Mitel Corporation

Richard Deadman

Debbie Pinard

Pat Orchard

The present invention provides a multiplexor architecture and method that manipulates multiple telephony lines onto one virtual line which can then be monitored and controlled by an application on a desktop computer originally designed to handle only a single line. The multiplexor of the present invention provides transparent telephony line manipulation which to the telephony line manager, appears as a telephony service provider component. To the telephony service provider component, the present invention appears as the telephony line manager.

Virtual multiplexing of telephony lines

The web page generator of the present invention provides for automatic web page creation of an organizational directory for use in an Internet and Intranet environment. The web page directory is created from data stored in the directory application component of the web page generator and, after being placed on a web server, allows any individual who has network access to the web server offering the web page to view the directory information in a web page format. In another aspect of the present invention, the web page generator generates the directory web pages dynamically on an as requested basis. In another aspect of the present invention, the web page generator also provides for an interface to a Private Branch Exchange (PBX) telephone switch for automatic access to PBX functions through the web page automatically generated in accordance with the principles of the invention.

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Ottawa, Canada

Richard Deadman