Dialling phone numbers
Method and apparatus for effecting a voice communication between user terminals connected via a communication network include displaying a menu of country options to a user and receiving a number in local form. Formatting rules are recalled for a destination country selected by the user from the country options. A country prefix for the destination country is prepended to the number in accordance with the formatting rules to generate a formatted number. The formatted number is supplied to a client installed at the user terminal for effecting the voice communication using the formatted number.
1. A method for effecting a voice communication between a first device and a second device connected via a network, the method comprising:
displaying a selectable display element of a default destination country and a number entry field in a user interface;
receiving a user input changing the default destination country to a selected destination country;
recalling a country prefix for the selected destination country selected by a user;
displaying the country prefix for the selected destination country in the user interface;
receiving a number in local form at the first device;
generating a formatted number using the country prefix and the number in the local form; and
displaying the formatted number to the user on the user interface for effecting the voice communication.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising instigating the voice communication in response to receiving a user input on a call button displayed on the user interface after the formatted number is displayed.
3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising in response to the voice communication ending, resetting display of the selectable display element to the default destination country.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising displaying a rate for the voice communication on the user interface.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the selectable display element of the default destination country includes a visual representation of a country flag for the default destination country.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the user input changing the default destination country to the selected destination country includes receiving a selection of the selected destination country from a list of countries.
7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising detecting the default destination country based on a location of the first device.
8. A first device for effecting a voice communication with a second device connected via a network, the first device comprising:
one or more processors; and
a store storing instructions that are executable by the one or more processors to perform operations to:
display a selectable display element of a default destination country and a number entry field in a user interface;
receive a user input changing the default destination country to a selected destination country;
recall a country prefix for the selected destination country selected by a user;
display the country prefix for the selected destination country in the user interface;
receive a number in local form at the first device;
generate a formatted number using the country prefix and the number in the local form; and
display the formatted number to the user on the user interface for effecting the voice communication.
9. The first device of claim 8 , wherein the instructions further cause the one or more processors to instigate the voice communication in response to receiving a user input on a call button displayed on the user interface after the formatted number is displayed.
10. The first device of claim 9 , wherein the instructions further cause the one or more processors to, in response to the voice communication ending, reset display of the selectable display element to the default destination country.
11. The first device of claim 8 , wherein the instructions further cause the one or more processors to display a rate for the voice communication on the user interface.
12. The first device of claim 8 , wherein the selectable display element of the default destination country includes a visual representation of a country flag for the default destination country.
13. The first device of claim 8 , wherein to receive the user input changing the default destination country to the selected destination country, the instructions further cause the one or more processors to receive a selection of the selected destination country from a list of countries.
14. The first device of claim 8 , wherein the instructions further cause the one or more processors to detect the default destination country based on a location of the first device.
15. At least one non-transitory machine-readable medium including instructions for effecting a voice communication between a first device and a second device connected via a network, which when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:
display a selectable display element of a default destination country and a number entry field in a user interface;
receive a user input changing the default destination country to a selected destination country;
recall a country prefix for the selected destination country selected by a user;
display the country prefix for the selected destination country in the user interface;
receive a number in local form at the first device;
generate a formatted number using the country prefix and the number in the local form; and
display the formatted number to the user on the user interface for effecting the voice communication.
16. The at least one non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to instigate the voice communication in response to receiving a user input on a call button displayed on the user interface after the formatted number is displayed.
17. The at least one non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to, in response to the voice communication ending, reset display of the selectable display element of the default destination country.
18. The at least one non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to display a rate for the voice communication on the user interface.
19. The at least one non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the selectable display element of the default destination country includes a visual representation of a country flag for the default destination country.
20. The at least one non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein to receive the user input changing the default destination country to the selected destination country, the instructions further cause the processor to receive a selection of the selected destination country from a list of countries.