Method and system of updating address records utilizing a clientserver interface
US6457012B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 10, 1997 |
| Grant date | Sep 24, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 10, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99942
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention is a method and system of updating address data representative of a changed address. Updates are accomplished by initiating an address data request at a client system. The request is transmitted to an application host system where it is translated into a format readable by a master system comprising change of address files. The interface between the application host system and the master system includes a translation step. The translation step begins by creating a data map representative of the address data request. The created data map is compared against either a mailing list correction (MLC) scheme or a multi-line optical character reader (MLOCR) scheme to establish a second data map representative of the address request. The second data map is then transmitted via a SCSI interface to the master system for processing of the address request. The master system matches the address data request to records of address changes to determine whether a match exists. If a match occurs, then a record of the match is placed into an address data reply which is then transmitted back to the application host system where it is first translated and then transmitted back to the clien…
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