Patent ID: 8903449

Claim:
An intelligent dialing method, comprising: a terminal receiving a called number input by a user and inquiring home location information of the called number; obtaining home location information of a local host number and information of a telecommunication operator to which the local host number belongs; determining a call type according to the home location information of the called number and the home location information of the local host number and current location information of a local host; extracting a dialing prefix corresponding to the call type and the telecommunication operator to which the local host number belongs according to corresponding relationship information among a stored dialing prefix with the telecommunication operator and the call type; and combining the extracted dialing prefix with the called number into a target number to make the call; wherein the determining the call type comprises: when the home location information of the local host number is consistent with the current location information of the local host, and a home country of the local host number is consistent with a home country of the called number but home provinces and cities or areas thereof are inconsistent, determining that the call type is a domestic long distance call; when the home location information of the local host number is consistent with the current location information of the local host, and a home country of the local host number is inconsistent with a home country of the called number, determining that the call type is an international long distance call; and when the home location information of the local host number is inconsistent with the current location information of the local host, determining that the call type is an international roaming call.