Displaying and activating telephone numbers
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1. A method of displaying telephone numbers by a client computer, the method performed within the client computer and comprising:
- scanning the data units for telephone numbers automatically identifying the telephone numbers within the data units embedding objects in the data units, the objects to allow for initiation of telephone calls using the telephone numbers displaying the data units, including conspicuously rendering the telephone numbers.
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Abstract
There are disclosed methods and apparatus for displaying telephone numbers included in data units. The data units are scanned for telephone numbers. The telephone numbers are automatically identified within the data units. When the telephone numbers are displayed as part of displays of the data units, the telephone numbers are conspicuously rendered.
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1. A method of displaying telephone numbers by a client computer, the method performed within the client computer and comprising:
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scanning the data units for telephone numbers automatically identifying the telephone numbers within the data units embedding objects in the data units, the objects to allow for initiation of telephone calls using the telephone numbers displaying the data units, including conspicuously rendering the telephone numbers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A client computer for displaying telephone numbers, the client computer comprising:
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a user input device a display device a processor a memory wherein the processor and the memory comprise circuits and software for scanning data units for telephone numbers automatically identifying the telephone numbers within the data units embedding objects in the data units, the objects to allow for initiation of telephone calls using the telephone numbers displaying the data units, including conspicuously rendering the telephone numbers. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having computer readable program code embodied therein operable in a processor for conspicuously displaying telephone numbers included in data units, the computer readable program code to cause a client computer to perform operations comprising:
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scanning the data units for telephone numbers automatically identifying the telephone numbers within the data units embedding objects in the data units, the objects to allow for initiation of telephone calls using the telephone numbers displaying the data units, including conspicuously rendering the telephone numbers. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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