Address Validation Using Authorization Columns
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Solution Overview
Problem
Direct mail advertising companies face significant resource wastage due to incorrect addresses, leading to increased costs in postage, mailing size, and computational inefficiencies, as existing address validation methods are inefficient and do not account for changes in economic status or address accuracy.
Innovation Solution
A computer-implemented method and apparatus that configures a tax information table in a payroll database with an authorization column to validate addresses, allowing only authorized data release, and uses a rapid response number system to efficiently search and display current addresses, reducing resource consumption by minimizing unnecessary searches and storage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If traditional address validation methods are used to ensure accurate addresses, then address accuracy is improved, but computational resources and time are excessively consumed
Solution Approach 1:
The validation system segments the address validation process into distinct phases: initial format checking, database lookup by unique identifiers, and detailed verification only when needed. This segmentation allows most addresses to be validated quickly through simple identifier matching, while maintaining high accuracy for cases requiring full validation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-processing and indexing address data with unique identifiers before validation requests arrive. This preliminary organization enables rapid retrieval and validation without requiring full address comparison for every request, significantly reducing validation time while maintaining accuracy.
2Measurement precision
If comprehensive address validation is performed on all addresses, then address accuracy is improved, but computational resources are wasted
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies partial validation action by using unique identifiers to validate addresses without performing complete address comparison for all cases. This partial action approach achieves sufficient accuracy for most addresses while avoiding the excessive computational resources required for full validation of every address in the database.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses unique identifiers as simplified copies or representations of full address data. Instead of storing and comparing complete address strings, the system validates addresses through their unique identifier copies, which consume minimal computational resources while maintaining validation accuracy.
3Reliability
If full address data is stored and processed for validation, then validation completeness is improved, but storage resources are wasted
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts only the essential unique identifier from complete address data for storage and validation purposes. By taking out and storing only this minimal necessary information rather than full address details, the system maintains validation completeness through identifier matching while dramatically reducing storage resource requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses lightweight, minimal-data structures (unique identifiers) instead of storing expensive, data-intensive full address records. These simplified validation objects consume minimal storage resources while remaining sufficient for validation purposes, effectively replacing the need for storing complete address data.
Data Source
AI summary
A method and apparatus for reducing an amount of resources required for address validation. An address validation program running on a processor unit configures a tax information table in a payroll database to have an authorization column indicating whether an employee having data in a row of the tax information table has authorized release of data in the row; receives a validation request for at least one validated address entered in one or more request fields in a graphical user interface connected to the processor unit; searches only rows having an indication of authorization in the authorization column of the tax information table; and responsive to finding at least one current address in the tax information table, displays the at least one current address in one or more response fields of the graphical user interface as the at least one validated address.