Patent ID: 8433093
Filing Date: 2013-04-30
Classification: B07C,G06F,G06K

Abstract:
1. A method for automated address directory updating performed by a plurality of hardware systems, comprising: receiving a parcel having a destination address; determining address information from the destination address, the address information including a digitized address and an address image; determining if a previous address entry proposal, corresponding to the address information and having a counter, exists in a database; if the previous address entry proposal does not exist, then storing the address information in a new address entry proposal and initializing a counter for the new address entry proposal; if the previous address entry proposal does exist, then incrementing the counter for the previous address entry proposal; when the counter has reached a threshold, then propagating the address information to a plurality of local addressing databases, wherein only one address image corresponding to a destination database is stored in the address entry proposal.