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 11):
A method of inducting a mailpiece into a mailpiece distribution network comprising:\n receiving, via a user operated interface device, information relating to a first unique identifier which has been physically generated and placed on a first mailpiece; receiving, in a distribution network, a received mailpiece having a received unique identifier thereon; processing the received mailpiece to obtain information relating to the received unique identifier thereon; determining, by a processor, whether the received unique identifier information corresponds to the first unique identifier information; causing mailpiece processing equipment 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 causing mailpiece processing equipment 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 continuing 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): 0.3023480596876607
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5131330474608851
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.3234265584649832
- Mean Citation Score: 178.288328
- Max Citation Score: 304.39883
- Similarity Product: 238.10837868673443

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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