METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING AUTOMATIC INTERNATIONAL AND LOCAL CALL DIALING IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL
First Claim
1. A method for providing automatic international and local call dialing in a mobile communication terminal, comprising:
- receiving a request for an outgoing call to a previously stored phone number from a user;
receiving, by the mobile communication terminal, country identification information from a network in which the mobile communication terminal is currently located;
extracting, by the mobile communication terminal, a country code corresponding to the received country identification information;
comparing, by the mobile communication terminal, the extracted country code with a country code included in the previously stored phone number;
determining, by the mobile communication terminal, whether the outgoing call to the previously stored phone number is for an outgoing international call or an outgoing local call, based on a result of the comparing;
changing, by the mobile communication terminal, the previously stored phone number in accordance with an international phone number system of a pertinent country, when the outgoing call to the previously stored phone number is the outgoing international call;
changing, by the mobile communication terminal, the previously stored phone number in accordance with a local phone number system, when the outgoing call to the previously stored phone number is the outgoing local call; and
dialing, by the mobile communication terminal, the changed phone number.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for providing automatic international and local call dialing in a mobile communication terminal. Country identification information is received from a network in which the mobile communication terminal is currently located. When a request for an outgoing is received from a user, a country code corresponding to the received country identification information is extracted, and the extracted country code is compared with a country code included in a phone number for the outgoing call. Based on the comparison it is determined whether the outgoing call is an international or local call. The phone number is then changed in accordance with the outgoing call being the international or local call.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for providing automatic international and local call dialing in a mobile communication terminal, comprising:
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receiving a request for an outgoing call to a previously stored phone number from a user; receiving, by the mobile communication terminal, country identification information from a network in which the mobile communication terminal is currently located; extracting, by the mobile communication terminal, a country code corresponding to the received country identification information; comparing, by the mobile communication terminal, the extracted country code with a country code included in the previously stored phone number; determining, by the mobile communication terminal, whether the outgoing call to the previously stored phone number is for an outgoing international call or an outgoing local call, based on a result of the comparing; changing, by the mobile communication terminal, the previously stored phone number in accordance with an international phone number system of a pertinent country, when the outgoing call to the previously stored phone number is the outgoing international call; changing, by the mobile communication terminal, the previously stored phone number in accordance with a local phone number system, when the outgoing call to the previously stored phone number is the outgoing local call; and dialing, by the mobile communication terminal, the changed phone number. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus for providing automatic international and local call dialing in a mobile communication terminal, comprising:
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a country identification unit for receiving country identification information from a network in which the mobile communication terminal is currently located; a key input unit including a plurality of keys; a memory for storing country identification information, a country codes, and international access codes corresponding to the country codes; and a controller for extracting from the memory a country code corresponding to the country identification information received from the country identification unit, comparing the extracted country code with a country code included in a phone number for an outgoing call, and making a local call or an international call according to whether the country codes are identical. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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