Method for automatic phone service selection
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1. A method for choosing a phone service, comprising:
- determining a number being dialed;
determining a typical connect time for the number to be dialed;
determining a current time;
examining the available phone services and choosing a phone service based on the number being dialed, the typical connection time, and the current time.
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Abstract
A device that chooses a phone service for a call, based in part on the different calling plans, the time of the call, the number dialed, and the typical length of a call to the number dialed.
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1. A method for choosing a phone service, comprising:
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determining a number being dialed;
determining a typical connect time for the number to be dialed;
determining a current time;
examining the available phone services and choosing a phone service based on the number being dialed, the typical connection time, and the current time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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12. A device that chooses a phone service, comprising:
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a memory area;
a clock;
a database of phone services;
a processor connected to the memory area, the clock and the database of phone services;
the processor configured to detect a phone number to be called the processor configured to store called phone numbers into the memory area, and configured to store the duration of the called phone numbers into the memory area;
the processor configured to select a phone service based on the phone number to be called, the current time, and the typical length of calls to the number to be called.
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