Patent ID: 6567675
Filing Date: 2003-05-20
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
A method for automatically dialing an area code when a calling party institutes a call on a cellular telephone, which cellular telephone includes a â€œsendâ€  button for directing the transmission of a dialed number, and for selectively inhibiting the automatic dialing of the area code, the method including the steps of:A) storing the area code in the cellular telephone; B) during the dialing process, determining, after the seventh digit has been dialed and before an eighth digit has been dialed, whether the â€œsendâ€  button has been actuated; C) if, during step B), it is determined that the â€œsendâ€  button has been actuated after the seventh digit has been dialed and before the eighth digit has been dialed, then prefixing the stored area code to the seven dialed digits and transmitting the resulting ten digit number; and D) if, during step B), it is determined that the â€œsendâ€  button has not been actuated after the seventh digit has been dialed and before the eighth digit has been dialed, then transmitting the number, in excess of seven digits, actually dialed.