Product Sheet: A2iA AddressReader

A2iA AddressReader is the latest technology used for automatic address recognition. It leverages Intelligent Word Recognition technology to locate, identify and read handwritten addresses from envelopes.

A2iA AddressReader accurately recognizes all types of handwritten words and characters from a variety of envelope-types to maximize mail-sorting accuracy and efficiency within incoming- and out-going mail, internal- and postal-mail operations.

A2iA AddressReader locates handwritten address blocks on envelopes and flat mail, and segments it into lines and words. A2iA's advanced recognition technology then uses a custom dictionary or national postal database (such as the U.S. Postal Service and German Deutsche Post) to accurately read those words using IWR. A2iA AddressReader then provides the recognition results with confidence scores. Used for internal and external purposes, its versatility allows for the reading of department or employee names as well as post office boxes. It can be used for sorting outgoing mail within pre-sort operations that handle a combination of handwritten and machine-printed mail.

• By using a complete image of the envelope or snippets, A2iA AddressReader locates, extracts and reads the address fields: street name, house number, zip code and city.
• A2iA AddressReader interfaces with national postal databases (USPS, German Deutsche Post) or user-defined custom dictionaries. As part of a voting system (combination of several recognition engines within the same mail processing application), A2iA AddressReader significantly boosts address recognition performance.
• By using A2iA AddressReader, large companies and public organizations can significantly improve their outgoing mail sorting operations (incoming, outgoing and internal mail). The postal industry's key players can also leverage this software to enhance mail dispatching and sorting workflows.