Provisional Patent Application
`Attorney Docket No. 8049.6444
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`PROVISIONAL UNITED STATES
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`PATENT APPLICATION
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`FOR
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`PROVIDING ONE CODE ADDRESS
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`CORRECTION
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`BY
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`JAMES D. WILSON,
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`LISA L. WEST, GARY C. REBLIN,
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`AND
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`WILLIAM L. GALLAGHER
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`TECHNICAL FIELD
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`DESCRIPTION
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`[001] The present invention relates to the field of resolving data. More particularly,
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`the present invention involves methods and systems for providing a corrected delivery
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`address.
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`INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
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`[002] The content of the attached Exhibits (A-D) is incorporated by reference into
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`the present specification.
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`BACKGROUND
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`[003] Today’s consumer receives deliveries of numerous advertisements,
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`promotions, and other correspondence from business entities. Every day various business
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`mailers mail significant amounts of mailpieces to their customers. Unfortunately, for
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`various reasons, not all mail may be delivered. Recipients may, for example, move to
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`another location or leave for extended period of time. In another example, business mailers
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`may have incorrect delivery addresses for some of its customers. Due to the large volumes
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`of business mailings and associated costs, business mailers may wish to keep track of the
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`customers whose delivery address is undeliverable, as well as maintain correct delivery
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`addresses for each of its customers. Unfortunately, a majority of business mailers lack tools
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`and resources for tracking and correcting their customers’ delivery addresses.
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`[004] The United States Postal Service (USPS) is an independent government
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`agency that provides delivery and other services to the public. The USPS is widely
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`recognized as a safe and reliable means for sending and receiving mail and other items.
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`With the advent and steady growth of electronic mail and electronic commerce, the physical
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`mail stream will increasingly be utilized for sending and receiving packages.
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`[005] The USPS possesses reliable tools for correctng and updating delivery
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`addresses. For example, the USPS maintains a database identifying valid delivery addresses
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`for customers. When customers relocate or leave for extended periods of time, the USPS
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`generally has a forwarding delivery address. Most business mailers may access such USPS
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`database by asking the USPS to provide them with a notification of undeliverable delivery
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`addresses, for example. In another example, business mailers may also request that the
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`USPS provide them with a corrected valid delivery address for customers who have
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`relocated.
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`[006] Therefore, the need to efficiently provide corrected delivery address data has
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`become a common need for the USPS and many other organizations. More specifically,
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`efficiently providing valid delivery address data has become a critical service for many
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`delivery system operators and business mailers. In an increasingly competitive
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`environment, meeting and exceeding the expectations of those who receive a service became
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`essential for a service provider such as the USPS.
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`[007] Today’s process for providing corrected delivery addresses to business
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`mailers requires human intervention. Each undeliverable mailpiece has to be handled and
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`processed by a USPS employee. Inefficiencies resulting from manual labor intervention can
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`be very costly and time consuming. As a result, the cost of providing a corrected delivery
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`address may be high. Consequently, fewer business mailers can afford to purchase the
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`service. Eliminating labor intervention may also allow significantly reduced time for
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`processing undeliverable mail. As a result, quality of service may increase, especially for
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`business mailers mailing time sensitive correspondence. Inaccuracy is another inefficiency
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`associated with manual labor. A process relying on manual labor is always subject to
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`inevitable human errors. Subsequently, at least some amount of mail never reaches its
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`destination due to the human error.
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`[008] Another disadvantage of the current process is esthetic appearance of the
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`mailpiece. Currently, each business mailer wishing to receive corrected delivery address
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`service has to provide certain information on the face of each mailpiece it intends to mail.
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`Research proves, however, the existence of a direct connection between the amount of data
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`printed on a mailpiece face and customers’ response to that mailpiece. Interestingly,
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`according to the studies, a lesser amount of human readable information appearing on the
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`mailpiece face generally results in a higher rate of consumer response. Accordingly, there
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`remains a need for an automated and mechanized process efficiently providing corrected
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`delivery address data to business mailers.
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`BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
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`[009] Fig. l is an exemplary mailpiece face depicting ACS participant code and
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`keyline.
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`[010] Fig. 2 is an exemplary mailpiece face depicting ACS participant 4—state
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`barcode.
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`[011] Fig. 3 is an exemplary flow chart for processing and handling of a
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`undeliverable mailpiece bearing the 4-state barcode.
