Patents by Inventor Stephen Dearing

Stephen Dearing has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20070106529
    Abstract: Methods and systems consistent with the present invention provide a barcode image. A client is operable to create a request for a barcode image and send the request to a server. The request comprises data to be converted to a barcode. The server is operable to receive the request from the client via a network, generate a barcode image from the data, and encode the barcode image. Thereafter, the server provides the encoded image to the client.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2006
    Publication date: May 10, 2007
    Inventors: Kyle Dixon, Stephen Dearing
  • Publication number: 20070094155
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a system and method for electronically managing an address database such as AMS, and more particularly a system and method for automatically managing an address database through the use of a web-based application. Moreover, embodiments of the invention manage an address database, such as AMS, by comparing data in the address database with data collected from mailpieces during sorting operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2006
    Publication date: April 26, 2007
    Inventor: Stephen Dearing
  • Publication number: 20070080221
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for reconciling data associated with delivery items, such as mail. In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method reconciles data associated with a delivery item shipment. The method includes the steps of receiving a first set of data associated with the shipment, and electronically receiving a second set of data associated with the shipment. The method further includes the steps of scanning the shipment during processing for scanned data associated with the shipment and determining if the first set of data matches the second set of data. If the first or second set of data matches the second set of data, the method determines if the second set of data matches the scanned data. If the first or second set of data matches the scanned data, the method indicates both the first set of data and the second set of data as valid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2006
    Publication date: April 12, 2007
    Inventors: Stephen Dearing, Gerald Jamula
  • Publication number: 20070078793
    Abstract: Systems and methods for aggregating item delivery statistics in an item delivery system. In accordance with an illustrative embodiment, information associated with one or more delivery items is collected at one or more locations in the item delivery system. The collected item delivery information is forwarded to a management system configured to store the information. The management system receives related information for a plurality of delivery items and aggregates at least some of the related information. In response to a user request, the management system may be configured to return a selected set of aggregated item delivery statistics to the user. The user can use the aggregated statistics to identify trends, bottlenecks, service standards, and other flow-related information that could not be easily tracked using prior item delivery systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2006
    Publication date: April 5, 2007
    Inventors: Stephen Dearing, Gerald Jamula
  • Publication number: 20060276916
    Abstract: Systems and methods for electronically correcting uncoded addresses include collecting uncoded addresses in an uncoded address database, sorting uncoded addresses by postal code, automatically emailing delivery personnel to notify them they have records to resolve, limiting personnel's access to various postal codes, correcting and/or adjusting the address, determining whether the corrected address delivery point validates, and if no match can be made after correcting and/or adjusting the address, sending the address to a delivery unit with Delivery Force Knowledge™ to correct the address and return the correction for delivery point validation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2005
    Publication date: December 7, 2006
    Inventors: Stephen Dearing, David Payne, James Wilson
  • Publication number: 20060058914
    Abstract: Systems and methods for correcting addresses to contain a code representing a delivery segment (ZIP+4™ code) within a defined geographic location (ZIP Code™) include determining whether the address is already matched with a ZIP+4™ code and contains a valid delivery point. Further, if a match the address cannot be made, the systems and method may correct or adjust the address and check if a match can be made after correcting and/or adjusting the address. If no match can be made after correcting and/or adjusting, the systems and methods may send the address to a district office and/or delivery unit to determine the ZIP+4™ code and the delivery point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2005
    Publication date: March 16, 2006
    Inventor: Stephen Dearing
  • Publication number: 20050283448
    Abstract: Methods and systems consistent with the present invention provide a barcode image. A client is operable to create a request for a barcode image and send the request to a server. The request comprises data to be converted to a barcode. The server is operable to receive the request from the client via a network, generate a barcode image from the data, and encode the barcode image. Thereafter, the server provides the encoded image to the client.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2004
    Publication date: December 22, 2005
    Inventors: Kyle Dixon, Stephen Dearing