at least one operational rule to the candidate address results and producing and storing a finalized result according to the operational rule and the candidate address results.

Claims

1. A method for parcel address recognition, comprising:

receiving an address input in a processing system having at least a processor and storage;

producing candidate address results corresponding to the address input;

receiving operational scheme knowledge describing the mode of operation of a parcel processing system;

receiving at least one operational rule corresponding to the operational scheme knowledge;

applying the at least one operational rule to the candidate address results; and

producing and storing a finalized result according to the operational rule and the candidate address results.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving an address input includes receiving a voice input.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving an address input includes receiving an image input.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein producing candidate address results includes performing at least one of a speech recognition process and an optical character recognition process.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving an address input includes both receiving a speech input and receiving an image input.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein producing candidate address results includes performing a speech recognition process on the speech input and performing an optical character recognition process on the image input.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one operational rule eliminates at least some of the candidate address results based on the mode of operation of the parcel processing system.

8. A system for parcel address recognition, comprising a processor and memory, and configured to perform the steps of:

receiving an address input;

producing candidate address results corresponding to the address input;

receiving operational scheme knowledge describing the mode of operation of a parcel processing system;

receiving at least one operational rule corresponding to the operational scheme knowledge;

applying the at least one operational rule to the candidate address results; and

producing and storing a finalized result according to the operational rule and the candidate address results.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein receiving an address input includes receiving a voice input.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein receiving an address input includes receiving an image input.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein producing candidate address results includes performing at least one of a speech recognition process and an optical character recognition process.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein receiving an address input includes both receiving a speech input and receiving an image input.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein producing candidate address results includes performing a speech recognition process on the speech input and performing an optical character recognition process on the image input.

14. The system of claim 8, wherein the at least one operational rule eliminates at least some of the candidate address results based on the mode of operation of the parcel processing system.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed, cause a system to perform the steps of:

receiving an address input;

producing candidate address results corresponding to the address input;

receiving operational scheme knowledge describing the mode of operation of a parcel processing system;

receiving at least one operational rule corresponding to the operational scheme knowledge;

applying the at least one operational rule to the candidate address results; and

producing and storing a finalized result according to the operational rule and the candidate address results.

16. The computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein receiving an address input includes receiving a voice input.

17. The computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein receiving an address input includes receiving an image input.

18. The computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein producing candidate address results includes performing at least one of a speech recognition process and an optical character recognition process.

19. The computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein receiving an address input includes both receiving a speech input and receiving an image input.

20. The computer-readable medium of claim 19, wherein producing candidate address results includes performing a speech recognition process on the speech input and performing an optical character recognition process on the image input.

21. The computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the at least one operational rule eliminates at least some of the candidate address results based on the mode of operation of the parcel processing system.