摘要 |
<p>A method and a device for the management of a TAPI or TSAPI based telecommunications system through the use of a graphical user interface. Display (20) has a centrally located call control window (24d), a personal information manager graphical representation (28), a graphical representation of a call log database (30), as well as a number of buttons displayed along the top of the display. The buttons include Dial button (48), a Take Call button (50), a Hold button (52), a Transfer button (54), a Disconnect button (56), and a Show-Hide button (58). The invention displays incoming calls (26a) and outgoing calls (22a, 22b) as icons which are graphically manipulated to control the functions of the system. Conferencing system call (36a) is accomplished by the manipulation of icons and windows on the display.</p> |