Patent ID: 7031959
Filing Date: 2006-04-18
Classification: G06F,G06Q,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method for matching an address, comprising: comparing the address against a plurality of address records in a database, wherein the database comprises at least one of a delivery point database and an enhanced delivery point database; verifying whether a delivery point exists; and providing output data indicating whether the address has been matched to at least one of the plurality of address records in the database, wherein the plurality of address records in the enhanced delivery point database comprise correct addresses for a corresponding plurality of delivery points, each of the plurality of address records including a delivery point identification key, wherein the delivery point identification key comprises a delivery point key, a record type, and at least one of a base record flag and an alternate record flag, wherein the delivery point key indicates a time the delivery point identification key was created and the delivery point key includes a sequence number corresponding to a sequence within the time, wherein the delivery point key indicates a year, month, day, hour, minute, and second the delivery point identification key was created, and the delivery point key includes a sequence number corresponding to a sequence within the second the delivery point identification key was created, wherein the record type indicates the address is one of a street address, a rural route box, a post office box, general delivery, a high rise, and a firm, wherein the base record flag indicates an alternative address record corresponding to the delivery point does not exist in the enhanced delivery point database, wherein the alternate record flag indicates an alternative address record corresponding to the delivery point exists in the enhanced delivery point database.