Telecommunications system subscriber profile updating

A method for use in a system which implements a telecommunications service for a subscriber in accordance with a profile associated with said subscriber, said method comprising the steps of

• receiving on a call a signal representing a graphic image containing information defining changes to be made to said profile,
• recovering said information from the received graphic image using machine-based image recognition,
• updating said profile as a function of the recovered information;
• and
• using said updated profile for processing new calls to said subscriber that are originated from a location other than said system and subsequent to completion of said updating step.

A method of administering a subscriber profile associated with a telecommunications service provided by a telecommunications network, comprising the steps of:

• receiving on a first call a signal containing a graphic image representing data to be entered into said subscriber profile,
• deriving the data from the image by way of image recognition equipment,
• entering the derived data into said subscriber profile, and
• using the data in the subscriber profile to provide said telecommunications service for at least one other call that is placed to said subscriber subsequent to said first call, the origination of said other call being unrelated to receipt of said first call.