KR100763517B1 - Integrated mail address management method and system - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention, in the integrated postal address management system interworking with the internal and external interlocking system, receives information necessary for the standard postal address service from the internal and external interlocking system, and uses the address information among the received information Generate an address, set the generated postal address as a standard postal address, map the standard postal address with geographic information and delivery information among the received information, and register the mapped standard postal address and the received information; Storing and providing the generated standard postal address to the internal and external interworking systems to perform a standard postal address service. This not only reduces mail handling costs, but also speeds up mail delivery, increasing reliability for postal customers, and improving postal service to customers through the provision of standard, accurate postal address services. In addition, it is effective to induce national competitiveness in postal services.

Integrated postal address management, standard postal address, operations management, network matching, mapping processing, postal address service, and database.

Description

Integrated mail address management method and system {POSTAL ADDRESS UNITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD}

1 is a block diagram showing the structure of a postal address integrated management system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of generating a postal address in a postal address integrated management system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a flowchart illustrating operations of changing and deleting a postal address in a postal address integrated management system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of operating and managing a postal address for a postal address service in a postal address integrated management system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

5 is a block diagram showing an operating environment of the integrated postal address management system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention relates to a postal address management system and method, and more particularly to a postal address integrated management system and method for providing and integrated management of a postal address provision and change system according to a standard for a standard postal service.

Currently, the Australian Postal Service or the US Postal Service (USPS) standardizes and manages postal addresses nationally, and processes and utilizes standardized postal addresses internally or by postal services to external customers. The system to manage the system has been built and operated.

The postal address information is the basic and essential information of all postal business processes and is very important in the postal business process. Accurate and reliable standard postal address management and change systems and the provision of nationally defined standard postal address services have a significant impact on postal processing internal processing efficiency and processing costs, as well as credit card companies, mobile carriers, insurance companies, department stores and automobile companies. To improve the reliability of postal address services and mail handling for customers, ranging from Internet providers and regular customers. As a result, the provision of standard postal address services is an important factor that can ultimately reduce the speed and processing costs of mail handling, from mail receipt to delivery.

Nevertheless, the domestic postal address information management system has not been established at present, and there is no developed or operated postal address information change system, management system and standard postal address service system, and such environment is not prepared. to be. This reality ultimately wastes processing costs in customer service and mail processing as well as weakening the competitiveness of domestic postal services.

Therefore, there is a need for a postal address management operation and service method and system that can define a standard postal address nationally and systemize the postal address change and management, thereby serving the correct postal address to customers as well as the postal internal environment.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an integrated mail address management system and method for comprehensively managing change, operation and management of a nationally defined standard mail address, and performing a service.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a postal address integrated management system and method for providing a postal address service in consideration of the linkage with a new address management system operated nationally by the Ministry of Government Administration and Home Affairs.

The method for achieving the above object of the present invention, in the mail address integrated management system that interlocks with the internal and external interworking system, and includes a network matching unit, a postal address mapping processing unit and a postal address service unit, In the method for providing an integrated address management service, when the relevant information is received from the internal and external interworking system through the network matching unit, the postal address mapping processing unit uses the address information among the received information to provide a postal address. Generating and storing the mapped information by mapping the generated postal address to geographic information and delivery information among the received related information; and generating the generated postal address by the postal address service unit. Setting the address to a standard postal address; Service adding characterized by including the step of providing the set standard mail address in the internal and external link system.

The system for achieving the objects of the present invention, network management for receiving the information necessary for the standard postal address service in conjunction with the operation management unit for performing operations for standard postal address management and service, and the internal and external interworking system A postal address is generated using address information among the received information, a generated postal address is set as a standard postal address, and the standard postal address is mapped with geographic information and delivery information among the received information. And a postal address mapping processing unit, a postal address service unit performing a service for the standard postal address, and a database unit for registering and storing the standard postal address and the received information.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. First of all, in adding reference numerals to the components of each drawing, it should be noted that the same reference numerals have the same reference numerals as much as possible even if displayed on different drawings. In the following description of the present invention, if it is determined that a detailed description of a related known function or configuration may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a method for creating a standard postal address, changing and deleting a (customer) mailing address, managing and operating a standard mailing address to provide a postal service according to a standard mailing address, and a system for performing the method. With reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail.

1 is a block diagram showing the structure of a postal address integrated management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the postal address integrated management system 100 is interlocked with the internal interlocking system 10 and the external interlocking system 20. Here, the postal address management and service environment in the integrated management of postal address can create and change general users, address information manager and address information which may be caused by searching and utilizing postal address information, creating, changing and deleting address information. This could include a central manager or a collection manager. The user simply uses the necessary information and performs input / output of the corresponding work information, and the central manager inputs basic data such as address, road, and map information, updates the data at any time, and provides information according to the demand of multiple users. Comprehensive management.

