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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 05, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robinson Montalvo, Raleigh, NC (US);
Hugh C. Willard, Raleigh, NC (US);
John J. Hayes, Jr., Wake Forest, NC (US);
Assignee:
Ericsson, Inc., Research Triangle Park, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 9/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 9/00 ;
Abstract
In a telecommunications device having a memory, a user input device, and a modem for connection to an external network, each controlled by a processor, a dialing apparatus is provided for connection to the external network. The dialing apparatus includes a dialer program operating in the telecommunications device for prioritizing a plurality of different dialing strings, highest to lowest, each associated with the external network for connection of the telecommunications device to the external network based on the location of the telecommunications device.