Personalised service generation enabling device, a service creation element and related software modules

• US 6,898,629 B1
• Filed: 06/29/2000
• Issued: 05/24/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 07/16/1999
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Alcatel SA (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Alcatel SA (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Hofkens, Jurgen Louis, Van Leekwijck, Werner Adriaan Josephine, Vanderstraeten, Hans
• Primary Examiner(s): Follansbee, John
• Assistant Examiner(s): LIN, KENNY S
• Application Number:
  US09/605,973
• Time in Patent Office: 1,790 Days
• Field of Search: 709/220, 709/223, 709/224, 709/219, 709/221, 379/201.03, 705/27
• US Class Current: 709/220
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 3/0054 Service creation techniques

Abstract

A personalised service generation enabling device generates information that enables a service creation element to generate a personalised telecommunications service based on a telecommunications service created by the service creation element. The device provides this telecommunications service to a user. Based on inputted change instructions and on the telecommunications service, the enabling device translates the change instructions into service generation information which is sent to the service creation element which generates a personalised telecommunications service based on the telecommunications service and on the change information. The personalised service is then installed in a relevant network element making the personalised service in this way accessible to the user.

Claims

1. A personalised service generation enabling device for generating service generation information, wherein said device comprises:

a. a telecommunications service accessor, adapted to provide said telecommunications service to a user;

b. a service generation information provider, having a first input for receiving a change instruction and being adapted to translate said change instruction, based on said telecommunications service received via said telecommunications service accessor, to said service generation information which can be handled by a service creation element to change an originally provided service into a personalised telecommunications service based on a telecommunications service comprising at least one service component and created by said service creation element; and

c. a service generation information transmitter having an input coupled to an output of said service generation information provider and adapted to send said service generation information to said service creation element to enable said creation element to create said personalised telecommunications service.

2. A personalised service generation enabling device according to claim 1, wherein said change instruction is a user generated change instruction based on said telecommunications service, inputted via a computer terminal to said service generation information provider.

3. A personalised service generation enabling device according to claim 1, further comprising a usage monitor coupled to a second input of said service generation information provider and adapted to (i) monitor a use of said telecommunications service by said user to generate said change instruction based on said use and based on at least one predetermined rule, and (ii) apply said change instruction to said service generation information provider.

4. A service creation element, for changing an originally provided service into a personalised telecommunications service based on a telecommunications service, said service creation element comprising:

a. a service creator, adapted to create said telecommunications service, wherein said telecommunications service includes said originally provided service;

b. a personalised service creator, adapted to create said personalised telecommunications service;

c. a transmitter having an input coupled to an output of said service creator and adapted to provide a user with said telecommunications service; and

d. a change information receiver having an output coupled to an input of said personalised service creator and adapted to receive change information enabling said service creation element to generate said personalised telecommunications service based on said telecommunications service;

e. said personalised service creator being further adapted to interpret said change information enabling said service creation element to generate said personalised telecommunications service based on said telecommunications service and created said personalised telecommunications service.

5. A software module for running on a processing system for inclusion in a personalised service generation enabling device and for generating information, wherein said software module comprises:

a. a service creation element sub-module, adapted to enable a service creation element to change an originally provided service into a personalised telecommunications service based on a telecommunications service comprising at least one service component and created by said service creation element;

b. a telecommunications service accessing sub-module, adapted to provide said telecommunications service to a user;

c. a service generation information sub-module, having an input for receiving a change instruction and being adapted to translate said change instruction based on said telecommunications service, received via said telecommunications service accessing sub-module, to service generation information which can be handled by said service creation element to change said telecommunications service; and

d. a service generation information sending sub-module, co-operating with said service generation information sub-module and adapted to send said service generation information to said service creation element enabling said service creation element to create said personalised telecommunications service.

6. A software module according to claim 5, wherein said change instruction is a user generated change instruction based on said telecommunications service, inputted via a computer terminal to said telecommunications service accessing sub-module.

7. A software module according to claim 5, wherein said software module further comprises a sub-module, co-operating with said service generation information sub-module, and adapted to monitor a use of said telecommunications service by said user to generate said change instruction based on said use and on at least one predetermined rule and to apply said change instruction to said service generation information sub-module.

8. A software module, for running on a processing system, for inclusion in a service creation element and for changing an originally provided service into a personalised telecommunications service based on a telecommunications service, said software module comprising:

a. a service creation sub-module, adapted to create said telecommunications service, wherein said telecommunications service includes said originally provided service;

b. a personalised service creation sub-module, adapted to create said personalised telecommunications service;

c. a sending sub-module, co-operating with said service creation sub-module and adapted to provide a user with said telecommunications service;

d. a change information receiving sub-module, co-operating with said personalised service creation sub-module and adapted to receive change information enabling said service creation element to generate said personalised telecommunications service based on said telecommunications service; and

e. said personalised service creation sub-module being further adapted to interpret said change information enabling said service creation element to generate said personalised telecommunications service based on said telecommunications service and create said personalised telecommunications service.