VOISERV: Creation and Delivery of Converged Services through Voice for Emerging Economies

WWW has made information accessible to computer users in various ways not imagined before. However; there is a huge pool ofpeople, especially in emerging economies, still untouched by this revolution and are either unaware of, or are unable or to join this bandwagon. Mobile phones are increasingly empowering the under-privileged to utilize data and services beyond the basic voice communication. However; factors such as high illiteracy rate, cost sensitivity, and user interface issues prevent these users from deriving benefits of available infrastructure and services. We have developed a novel system ¿ VOISERV that enables ordinary telephone subscribers to create, deploy and offer their own customized voice-driven applications called Voic-eSites. The generated VoiceSites get hosted in the network for low cost of ownership and maintenance, and are integrated with advanced services available in the converged networks of today.

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