Method and system for 7-digit dialing in 10 digit mandatory dialing areas
AssigneeBroadcom Corporation
InventorDarwin Rambo
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Abstract
Certain embodiments of the invention provides a method and system for 7-digit dialing in a 10-digit mandatory dialing area. Aspects of the invention may include collecting a dialed string of digits corresponding to a directory number for a dialed call and determining whether an area code should be pre-pended to the collected dialed string of digits. The area code may be transparently pre-pended to a 7-digit dialed directory number if it is determined that the call is for a local area in order to conform with mandatory 10-digit dialing. Otherwise, 10-digits may be collected and used to route the call.
Claims25
A method for 7-digit dialing in a 10-digit mandatory dialing area, the method comprising:
- collecting, within the 10-digit mandatory dialing area, a dialed string of digits corresponding to a directory number for a dialed call;
- determining whether an area code should be pre-pended to said collected dialed string of digits by examining the first three digits in said dialed string of digits;
- pre-pending said area code to said dialed string of digits of the directory number if it is determined that said area code should be pre-pended to said collected dialed string of digits;
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- routing said dialed call using one of said dialed string of digits corresponding to said directory number and said pre-pended dialed string of digits corresponding to said directory number.
A machine-readable storage, having stored thereon a computer program having at least one code section for providing 7-digit dialing in a 10-digit mandatory dialing area, the at least one code section executable by a machine for causing the machine to perform the steps comprising:
- collecting, within the 10-digit mandatory dialing area, a dialed string of digits corresponding to a directory number for a dialed call;
- determining whether an area code should be pre-pended to said collected dialed string of digits by examining the first three digits in said dialed string of digits;
- pre-pending said area code to said dialed string of digits of the directory number if it is determined that said area code should be pre-pended to said collected dialed string of digits;
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- routing said dialed call using one of said dialed string of digits corresponding to said directory number and said pre-pended dialed string of digits corresponding to said directory number.
A system for 7-digit dialing in a 10-digit mandatory dialing area, the system comprising:
- at least one processor operable to:
- collect within the 10-digit mandatory dialing area, a dialed string of digits corresponding to a directory number for a dialed call;
- determine whether an area code should be pre-pended to said collected dialed string of digits by examining the first three digits in said dialed string of digits;
- and
- pre-pend said area code to said dialed string of digits of the directory number if it is determined that said area code should be pre-pended to said collected dialed string of digits;
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- a switch operable to route said dialed call using one of said dialed string of digits corresponding to said directory number and said pre-pended dialed string of digits corresponding to said directory number.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.