Implicit video coding confirmation of automatic address recognition

A mail sorting system comprising:

• a processor;
• an automatic address recognition module;
• a video coding system coupled to the automatic address recognition module, the video coding system receiving a conditional result and a confirmation value generated by the automatic address recognition module;
• wherein the automatic address recognition module includes a memory having encoded thereon software instructions that when executed cause the processor, to perform steps comprising:
• performing an automatic address recognition process on a digitized image of a mail piece;
• generating a conditional address recognition result and a confirmation value associated with the conditional address recognition result;
• sending the conditional address recognition result and the confirmation value to the video coding system;
• wherein the video coding system includes a memory having software instructions encoded thereon that when executed cause, a processor to perform steps comprising:
• selecting a video coding task corresponding to the confirmation value;
• comparing a video coding result with the confirmation value;
• and
• wherein if the confirmation value matches the video coding result, then selecting the conditional address recognition result as a confirmed address recognition result.

A computer program product comprising:

• a non-transitory computer readable medium encoded with software instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform predetermined operations, the predetermined operations including the steps of:
• performing an automatic address recognition process on a digitized image of a mail piece;
• generating a conditional address recognition result and a confirmation value associated with the conditional address recognition result on the basis of an uncertain result from the automatic address recognition process;
• sending the conditional address recognition result and the confirmation value to a video coding system;
• selecting a video coding task corresponding to the confirmation value;
• comparing a video coding result with the confirmation value;
• and
• if the confirmation value matches the video coding result, then selecting the conditional address recognition result as a confirmed address recognition result.