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`DETAILED DESCRIPTION
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`[012] As well known in the art, business mailers wishing to receive notifications
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`about undeliverable and corrected delivery mail addresses may need to participate in a
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`special program, such as an Address Change Service (ACS) program. Each ACS program
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`participant may receive updated delivery address information for its customers. For
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`example, when a business mailer (an ACS program participant) attempts to mail a mailpiece
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`to a customer who has relocated, the USPS may provide the business mailer with a new
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`delivery address. In addition, if requested, the USPS may forward that mailpiece to the
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`customer’s new delivery address. Receipt of an updated delivery address may allow a
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`business mailer to update its own database so that a correct delivery address may be used in
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`the future.
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`[013] Currently, the USPS requires each registered ACS program participant to list
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`certain information on each mailpiece that the participant wishes to mail. That information
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`may be located, for example, above the human readable delivery address on the mailpiece.
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`Fig. 1 depicts an exemplary mailpiece face 100. The USPS may require an ACS program
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`participant to print its participant identification code on a mailpiece face 100. As shown on
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`Fig. 1, a participant identification code may consist of seven (7) alphabetical characters, for
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`example. A participant code may help the USPS to identify a business mailer that the USPS
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`may need to notify about the change of the customer delivery address. The USPS may also
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`use the participant identification code for other purposes. For example, the USPS may use
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`the participant identification code to keep track of how many mailpieces for that participant
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`were undeliverable. This information may be used later, for example, for billing purposes.
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`[014]
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`In addition, participants may wish to print on mailpiece face 100 an optional
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`“keyline”, as shown on Fig. 1. A keyline may consist of four (4) to sixteen (16) characters.
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`Keyline characters may be a code that a business mailer uses to identify its customer -
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`addressee. A business mailer, participant of the ACS program, may use the customer
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`identification code listed on the mailpiece face 100, for example, to electronically store
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`customer related data, including delivery address.
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`[015] Currently, if a mailpiece is undeliverable and the USPS needs to process that
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`mailpiece, human labor may be required to read and enter into a database a participant
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`identification code and a keyline. To eliminate human intervention for transferring data into
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`database, the USPS may require each ACS program participant to print data contained in
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`both participant identification code and a keyline in a barcode format. A 4-state barcode
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`may be used, for example, as shown on Fig. 2. Other barcode formats, such as a 2D barcode
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`or a PLANETTM barcode may be used as well.
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`[016] A participant code and an optional keyline printed on a mailpiece face may
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`occupy a significant portion of a mailpiece face space, as shown on Fig. 1. The space on a
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`mailpiece face is very valuable to business mailers for both esthetical and business purposes.
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`As discussed above, research shows that fewer human readable symbols appearing on a
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`mailpiece face will result in a greater customer response to business mailings. Therefore,
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`replacing two lines of alphabetical and numerical characters with one line of a barcode, as
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`shown on Fig. 2, may be very advantageous to business mailers. In addition, an increased
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`amount of free real estate on the mailpiece face may also provide a business mailer with
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`greater flexibility in designing its mailpieces faces.
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`[017]
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`Fig. 3 is a flow chart for an exemplary processing and handling of a
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`mailpiece bearing, for example, a 4-state barcode, afier a mailpiece was identified by a
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`delivery unit as undeliverable. Determining disposition of such mailpieces may require its
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`forwarding to a centralized facility, such as Computerized Forwarding System (CFS) for
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`processing. (302). Once a mailpiece arrives to CFS, its barcode may be scanned. (304).
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`Attached Exhibit C provides detailed description of seaming equipment.
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`[018] Based on the results of the barcode scanning, the USPS may determine
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`participant identificationcode of the ACS program participant who attempted to mail that
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`mailpiece. (304). Based on the participant identification code, the USPS may determine
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`disposition of the mailpiece requested by a participant, a process known as an
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`“endorsement.” (306). For example, a business mailer may instruct the USPS to discard all
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`its undeliverable mailpieces. In another example, a participant may instruct the USPS to
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`send all undeliverable mailpieces back to the participant. In yet another example, a
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`participant may instruct the USPS to forward all mailpieces to intended customers if
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`forwarding delivery address is available and discard mailpieces if forwarding delivery
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`address is not available.
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`[019]
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`In an alternative embodiment, the USPS may create an endorsement, such as
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`Electronic Service Requested (ESR). Listing that endorsement on a mailpiece face may
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`further facilitate and accelerate processing of undeliverable mail. This is because delivery
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`unit personnel may forward mailpieces with this endorsement to the CFS for processing
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`immediately afier it is determined that a mailpiece is undeliverable.
