Phone Number Format Suggestion

• US 20140323101A1
• Filed: 04/29/2013
• Published: 10/30/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 04/29/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Jia, Shaopeng, Rennie, Lara Jane
• Application Number:
  US13/872,195
• Publication Number:
  US 20140323101A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/414.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/27485 Appending a prefix to or inserting a pause into a dialling sequence
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/56 Arrangements for indicating or recording the called number at the calling subscriber's set
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72454 according to context-related or environment-related conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/16 Communication-related supplementary services, e.g. call-transfer or call-hold

Abstract

Methods and systems include receiving a request to dial a phone number to a destination location, wherein the request to dial the phone number is received at a current location. It may be determined that the phone number is formatted to be dialed from a format location. A plurality of candidate phone numbers may be generated wherein each of the candidate phone numbers is a reformatted version of the phone number based on the destination location, the current location, and the format location. A best match candidate phone number may be identified based on a format for dialing the phone number from the current location to the destination location. The best match candidate phone number may be presented along with the plurality of candidate phone numbers, and a selection of a candidate phone number may be received.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving a request to dial a phone number to a destination location, wherein the request to dial the phone number is received at a current location,

determining that the phone number is formatted to be dialed from a format location,

generating a plurality of candidate phone numbers, wherein each of the candidate phone numbers is a reformatted version of the phone number based on the destination location, the current location, and the format location,

identifying a best match candidate phone number based on a format for dialing the phone number from the current location to the destination location,

presenting the best match candidate phone number along with the plurality of candidate phone numbers, and

receiving a selection of a candidate phone number.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising automatically dialing the selected candidate phone number.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the request to dial the phone number is received on a mobile device.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the mobile device is selected from the group consisting of:

a smartphone, a tablet, a wearable computer, a phone, a laptop, a wireless device, and any other device capable of receiving a request to dial a phone number.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the current location is a location which is determined based on at least one selected from the group consisting of:

a geolocation, a network address, a device serial number, and a user indication of the current location.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the destination location and the format location are the same.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the current location and the destination location are the same.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the current location and the format location are the same.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the reformatted version of the phone number includes at least one selected from the group consisting of:

the phone number, an international calling code, a country code, an area code, a carrier code, a subscriber trunk dialing code, an exchange code, and any other prefix and/or suffix required to dial the phone number.

10. A system comprising:

a processor configured to;

receive a request to dial a phone number to a destination location, wherein the request to dial the phone number is received at a current location,

determine that the phone number is formatted to be dialed from a format location,

generate a plurality of candidate phone numbers, wherein each of the candidate phone numbers is a reformatted version of the phone number based on the destination location, the current location, and the format location,

identify a best match candidate phone number based on a format for dialing the phone number from the current location to the destination location,

present the best match candidate phone number along with the plurality of candidate phone numbers, and

receive a selection of a candidate phone number.

11. The system of claim 10, further comprising automatically dialing the selected candidate phone number.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein the request to dial the phone number is received on a mobile device.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the mobile device is selected from the group consisting of:

a smartphone, a tablet, a wearable computer, a phone, a laptop, a wireless device, and any other device capable of receiving a request to dial a phone number.

14. The system of claim 10, wherein the current location is a location which is determined based on at least one selected from the group consisting of:

geolocation, a network address, n device serial number, and a user indication of the current location.

15. The system of claim 10, wherein the destination location and the format location are the same.

16. The system of claim 10, wherein the current location and the destination location are the same.

17. The system of claim 10, wherein the current location and the format location are the same.

18. The system of claim 10, wherein the reformatted version of the phone number includes at least one selected from the group consisting of:

the phone number, an international calling code, a country code, an area code, a carrier code, an code, an exchange code, and any other prefix and/or suffix required to dial the phone number.

19. A computer readable medium storing a plurality of instructions that cause a processor to:

receive a request to dial a phone number to a destination location, wherein the request to dial the phone number is received from a current location,

determine that the phone number is formatted to be dialed from a format location,

generate a plurality of candidate phone numbers, wherein each of the candidate phone numbers is a reformatted version of the phone number based on the destination location, the current location, and the format location,

identify a best match candidate phone number based on a format for dialing the phone number from the current location to the destination location,

present the best match candidate phone number along with the plurality of candidate phone numbers, and

receive a selection of a candidate phone number.

20. The computer readable medium of claim 19, further comprising automatically dialing the selected candidate phone number.

21. The computer readable medium of claim 19, wherein the request to dial the phone number is received on a mobile device.

22. The computer readable medium of claim 21, wherein the mobile device is selected from the group consisting of:

a smartphone, a tablet, a wearable computer, a phone, a laptop, a wireless device, and any other device capable of receiving a request to dial a phone number.

23. The computer readable medium of claim 19, wherein the current location is a location which is determined based on at least one selected from the group consisting of:

geolocation, a network address, a device serial number, and a user indication of the current location.

24. The computer readable medium of claim 19, wherein the destination location and the format location are the same.

25. The computer readable medium of claim 19, wherein the current location and the destination location are the same.

26. The computer readable medium of claim 19, wherein the current location and the format location are the same.

27. The computer readable medium of claim 19, wherein the reformatted version of the phone number includes at least one selected from the group consisting of:

the phone number, an international calling code, a country code, an area code, a carrier code, a subscriber trunk dialing code, an exchange code, and any other prefix and/or suffix required to dial the phone number.