128 results about "Postal Code" patented technology

The present invention provides apparatus, systems and methods for determining for each of a plurality of users upon each user's input of a particular origin postal code and a particular destination postal code an origin rating zone identifier corresponding to the identifier corresponding to the particular destination postal code for each of the plurality of carriers. Each user accesses the present invention over a global communications network using a client computer device, and each user client computer device has an individual electronic connection to the global communications network.

The system provides location based coupon-less offers based upon a location of a card member (CM). A location of a CM may be determined based upon one or more of a travel itinerary, a GPS signal, a proximity of a mobile communication device to a cellular base station, and / or a zip code. An offer from a merchant registered to provide coupon-less offers may be transmitted to a mobile communication device based upon the location. An offer, once accepted by a CM, may be matched to a record of charge associated with a transaction account held by the CM. A credit may be applied to the CM's transaction account and a debit may be applied to a transaction account of the registered merchant. One or more offer categories and / or one or more offer category classes may be transmitted to the mobile communication device based upon the CM's location.

Even when the present position does not exist on a guide road after deviation from an established guide route, a guide road is identified and a more advantageous route is identified. Furthermore, only a minimum amount of required data are displayed on the map picture. The searching again is executed by taking the direction of progress of the car into consideration. Street names of the roads are displayed on the guide map, enabling a guide route to be easily recognized. A particular area is specified by a postal code number or by a telephone number, and the streets or the facilities in the specified area are displayed. This makes it easier to search the destination.

A received information processing apparatus enables simplification of user manipulation when information relevant to an area is to be acquired. A position information extraction section extracts predetermined position information (for instance, postal codes) corresponding to the vehicle position calculated by a vehicle position calculation section. A received information extraction section extracts received information relevant to a specified area from among various kinds of information included in a data broadcast received by a digital broadcast receiver, based on position information received from the position information extraction section and predetermined extraction conditions stored in an extraction conditions storage section. Depiction data corresponding to the extracted received information is generated by a received information depiction section, and the content of the received information that is relevant to the vehicle position is displayed on a screen of a display device.

A method and system for providing geocodes in response to complete or partial address information is disclosed. The disclosure teaches embodiments that are naturally upgraded to integrate changing spatial information due to addition of countries, better data, political changes, and other similar changes in geographical data. A single geocoding engine is capable of handling the various address formats in use in different countries and jurisdictions. The disclosed embodiments are error tolerant and capable of overcoming many errors due to spelling, variety of languages and formats used to provide and address. The diversity in addresses due to, for instance country-specific formats such as postal-codes are naturally integrated into existing database of geocoding information. Preferably, the embodiments are based on JAVA to allow platform independence and use XML based communication to use networks without requiring excessive resources while providing fast services.

The invention seeks to improve the effectiveness of sortation and delivery point processing of military mail on behalf of the U.S. military. A method for distributing military mail includes the steps of compiling military unit and associated delivery code information into a computer searchable military address management system database which associates a military unit zip code with a current geographic location for that unit; obtaining military unit personnel change of address information from a number of sources including a national change of address database maintained by a federal postal service and input from a military unit to which a military mail recipient belongs, which information is compiled into a computer searchable military change of address database, which information includes change of address information more recent than change of address information reflected in a federal national change of address database; and using information from the military address management system database and the military change of address database to redirect incorrectly addressed mail pieces to a military mail recipient's current address.

In this Automatic Electronic Entry allows entry for the award drawing using electonic receipts. Users with receipts from electronic ATMs, debit card, EZ Pass and Internet merchants and other fee and receipt collectors would have the option to be automatically entered into the drawings through means other than registering and entering into the games manually via the web site. All receipts will be entered into all daily, weekly, monthly and year end games. Receipts will continued to have the information such as data and time. Individuals will have the option at the time of purchase or ATM transaction to participate in the drawing.

A transmitter transmits time synchronized data via a pager / WiMax / 802.x access to a receiver system, wherein the receiver system is programmed to receive data for specific geographic locations. The geographic locations may be specified by the user or by the receiver system, and includes state, zip codes, towns, counties, towns, or cardinal regions. The receiver is able to find its location when outside its cell region and is able to synchronize to the data transmitted in the new cell region. Further, the receiver system is able to remotely monitor weather data and other information at a different location via wireless Internet or voice over IP. A transceiver may also be used to receive weather or alert data. In response to receiving data, the transceiver transmits the data to low powered devices in a house using a different frequency band than the frequency band it received the data.