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`[0270] To facilitate and expedite the process of determining dispositions of
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`undeliverable mailpieces, the USPS may create and maintain a database such as Universal
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`Mailer File (UMF). For each ACS participant, UMF may contain instructions as to the
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`disposition of the mailpieces that the USPS identifies as undeliverable.
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`[021] As shown on Fig. 3, after the USPS determines the endorsement for the
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`mailpiece required by its mailer (306), the USPS may combine that data with information
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`from another database, such as Change of Address (COA) database, to determine forwarding
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`or corrected address for an intended addressee.
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`(3 08). Once the forwarding or corrected
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`address (assuming it is available) is identified, the USPS may create an electronic record, for
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`example, Address Change Service (ACS) record. (310). The ACS record may consist of,
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`for example, the forwarding address and the method of disposition, such as forwarding to an
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`intended recipient. An ACS program participant may also request that the USPS sends the
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`ACS record to the mailer regardless of the mailpiece disposition. Based on the received
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`ACS records, an ACS program participant may then update their files for each customer
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`whose delivery address required correction or became unavailable.
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`[022] Once the USPS creates the ACS record, the USPS may send that record to a
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`centralized location, such as National Customer Support Center (NCSC). (316). At the
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`NCSC, all the ACS records for the same ACS participant may be combined, bundled, and
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`forwarded to the participant along with an invoice (not shown).
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`[023] After the USPS creates an ACS electronic record for a mailpiece, a barcode
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`may be generated.
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`(312). This barcode may identify a disposition of the mailpiece and a
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`corrected address, if applicable. The USPS may further attach that barcode to a mailpiece
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`for further processing. (312). Once a disposition of a mailpiece is identified, a mailpiece
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`may be placed in an appropriate mail flow, for example, for further forwarding to an
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`intended addressee. (314).
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`[024]
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`In an alternative embodiment, the USPS may scan a barcode containing a
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`participant identification code and a keyline before sending a mailpiece for further
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`processing.
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`In this embodiment, a mailpiece may be forwarded to the NCSC for further
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`processing, including identifying corrected delivery address, only if forwarding endorsement
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`requires a mailpiece forwarding or returning. A mailpiece may be also forwarded to the
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`NCSC for processing if ESR endorsement is requested.
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`[025] One skilled in the art will recognize that many alternative embodiments are
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`possible. For example, the USPS may use participant identification code to electronically
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`create invoices for each ACS program participant. In yet another example, the USPS may
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`create an individual invoice for each processed mailpiece and make that invoice a part of the
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`ACS record. Other alternatives are possible without departing from the spirit and scope of
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`the invention.
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`WHAT IS CLAIMED IS:
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`1.
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`A method for identifying a disposition of a mailpiece, comprising:
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`forwarding the mailpiece to a processing center;
`I scanning barcode to determine a requested endorsement;
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`determining change of address data;
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`creating an electronic record for the disposition of the mailpiece;
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`sending the electronic record for processing;
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`generating and attaching a barcode to the mailpiece for the disposition of the
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`mailpiece; and
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`sorting the mailpiece for the disposition.
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`Begin
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`Forward Undeliverable
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`Mailpiece To CFS
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`Scan Barcode To Determine
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`Send Electronic ACS
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`Record To NCSC For
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`Processing .
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`EXHIBITS
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`U.S. PROVISIONAL APPLICATION
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`TITLE:
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`PROVIDING ONE CODE
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`ADDESS CORRECTION
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`Scope & Concept Document — DRAFT v1. 0
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`Mailers have requested an alternative to printing text strings that identify themselves and their
`customers on Address Change Service (ACS) enabled mailpieces. One Code ACS will allow
`mailers and USPS more options in the collection and provision of move and non-move related
`address corrections.
`It will allow new and current ACS customers an alternative to printing text
`data to participate in ACS.
`It will provide the USPS an opportunity to take advantage of the speed,
`accuracy, and processing efficiency of reading barcode data instead of text data. Machine
`readable barcodes are known to be read by USPS equipment at a high rate of accuracy.
