Apparatus for prestored bypass dialing

A method for automatic bypass code dialing comprising the steps of:

• a. providing a bypass carrier code to connect a telecommunication device with a communication network;
• b. automatically including the bypass carrier code on each outgoing toll and long distance telephone call from the telecommunication device;
• c. providing a plurality of memory locations in the telecommunication device for storing individual telephone numbers;
• d. entering a telephone number having a series of digits;
• e. checking the first telephone number digit and, if the first telephone number digit is not a long distance call indicator, registering all of the telephone number digits in input sequence;
• f. if the telephone number digits total more than seven, adding a bypass carrier code indicator to the entered telephone number and storing the telephone number and bypass carrier code indicator in a memory location;
• g. if the telephone number digits are less than or equal to seven, storing the telephone number digits in the input sequence in a selected memory location in the telecommunication device;
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• h. if the first input telephone numeric digit is a long distance call indicator, not registering the first telephone number digit and repeating steps c-h.

A method for automatic bypass code dialing comprising the steps of:

• providing a bypass carrier code to connect a telecommunication device with a communication network;
• automatically including the bypass carrier code on each outgoing toll and long distance telephone call from the telecommunication device;
• determining if a first input telephone number digit is from a numeric input or a memory telephone number selector on the telecommunication device;
• if the input telephone number digit is input by the keypad, determining if the first digit is a long distance call indicator;
• if the first digit is not a long distance call indicator, checking the second digit for a prestored telephone number selector;
• if the second digit is a prestored telephone number, outputting the entire telephone number digit sequence to a tone generator in the telecommunication device;
• if the second digit is not a prestored telephone number, outputting the bypass carrier code and the last ten entered input numeric digits to the tone generator;
• if the first entered digit is not a long distance call indicator, outputting all of the entered numeric digits to the tone generator;
• if the telephone number digit is from the prestored memory telephone number, determining if a bypass carrier code indicator is associated with the stored memory telephone number;
• if the bypass carrier code indicator is not associated with the stored memory telephone number, outputting the memory pushbutton telephone number to the tone generator;
• and
• if the bypass carrier code indicator is associated with in the stored memory telephone number, supplying the bypass carrier code to the tone generator and then supplying the memory stored telephone number to the tone generator.

A method for automatic bypass code dialing comprising the steps of:

• providing a bypass carrier code to connect a telecommunication device with a communication network;
• automatically including the bypass carrier code on each outgoing toll and long distance telephone call from the telecommunication device;
• determining if a telephone numeric digit input is from a keypad on the telecommunication device;
• checking the total number of telephone number digits input through the keypad;
• if the total number of input telephone number digits are less than or equal to seven, outputting the input telephone number digits to the tone generator;
• if the total number of input telephone number digits is greater than or equal to ten digits, checking a prestored telephone number for a match;
• if a match exists, outputting the input telephone number digits to the tone generator;
• and
• if there is no match, outputting the prestored bypass carrier code and the last ten digits in proper telecommunication numeric sequence to the tone generator.

A method for automatic bypass code dialing comprising the steps of:

• providing a bypass carrier code to connect a telecommunication device with a communication network;
• automatically including the bypass carrier code on each outgoing toll and long distance telephone call from the telecommunication device;
• storing a telephone number in memory in the telecommunication device;
• selecting the memory telephone number;
• automatically including the bypass carrier code with the memory telephone number in proper telecommunication numeric sequence in each outdoing telephone call to the communication network when the memory telephone number is selected;
• and
• preventing the storage in a memory location of the telecommunication device of a telephone number that begins with a long distance call indicator.

A method for automatic bypass code dialing comprising the steps of:

• providing a bypass carrier code to connect a telecommunication device with a communication network;
• automatically including the bypass carrier code on each outgoing toll and long distance telephone call from the telecommunication device;
• and
• preventing a tone generator in the telecommunication device from outputting a long distance call indicator as part of an outgoing telephone call to the communication network.

A method for automatic bypass code dialing comprising the steps of:

• storing at least one bypass code in the telecommunication device;
• allowing the user to select the bypass code before using the telecommunication device to generate an outgoing telephone number to a communication network;
• and
• preventing a tone generator in the telecommunication device from outputting a long distance call indicator as part of an outgoing telephone call to the communication network.

A telecommunication apparatus for making outgoing telephone calls through a connection to a communication network including at least one bypass carrier selectable by a bypass carrier code, the telecommunication apparatus comprising:

• a numeric input on the telecommunication device for inputting a telephone number formed of a plurality of sequential numeric digits;
• a memory for storing a bypass carrier code;
• a control automatically inserting the bypass carrier code on each outgoing toll and long distance telephone call from the telecommunication device in proper telecommunication numeric sequence;
• the control includes means for counting the number of input numeric digits;
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• the control including means for determining if the number of input numeric digits is less than or equal to seven and outputting the input numeric digits, for determining if the number of input numeric digits is greater than or equal to ten and then outputting the prestored bypass carrier code and the input numeric digits.