Voice browser with integrated TCAP and ISUP interfaces
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1. A voice browser comprising:
- one or more telephony applications, including one or more Voice Markup Language modules, andan integrated communications interface for interacting with a voice processing system comprising a speech processor, a text-to-speech processor, and/or a voice processing application, said integrated communications interface including an integrated transaction capabilities application part (TCAP) component for sending and receiving a TCAP query and/or an integrated services digital network user part (ISUP) component for sending and receiving a telephony control signal,wherein said voice browser is configured to select and load one of the telephony applications, in response to a received TCAP query or a received ISUP control signal, before a telephone call is answered by the voice browser, the selection and loading of the telephony application being performed independently of receiving a telephone call and wherein said voice browser is configured to use the independently selected and loaded telephony application to perform one or more telephony services in responding to a received telephone call.
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Abstract
A voice browser configured to process voice markup language documents can include a voice processing application and an integrated communications interface for interacting with a voice processing system. The voice browser can be configured to load the voice processing application independently of a received telephone call. The integrated communications interface can include at least one of an integrated transaction capabilities application part component for receiving a transaction capabilities application part query and an integrated ISUP component for receiving a telephony control signal.
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1. A voice browser comprising:
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one or more telephony applications, including one or more Voice Markup Language modules, and an integrated communications interface for interacting with a voice processing system comprising a speech processor, a text-to-speech processor, and/or a voice processing application, said integrated communications interface including an integrated transaction capabilities application part (TCAP) component for sending and receiving a TCAP query and/or an integrated services digital network user part (ISUP) component for sending and receiving a telephony control signal, wherein said voice browser is configured to select and load one of the telephony applications, in response to a received TCAP query or a received ISUP control signal, before a telephone call is answered by the voice browser, the selection and loading of the telephony application being performed independently of receiving a telephone call and wherein said voice browser is configured to use the independently selected and loaded telephony application to perform one or more telephony services in responding to a received telephone call. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A voice browser comprising:
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at least one computer system including a processor and a memory, the memory including components for execution by the processor, the components including; at least one Voice Markup Language module configured to perform telephony functions, the Voice Markup Language module loaded into the voice processor in response to a received telephone call; an integrated communications interface configured to communicate with a voice processing system, the integrated communications interface including an integrated transaction capabilities part (TCAP) interface for sending and receiving a TCAP query and/or an integrated services digital network user part (ISUP) interface for sending and receiving a telephony control signal; and at least one telephony application loaded into the voice browser, in response to a TCAP query or a ISUP telephony control signal, before a telephone call is answered by the voice browser, the at least one telephony application being loaded into the voice browser independently of whether the voice browser receives a telephone call, wherein the voice browser is configured to use the independently loaded telephony application to perform one or more telephony services in responding to a received telephone call.
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7. A voice browser comprising:
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at least one computer system including a processor and a memory, the memory including computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, are configured to; communicate with a voice processing system utilizing an integrated transaction capabilities application part (TCAP) interface for sending and receiving a TCAP query and/or an integrated services digital user part (ISUP) interface for sending and receiving a telephony control signal; select one of a plurality of telephony applications responsive to receiving a TCAP query or a ISUP telephony control signal, wherein the telephony application is selected independently of whether the voice browser receives a telephone call; load, within the voice browser, the selected telephony application, wherein said telephony application is loaded independently of receiving a telephone call; and select a Voice Markup Language module responsive to receiving a telephone call and load the selected Voice Markup Language module to process the telephone call, the voice browser performing integrated selection and loading of the Voice Markup Language module in response to a telephone call, and the voice browser performing selection and loading of the telephony application within the voice browser, in response to a TCAP query or a ISUP telephony control signal, before a telephone call is answered by the voice browser, the selection and loading of the telephony application being performed independently of whether the voice browser receives a telephone call, wherein the voice browser is configured to use the independently selected and loaded telephony application to perform one or more telephony services in responding to a received telephone call. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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