Electronic device for providing information related to an input telephone number

• US 5,216,709 A
• Filed: 12/27/1991
• Issued: 06/01/1993
• Est. Priority Date: 12/27/1991
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Inventa Electronics Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Inventa Electronics Company Limited
• Inventors: Chang, Ching-Sung, Wen, Sayling, Ho, Dai-Shui
• Primary Examiner(s): Kuntz, Curtis
• Assistant Examiner(s): NOT, DEFINED
• Application Number:
  US07/815,338
• Time in Patent Office: 522 Days
• Field of Search: 379/352, 379/354, 379/355, 379/356, 379/387
• US Class Current: 379/354
• 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: Y10S 379/912 Geographically adaptive

Abstract

An electronic device for providing information related to an input telephone number includes a keyboard unit for providing an input telephone number and a memory unit for storing an IDDD code and a database including country code entries, country name entries which correspond to the country code entries, area code entries, area name entries which correspond to the country code entries, and information related to each of the country name and the area name entries. A central processing unit receives the input telephone number from the keyboard unit and compares the received input telephone number with the contents of the memory unit. The central processing unit then controls a display unit to show the input telephone number, the country name entry and the area name entry corresponding to the input telephone number, and the information related to the country name entry and the area name entry corresponding to the input telephone number. The electronic device is intended for use with another electronic device which is capable of dialing or storing telephone numbers.

Claims

1. An electronic device for providing information related to an input telephone number, comprising:

means for providing an input telephone number having an international direct distance dialing (IDDD) code portion, a country code portion, an area code portion and an area telephone number portion;

a memory means for storing a local IDDD code and database including country code entries, country name entries which correspond to said country code entries, area code entries, area name entries which correspond to said area code entries, and information related to each of said country name and said area name entries;

a central processing means for receiving said input telephone number from said keyboard means, said central processing means comparing said IDDD code portion of said input telephone number with said local IDDD code stored in said memory means, said central processing means determining, independent of the contents of said area telephone number portion, said country name entry and said area name entry corresponding to said country code portion and said area code portion of said input telephone number by comparing said country code portion and said area code portion with said country code entries and said area code entries of said database when said IDDD code portion tallies with said local IDDD code stored in said memory means; and

a display unit which is controlled by said central processing means so as to show said input telephone number, said country name entry and said area name entry corresponding to said input telephone number, and said information related to said country name entry and said area name entry corresponding to said input telephone number.

2. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a clock means for providing a local current time output to said central processing means, said central processing means controlling said display unit to show said current time output thereon and the current time in the area identified by said area name entry.

3. The electronic device as claimed in claim 2, further comprising an auxiliary power supply means for supplying electric power to said memory means and to said clock means when power outage occurs so as to prevent loss of data.