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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2008
William S. Robbins, Sun Prairie, WI (US);
Anup D. Karnalkar, Allen, TX (US);
Tyler Wallis, San Antonio, TX (US);
William S. Robbins, Sun Prairie, WI (US);
Anup D. Karnalkar, Allen, TX (US);
Tyler Wallis, San Antonio, TX (US);
AT&T Intellectual Property I, LP, Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a communication device having a controller to retrieve a telephone number having an area code, an exchange code, and an extension code, generate from the telephone number at least one additional dialing format, present a plurality of dialing formats comprising the telephone number in its original dialing format and the at least one additional dialing format, detect a selection from the plurality of dialing formats, and initiate communications according to the selected dialing format. Other embodiments are disclosed.