Systems and methods of reading and processing change-of-address forms in a cloud-based architecture
AssigneeSiemens Industry, Inc.
InventorsAbdul Hamid Salemizadeh, Hongjian Li
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Abstract
A method for processing change-of-address (COA) forms. The method includes capturing a first image of a first COA form. The method includes assigning a unique identifier to the first COA form and associating the unique identifier with the first image data. The method includes transmitting the first image data and the unique identifier to a cloud computing system. The cloud computing system performs an optical-character-recognition process on the first image data to produce name and address data including both an old address and a new address, validates the name and address data, and stores the name and address data in a change of address database.
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A method for processing change-of-address (COA) forms, comprising:
- capturing, at a geographically regional processing center, a first image of a first COA form with a camera connected to an automated mail transport to create first image data;
- receiving the first image data in an image management system (IMS) at the geographically regional processing center;
- assigning a unique identifier to the first COA form by the IMS;
- associating the unique identifier with the first image data by the IMS;
- transmitting the first image data and the unique identifier to a cloud computing system, wherein the cloud computing system:
- performs an optical-character-recognition process on the first image data to produce name and address data, the name and address data including both an old address and a new address,
- performs a validation process on the name and address data,
- associates the name and address data with the unique identifier,
- performs a lookup process according to the name and address data and saves the name and address data, including the new address and a validation result, and
- manages a system load of the cloud computing system and automatically distributes the images and data within the cloud computing system.
- wherein when the validation result indicates that the name and address data are validated, then storing the name and address data in a change of address database.
A cloud-based architecture for processing change-of-address (COA) forms, comprising:
- a geographically regional processing center including mail processing equipment;
- a cloud computing system including a plurality of data processing systems, connected to communicate with the geographically regional processing center via a network;
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- a change of address database, wherein the mail processing equipment is configured to:
- capture a first image of a first COA form with a camera connected to an automated mail transport to create first image data;
- receive the first image data;
- assign a unique identifier to the first COA form;
- associate the unique identifier with the first image data;
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- transmit the first image data and the unique identifier to a cloud computing system,
- wherein the cloud computing system is configured to:
- perform an optical-character-recognition process on the first image data to produce name and address data, the name and address data including both an old address and a new address,
- perform a validation process on the name and address data,
- associate the name and address data with the unique identifier,
- perform a lookup process according to the name and address data and saves the name and address data, including the new address and a validation result, and
- manage a system load of the cloud computing system and automatically distribute the images and data within the cloud computing system,
- wherein when the validation result indicates that the name and address data are validated, then the name and address data is stored in the change of address database.
A method for processing change-of-address (COA) forms, comprising:
- capturing a first image of a first COA form;
- assigning a unique identifier to the first COA form and associating the unique identifier with the first image data;
- transmitting the first image data and the unique identifier to a cloud computing system, wherein the cloud computing system:
- performs an optical-character-recognition process on the first image data to produce name and address data including both an old address and a new address,
- validates the name and address data, and
- stores the name and address data in a change of address database.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.