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Telephone dialing system

  • US 4,817,136 A
  • Filed: 08/17/1987
  • Issued: 03/28/1989
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/17/1987
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An apparatus for reading a digitally encoded telephone number on a member which contains no electronic circuitry and automatically dialing that telephone number, said apparatus comprising:

  • (a) reading means containing all of the electronic circuitry necessary for reading the digitally encoded telephone number and which telephone number is comprised of digits representing a local telephone number and area code digits,(b) means for storing an area code of the telephone from which the telephone number is being dialed,(c) comparator means operatively connected to said means for storing and to the means for reading to determine if the area code of such telephone number is a local area code and not to be dialed or not a local area code and is to be dialed,(d) processor means connected to the comparator means for determining if the telephone area code is to be disregarded in the dialing of the telephone number and thereafter initiating a dialing of such telephone number or is to be included in the telephone number to be dialed and thereafter initiating a dialing of the area code and the telephone number, and(e) means for connecting said processor means to a telephone set to enable the sending of a dialing signal for the dialed telephone number to a telephone central station.

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