Automatic area code detector and dialer for automatically selecting, preparing and entering supplemental information to complete an address
US6870927B1 · kind B1 · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 9, 2001 |
| Grant date | Mar 22, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 17, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M1/27485
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention comprises four principal elements: (1) a telephone instrument; (2) a computer; (3) an automatic dialer; and (4) a telephone line. These elements allow for automatic dialing of local and long distance calls in the United States, as well as automatic dialing of international calls. The automatic dialing feature is accomplished, in part, by implementing a computerized data base grouped in N-files. These files may be searched by the computer system during and after the caller dials a number. If the dialed number matches one of the numbers in the files, the system may automatically out-dial the dialed number. The present invention also relates to a system for automatically selecting, preparing and entering supplemental information to information entered to completed or change an alphabetic, alphanumeric or numeric address.
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