[Asterisk-Users] Re: Text entry by DTMF

[Andrew Kohlsmith]

> Ummm.. kind of.  I mean, it says "Enter the first 3 digits of the
> persons last night" and you enter them via the keypad, it then searches
> for the names, and says, "Calling <so-and-so>".  I think I've seen this
> feature on a phone system I called once, but I can't remember exactly
> how it worked.  I'm pretty sure you just entered the persons last name
> in by digits.

Yes, that is precisely how it works on our existing KSU.  Each extension has 
the first and last name as text in a database somewhere and you can get a 
list of matching names by entering up to 8 chars of the person's last name, 
then pound.

i.e. for "SMITH" you'd enter "76484#."  That'd match Smith, Smithers, 
Goldsmith, etc.  Seems pretty easy to do, too, building up a list of 
potential strings and then comparing them to the database, or the reverse 
even.

Regards,
Andrew