Computer on-screen telephone having a telephone construction kit and method of operation

摘要

A computer on-screen telephone (2) is provided that includes a plurality of implementations (9) each defining a telephone feature control. The computer on-screen telephone (2) also includes a phone module (4) coupled to the plurality of implementations (9). The phone module (4) is operable to create and maintain a phone window (12) displaying a first plurality of telephone feature controls. The phone module (4) also is operable to invoke an implementation (9) defining a selected telephone feature control responsive to user input in the phone window (12).