SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANNOUNCING MESSAGES TO PHONE USERS IN A TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK

摘要

A message announcement system and/or method is provided in a client(s)-server structure. A plurality of messages, or messages portions, are stored in a memory of an announcement/message server, which in preferred embodiments may be a shared resource in a node of the network. The server is capable of serving multiple announcement/message clients. Appropriate messages are distributed from the server to various announcement clients throughout the system. An exemplary message may be, for example, "The number 123 456 7890 has been disconnected" or "The number you are trying to reach xxx yyy zzz, is out of service". Message stream handling/processing may be handled in an asynchronous manner between the server and client(s). However, the system may be adapted and/or interconnected with synchronous systems via at least one interface (I/F).