A telephone system provides subscribers with access to a service provider's platform logic and data implemented in any runtime environment. In one embodiment, the service logic is embodied in Java applets and Java beans in a JAVA virtual machine for subscriber personalizing and modifying the service...http://www.google.ca/patents/US6411697?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6411697 - System and method for providing customer personalized and modifiable subscriber services