| 摘要 |
<p>Apparatus and methods for facilitating access by a user of a primary service to a secondary service in a telecommunications network are described, e.g., to assist a user of a voice-mail service to access another premium-rate service advertised during the user's interaction with the primary service. The method comprises establishing a primary communications link between the user and a control unit associated with the primary service, providing a stimulus (e.g. an advert) to the user via the primary communications link inviting the user to indicate an interest in the secondary service, detecting a response from the user indicating an interest in the secondary service, providing the user with access, or continued access, to the primary service via the primary communications link after detecting the response from the user indicating an interest in the secondary service; and initiating a facilitating communication from the control unit to assist in establishing a secondary communications link between the user and the secondary service after the primary communications link is terminated. Thus a user of the primary service is assisted in accessing the secondary service in a manner that does not interrupt access to the primary service.</p> |
