Methods and systems for automated business dialing

Abstract

Systems and methods consistent with the invention relate to automated business and service dialing. According to one exemplary embodiment, a business dialing system is disclosed. The system includes a memory configured to store a plurality of business objects containing phone numbers corresponding to a plurality of business entities. The system further includes a user input device configured to detect key presses. The system also includes a processor coupled to the user input device and the memory. The processor is configured to generate a key sequence and a number sequence based on the detected key presses. The processor is further configured to search the memory for business objects corresponding to the key sequence. The system further includes a display device configured to display the number sequence and the business objects. The user input interface is further configured to detect a selection of a business object, among the business objects, or a dial command. The processor is configured to perform an action associated with the selected business object if the selection of the business object is detected, and dial the number sequence as a phone number if the dial command is detected.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to methods and systems for automatic service dialing. More specifically, the present invention relates to methods and systems for automatically searching and dialing business phone numbers from portable devices. Background technique [0002] Portable communication devices such as mobile phones are widely used for efficient and instant communication and information transfer. Such portable devices may store in their memory a phone book that includes phone numbers of the user's contacts, and sometimes business phone numbers that the user frequently uses. For example, a user might order from a pizza restaurant such as Papa John's every Friday TM ) to order a pizza, and the phone number can be stored in the mobile phone. [0003] However, there may be times when a user wishes to call a business phone number that is not saved in the phone book. For example, a user may wish to try Domino's for the first time TM pizza. As an...

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Additionally, such methods always require an Internet connection and do not support an "offline" mode when the Internet is not always available to the user (e.g. when roaming in a foreign country)

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