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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2004
Walter Rosenbaum, Paris, FR;
Eberhard Mandler, Reichenau, DE;
Walter Rosenbaum, Paris, FR;
Eberhard Mandler, Reichenau, DE;
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a system and method for resolving non-address attributes on a mail piece. The present system uses a mail sorter for sorting and facilitating the obtaining of a scan of the mail piece. The image is then scanned by automatic means to determine whether the non-address attributes can be automatically resolved. In the event of an unsuccessful scan, the image is forwarded to a processor which makes a functional resolution of the non-address attribute, locates example attributes and ranks them, and creates a matrix with the example attribute in the cognitive zone. The matrix is displayed to a coder who then quickly identifies whether or not the attribute and example attribute match. In the event of a non-match, a matrix with a next highest rank example attribute is created and forwarded to the encoder until no more example attributes remain, wherein the entire image is forwarded to the encoder.