PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15983984
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-05
Publication Date: 2018-09
Patent Classification: ["382", "101000"]

Abstract:
Systems and methods for processing distribution items having unique identifiers affixed thereon. The unique identifiers can include computer readable codes and written alphanumeric strings generated by a user. A system receives the unique identifier and requests payment information from a user, and stores an association between the unique identifier and the payment information, and processes the item according to the payment information.

Claim (Index 6):
A system for inducting a mailpiece into a mailpiece distribution network comprising:\n a user interface configured to receive information relating to a first unique identifier which has been physically generated and placed on a mailpiece; a memory, in communication with the user interface, configured to store the information relating to the first unique identifier; a processing apparatus in communication with a processor, wherein the processing apparatus is configured to:\n receive a mailpiece having a received unique identifier thereon; \n process the received mailpiece to generate information relating to the received unique identifier; and \n communicate information relating to the received unique identifier to the processor; wherein the processor is configured to query the memory for stored information relating to the first unique identifier which corresponds to the information relating to the received unique identifier; \n mailpiece processing equipment configured to move the received mailpiece into one of a plurality of locations if it is determined that the information relating to the received unique identifier corresponds to the information relating to the first unique identifier; and wherein the mailpiece processing equipment is further configured to do one of return the received mailpiece to the user, flag the received mailpiece, dispose of the received mailpiece or require further action to be taken prior to continuation processing of the received mailpiece, if it is determined that the information relating to the received unique identifier does not correspond to the information relating to the first unique identifier.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 41.0
- Percentile: 93.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.52273
- Patent Class: 382.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15853476', '14944029', '12893834', '13834272', '15418908']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.3029452634863939
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5079799967882458
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.3234487368165791
- Mean Citation Score: 178.288328
- Max Citation Score: 304.39883
- Similarity Product: 268.02772951541544

Labels:
- Claim Label 101: 1
- Claim Label 102: 0
- Claim Label 103: 1
- Claim Label 112: 1
- Combined Label: 0
- Label 101 Adjusted: 1

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