Unified method and apparatus to simplify telephone area code dialing

摘要

A computerized method and related system and software for simplifying telephonic calling, comprising: designating a default destination area code; the user specifying a destination telephone number; and as a default, causing the call to be signaled using the designated default destination area code in combination with the specified destination telephone number, without the user entering the designated default destination area code when specifying the destination telephone number.

主权项

1. A non-disruptive method for extending and adding new dialable numbers to the North American Numbering Plan while preserving established dialing patterns, and within the extended North American Numbering Plan, signaling telephone numbers from a calling telephone device to a receiving telephone address, comprising:
if an initial digit used to place a telephone call is determined not to be a digit “1” and not to be a digit “0,” and if a fourth digit used to place a telephone call is determined to be a “0” or “1,” then signaling a call to a receiving telephone device at the receiving telephone address associated with an initial three digits, combined with said fourth digit, combined with fifth through twelfth digits.