Patent ID: 6941159
Filing Date: 2005-09-06
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A method for automatically converting a telephone number for dialing in a different country comprising the steps of: establishing a destination reference table including essential data in a cellular phone; setting a roaming place table of the cellular phone; and establishing a telephone book having names of persons and associated telephone numbers listed sequentially in the cellular phone; wherein once a user has selected a telephone number from the telephone book, performing the steps of: reading data about dialing from the destination reference table; reading the telephone number from the telephone book; determining whether the international code is contained in the telephone number; when the international code is contained in the telephone number, determining whether the country code contained in the telephone number is the same as that of the roaming place based on the destination reference table; when the international code is not contained in the telephone number, removing the international code from the telephone number and adding the international code of the roaming place to take the place of the removed international code prior to dialing; when the country code contained in the telephone number is the same as that of the roaming place based on the destination reference table, removing the international code from the phone number and removing the country code from the telephone number; determining whether a numeral “0” is required to be added in front of the area code of the telephone number based on the destination reference table; when the numeral “0” is required to be added on front of the area code of the telephone number based on the destination reference table, adding the numeral “0” in front of the area code of the telephone number; and dialing the telephone number.