Changing a state of a remote switch box which connects a phone to a network

A system for changing a state of a remote switch box, the system comprising:

• a network;
• a set of switch boxes attached to the network, wherein each switch box contains a display, wherein the set of switch boxes contains the remote switch box, and wherein at least one switch box in the set of switch boxes is designated a master switch box;
• and
• a set of phones, wherein each phone in the set of phones is connected to the network through a switch box in the set of switch boxes, and wherein the master switch box, responsive to receiving a request from a user to set the remote switch box to a selected state, transmits a request to change the remote switch box to the selected state;
• and responsive to the master switch box receiving a confirmation from the remote switch box of the change to the selected state, wherein the confirmation contains a state of the remote switch box, displaying on the master switch box the state of the remote switch box to the user.

A master switch box for changing a state of a remote switch box, the system comprising:

• a bus;
• a memory device connected to the bus, wherein the memory device contains executable code;
• an interface connected to the bus, wherein the interface is used to receive input from a user of the switch box;
• a state connected to the bus, wherein the state connects the phone to a phone line;
• a display connected to the bus, wherein the display is used to display output to the user of the master switch box;
• a transmitter connected to the bus;
• a receiver connected to the bus;
• and
• a controller connected to the bus for executing the executable code, wherein responsive to the interface receiving a request from the user to set the state of the remote switch box, the controller executes the executable code to transmit, from the master switch box to the remote switch box, a request to change the state of the remote switch box to the selected state, wherein the remote switch box connects a remote phone to the phone line, responsive to receiving a confirmation from the remote switch box of the change to the selected state, wherein the confirmation contains a status of the remote switch box, displaying, on the master switch box, the status of the remote switch box to the user.