METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REFORMATTING DIALED NUMBERS

摘要

A wireless communication unit ( 101 ) is operable to reformat dialed numbers according to dialing plans for a plurality of communication networks ( 103, 107, 109 ), where the unit comprises a transceiver ( 201 ) for communicating with any of the plurality of communication networks; a user interface ( 211 ) operable to provide a number corresponding to a target unit ( 102, 102 ') to be called; and a controller ( 209 ) implementing a corresponding method to provide a reformatted number (FIG. 3 ) corresponding to the number and according to a preference that is specific to the wireless communication unit, where the reformatted number is compatible with a dialing plan for a communication network that will be used to place a call to the target unit.