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AssigneeSkype
InventorsLilian Rincon, Alok Khanna
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Abstract
A method for rendering a document is disclosed. The method includes identifying a phone number in the document. The sponsorship configuration of the phone number is then determined. A caller account configuration is also determined. The caller account configuration is associated with a user of a device and the device is configured to display the document. The document is amended to format the phone number according to the sponsorship configuration and the caller account configuration.
Claims20
A method of rendering a document, comprising:
- identifying a phone number in the document;
- determining sponsorship configuration of the phone number;
- determining a caller account configuration, wherein the caller account configuration is associated with a user of a device, the device is configured to display the document;
- and
- amending the document to format the phone number according to the sponsorship configuration and the caller account configuration.
An Internet based communication system, comprising:
- a plurality of end user terminals configured to be connected to the Internet;
- a gateway coupled to the Internet and a PSTN or mobile network for routing phone calls initiated from one of the plurality of end user terminals to a phone number in the PSTN or mobile network;
- and
- a page formatter for formatting a document to be displayed on the one of the plurality of end user terminals.
A computer readable storage medium containing a program which, when executed, performs an operation of rendering a document, the operation comprising:
- identifying a phone number in the document;
- determining sponsorship configuration of the phone number;
- determining a caller account configuration, wherein the caller account configuration is associated with a user of a device, the device is configured to display the document;
- and
- amending the document to format the phone number according to the sponsorship configuration and the caller account configuration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.