A method and system for providing geocodes in response to complete or partial address information is disclosed. The disclosure teaches embodiments that are naturally upgraded to integrate changing spatial information due to addition of countries, better data, political changes, and other similar changes in geographical data. A single geocoding engine is capable of handling the various address formats in use in different countries and jurisdictions. The disclosed embodiments are error tolerant and capable of overcoming many errors due to spelling, variety of languages and formats used to provide and address. The diversity in addresses due to, for instance country-specific formats such as postal-codes are naturally integrated into existing database of geocoding information. Preferably, the embodiments are based on JAVA to allow platform independence and use XML based communication to use networks without requiring excessive resources while providing fast services.

The embodiment of the invention provides a method for finding and sorting private data in a data table. The method mainly comprises the steps that private data analysis rules corresponding to all private data types are preset; sampling data are extracted from the data table; private data analysis is conducted on the sampling data according to the set analysis sequence of the private data types and the private data analysis rules corresponding to all the private data types, 10 kinds of private data types are found in the sampling data according to the analysis result, wherein the private data types include ID card numbers, zip codes, business license numbers, organization codes, identification numbers of taxpayers, e-mail addresses, company names, phone numbers, Chinese names and addresses. Key data in the data table of an enterprise application database are efficiently found out and sorted, workload can be greatly lightened, and work time can be greatly shortened.

Methods and an intermediary device are disclosed for sending a civic address and other information from the intermediary device to an apparatus associated with a predefined number (such as Public Safety Answering Point). The civic address may include a street number, street name, street type, and postal mailing code, all of which may be associated with a wireless calling access line assigned to the intermediary device. A calling mechanism (e.g., a telephone) operating in an off-hook state initiates a communication with the apparatus. The intermediary device may enter the off-hook state in response to the calling mechanism entering the off-hook state. The intermediary device can continue to operate in the off-hook state so as to send the civic address to the apparatus (e.g., a PSAP) even if the calling mechanism switches to an on-hook state prior to the civic address being sent to the apparatus.

A receiver may receive alerts from a radio-broadcast following a tone or other indication preceding each alert, for example, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) broadcasted weather alerts. Received alerts may be recorded and stored for future playback to an end user, and the receiver may indicate to the user that an alert has been stored, varying the type of indication according to the type of alert stored. The receiver may record alerts specific to one or more zip codes, geographic regions, Global Positioning System (GPS) coordinates, Federal Information Processes Standards (FIPS) codes, Specific Area Messaging Encoding (SAME) profiles, or other user location data. The user may then select locations and type of alerts to be replayed. Additionally, the receiver may be used in conjunction with other co-located devices to provide information to an end user through a variety of methods and devices.

Apparatus and methods consistent with the present invention identify and sort a mailpiece with destination information by sorting the mailpiece using a code on the front of the mailpiece, if there is a code on the front of the mailpiece. If the mailpiece does not have the code on the front of the mailpiece, and if there is a code on the back of the mailpiece, the mailpiece is identified using a code on the back of the mailpiece. If the mailpiece does not have the code on the front or on the back of the mailpiece, then the mailpiece is sorted in an identification code system. In the identification code system, an identification code is applied to the back of the mailpiece and a postal code is applied to the front of the mailpiece in accordance with the destination information. An identification file corresponding to the identification code is then created. The identification file may be accessed by a plurality of nodes in the identification code system.

Methods and systems consistent with the principles of some embodiments of the present invention provide for determining a set of variables that together have strong predictive power relative to some target variable(s); identifying a subset of variables that together describe the majority of the information in the database; statistically segmenting the database; predicting unknown values in the target variables; combining prediction and VIVa; filling gaps in databases for further analysis or database completion; predicting probabilities; and outputting information based on the processed data. The outputs may relate to optimizing price to maximize return, producing a database based on postal code, identifying a trade area for sale of goods; and / or optimizing the distribution of marketing funds across various marketing channels.

The present invention is a system and method for wireless emergency notification. In embodiments, a Civic Notification Service Centre (CNSC) generates a notification message, the notification message including a location identifier and notification information. The location identifier represents a geographical area such as a postal code, city street, neighborhood, or municipality. The CNSC transmits the notification message to a message switch that translates the location identifier to at least one device identifier such as a CAP code that is allocated to a set of notification devices assigned to the geographical location defined by the location identifier. Alternatively, the device identifier could be directly input within the notification message. After translation, the resulting notification message is transmitted to a set of base stations which subsequently transmit the notification message to a plurality of notification devices. The notification devices programmed with the device identifier within the notification message process the notification information. In some cases, a select set of base stations could be defined to transmit a notification message and therefore a limited wireless coverage area would be used that primarily focuses on the geographical area defined by the location identifier of the message. This notification system allows for the bypassing of the PSTN which ensures that in times of emergency, when the PSTN tends to be over-loaded, the notification message can still be delivered to the appropriate notification devices.

