Patent ID: 7958207

Claim:
A method of installing software on a computer using an operating system in order to enable a connection of a phone to an interconnected network, said method comprising the steps of: synchronizing audio settings in an operating system control panel with an operating system register of the computer; reading audio input and audio output keys in the operating system register, said audio input and audio output keys indicating devices which will be used for recording and playback, respectively; checking if audio input and audio output key contents match with the phone, and if the audio input and audio output key contents match with the phone, then (i) inviting an end user of the computer to unplug the phone and returning again to the synchronizing step followed by the reading step, else (ii) saving audio input and audio output keys indicating devices other than the phone which will be used for recording and playback, respectively, in a buffer; inviting the end user to plug the phone into the computer; installing the software; writing the saved audio input and audio output keys in the operating system register; and synchronizing, once again, audio settings in the operating system control panel with the operating system register, wherein upon completion of the software installation, audio signals are routed to (1) audio capabilities of the phone in response to running softphone software and (2) an audio device of the computer other than the phone in response to running an audio application other than the software.