| 摘要 |
A system ( 100 ) and method for sorting mail ( 112 ) includes a first database ( 106 ) containing addresses and zipcodes for a plurality of mail item recipients, a second database ( 104 ) containing a plurality of individual and firm names and their associated addresses, and an imaging device ( 114 ) for capturing an image of address information on a mail item ( 112 ). Based on identified elements from the captured address information image, a subsystem ( 110 ) containing an algorithm compares the elements with the first database ( 106 ) and determines if there is a match of all elements. If one or more address information elements are unmatched, the algorithm compares the elements to the second database ( 104 ), and applies a set of criteria to the address information elements matched in the second database ( 104 ) to determine if a match exists. |