The internal interworking system 10 includes a mail reception desk processing unit 11 that uses mail address information in a mail reception, sorting, and delivery process, a sequence sorting unit 12, and a delivery management unit 13.

The external interworking system 20 includes a customer management unit 21 operated by a DM company, a mobile carrier, a credit card, etc., an administrative unit address management unit 22 that manages a (new) address of an administrative or autonomous department or a government office, and road and map information. The management unit 23 is included.

The postal address integrated management system 100 includes an operation / management unit 110, a network matching unit 120, a mapping processing unit 130, a postal address service unit 140, and a database unit (DB) 150. It includes.

The operation / management unit 110 operates and manages a standard postal address integrated management and service system in a postal address center or a central address management center, and may be divided into application management and database management areas.

The network matching unit 110 receives address information, geographic information, delivery order information, and the like in cooperation with the internal interworking system 10 and the external interworking system 20. In addition, it performs the service through the received information by receiving necessary information in connection with web / network, system, database.

The mapping processor 130 generates a postal address, maps the generated postal address with addresses of roads and buildings, and performs mapping with the generated postal address, delivery point information, and delivery order information.

The postal address service unit 140 searches for and verifies the postal address generated by the mapping processor 130, sets and changes the postal address to a standard postal address, deletes an incorrect postal address, and the standard postal address. To service the internal interlocking system (10) and the external interlocking system (20).
In addition, the postal address service unit 140 may provide the mapping process unit 130 to provide a delivery order / road / building / DM correction, a delivery order service, a DM company service, a geographic information service, and a road / building service to a user. ) Provides the relevant information mapped in the internal interlock system (10) and external interlock system (20).

The database unit 150 manages data by accessing and searching a standard postal address database, and includes a database module including an index handler, a backup handler, a resource handler, and a data handler, and actual postal address data and various databases. It is divided into metadata modules to include. For example, the database included may be a postal code, a household, a volleyball, an address, an address transfer / correction process, a route, a DM company, a road / building, a new address, a geography, and the like. Here, metadata is structured data about data and is also referred to as attribute information. Such metadata is data that is given to content according to a predetermined rule in order to efficiently and quickly find and use information that is being searched among a large amount of information. Here, the location and content of the content, information about the author, the conditions of rights, the conditions of use, the history of use are recorded.

A method for generating and modifying a standard postal address in a postal code integrated management system according to an embodiment of the present invention configured as described above, and performing a service by integrated management of the generated postal address will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Let's do it.

2 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of generating a postal address in a postal address integrated management system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, in operation 210, the integrated postal address management system 100 generates a postal address. In other words, Dong / Myeon office creates an address based on Lee / Dong (address), building / mutual / institution address, post office box address, military postal address, legal and administrative postal address, head of household, lake in building And other individual mailboxes.

In step 220, the integrated postal address management system 100 generates a postal code for the generated address, and generates a postal address according to a standard. At this time, the integrated postal address management system 100 performs English postal address and postal address Korean / English standard abbreviation generation, delivery point code generation, standard postal / English postal address notation generation. The integrated mail address management system 100 maps a mail address and a road / building based on road and building map information, maps a mail address and a delivery order based on a delivery order, and a current address based on a new address information. And map the new address.

In step 230, the integrated postal address management system 100 registers the standard postal address as a database, and in step 240, the standard postal address operation / management and service preparation.

3 is a flowchart illustrating operations of changing and deleting a postal address in a postal address integrated management system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, in step 310, the integrated postal address management system 100 requests a postal address change request. Such postal address change may be based on the change of address based on the move-in of the head of household, change of address on the basis of building name, organization name, lake in the building, change of postal address at post office, change of military postal address or legal administrative postal address, Change your customer address information with your DM, credit card company, telecommunications company, or department store.

In step 320, the integrated postal address management system 100 checks whether the requested postal address is a standard postal address, and if it is not standard, corrects the postal address to a standard postal address in step 325 and proceeds to step 340. . On the other hand, in step 330, the integrated postal address management system 100 checks whether the postal code mapping is normal, and if it is not normal, corrects the postal code in step 335 and proceeds to step 340.

On the other hand, if the postal code matching is normal, in step 340, the integrated postal address management system 100 registers the changed postal address and deletes the wrong postal address or the changed postal address.

In operation 350, the integrated postal address management system 100 confirms the correspondence of the registered postal address data, and prepares a customer change postal address service as the registered postal address is normally updated in the database.

4 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of operating and managing a postal address for a postal address service in a postal address integrated management system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, in operation 410, the integrated postal address management system 100 generates a standard postal address and operates a standard postal address, a delivery point code, and other road and building information. Since the environment for such an operation is illustrated in FIG. 5, the detailed description of FIG. 5 will be described.

In step 420, the integrated postal address management system 100 prepares to perform the standard postal address service preparation. In other words, the integrated postal address management system 100 supports the use of the standard postal address in the process of processing the postal matter processing, classification and delivery of the mail through the internal interlocking system 10. In addition, the integrated mail address management system 100 enables a standard mail address support and retrieval service to a DM company, a general customer carrier, a department store, and various government offices through interworking with the external linkage system 20. In addition, the integrated postal address management system 100 supports a general address change and customer address change service.

