Patent ID: 6741690
Filing Date: 2004-05-25
Classification: H04Q,Y10S

Abstract:
A network server for the provision of services in a telephone network, wherein the network server comprises:a first communications unit for communication with elements of the telephone network, a database for storing data in accordance with various subscriber-specific hierarchical data structures, a first access unit that allows subscribers of the telephone network, by means of a terminal, to specify a subscriber-specific hierarchical data structure in the database that is assigned to the respective subscriber, a second access unit that stores data received by a terminal of a subscriber in the database in accordance with this subscriber's respective subscriber-specific hierarchical data structure, a third access unit that determines, on a data request by one of the terminals of the telephone network the subscribers of this terminal, allows the terminal to read out the data stored in the database according to the subscriber-specific hierarchical data structure of the detected subscriber and sends the read-out data by means of the first communications unit.