Method and apparatus for providing automatic international and local call dialing in a mobile communication terminal
First Claim
1. A method for providing automatic international and local call dialing in a mobile communication terminal, the method comprising:
- receiving country identification information from a network in which the mobile communication terminal is currently located;
extracting a country code corresponding to the received country identification information;
comparing the extracted country code with a country code included in a phone number for an outgoing call; and
making a local call or an international call according to whether the country codes are identical,wherein the country identification information, country codes, and international access codes are stored corresponding to the country codes.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for providing automatic international and local call dialing in a mobile communication terminal. The apparatus includes a country identification unit for receiving country identification information from a network in which the mobile communication terminal is currently located; a memory for storing country identification information, a country codes, and international access codes corresponding to the country codes; and a controller for extracting from the memory a country code corresponding to the country identification information received from the country identification unit, comparing the extracted country code with a country code included in a phone number for an outgoing call, and making a local call or an international call according to whether the country codes are identical.
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1. A method for providing automatic international and local call dialing in a mobile communication terminal, the method comprising:
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receiving country identification information from a network in which the mobile communication terminal is currently located; extracting a country code corresponding to the received country identification information; comparing the extracted country code with a country code included in a phone number for an outgoing call; and making a local call or an international call according to whether the country codes are identical, wherein the country identification information, country codes, and international access codes are stored corresponding to the country codes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. An apparatus for providing automatic international and local call dialing in a mobile communication terminal, comprising:
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a country identification unit for receiving country identification information from a network in which the mobile communication terminal is currently located; a memory for storing country identification information, country codes, and international access codes corresponding to the country codes; and a controller for extracting from the memory a country code corresponding to the country identification information received from the country identification unit, comparing the extracted country code with a country code included in a phone number for an outgoing call, and making a local call or an international call according to whether the country codes are identical. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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