System and Method for Real-Time Address Correction

摘要

A system and method by which mail sorting equipment can correct postal addresses utilizing cloud technology. The real-time address correction system for correcting addresses of mail articles in real-time, comprises sorters, vision systems, controllers, processors, printers, local and remote computers, databases, bins, and a cloud system to tie together the local and remote computers in addition to the sorters and controllers. Corrected postal addresses are stored remotely and locally to the sorter and provided to the sorter as needed by a cloud based system. The system and method accommodates delays in providing the corrected postal addresses to the sorter.

主权项

1. A real-time address correction system for correcting addresses of mail articles in real-time, comprising:
a sorter, comprising:
a vision system;a controller;a bin; anda printer system; and a forwarding system, comprising:
a local computer having a processor, a computer-readable storage medium, and a network interface, wherein the local computer is for interfacing the sorter to a remote computer;the remote computer having a processor, a computer-readable storage medium, a database, and a network interface, wherein the remote computer is for interfacing the local computer to the database; anda cloud system, comprising:
a global network of computers; anda cloud based computer-readable storage medium;wherein the global network of computers when combined with the cloud based computer-readable storage medium provides a transmission path and storage environment for data transmissions between the local computer and the remote computer; andwherein the bin is configured for storing mail articles while data transmissions between the local computer and the remote computer are delayed.