Patent ID: 7607100
Filing Date: 2009-10-20
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method in a data processing system for managing telephone numbers contained within a web page, said method comprising: displaying on a web page a telephone number in an alphanumeric representation having at least one digit of said telephone number substituted by a letter, wherein said letter substitution is based on letter-number groupings on a 12-number telephone keypad, wherein said telephone number is identified to said data processing system by a tag embedded within said web page; in response to a conversion indication via a cursor hovering over said telephone number in its said alphanumeric representation, converting said alphanumeric representation of said telephone number to an all numeric representation of said telephone number such that all letters of said telephone number in said alphanumeric representation are converted to numbers based on said letter-number groupings on a 12-number telephone keypad; converting the telephone number from a provided format to a preferred format, wherein the preferred format is indicated in at least one of a preference page and a customization settings page; enabling one or more actions on the telephone number when one or more activities are indicated in the preference page or the customization settings page, wherein the activities include one or more of: loading the telephone number to an address book and dialing the telephone number; modifying said web page to display said telephone number in said all numeric representation; displaying said telephone number in said all numeric representation in a simulated telephone keypad, wherein the simulated telephone keypad is displayed overlaying the web page that displays said telephone number; displaying said telephone keypad in a language indicated in the customization settings page; and when a hard copy output device is enabled to print a hard copy of the web page, automatically converting said telephone number to the preferred format and printing the preferred format on the hard copy of the web page.