A spam detector accesses a message body of an email, extracts one or more features of a return path from the message body, and uses the extracted features to detect the return path for a user to respond to the email. The return path may include a postal address, and the extracted feature may comprise one or more of a complete or partial street name, city name, state name, country name, street number address, postal code, designations for post office box, and post office box number.

The invention relates to a bacillus subtilis strain, a preparation prepared from the bacillus subtilis strain, a preparation method of the preparation, application of the bacillus subtilis strain to preparation of a preparation for preventing and treating crop mycete diseases and application of the preparation to prevention and treatment of the crop mycete diseases, and belongs to the technical field of biopesticide. The bacillus subtilis with the biological name of bacillus subtilis was collected in China General Microbiological Culture Collection Center (CGMCC) on December 26, 2012 (the address is Rentun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing and the postal code is 100101), wherein the collection number is CGMCC No.5652. An in vitro living plant test shows that the bacillus subtilis preparation has a certain effect of preventing and treating crop mycete diseases and particularly has an obvious effect of preventing and treating peronospora sparsa disease of crops.

The present invention provides apparatus, systems and methods for determining for each of a plurality of users upon each user's input of a particular origin postal code and a particular destination postal code an origin rating zone identifier corresponding to the identifier corresponding to the particular destination postal code for each of the plurality of carriers. Each user accesses the present invention over a global communications network using a client computer device, and each user client computer device has an individual electronic connection to the global communications network.

A search processing section searches information stored in an address database, using a first character series, e.g., a postal code input through an input device as a search key, for a second character series corresponding to an address. A character recognition processing section performs character recognition with respect to a predetermined area in the image, using a character dictionary, and generates candidates for a character series including a name or designation, a postal code, an address, etc. A character image selection processing section selects a character series corresponding to the searched second character series from the generated candidates. A character image storage section stores correlation between each of the characters constituting the selected character series and a character image thereof. A character dictionary learning processing section performs a learning process with respect to the character dictionary, based on the stored correlation between each character and the character image thereof.

A method and system for generating a location identifier using a location code and a grid coordinate. The location code corresponds to a defined geographical area, such as a postal code or an area code, A grid coordinate can be determined based on destination location information, such as an address, a GPS-determined position, or other reference to a specific physical location. The location identifier is combined with the location code to generate a location identifier, which can be encoded in a computer readable format and placed on items for use in a distribution network. The location identifier can be used to facilitate domestic or international distribution of items using a common format or addressing scheme. The domestic and foreign distribution networks read and interpret location identifiers in order to deliver items.

The invention provides bacillus licheniformis, wherein the classification name is bacillus licheniformis CY-1, the bacillus licheniformis CY-1 is preserved in the China General Microbiological Culture Collection Center (CGMCC), the address is the Institute of Microbiology of Chinese Academy of Sciences located in 3, Courtyard 1, West Beichen Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, the postal code is 100101, the accession number is CGMCC NO.12448, and the preservation date is May 13, 2016. The invention further provides applications of bacillus licheniformis in kitchen waste treatment. The bacillus licheniformis has the activities of high-activity protease, amylase and oil hydrolase, can degrade glucose for generating acid, and is a thermophilic bacterium with high salt tolerance and high acid tolerance, and through effective combination of the bacillus licheniformis with a carrier, the weight of the fed kitchen waste is rapidly and efficiently reduced by 85%.

A mobile payment system authorizes payment by sending a Short Message Service (SMS) text message or secure hypertext transfer protocol (HTTPS) request to a customer's mobile phone or mobile device requiring customer to respond by SMS or HTTPS. A SMS payment software-plugin is installed on a Point-Of-Sale (POS) terminal. When a customer requests to pay by SMS, the plugin is activated and the customer's mobile phone number and zip code or POS PIN are entered on the POS terminal. The POS terminal sends a request to a SMS payment system, which sends the SMS text message to the customer's mobile device. When the customer replies to the SMS message with an approval code, the SMS payment system uses payment information for the customer to create a transaction request to a bank authorization network. When the SMS payment system receives authorization, it notifies the POS terminal to complete the purchase transaction.

Disclosed is a method for addressing a person or organization via electronic means, wherein the addresses of people and / or organizations are stored in a database, wherein the addresses from the database are linked to publicly accessible data such as name, telephone numbers, fax number and / or postal codes, and a method for processing and / or sending in electronic manner one or more e-mail messages wherein the addresses of people and / or organisations are stored in a database, and wherein the addresses from the database are linked to publicly accessible data such as name, telephone numbers, fax number and / or postal codes.

