Apparatus for recognizing address appearing on mail article
US5050218A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 19, 1991 |
| Grant date | Sep 17, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 19, 2011 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V30/242
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An address recognition apparatus and method is disclosed in which keyword and/or postal code detection is initially performed in order to limit the number of address dictionaries needed for final address detection. According to one embodiment, detected keywords are associated with property codes which may be designated for city names, street names, etc. The address dictionary memory is or can be separated into a plurality of segments, particular ones of which are selected on the basis of the property code of a given keyword.
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