Dialling phone numbers
AssigneeSkype
InventorsRodrigo Madanes, Kristjan Jansen, Julie Mathilde Fournier
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Abstract
Method and apparatus for effecting a voice communication between user terminals connected via a communication network include displaying a menu of country options to a user and receiving a number in local form. Formatting rules are recalled for a destination country selected by the user from the country options. A country prefix for the destination country is prepended to the number in accordance with the formatting rules to generate a formatted number. The formatted number is supplied to a client installed at the user terminal for effecting the voice communication using the formatted number.
Claims20
A method for effecting a voice communication between a first device and a second device connected via a network, the method comprising:
- displaying a selectable display element of a default destination country and a number entry field in a user interface;
- receiving a user input changing the default destination country to a selected destination country;
- recalling a country prefix for the selected destination country selected by a user;
- displaying the country prefix for the selected destination country in the user interface;
- receiving a number in local form at the first device;
- generating a formatted number using the country prefix and the number in the local form;
- and
- displaying the formatted number to the user on the user interface for effecting the voice communication.
A first device for effecting a voice communication with a second device connected via a network, the first device comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- a store storing instructions that are executable by the one or more processors to perform operations to:
- display a selectable display element of a default destination country and a number entry field in a user interface;
- receive a user input changing the default destination country to a selected destination country;
- recall a country prefix for the selected destination country selected by a user;
- display the country prefix for the selected destination country in the user interface;
- receive a number in local form at the first device;
- generate a formatted number using the country prefix and the number in the local form;
- and
- display the formatted number to the user on the user interface for effecting the voice communication.
At least one non-transitory machine-readable medium including instructions for effecting a voice communication between a first device and a second device connected via a network, which when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:
- display a selectable display element of a default destination country and a number entry field in a user interface;
- receive a user input changing the default destination country to a selected destination country;
- recall a country prefix for the selected destination country selected by a user;
- display the country prefix for the selected destination country in the user interface;
- receive a number in local form at the first device;
- generate a formatted number using the country prefix and the number in the local form;
- and
- display the formatted number to the user on the user interface for effecting the voice communication.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.