In step 430, the integrated postal address management system 100 records and postulates standard postal service details to determine future postal address operation and service directions and policies.

An environment for operating the postal address integrated management system 100 as described above, that is, devices / systems interoperating with the postal address integrated management center 510 for integrated postal address management will be described. It should be noted that the above-described postal address integrated management method has been described based on the structure of the postal address integrated management system 100 shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 5 may be referred to in the description of the postal address integrated management method. .

5 is a block diagram illustrating an operating environment of the integrated postal address management system 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, the postal address integrated management center 510 includes an address information management system (by Qing / Chungzhou / City) 520, a delivery center 530, a web service client 540, and an integrated logistics system. 550, a geographic researcher 560, a rower (local government) 570, a sequence separator 580, and the like.

The postal address integrated management center 510 is composed of a postal address central management server and a postal address central service server, and are database synchronized with each other. The postal address central management server manages an address, a new address, a volleyball, a postal code, order information, households, DM companies, address transfer / correction, geographic information, roads, and buildings. The postal address central service server performs postal address verification, address transfer / correction service, geographic information search, postal address search, and DM company management service.

The address information management system 520 is composed of a management server including an address information management module, a new address management system interworking module, an address transfer and correction management module, and an integrated web server including a service and a local web server. The database is synchronized.

The web service client 530 includes a postal application, a post office, a central office, a DM company, and a general user, and is database synchronized with the address information management system 520. In this case, the DM company performs new registration of the DM company and changes of DM customer information, and the general user reports address transfer / correction and performs an address search service.

The delivery center 540 is composed of a collection precision local server and a collection precision client, and is synchronized through an address, a sequence, and a GIS database. The collection precision area server includes a sequence divider interworking module, an address information management module, and a collection precision management module, and the collection precision client includes address transfer and verification, delivery order information and a GIS engine, and event information based on the standard. The mail address is transmitted to the integrated management center 510.

The integrated logistics system 550 includes an EDI server and a parcel collection and delivery central control system, and transmits address information to the standard postal address integrated management center 510.

The geographic researcher 560 transmits the electronic map information to the standard postal address integrated management center 510 using the electronic map.

The passenger unit 570 includes a new address management system and a new address guide system, and transmits new address information, road / building information, and geographic information to the standard postal address integrated management center 510.

The order separator 580 performs address recognition and order identification, transmits delivery point information to the address information management system 520, and transmits delivery order information for each order to the delivery center 530.

Meanwhile, in the detailed description of the present invention, specific embodiments have been described, but various modifications are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be defined not only by the scope of the following claims, but also by the equivalents of the claims.

As described above, the present invention manages a method for generating and operating a nationally defined postal address and an integrated postal address management that operates a standard postal address, thereby reducing postal processing costs and speeding up postal delivery. It is possible to increase the reliability of the postal customers, improve the postal service to the customers by providing the correct postal address service defined by the standard, and induce the national competitiveness of the postal service.

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In a postal address integrated management system interoperating with an internal and external interworking system and having a network matching unit, a postal address mapping processing unit and a postal address service unit, a method for providing a postal address integrated management service according to a standard postal address, When the related information is received from the internal and external interworking systems through the network matching unit, the postal address mapping processing unit generating a postal address using address information among the received information; Mapping, by the postal address mapping processor, the generated postal address to geographic information and delivery information among the received related information, and storing mapped information; Setting, by the postal address service unit, the generated postal address as a standard postal address; And the postal address service unit providing the set standard postal address to the internal and external interworking systems. The method of claim 1, And the mail address service unit records the statistics on the operation of the standard mail address and the standard mail address service, and further comprises the step of statistic. The method of claim 1, When the postal address service unit receives a change or deletion request for the postal address in the integrated postal address management service, the postal address using change or deletion information input in response to the change or deletion request from the internal and external interworking systems. Changing or deleting And the postal address service unit registers the changed postal address and deletes a previous postal address. The method of claim 3, And the mail address service unit checks whether the change request mail address is standardized, and if the mail address service is not standardized, changing the change request mail address to the standard mail address. The method of claim 3, And confirming whether the postal address of the changed postal address is normal, and correcting and registering the postal code if the postal address is not normal. An operations management unit that performs operations for standard postal address management and services; A network matching unit for receiving information necessary for the standard postal address service by interworking with an internal and external interworking system; A postal address that generates a postal address using address information among the received information, sets the generated postal address as a standard postal address, and maps the standard postal address to geographic information and delivery information among the received information. A mapping processor, A postal address service unit that performs a service for the standard postal address; And a database unit for registering and storing the standard postal address and the received information. The method of claim 6, The postal address service unit performs the postal address search and verification service and changes or deletes the postal address.

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