Intelligent call connection service
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1. A method for connecting a calling party to a called party via a telecommunication network, comprising the steps of:
- receiving a sequence of digits;
determining whether the sequence of digits contains area code digits;
only when the sequence of digits does not include area code digits, analyzing the received digits relative to the calling party to form therefrom a telephone number specification, wherein said analyzing identifies uncertainty stemming from the analysis of the received digits relative to the calling party and resolves said uncertainty, when it occurs, by appending an area code, or refraining from appending an area code; and
initiating a process, responsive to said step of analyzing, for connecting the calling party to the called party based on said telephone number specification.
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Abstract
The number of times that a subscriber is forced to add an area code to his or her dialing sequence is substantially reduced by allowing calling parties to dial without including the area code, by analyzing the called party number relative to the calling party, and by resolving ambiguities in the called number based on that analysis. The analysis includes, but is not limited to, taking account of the calling pattern of the calling subscriber, and taking account of the distance between the calling and the called parties.
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1. A method for connecting a calling party to a called party via a telecommunication network, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a sequence of digits; determining whether the sequence of digits contains area code digits; only when the sequence of digits does not include area code digits, analyzing the received digits relative to the calling party to form therefrom a telephone number specification, wherein said analyzing identifies uncertainty stemming from the analysis of the received digits relative to the calling party and resolves said uncertainty, when it occurs, by appending an area code, or refraining from appending an area code; and initiating a process, responsive to said step of analyzing, for connecting the calling party to the called party based on said telephone number specification. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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