Computer telephony server for scripted call termination

A computer telephony system comprising:

• a telephone switch to terminate a telephone set and an endpoint, and to provide a provide a trigger event associated with the telephone set;
• and
• a telephony server coupled to the telephone switch, the telephony server including
• a processor,
• a memory coupled to the processor,
• an interface coupled to the processor and to the telephone switch, the interface to provide the trigger event to the processor, and
• a script execution engine stored in the memory and executed by the processor to cause the computer telephony server to receive the trigger event from the telephone switch, select one of a plurality of event scripts responsive to the trigger event and a directory number of the associated telephone set, execute the selected event script, and provide a command to the telephone switch as directed by the event script, the command controlling a call processing behavior.

A computer telephony server comprising:

• means for receiving a trigger event from a telephone switch, the trigger event associated with a telephone set connected to the telephone switch,
• means for selecting one of a plurality of scripts responsive to the trigger event and a directory number of the telephone set,
• means for executing the selected script, and
• means for providing a command to the telephone switch as directed by the script, the command controlling a call processing behavior for the connecting of the telephone set to the telephone network.