A method and system for providing interactive capabilities in a network-based telephone system 100 a service control point (SCP) 102 for accessing a call processing record (CPR) and having an intelligent peripheral (IP) 104 for providing an intelligent interface between a caller 112 and the SCP 102....http://www.google.com/patents/US5519772?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5519772 - Network-based telephone system having interactive capabilities