Patent ID: 7174189

Claim:
A remote office system for providing PBX functionality at a location not directly connected to a PBX switch, the remote office system comprising a remote office location including voice and data communication network interconnections; a remote office platform coupled to the PBX switch and the remote office data interconnection for transferring PBX call feature commands between the remote office location and the PBX switch to cause the PBX switch to provide PBX call feature functionality for the remote office location, the remote office platform including a service controller for processing the PBX commands received from the remote location; and a switch controller responsive to the output of the service controller for forwarding said PBX commands to the PBX switch, wherein the PBX switch is an office-bases customer premise equipment PBX switch and the switch controller communications directly with the office-based PBX switch; and a mobility processor, located at the remote office platform, for activating a PBX session with a user-identified mobile number when the user ends a session at the remote office location.