INTERPHONE

computer telephony system, comprised of computer hardware and software which is connected to and integrated into a customer¿ s local area network, telephone lines, and internet provider to receive, transmit, and process voice, fax, and data telephone calls over telephone lines and/or internet through a computer; either manually, automatically, or with operator assistance and with the aid of visual display of caller identification and related information to answer, place on hold, hang up, transfer, and conference calls and, also, page and forward calls to voice mail, fax mail, electronic mail, another extension, or an off-site number and, in addition to, retrieving and processing all types of messages such as voice, fax, and electronic mail messages over a telephone, local area network, and internet with the aid of visual display of the message information such as time-stamp, sender¿s name, and other related information