摘要 |
A new telecommunication service provides users with the ability to specify and receive spoken-language services in a preferred language that differs from a preferred written or text language for use with the SIP Protocol. One or more user (e.g., a subscribing entity) preferences for spoken language as well as written language is specified and stored, e.g., in a subscriber database. An application server uses the configured spoken language preference(s) to select the language used for voice announcements, voice prompts, and other voice applications provided in one or more telecommunication services. For example, the server populates the existing SIP Accept-Language header and/or a new SIP P-Media-Language field with the spoken language preference(s) to allow the other servers, e.g., in a home and destination domain, to provide spoken/voice service as well as text-based service to the user according to the user's differing language preference(s) in written or spoken word.
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