Apparatus and Method for Providing Enhanced Telecommunications Services

Abstract

An apparatus and method is disclosed for providing transparent enhanced telecommunications services to subscribers by implementing an enhanced services platform on a local network exchange within the public telephone network. More specifically, the apparatus and method of the present invention is capable of providing a plurality of enhanced telecommunications services to a subscriber by using a voice-activated interface to enable the subscriber to access at least one of the plurality of enhanced telecommunications services. In addition, the apparatus and method of the present invention may use a web-activated interface to enable the subscriber to access at least one of the plurality of enhanced telecommunications services.

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         21 . A platform for providing a plurality of telecommunications services to a subscriber, said platform comprising:
 a database server, the database server storing a subscriber profile, the subscriber profile comprising provisioning information and call control information;   an application server coupled to said database server, said application server providing at least a first telecommunications service for which the subscriber is provisioned, the first telecommunications service accessing the call control information, the call control information determining a call flow for the subscriber to complete a call using the first telecommunications service and being separate from provisioning;   a network interface on a switch in a public telephone network; and   a Softswitch, coupled to said network interface and said application server, integrating and managing the plurality of telecommunications services and further using a voice-activated interface to enable the subscriber to access at least one of the plurality of telecommunications services, wherein said voice-activated interface is available to the subscriber any time throughout duration of a call.