Patent ID: 7085262

Claim:
A telecommunication system comprising: a web server and a switching system disposed in combination for data transmission therebetween, said switching system accommodating therein a plurality of extensions, said web server storing therein first screen data for specifying therein at least one menu having post information and second screen data; and a plurality of communication terminals each including a packet interface connected to said web server via an internet packet communication network and a line interface connected to said switching system via a circuit-switched communication network, each of said communication terminals including a display unit, a web browser for accessing said web server to receive therefrom said first and second screen data to be displayed on said display unit, and an input section for specifying said menu on said display unit, said web browser transmitting to said web server information of said menu specified by said input section, said web server including a data transfer section for transferring to said switching system information of said menu specified by said input section, said switching system including a connection monitor for monitoring connection state of said extensions to select one of said extensions based on said information of said menu specified and transmit to said web server a telephone number of said selected one of said extensions to be included in said second screen data, said browser urging a client to originate a call onto said telephone number in said second screen data.