Look-ahead locating of communication numbers

A method comprising:

• receiving from a digit inputter of a telephone a partial telephone number having one or more digits corresponding to a candidate communication number;
• searching a database for a telephone number corresponding to the partial telephone number;
• locating in the database one or more telephone numbers corresponding to the partial telephone number;
• and
• returning to a display screen of the telephone one or more located telephone numbers, prior to receiving an entire candidate telephone number.

An article of manufacture comprising:

• a machine-accessible medium including thereon sequences of instructions that, when executed, cause an electronic system to:
• receive one or more digits of a candidate communication number;
• search a database for a communication number corresponding to the one or more digits of the candidate communication number;
• locate within the database a communication number corresponding to the one or more digits of the candidate communication number;
• and
• transmit a located communication number to a presenting location prior to receiving an entire candidate communication number.

An apparatus comprising:

• a communication number digits receiver to receive one or more digits of a candidate communication number;
• a communication number searcher coupled with the communication number digits receiver to search a database for a communication number corresponding to the one or more digits of the candidate communication number;
• and
• a communication number transmitter coupled with the communication number searcher to transmit to a presenting location one or more located communication numbers corresponding to the one or more digits of the candidate communication number prior to receiving an entire candidate communication number.