Talk:Voice Mailbox

From Openmoko

Just a little idea about implementing a per caller-id voice mailbox like on a well known other phone:

Infrastructure

What do you need?

• an IMAP server (e. g. gmail or some own thing in the internet)
• asterisk 1.4 up with IMAP support which can be reached via some SIP/IAX-provider self-hosted (can be a simple one e. g. with Fritz box, openwrt...) or a special service system for the om system.
• a specialized IMAP client on the om-phone.

how?

In Germany (should be with all other providers in the world too) it is possible to redirect voice box messages to phone numbers other than the provider's voice box number.

The asterisk IMAP support allows storing of voice messages on an IMAP-server. Reading a message via phone is synced with the IMAP server and vice versa. Because the messages have descriptions (like caller id, date...) in the subject a specialized IMAP client on the om-phone is able to sort messages by caller id (synced to the internal address book), date and so on. It is also possible to store the messages with the sound attachment offline like it is done with any other IMAP client.

If the om-phone is not connected to the internet (via gsm or wifi) it is possible to call the voicebox service directly through the asterisk system.