Platform for rapid development of telecommunication services

Abstract

A system and method for creating and implementing telecommunications services are disclosed. The system comprises a service development platform that includes a communications module, and application server, and at least one auxiliary module. The communications module enables data to be transmitted to and from the development platform to facilitate the implementation of telecommunications services. The application server can store a telecommunications service creation tool that can be used by an individual to generate code needed to implement the telecommunications service or that can automatically generate code needed to implement the telecommunications service. The application server can also store the code needed to implement the telecommunications service and can transmit data to and receive data from the communications module as necessary for implementing the telecommunications service. The auxiliary module can perform various functions and can be accessed by the application server in implementing the telecommunications service.

1 . A system for creating a new telecommunications service, the system comprising: 
 a communication module operative to receive information transmitted over a telephone network; and    a server coupled with the communication module, the server storing a telecommunications service creation tool;    wherein the server is operative to provide access to the telecommunications service creation tool to a customer via a remotely located computer coupled with the communication module, the telecommunications service creation tool operative to facilitate the customer in developing a telecommunication service.    
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the communication module is coupled with a computer network.  
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the communication module is coupled with the Internet.  
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the telecommunications service creation tool comprises a service independent building block.  
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising a gateway disposed between the telephone network and the communication module, the gateway being operative to receive data in a first format, translate the data into a second format, and transmit the data in the second format.  
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 6 , wherein the gateway is operative to translate data from a SS 7  protocol to a TCP/IP protocol.  
     
     
         7 . A system for creating a new telecommunications service, the system comprising: 
 a server storing a telecommunications service creation tool, the sever operative to provide access to the telecommunication service creation tool to a customer via a remotely located computer coupled with the server;    wherein the telecommunication service creation tool is operative to facilitate the customer in developing a new telecommunication service; and    wherein the server is further operative to receive data transmitted by the customer via the remotely located computer and to automatically generate computer code based on the received data to implement the new telecommunication service.    
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 7 , further comprising at least one auxiliary module coupled with the server, the at least one auxiliary module being selected from the group consisting of: a voice recognition module, a billing module, a dual-tone multi-frequency (DTMF) signal receiver module, and a service management module.  
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 7 , wherein the server is coupled with a telephone network.  
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 7 , wherein the server is coupled with a computer network.  
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 7 , wherein the server is coupled with the Internet.  
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 7 , wherein the telecommunications service creation tool comprises a service independent building block.  
     
     
         13 . A method of creating a new telecommunication service for use on a telephone network run by a telecommunication company, the method comprising: 
 (a) receiving data transmitted from a remotely located computer by a customer, the data indicating a desire of the customer to create the new telecommunication service; and    (b) automatically generating computer code with a telecommunication service creation tool based on the received data, the computer code comprising a plurality of commands that implement the new telecommunication service desired by the customer.    
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein (b) comprises utilizing a service independent building block to automatically generate the computer code in response to the receipt of the data.  
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 13 , further comprising: 
 (c) accessing the computer code in response to the receipt of a predefined query.    
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , further comprising generating a billing record in response to (c) is calculated as the amount of the external noise by subtracting the power spectrum of the audio signal in the sixth step from the power spectrum calculated in the fifth step.  
     
     
         17 . A computer-readable storage medium storing a set of instructions for creating a new telecommunication service for use on a telephone network run by a telecommunication company, the set of instructions to direct a computer system to perform acts of: 
 (a) receiving data transmitted from a remotely located computer by a customer, the data indicating a desire of the customer to create the new telecommunication service; and    (b) automatically generating computer code with a telecommunication service creation tool based on the received data, the computer code comprising a plurality of commands that implement the new telecommunication service desired by the customer.    
     
     
         18 . The computer-readable storage medium of  claim 17 , wherein (b) comprises utilizing a service independent building block to automatically generate the computer code in response to the receipt of the data.  
     
     
         19 . The computer-readable storage medium of claims  17 , further a set of instructions to direct the computer system to perform acts of: 
 (c) accessing the computer code in response to the receipt of a predefined query.    
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , further comprising generating a billing record in response to (c) is calculated as the amount of the external noise by subtracting the power spectrum of the audio signal in the sixth step from the power spectrum calculated in the fifth step.