System and method for provision of an advanced network function to a device
Enhanced capabilities within a telephone network are made accessible to a telecommunications device. The telecommunications device is used to dial a sequence. A network server receives and identifies the sequence invokes an advanced network function. A advanced network function server in communication with the network server provides instructions as to how the network server is to provide the advanced network function. The network server processes the call in accordance with the received instructions to provide the particular advanced network function.
1 . A method to provide special services accessible by using a single mobile device, the method comprising the actions of:
creating a triggering request using the single mobile device, the single mobile device only housing a single SIM card at a time but is configured to operate as though it has multiple SIM cards and thus emulating multiple mobile devices, wherein the triggering request is configured to identify a particular special service that is requested and a particular number selected from a plurality of numbers associated with the single mobile device;
transmitting the trigger request to a network server to request the particular special service;
the single mobile device receiving the performance of the particular special service; and
a user associated with the single mobile device receiving a bill wherein the provision of the particular special service is billed in association with the particular number.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the action creating the triggering request comprises including a voice transmission.
3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the action of creating the triggering request comprises including one or more identifiers selected by a user actuating one or more soft buttons on the device.
4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the action of creating the triggering request comprises including one or more identifiers selected by a user actuating one or more buttons on the device.
5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the action of creating the triggering request comprises including a biometric signal from the user.
6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the action of creating the triggering request comprises including a biometric signal from the user further comprises receiving a voice transmission from the user.
7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the action of creating the triggering request comprises including a combination of dialed digits along with a biometric signal from the user.
8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the action of creating the triggering request including a combination of dialed digits along with a biometric signal from the user further comprises receiving a voice transmission from the user.
9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the action of creating the triggering request comprises a request to direct a call to a network number and for the call to be associated with a particular calling number of a plurality of calling numbers associated with the mobile device.
10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the action of a user associated with the single mobile device receiving a bill comprises the call being billed against the particular number.
11 . A telecommunications device configured to request and receive special services from a telecommunications system, the telecommunications device comprising:
a network interface to a network-based server on the telecommunications system, the network-based server communicatively coupled to a telecommunications device through a communications network;
a user interface for creating and initiating the transmission of a triggering request the network based server communicatively coupled to an advanced network functions server;
software operating on the telecommunications device, in conjunction with the network interface and user interface, configured to cause the telecommunications device to:
create a triggering request using the telecommunications device, the telecommunications device housing only a single SIM card but configured to operate as though it has multiple SIM cards and thus emulating multiple mobile devices, wherein the triggering request is configured to identify a particular special service that is requested and a particular number selected from a plurality of numbers associated with the single mobile device;
transmitting the triggering request to the network-based server to request the particular special service;
receiving the performance of the particular special service; and
receiving a billing report and providing it to a user of the telecommunications device, wherein the provision of the particular special service is billed in association with the particular number.
12 . The telecommunications device of claim 11 , wherein the telecommunications device creates the triggering request by including a voice transmission recognizable as being from a particular user.
13 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the telecommunications device creates the triggering request by including one or more identifiers selected by a user actuating one or more soft buttons on the device.
14 . The telecommunications device of claim 11 , wherein the telecommunications device creates the triggering request by including one or more identifiers selected by a user actuating one or more buttons on the user interface of the telecommunications device.
15 . The telecommunications device of claim 11 , wherein the telecommunications device creates the triggering request by including a biometric signal from the user.
16 . The telecommunications device of claim 15 , wherein the telecommunications device creates the triggering request by including a voice transmission from the user.
17 . The telecommunications device of claim 11 , wherein the telecommunications device creates the triggering request by including a combination of dialed digits along with a biometric signal from the user.
18 . The telecommunications device of claim 17 , wherein the combination of dialed digits and the biometric signal from the user comprises a voice transmission from the user.
19 . The telecommunications device of claim 11 , wherein the telecommunications device creates the triggering request by including a request to direct a call to a network number and for the call to be associated with a particular calling number of a plurality of calling numbers associated with the mobile device.
20 . The telecommunications device of claim 19 , wherein the telecommunications device is configured to invoke the creation of the bill and, wherein the call is billed against the particular number.