User programmable communication services

• US 20110013757A1
• Filed: 07/17/2009
• Published: 01/20/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 07/17/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Alcatel-Lucent SA (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Alcatel-Lucent SA (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Kumar, Bharat
• Application Number:
  US12/460,330
• Publication Number:
  US 20110013757A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 379/93.05
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/54 by adding security routines or objects to programs
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 3/0054 Service creation techniques

Abstract

It is desirable to a user who subscribes to one or more communication services (e.g., telephone, Internet and TV services, etc.) provided by a telecommunication service provider (telecom) can personalize his/her communication service. To that end, the telecom is receptive to programming code from a user subscribing to one or more communication services. The programming code is processed on the telecom side to realize a service application particular to the user which affects at least one communication service subscribed by the user.

Claims

1. A server for use by a communication service provider to provide communication services, comprising:

an interface for receiving programming code from a user subscribing to one or more communication services provided by the communication service provider; and

a processor configured to process the programming code to realize a service application particular to the user which affects at least one communication service subscribed by the user.

2. The server of claim 1 wherein the one or more communication services include a telephone service.

3. The server of claim 1 wherein the one or more communication services include an Internet service.

4. The server of claim 1 wherein the one or more communication services include a television (TV) service.

5. The server of claim 1 wherein the programming code includes Java bytecode.

6. The server of claim 1 wherein the programming code includes a plugin.

7. The server of claim 1 wherein the one or more communication services include a plurality of communication services, and the at least one communication service includes two or more of the plurality of communication services.

8. A communication system, comprising:

an interface for receiving, from a user, programming code for realizing a service application which affects one or more communication services subscribed by the user, the received programming code including a particular programming function; and

a processor configured to modify a portion of the received programming code corresponding to the particular programming function, resulting in a modified version of the received programming code, which is executed to realize the service application.

9. The system of claim 8 wherein the received programming code is modified to incorporate an additional programming function into the received programming code.

10. The system of claim 9 wherein the additional programming function incorporates a security measure.

11. The system of claim 8 wherein the selected programming function is represented by Java bytecode.

12. The system of claim 11 wherein the received programming code is modified by instrumentation of the Java bytecode.

13. The system of claim 8 wherein the one or more communication services include a plurality of communication services.

14. A method for use in a communication system employed by a communication service provider to provide communication services, comprising:

receiving, through a communication link initiated by a customer of the communication service provider, programming code for realizing a service application which involves providing selected information to the customer through at least one of the communication services which is subscribed by the customer; and

processing the programming code to realize the service application.

15. The method of claim 14 wherein the selected information includes a notification of an occurrence of a certain event.

16. The method of claim 14 further comprising monitoring a second communication service subscribed by the customer for the certain event.

17. The method of claim 16 wherein the second communication service includes a telephone service, and the certain event includes a certain telephone call event.

18. The method of claim 14 wherein the selected information is provided in video form.

19. The method of claim 16 wherein the at least one communication service includes a TV service.

20. The method of claim 14 wherein the communication link is established through an Internet.