[asterisk-users] Connecting home intercom to Asterisk?

[Hans Witvliet]

On Thu, 2009-09-24 at 16:20 +0300, Tzafrir Cohen wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 02:47:18PM +0200, Vincent wrote:
> > Hello
> > 
> > I assume I'm not the first one to think about this: Is it possible to
> > connect an intercom and/or door bell to Asterisk, so that I can get an
> > e-mail that someone rang my place while I was out?
> > 
> > Even better: If used for a doctor's office, it'd be cool if patients
> > could type their Social Security Number on a keypad, which would open
> > the door and notify Asterisk which would then display a pop-up on the
> > doctor's PC screen that such and such patient just walked in the
> > waiting room.
> 
> The social security number may be considered sensitive information. Some
> people may not want to have it displayed around.
> 
> Anyway, typing a 9(?) digit number with no typos may be a problem to
> some of the patients. Why would they bother? Typing the number doesn't
> sound like the nicest interface to me. Choosing from a list of names
> sounds more probable.
> 
Also handy for people with wounds to their eyes/fingers....