SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSESSING QUALITY OF ADDRESS INFORMATION FOR PHYSICAL LOCATIONS
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1. A method comprising:
- parsing a text string representing addressing information of a physical location;
determining a plurality of candidate addresses based on the parsed text string; and
computing a quality score for each of the candidate addresses to assist with selection of one of the candidate addresses.
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Abstract
An approach is provided for providing a user with a ranked list of possible physical addresses in response to an address submitted by the user. An address submitted by a user is parsed and a number of possible candidate addresses are generated from the user provided address. The quality of the candidate addresses is ranked according to the quality of their individual address elements and factors applied to these elements. An overall quality score for each candidate address is thereby derived. The list of candidate address is displayed to the user according to overall quality score ranking
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1. A method comprising:
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parsing a text string representing addressing information of a physical location; determining a plurality of candidate addresses based on the parsed text string; and computing a quality score for each of the candidate addresses to assist with selection of one of the candidate addresses. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code being configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to; parse a text string representing addressing information of a physical location, determine a plurality of candidate addresses based on the parsed text string, and compute a quality score for each of the candidate addresses to assist with selection of one of the candidate addresses. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method comprising:
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receiving a prompt for addressing information from an agent terminal; generating a text string representing addressing information of a physical location; initiating transmission of the text string to the agent terminal; receiving a plurality of candidate addresses generated based on the text string, wherein the candidate addresses are arranged according to quality scores for the respective candidate addresses; and presenting the arranged candidate addresses for selection of one of the candidate addresses. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code being configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to; receive a prompt for addressing information from an agent terminal, generate a text string representing addressing information of a physical location, initiate transmission of the text string to the agent terminal, receive a plurality of candidate addresses generated based on the text string, wherein the candidate addresses are arranged according to quality scores for the respective candidate addresses, and present the arranged candidate addresses for selection of one of the candidate addresses. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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