[asterisk-users] phone as control interface (was 99 bottles of beer)

[Dovid B]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Prior" <sprior at geekster.com>
To: "Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion" 
<asterisk-users at lists.digium.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2007 7:13 PM
Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] phone as control interface (was 99 bottles of 
beer)


> Steve Edwards wrote:
>
>> Personally, I hate voice recognition systems. Voice prompts are
>> great, but don't take away my keypad.
>
> I never proposed to take away your keypad, I just wanted to add the
> voice option as well.  What I do want to get rid of is the step
> below where you press ** to get into remote mode.  What I think would
> be smoother is to have the extensions organized in such a way that
> the first button press (or voice utterance) is enough to determine
> whether the session is a phone call or an automation request.  Then
> as soon as the phone is picked up you'd get into the automation context
> and the voice menu you gave would start right away.  Then if it turned
> out that first button meant that the user really wanted to make a call,
> then Asterisk would shift into the normal call dialplan, but reprocess
> that already pressed key as part of the phone number to dial.
>
> I think that we can provide something more intelligent when the
> phone is first picked up than your basic dialtone and not require
> extra button presses to get into the right mode.  Your desire is for
> speed and so is mine.
>
> Steve
>
>>
>> Maybe I'm too far out on the edge of the bell curve, but I CAN remember
>> what Alison was prattling about long enough to be told which key to 
>> press.
>> Also, keys are much faster, especially once memorized as will happen
>> quickly for something as frequently used as the TV.
>>
>> Think of a task like muting the TV:
>>
>> ) Off-hook
>> ) Dialtone
>> ) Press ** (change to remote mode)
>> ) "To control the..."
>> ) Press 1
>> ) "To change the vol..."
>> ) Press 1
>> ) "To mut..."
>> ) Press 0
>
>

I am new to the whole controlling devices in your home from asterisk. Can 
anyone give me a URL to devices that I can connect to my box that can then 
connect to the lights, security system, TV etc ? This is a whole new area 
for me to play and get lots of sleepless nights ;)