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`Scope:
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`USPS needs to leverage the readability of barcoding over the readability of text as it automates
`letter mail fon/varding. USPS needs to reduce labor cost. One Code ACS serves both needs by
`allowing mailers to provide their ACS Participant
`ID and other customer-identifying data (ACS
`keyline) in a Confirm or 4-State barcode format. This barcode data will allow USPS to provide
`address correction data back to subscribing mailers using the Universal Mailer File (UMF) to
`determine some mailpiece attributes and mailer preferences necessary to determine the disposition
`of the mail.
`It removes the necessity to OCR read or manually key text data for this same process.
`One Code ACS will remove a large percentage of the labor and the subjective nature of the current
`process by removing most of the human intervention, thus a large percentage of the possibility of
`human error and labor.
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`Today’s Process:
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`ACS customers must register and be assigned a Participant lD (7 characters), determine the
`desired disposition of the mail piece if it cannot be delivered as addressed, and prepare the mail
`piece with that information and may include an additional 4 to 16-character line (Keyline) that
`identifies the addressee. Correct handling of that undeliverable piece requires that an employee
`recognize that the mail cannot be delivered as addressed, the reason it can’t, the endorsement or
`lack thereof that determines the mailpiece disposition, and manual keying of the Participant ID and
`Keyline (where used) along with other envelope elements. That information is batched and sent
`electronically to the National Customer Support Center (NCSC), where the data is batched and
`provided to the participating mailer, along with an invoice.
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`New Process:
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`Mailer registration and endorsement choice will continue as today. The passive version uses a
`barcode scanner for the mailer barcode and delivery point barcode data from the original and the
`new address (or other disposition) to be batched and sent to NCSC, where a matching process
`identifies the address correction data to be provided. When a participating mailer's piece is
`returned or identified during mail processing as requiring an address correction, the Postal
`Automated Redirection System (PARS) or other USPS mail processing equipment will OCR scan
`the barcode for mailer and addressee identifiers, use the UMF to determine mailpiece attributes to
`combine with COA record data to determine the correct disposition of the mailpiece and create the
`ACS record. Information is batched and sent electronically to the National Customer Support
`Center (NCSC), where the data from either method is batched and provided to the participating
`mailer, along with an invoice.
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`Not included in the scope:
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`Excluded from the scope are: generation of new revenue and different or more comprehensive
`data than is presently available.
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`Method and Process of using 3 Tracking Barcode with or without
`multiple Delivery Point Code scans to provide address corrections
`(One Code ACS}
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`The combination of a Four-State, 2D or Planet Code and a Delivery Point Code (DPC) creates a
`unique identifier that can be scanned and recorded to trace mailpieces.
`If a mailpiece is
`forwarded, returned, or wasted by Computerized Forwarding System (CFS) or Postal Automated
`Redirection System (PARS), or other USPS mail processing equipment, the next scan of the
`Planet Code will show a different DPC than the one originally applied since the
`forwarding/return/disposal process will apply a DPC for the new address or other disposition.
`USPS can produce an Address Change Service (ACS)-type address correction that could utilize
`the “mailed to” DPC with the “sent to" DPC that will identify the Change of Address (COA) record
`or other action taken and provide the mailer with the address correction record. This is a passive
`process that requires the use of barcode reading to collect the data to be sent to NCSC for COA
`lookup that matches the barcodes for each unique mailpiece, and the creation and then batching
`of records to the mailer.
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`An active version of this process would include the use of a barcode reader to determine data
`usually obtained from the mailpiece as keyed data entry or Optical Character Reader (OCR)
`produced data. Some of the data normally printed in text on the mail would instead be contained
`in the barcode and used to combine with the other necessary mailpiece attributes that are still
`keyed or supplied by an OCR to determine the appropriate disposition of the mail and creation of
`the address correction records. These records created during processing are sent to NCSC for
`batching of records to the mailer.
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`The active or "real-time" version of One Code ACS does not require the multiple barcode scans to
`populate ACS data, and the records are created during mail processing.
`In this case, a new
`endorsement, “Electronic Service Requested" is required on all participating pieces, along with
`PLANET, 4-state, or other future symbologies that replaces the ACS participant ID and keyline.
`Any USPS mail processing equipment used to process Undeliverable as Addressed (UAA) mail
`with a Wide Field of View (WFOV) camera or barcode reader will use the Participant ID (PID)
`contained in the barcode as a key to the Universal Mailer File (UMF). The UMF will contain the
`mailpiece class and treatment option based on existing endorsements, along with additional data
`to provide address/barcode data for a preferred or alternate mailer return address. This process
`replaces the keying or OCR reading of text Participant ID and keyline data, and the keying or
`OCR reading of the mailer's return address when needed.