An online system and method for a computer or web-based system enabling users to estimate, schedule, and purchase a variety of home-related services from a trusted group of professional contractors. The system manages a list of prescreened, reputable, and local contractors. Through the present invention, consumers may find local contractors, obtain real time competitively priced quotes from contractors for their services, schedule work to be preformed, and pay or finance the cost of the service. Contractors may also purchase subscriptions tied to U.S. postal codes or zip codes from which they will receive all leads of consumers needing services originating from that postal code for the services they offer.

Provided is fragrant pig derived cholesterol-assimilating and oxygen-resistant bifidobacterium BZll. The fragrant pig derived cholesterol-assimilating and oxygen-resistant bifidobacterium BZll is Bifidobacterium animalis subsp.Lactis, the pure culture of the fragrant pig derived cholesterol-assimilating and oxygen-resistant bifidobacterium BZll is preserved at the China General Micro-biological Culture Collection Center (CGMCC), China Microbial Culture Preservation Management Committee, the address is Institute of Microbiology, Institution No.3 China Academy of Science, Western Beichen Road No.1 in Chaoyang District of Beijing in China, the postal code is 100101, the preservation number is CGMCC NO.10224, and the Bifidobacterium animalis subsp.Lactis BZll is called for short. The Bifidobacterium animalis subsp.Lactis BZll is high in cholesterol-assimilating capacity, acid resistance and cholate resistance, good in oxygen resisting performance, has probiotic property and can serve as probiotics to be added into a fermentative milk product to produce a functional food, bifidobacterium culture resources are enriched, and development of bifidobacterium health-care products is facilitated.

The present invention provides a communications client program and an associated transfer server for onymous and secure communications over the interne. The communications client program is used for electronically sending and receiving mail items and for conducting realtime audio and video communications in a secure manner. A mail item is any item of correspondence that bears an addressee's street address (i.e. number, street, suburb, state and post code) or an advertising item that does not necessarily bear an addressee, but includes nominations for preferred destinations.

A method and system for automated sorting machines is provided in which a feedback between OCR and ABL takes place. According to a first aspect of the present invention, a loose coupling between ABL and OCR is proposed in which the ABL system is asked for a further address block potentially present on the letter's surface when the first one being passed from ABL to OCR yielded that no destination ZIP code could be extracted from it. The confidence of the actual OCR and the ABL result, the address block contents supplemented with some additional criteria based on general knowledge, further, the sort plan actually loaded on the concerned sorting machine and the postmark information found in the stamps of the postmark can advantageously be used to make the ABL restart decision. Further, the ABL system can continue to search further address blocks while the OCR system processes one or a plurality of address blocks being passed to it from ABL in a preceding procedure related to the same letter. After being processed by the OCR procedure, a summarizing ranking is calculated for each potential address block found. The best rank is given for the most probable destination address block. In this ‘tight’ coupling of ABL and OCR processes, basically the same criteria as mentioned above can be used.

The invention discloses newly separated pediococcus acidilactici HEW-AP27 collected in the CGMCC (China General Microbiological Culture Collection Center) in the Institute of microbiology of CAS (Chinese Academy of Sciences) in Beichen west road No.1 yard No.3 in Chaoyang District of Beijing with the postal code of 100101 on March 7, 2018, with the collection number of CGMCC NO.15419. The invention also provides a preparation method of a viable pediococcus acidilactici preparation. The method comprises the steps as follows: the pediococcus acidilactici is used as a fermentation strain, an optimized fermentation process and a fermentation medium are adopted, discharging is performed after first-stage, second-stage and third-stage culture, active bacterial sludge is obtained through centrifugation, a stabilization protective agent is added, granulation is performed through a granulator, a coating liquid is added to a coating machine for coating, and finally, the viable pediococcus acidilactici preparation is obtained. The pediococcus acidilactici HEW-AP27 has acid resistance, cholate resistance and high-temperature resistance, has high acid producing performance and can inhibit growth and reproduction of pathogenic bacteria.

A method and system for generating a location identifier using a location code and a grid coordinate. The location code corresponds to a defined geographical area, such as a postal code or an area code. A grid coordinate can be determined based on destination location information, such as an address, a GPS-determined position, or other reference to a specific physical location. The location identifier is combined with the location code to generate a location identifier, which can be encoded in a computer readable format and placed on items for use in a distribution network. The location identifier can be used to facilitate domestic or international distribution of items using a common format or addressing scheme. The domestic and foreign distribution networks read and interpret location identifiers in order to deliver items.