Concepts for address prediction or correction

Abstract

Computer program products, methods, systems, apparatus, and computing entities are provided for predicting and correcting addresses. In one embodiment, this includes applying exception rules to determine whether to generate an exception for an address. If an exception exists, there are various approaches for predicting or correcting the addresses.

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BACKGROUND[0001]In picking up items from and delivering items to customers (e.g., consignors and / or consignees), carriers often rely on the address information / data provided by the customers. This address information / data can include errors and / or be incomplete. Current solutions determine whether the address information / data provided by the customer is within “range.” That is, current solutions determine whether a number or a number fractional is within the specified range assigned to a given street, road, avenue, and / or the like. However, current solutions do not determine whether the provided address information / data actually exists, whether any address information / data is missing, and / or whether the specified consignors / consignees have moved. Thus, a solution is needed to provide address information / data in the event of incorrect, incomplete, and / or changed address information / data.BRIEF SUMMARY[0002]In general, embodiments of the present invention provide methods, apparatus, sy...

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[0008]In accordance with yet another aspect, an apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code is provided. In one embodiment, the at least one memory and the computer program code may be configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to (1) for a first address that generated an exception from the application of one or more exceptions rules, determine whether an automatic prediction to a second address for the first address has been successfully made, wherein (a) an item is to be picked up from or delivered to the first address and (b) the automatic prediction to the second address for the first address being successful is based at least in part on a visit to the second address; and (2) responsive to determining that an automatic prediction to the second address for the first address has been successfully made, indicate that the item is to be picked up from or delivered to the second address instead of the first address.

[0009]In accordance with one aspect, a method is provided. In one embodiment, the method comprises (1) for an address that generated an exception from the application of one or more exceptions rules indicating the absence of secondary address information, automatically determining whether one or more previous visits to the address have occurred without the secondary address information, wherein an item is to be picked up from or delivered to the address; and (2) responsive to determining that one or more previous visits to the address have occurred without the secondary address information, indicating that the item is to be picked up from or delivered to the address without the secondary address information.

[0010]In accordance with another aspect, a computer program product is provided. The computer program product may comprise at least one computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising executable portions configured to (1) for an address that generated an exception from the application of one or more exceptions rules indicating the absence of secondary address information, automatically determine whether one or more previous visits to the address have occurred without the secondary address information, wherein an item is to be picked up from or delivered to the address; and (2) responsive to determining that one or more previous visits to...

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This address information/data can include errors and/or be incomplete.

However, current solutions do not determine whether the provided addres...

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