Patent ID: 7031443

Claim:
A system for remote access to a telephone, the system comprising: a communication device having a display, an input mechanism and a web browser, said communication device in a location remote from said telephone; an information center comprising; a local area network providing communication pathways within said information center; a private branch exchange (PBX) system providing delivery of external and internal telephone calls and messaging to and from said information center; a web server programmed to provide a dynamic web-based graphical user interface (GUI) accessible by said communication device; and said telephone coupled to said local area network, said web server and said PBX system, and said telephone receives, from said PBX system, an information indicative of a telephone call; and a web-based communication channel coupling said communication device and said information center to cause a remote access session, whereby, said communication device initiates said session by accessing said dynamic web-based GUI and during said session, said communication device receives and displays said information indicative of said telephone call from said PBX system via said dynamic web-based GUI, thereby transferring complete management functions of said information indicative of said telephone call to said communication device.