Patent ID: 7743043
Filing Date: 2010-06-22
Classification: G06F,G07B,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method performed by one or more computers for validating an address for printing, comprising: receiving an address by a user computer; accessing a companion file of pre-validated addresses residing on the user computer; electronically comparing the received address to the pre-validated addresses in the companion file for validating the received address; instructing the user computer to print the received address using a printer, if the received address is validated based on the companion file of pre-validated addresses; storing a plurality of pre-approved addresses in a database residing on a server; electronically comparing the received address to the pre-approved addresses stored in the database for validating the received address, if the received address is not validated based on the companion file of pre-validated addresses; returning a comparison result having at least one pre-approved address that matches the received address to the user computer; selecting a pre-approved address from the returned comparison result; instructing the user computer to print the selected pre-approved address using the printer; and storing the selected pre-approved address as a pre-validated address in the companion file for future use.