Apparatus and method for providing network subscriber services
First Claim
1. A method for implementing subscriber services in a service provider network comprising the steps of:
- storing programming code on a portable storage medium prior to session initiation with said service provider network by a subscriber, said programming code including all code required to implement a new or modified subscriber service;
downloading said programming code to said service provider network by the subscriber at session initiation with said service provider network by the subscriber;
processing said programming code by said service provider network; and
providing said subscriber service to the subscriber by processing said programming code.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for providing subscriber services in a telecommunications network is provided. A portable subscriber services card includes a magnetic storage medium on a portion of the card on which is stored data associated with the subscriber and programming code that is utilized to implement the particular subscriber service. A network interface is provided to download the data and programming code stored on the subscriber services card to the telecommunications network during session initiation with the telecommunications network. The data and code that are downloaded to the network is processed by the network by utilizing the inherent processing capability of the network to provide the particular service to the subscriber.
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15 Claims
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1. A method for implementing subscriber services in a service provider network comprising the steps of:
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storing programming code on a portable storage medium prior to session initiation with said service provider network by a subscriber, said programming code including all code required to implement a new or modified subscriber service; downloading said programming code to said service provider network by the subscriber at session initiation with said service provider network by the subscriber; processing said programming code by said service provider network; and providing said subscriber service to the subscriber by processing said programming code. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for implementing a subscriber service in a telecommunications network comprising the steps of:
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storing programming code on a portable card including a magnetic storage element prior to session initiation with said telecommunications network by a subscriber, said programming code including all code required to implement the subscriber service; downloading said stored programming code to said telecommunications network by the subscriber at session initiation with said telecommunications network by the subscriber without requiring a request prompt when said card is read by a network interface; processing said programming code by said telecommunications network; accessing data associated with the subscriber and stored in a database resident in said telecommunications network by said network; and providing the subscriber service to the subscriber by the telecommunications network by processing said programming code and said accessed data. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. An apparatus for introducing subscriber services into a service provider network comprising:
a portable service subscriber card, said subscriber card including a storage medium wherein said storage medium stores subscriber unique programming code and data, wherein both of said programming code and said data is only related to a particular subscriber for implementing a new subscriber service which is only applicable to the particular subscriber, said programming code and data stored on said service subscriber card prior to session initiation with said service provider network by the subscriber and including the entirety of all information required by said service provider network for implementing the new subscriber service. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. A method for implementing subscriber services in a subscriber services network comprising the steps of:
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storing programming code on a portable card including a magnetic storage element by a first service provider, said programming code including all code required to implement the subscriber service on a second service provider'"'"'s network, said first service provider separate from said second service provider; formatting said stored programming code by said first service provider into a format processible by said second service provider'"'"'s network; downloading said formatted stored programming code to said second service provider'"'"'s network by a subscriber at session initiation with said second service provider'"'"'s network by the subscriber when said card is read by a network interface; processing said programming code by said second service provider'"'"'s network; providing data associated with the subscriber to said second service provider'"'"'s network at session initiation with said second service provider'"'"'s network by the subscriber, said data provided to said second service provider'"'"'s network by the subscriber by the subscriber speaking said data into said second service provider'"'"'s network and said second service provider'"'"'s network interpreting said data by utilizing voice recognition software; and providing a subscriber service to the subscriber by said second service provider'"'"'s network by processing said programming code and said data.
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