System and method of transcoding a telephone number from a web page
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1. A method of transcoding a telephone number comprising:
- receiving a Web page requested from a data processing device at a server, wherein the Web page includes a telephone number;
identifying the telephone number;
editing the Web page in the server including converting the telephone number to a link to a dialing application on the data processing device, wherein selecting the link activates the dialing application to dial the telephone number; and
transmitting the edited Web page from the server to the data processing device.
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Abstract
A system and method of transcoding a telephone number from a Web page is disclosed. First a Web page that includes a telephone number is received. The telephone number is then identified. The Web page is then edited to convert the identified telephone number to a link to a dialing application.
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1. A method of transcoding a telephone number comprising:
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receiving a Web page requested from a data processing device at a server, wherein the Web page includes a telephone number;
identifying the telephone number;
editing the Web page in the server including converting the telephone number to a link to a dialing application on the data processing device, wherein selecting the link activates the dialing application to dial the telephone number; and
transmitting the edited Web page from the server to the data processing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A system for transcoding a telephone number comprising:
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a server;
a processor in the server;
a storage facility coupled to the processor and containing instructions executable by the processor which cause the processor to;
receive a Web page requested from a data processing device wherein the Web page includes a telephone number;
identify the telephone number; and
edit the Web page including converting the telephone number to a link to a dialing application on the data processing device, wherein selecting the link causes the dialing application to dial the telephone number; and
transmit the edited Web page to the data processing device. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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7. A method comprising:
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receiving at a server a Web page requested from a data processing device;
analyzing, at the server, the Web page requested by the user to identify telephone numbers within the Web page;
generating, at the server, a link to a dialing function on the data processing device for one or more of the identified telephone numbers;
embedding the link within the Web page;
transmitting the Web page including the embedded link to the data processing device; and
activating the dialing function responsive to detecting that the user has selected the link. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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