Patent attributes
A dual-access communications server system is disclosed for enabling communication between server resources and a wide spectrum of end-terminals to enable users access to the resources of both converged and non-converged networks via voice and/or electronically generated commands. Server resources are provided through a converged computer/telephony system interface such that the data and resources are readily accessed by either voice or data calls. A set of applications provide dual interfaces for rendering services and data based upon the manner in which a user accesses the data. A user is authenticated by receiving vocal responses by a user to one or more requests variably selected and issued by a speaker recognition-based authentication facility. Thereafter, an application proxy is created. The application proxy acts on behalf of the authenticated authorized user in accessing applications via the dual-access communications interface.