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Communication method and system including internal and external application-programming interfaces

  • US 20020154755A1
  • Filed: 04/23/2001
  • Published: 10/24/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/23/2001
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method of providing telecommunications services comprising the steps of:

  • an external-service application communicating with a gateway via an external-service application-programming interface (API), wherein the external-service API is adapted to permit the external-service application to communicate with a plurality of entities of the network; and

    the gateway invoking at least one internal-service application, the at least one internal-service application communicating with at least one entity of the plurality of entities via an internal-service API, wherein the internal-service API is supported directly by the at least one entity of the plurality of entities.

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