Method for determining a correct international phone number of a contact

摘要

A system and method for determining a correct international telephone number for a contact, based on the location of the user, the optional location of the contact and a set of rules representing the formats used in the two locations. The location information may be entered by the user or identified using the number and the set of rules. Once the location information is identified, the interface may determine the correct number to dial using the set of rules to produce a correct international telephone number. The correct telephone number may then be associated with the contact so that the correct telephone number is dialed upon receiving a user input to call the contact.

主权项

1. A method for correcting a telephone number on a computing device used for making telephone calls, the method comprising:
associating a home country to the computing device or to a user associated with the computing device; receiving a first telephone number on the computing device; identifying, using a set of formatting rules, a first country that is hosting the first telephone number as the user is typing/entering the first telephone number; automatically correcting the first telephone number using formatting rules for the home country and the first country, to generate a second telephone number; and returning the second telephone number for use instead of the first telephone number.