[Asterisk-Users] Re: how to show called name on callingpolycomdisplay

[Gabriel Afana]

Hey guys,
    Got some feedback on this from Polycom.  See my post "Feedback from VON 
expo!"

- Gabe


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Noah Miller" <noah at rosecompanies.com>
To: "Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion" 
<asterisk-users at lists.digium.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2006 11:28 AM
Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Re: how to show called name on 
callingpolycomdisplay


>>  This is a function of the Phone itself. Asterisk has nothing to do with
>> it as it does not know anything about the call until after the SIP
>> device 'sends' it.
>
> This is not just a function of the phone.  The phone has no idea what the
> caller id of the receiving end of the call will be.  Something would have 
> to
> tell it after the call was connected.
>
>
>> To my knowledge it is not posible. I don't even think a SIP standard is
>> available for this.
>>
>> This 'feature' along with changing CallerID Display after a call has
>> been answered is something missing from the RFC.
>
> You don't have to create some special sip method or do anything within
> asterisk at all.  You could monitor calls from outside asterisk, and use
> sipsak to send a special sip message back to the phone after a call was
> connected.  Once you sent it to the phone the magic part would be making 
> the
> phone do something with it.
>
> I'm glad to see the asterisk developers are tackling this as it's a nifty
> little feature and it's way beyond my skills!
>
> - Noah
>
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