Patent ID: 6169799
Filing Date: 2001-01-02
Classification: H04M,H04Q

Abstract:
A method for dialing a telephone number of a called party, comprising: storing the telephone number of the called party wherein the storing comprises: detecting entry of the telephone number of the called party during dialing of the called party, the telephone number including both an area code and a called number; sending an area-code associate request to the calling party in response to the dialing of the area code and called number, the area-code associate request being an inquiry to store the telephone number; receiving an area-code associate confirmation from the calling party; and in response to the area-code associate confirmation, storing the area code and the called number; after the storing of the area code and the called number, detecting another entry of the called number; retrieving the area code associated with the called number when only the called number is detected and not the area code; and dialing the telephone number of the called party using both the area code and the called number; wherein the sending of the area-code associate request is sent automatically in response to the entry of the telephone number and the dialing of the telephone number occurs after entry of only the called number and not the area code.