System and method for real-time address correction
A system and method by which mail sorting equipment can correct postal addresses utilizing cloud technology.
1. A method of correcting addresses of mail articles in real time, comprising:
imaging an address from a mail piece to generate a textual record of the address;
accessing a remote database of change of address records through a cloud;
determining if a change of address record is located in a remote database based upon the textual record;
printing a change of address label on the mail piece if the change of address record exist in the remote database;
sorting the mail piece;
sorting the mail piece to a sort bin, if a time amount while determining a change of address from a remote database becomes too great;
storing the change of address for the mail piece in a memory buffer;
reimaging the mail piece at a later time;
utilizing the stored change of address; and
deleting the stored change of address from the memory buffer;
wherein the cloud comprises a network of computers combined with a computer-readable storage medium providing a transmission path and a storage environment for data transmissions between a local computer and a remote computer.
2. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
utilizing an optical character recognition camera in conjunction with a computer system in order to image the address.
3. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
accessing a local database to determine if a potential change of address exist based upon the textual record of the address.
4. The method according to claim 3 , further comprising:
eliminating the need for accessing a remote database of change of address records through the cloud if the local database does not have a potential change of address matching the textual record of the address.
5. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
accessing a local database to determine if a potential change of address exist based upon the textual record of the address; and
eliminating the need for accessing a remote database of change of address records through a cloud if the local database does not have a potential change of address matching the textual record of the address.