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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2006
Jonathan J. Cadiz, Redmond, WA (US);
Gursharan S. Sidhu, Seattle, WA (US);
Jai Srinivasan, Kirkland, WA (US);
Xuedong Huang, Bellevue, WA (US);
Jonathan J. Cadiz, Redmond, WA (US);
Gursharan S. Sidhu, Seattle, WA (US);
Jai Srinivasan, Kirkland, WA (US);
Xuedong Huang, Bellevue, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A user interface for a telephone system may include a telephone portion operable to provide telephone administration functionality for each of a plurality of telephones of a telephone system. The telephone portion may include a telephone icon corresponding to at least one telephone of the plurality of telephones, the telephone icon operable to provide the telephone administration functionality for the at least one telephone. Other portions of the user interface may include an external line portion, an extension portion, or a user portion, which may include, respectively, an external line icon, an extension icon, and a user icon, where each icon may provide associated administration functionality. Accordingly, the user interface allows an administrator of the telephone system to easily view and administer the devices and elements of the telephone system.