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`Provides address correction to reduce Undeliverable As Addressed mail (UAA)
`Provides Pre and Post mailing options when used in conjunction with NCOA/Link
`Provides smaller footprint on mailpiece (allows removal of the Address Change Service (ACS) participant
`code and keyline)
`Provides “Value Added" to the use of Planet Code, may increase mailer participation in Confirm
`Provides more accurate read of barcode compared to text keying
`Provides reduced keystroke requirements at CFS/PARS (no keyline)
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`What is a PLANETTM Code barcode?
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`A PLANETTM Code barcode is a 12-digit (14-digit expanded) barcode where the first two digits
`represent the service you want, the next nine digits identify the mail piece (5-digit participant ID
`and 4 or 6 character customer or mailpiece ID) and the last digit is a check-sum digit that helps
`USPS detect errors. The PLAN ETTM Code barcode reads the inverse of the POSTNET barcode.
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`(i.e. short bars for long bars and long bars for short bars).
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`Future barcodes that may also be adopted for mailpiece tracking use that would also support this
`process include both 4-state and 2D, both of which allow additional mailer specific data.
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`Process 1
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`Mailers would retain a file of all the delivery points they included in their One Code mailing along
`with the PLANET, 4-state, or 2D code applied. This list is their starting point to apply the address
`corrections supplied by USPS.
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`USPS will create a copy of the mailer's CONFIRM scans that have subsequent, different scans
`from the original delivery scan. Using the multiple delivery points, USPS will identify the
`appropriate COA from the national database.
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`USPS will provide the PLANET, 4-state, or 20 code and the original delivery point code from
`each mail piece to be used as a starting point by the mailer. The combination of the two should
`provide a unique mailing list entry the way a keyline does in ACS. USPS will also provide the
`COA associated with that data. The mailer will perform its own validation to verify that the names
`and old addresses match their original mailpiece, and apply the new address to that name as
`appropriate.
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`Sam-le Mailin List
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`s381416826991s
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`52299999123413
`22-99999-1234 38141—6826-99 (Confirm scan
`matches data at left)
`Michael Murphy
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`5899 Plum Valley Dr
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`Memphis TN 38141-6826
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`8229999123415
`Paul Bakshi
`1400 Monroe St
`Potomac MD 20854-2984
`320854298488
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`22—99999-1234 20854-2984-00 (Confirm scan
`matches data at left)
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`The above addresses show the original delivery point code contained on the PLANET—encoded
`mailing. Each mailpiece has the exact same PLANET code of 22-99999-1234. The data in the
`second column shows what the mailer will receive as scans.
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`Now the mailpiece originally addressed to Michael Murphy gets forwarded due to a customer
`change-of—address. Specifically, the change-of—address shows:
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`Old Address:
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`Michael Murphy
`5899 Plum Valley Dr
`Memohis TN 38141-6826
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`New Address:
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`1254 Sugar Ln
`Collierville TN 38017-6836
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`As a result of the change-of—address, the mailpiece will be sent to CFS or PARS and the yellow
`label will be generated with a delivery point barcode for the new address, in this case 38017-
`6836-54-9. The updated mailpiece will be placed back into the mailstream, still bearing the
`PLANET code of 22-99999-1234.
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`The subsequent Confirm scan is associated with the original scan.
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`22-99999-1234 38141-6826-99 (Confirm scan
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`Michael Murphy
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`22-99999-1234 38017-6836-54-9
`5899 Plum Valle Dr
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`(PLANET)
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`USPS combines the delivery point scans for analysis:
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`Old Address:
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`Michael Murphy
`5899 Plum Valley Dr
`Memhis TN 38141-6826
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`New Address:
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`1254 Sugar Ln
`Collierville TN 38017-6836
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`USPS puts this data into the ACS record format (modified to allow submission of the PLANET, 4-
`state, or ZD barcode and the original delivery point) and provides it electronically to the mailer.
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`Process 2
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`Currently, mailers who subscribe to ACS apply one of two appropriate endorsements to the mail, along with
`two lines of data to identify them to USPS (ACS Participant ID — on the optional endorsement line) and their
`customers in their own files (keyline — directly below the Participant lD.)
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`Participation in One Code ACS would add the mailer’s participant ID into the Universal Mailer File used in
`automated and mechanized forwarding processes. This participant ID is part of the One Code barcode. When
`the barcode is read and the participant ID is identified, one of the types of service that