Patent ID: 8209191

Claim:
A method for determining a standardized physical address of a user having an electronic account, comprising: obtaining, using a first obtaining device, an address of the user stored in the electronic account; sending, using a sending device, the address of the user to a static address database, the static address database using the address of the user and the standardized physical address of the user contained in a master address database to obtain a delivery point identification key from the master address database, wherein the standardized physical address conforms to a standard format; receiving, using a receiving device, the delivery point identification key from the static address database, the delivery point identification key containing information uniquely identifying the standardized physical address within the master address database; obtaining, using a second obtaining device, the standardized physical address from the master address database using the delivery point identification key; and automatically updating, using a processing device, the address of the user stored in the electronic account using the standardized physical address from the master address database.