Patent ID: 8670972

Claim:
A system for simulating a voice recognition unit comprising: at an electronic device: a simulated voice recognition unit (VRU) function further comprising, a simulated TelecomIn function having functional logic configured to forward a call to an application Interpreter, a simulated voice handling software (VOX) function having functional logic configured to perform voice handling functions, a simulated automatic speech recognition (ASR) function having functional logic configured to perform voice recognition operations, and a simulated TelecomOut function having functional logic configured to perform a bridge transfer of the call, wherein the TelecomOut function is further configured to provide a plurality of call management options, and return a code associated with a selected call management option; an interface of the simulated VRU communicably linked to the Application Interpreter having functional logic configured to initiate an appropriate program logic on an Application Server based on a dialed number identification service (DNIS) included in a ring message, wherein the interface comprises a username password validation control; a simulated dialer function having functional logic configured to generate the call responsive to a developer initiation; and a simulated call generator having functional logic configured to generate the ring message comprising the DNIS when the call is generated by the simulated dialer function, wherein the DNIS is representative of a particular number that was dialed and interpretable by the VRU.