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Systems and methods for sorting mail using a name/firm database

  • US 7,397,009 B2
  • Filed: 09/10/2001
  • Issued: 07/08/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/08/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A system for sorting mail items, comprising:

  • a first database containing addresses and ZIP codes for a plurality of mail item recipients;

    a second database containing a plurality of individual and firm names and their associated addresses;

    an imaging device for capturing an image of address information on the mail item; and

    one or more subsystems containing an algorithm that;

    compares the address information with the first database and determines if there is a match,only if the address information and the first database is unmatched, compares the address information to the second database,determines, according to a set of criteria, whether a match exists between the address information and a listing in the second database, andif a match exists between the address information and a listing of either the first or second database, deems the message deliverable, and resolves the address information based on the matched listing.

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