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Phone number replace code system and method

  • US 7,239,895 B2
  • Filed: 04/12/2006
  • Issued: 07/03/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/25/2004
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A mobile communication device, comprising:

  • a processing subsystem;

    a memory subsystem; and

    program code comprising program instructions executable by the processing subsystem and stored in the memory subsystem that, upon execution, causes the mobile communication device to;

    determine if a phone call initiated to a phone number has connected;

    upon determining that the phone call initiated to the phone number did not connect, determine if the phone number has an associated replace code for any subset of the phone number;

    upon determining that the phone number has an associated replace code for any subset of the phone number, replace the any subset of the phone number with the corresponding replace code to obtain a replace code number and initiate a phone call to the replace code number; and

    automatically setting the mobile telephone communication device to be in replace code mode after determining that the phone number does not correspond to a national numbering plan of a current service area serving the mobile telephone communication device.

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