Abstract: An Automated Intelligent Network (AIN) telephone system comprising at least one central office switching system is disclosed. An intelligent peripheral subsystem for coupling with the central office switching system comprising: auxiliary call means for providing at least one auxiliary call processing capability via a call connection channel; accessing means for directly accessing a database storing subscriber-specific data; and subscriber service means for providing subscriber services using the accessing means for accessing subscriber-specific data.

Abstract: An Automated Intelligent Network (AIN) telephone system with a central office switching system. The AIN system includes a service provider system for providing customizable subscriber services based upon subscriber-specific data stored in an EMS database. The subscriber-specific data is selectively updated by a service provider. The AIN system further includes an intelligent peripheral system coupled with the central office switching system. The intelligent peripheral system includes a regional relational database for storing regional subscriber-specific data.