Abstract: A method comprising presenting to a user a plurality of input devices, each representing a data input mechanism of said smart device; receiving from the user a selection of one or more of said input devices; presenting to the user for selection a plurality of action devices, each representing a possible action to be taken by the smart device; receiving from the user a selection of one or more of said action devices, wherein each input device has one or more input device outputs and each action device has one or more action device inputs; and forming one or more input-action associations each comprising an input device output associated with an action device input. The software provides a system and method for operating a computer, allowing the user to create workflows linking different inputs and actions, while avoiding or reducing the need to switch between different applications and different contexts.

Abstract: A method of creating a workflow on a smart device, comprising: presenting to a user for selection a plurality of input devices, each representing a data input mechanism of said smart device; receiving from the user a selection of one or more of said input devices; presenting to the user for selection a plurality of action devices, each representing a possible action to be taken by the smart device; receiving from the user a selection of one or more of said action devices; wherein each input device has one or more input device outputs, and wherein each action device has one or more action device inputs, and wherein the method further comprises forming one or more input-action associations each comprising a selected input device output associated with a selected action device input.

Abstract: A method of creating a workflow on a smart device, comprising: presenting to a user for selection a plurality of input devices, each representing a data input mechanism of said smart device; receiving from the user a selection of one or more of said input devices; presenting to the user for selection a plurality of action devices, each representing a possible action to be taken by the smart device; receiving from the user a selection of one or more of said action devices; wherein each input device has one or more input device outputs, and wherein each action device has one or more action device inputs, and wherein the method further comprises forming one or more input-action associations each comprising a selected input device output associated with a selected action device input.

Abstract: A mobile telephone network has a function (30) which interacts with the platform (40) or platforms processing a call, event or session to: a) determine the services and/or call handling operations to be applied to the call, event or session; and b) determine if the platform(s) (40) are capable of carrying out the services and/or call handling operations required by the call, event or session. The function may then arrange for the platform (40) to be provided with appropriate data or for the call, event or session to be transferred to another platform. Moreover, a call may have part of its data converted into a standard protocol, and the data in that standard protocol then be used to guarantee a trigger for processing the call at a transfer device.

Abstract: A mobile telephone network has a function (30) which interacts with the platform (40) or platforms processing a call, event or session to: a) determine the services and/or call handling operations to be applied to the call, event or session; and b) determine if the platform(s) (40) are capable of carrying out the services and/or call handling operations required by the call, event or session. The function may then arrange for the platform (40) to be provided with appropriate data or for the call, event or session to be transferred to another platform. Moreover, a call may have part of its data converted into a standard protocol, and the data in that standard protocol then be used to guarantee a trigger for processing the call at a transfer device.

Abstract: In order to store data in a mobile telecommunications system, a data storage unit (HLR) has data functions (72, 74) providing data redundancy therebetween, control functions (79, 80) and signalling point (30, 31, 32) to enable the data storage unit to pass data to and from a mobile telecommunications network under the control of the control function. The control functions are physically separate from the data functions. The data functions (72, 74) may operate on the basis that one has a primary data function, a second has a primary standby function to achieve synchronised updating. The use of separate and hence distributed functions enables greater flexibility in the retrieval of data from the data storage unit (HLR).

Abstract: In a telecommunications system a data function and a date control function are replicated in a plurality of databases (50, 51, 52, 53, 54). In order to synchronize updating of the databases (50, 51, 52, 53, 54), one database is identified as a primary database (50), at least one is identified as a primary standby database (51), and the others identified as secondary databases (52, 53, 54). Then, in normal operation, the data control function of the primary database (50) is arranged to generate signals for synchronized updating of the other databases. In the event of a failure of the primary database, the or a standby primary database (51) takes over the up-grading operating. Tee present invention is particularly, but not exclusively, directed to a telecommunications system for mobile telephones.

Abstract: In order to store data in a mobile telecommunications system, a data storage unit (HLR) has data functions (72, 74) providing data redundancy therebetween, control functions (79, 80) and signalling point (30, 31, 32) to enable the data storage unit to pass data to and from a mobile telecommunications network under the control of the control function. The control functions are physically separate from the data functions. The data functions (72, 74) may operate on the basis that one has a primary data function, a second has a primary standby function to achieve synchronised updating. The use of separate and hence distributed functions enables greater flexibility in the retrieval of data from the data storage unit (HLR).

Abstract: This invention relates to a telecommunications system including a plurality of mobile telephones. The telecommunications system has a switch network including: data storage units (HLR) for storing connection data relating to respective mobile telephones; a register (15) for storing associations between the data storage units and respective identification codes; inputs for inputting an identification code; and a switch unit (30, 31) for interrogating the register (15) to determine the data storage unit (HLR) associated with that identification code. The switch network then uses the connection data stored by the data storage unit (HLR) to form a telecommunication link with the corresponding mobile telephone. The associations stored by the register (15) can be changed.