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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2004
William E. Italia, Howell, MI (US);
David A. Holt, Berkley, MI (US);
Garett W. Gould, Troy, MI (US);
Robert T. Weisbarth, New Boston, MI (US);
William E. Italia, Howell, MI (US);
David A. Holt, Berkley, MI (US);
Garett W. Gould, Troy, MI (US);
Robert T. Weisbarth, New Boston, MI (US);
General Motors LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for assigning a mobile dialing number (MDN) to a wireless mobile communication device (MCD), for providing local call access to the MCD from a base address for the MCD, by first selecting a wireless rate center encompassing the base address and having an MDN providing local call access to the MCD from the base address for the MCD, and then assigning the MDN to the MCD, for providing local calling access to the MCD from the base address for the MCD. A database defines geographic boundaries of a plurality of wireless rate centers, including the wireless rate center encompassing the base address and having the MDN providing local call access to the MCD from the base address.