Patent ID: 7664653
Filing Date: 2010-02-16
Classification: B07C,G06Q,G07B

Abstract:
1. A method of matching a delivery code, representing a delivery segment within a geographic location, to an address within the geographic location, said method comprising: receiving an incorrect address at a website operated by a server wherein the incorrect address does not match any address in a set of valid addresses; sending a transmission to a district office covering a geographic area indicated by the incorrect address from the server requesting correction of the incorrect address; determining, at the district office, a corrected address associated with the incorrect address and a delivery code associated with the corrected address; receiving, from the district office, the delivery code and the corrected address; and saving the corrected address and the delivery code in a database accessible via the server; and determining whether the incorrect address has been previously received and previously corrected; transmitting the address to an incorrect address website if the incorrect address has not been previously received and previously corrected; and applying an updated address to a mail item associated with the incorrect address if the incorrect address has been previously received and previously corrected.