We're actually looking at NFC enabled mag stripe cards for student ID, door access, etc. Great technology, unfortunately there aren't any affordable readers that have sufficient range to detect passage through a doorway, and even if they did, the direction of travel is not indicated.
Tile is cool technology, at least until the battery dies. I wasn't suggesting the transponder be implanted in the phone, but in Chris. Yes, it's a bit harsh, Like I say, he's resistant… On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 7:44 PM, Andrew Farnsworth <[email protected]> wrote: > An aircraft transponder is a bit harsh [and would drain your smartphone > battery like you wouldn't believe] but have you considered either an RFID > tag or a Tile (https://www.thetileapp.com/) or similar? This would allow > you to detect them coming and going and react accordingly. > > Andy > > On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 8:36 PM, Curt Lundgren <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Sorry John - I mis-read your message at first. Yes, he wants 'out of >> office' calls to go to the work phone and roll over to voice mail. >> >> On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 7:33 PM, Curt Lundgren <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Not quite, John. With a few exceptions our phone system Emails >>> voicemail recordings as MP3 attachments. I found a script 'sendmailmp3' >>> that intercepts the .WAV format outgoing message. Strips it apart, >>> converts the WAV to an MP3 using LAME, then reassembles the outgoing >>> message and passes it along to sendmail. >>> >>> The dream is to have the phone system magically know that Chris is in or >>> out of the building and react accordingly. The reaction, directing calls >>> one way or another, is easy. The hard part appears to have a method of >>> detection that doesn't cause excess battery drain. >>> >>> I've tried to convince him to have an aircraft transponder implanted, >>> but he's resistant to the idea. >>> >>> On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 7:19 PM, Alex Smith (K4RNT) < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Maybe then log out when you arrive, and log in when you leave? >>>> >>>> " 'With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censured, >>>> the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all >>>> irrevocably.' Those words were uttered by Judge Aaron Satie as wisdom and >>>> warning... The first time any man's freedom is trodden on, we’re all >>>> damaged." - Jean-Luc Picard, quoting Judge Aaron Satie, Star Trek: TNG >>>> episode "The Drumhead" >>>> - Alex Smith >>>> - Huntsville, Alabama metropolitan area USA >>>> >>>> On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 7:11 PM, John F. Eldredge <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> According to what he said, he wants to use his mobile phone, rather >>>>> than his desk phone, while at work, and his work desk phone while not at >>>>> work. I am guessing this is probably because he spends a good part of his >>>>> work day away from his desk, and wants calls to his work phone during >>>>> off-hours to roll over to voice mail instead of routing to his cell phone. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On March 30, 2015 7:04:12 PM CDT, "Alex Smith (K4RNT)" < >>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> How about adding your mobile number to your PBX, and logging into >>>>>> your desk phone when you're there? If you're logged out, it forwards to >>>>>> your mobile. >>>>>> >>>>>> " 'With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech >>>>>> censured, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains >>>>>> us >>>>>> all irrevocably.' Those words were uttered by Judge Aaron Satie as wisdom >>>>>> and warning... The first time any man's freedom is trodden on, we’re all >>>>>> damaged." - Jean-Luc Picard, quoting Judge Aaron Satie, Star Trek: TNG >>>>>> episode "The Drumhead" >>>>>> - Alex Smith >>>>>> - Huntsville, Alabama metropolitan area USA >>>>>> >>>>>> On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 6:37 PM, John F. Eldredge < >>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> The approach I would probably use for this would be to have a couple >>>>>>> of scripts that would send some command to the Asterix server. The first >>>>>>> one, triggered when my phone connected to the work network, would set >>>>>>> the >>>>>>> Asterix server to reroute the phone calls. The second script, triggered >>>>>>> when I set my cell phone to car mode, would set the Asterix server to >>>>>>> route >>>>>>> the calls to my desk phone. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On March 30, 2015 2:37:06 PM CDT, Chris McQuistion < >>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Curt and I were discussing this idea this morning and it seems so >>>>>>>> obvious that I'm sure someone is already doing this and there are >>>>>>>> probably >>>>>>>> already some good ways of accomplishing this. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Here's the idea. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> When I'm at work, I'd like our phone system (Asterisk-based >>>>>>>> Elastix) to just route incoming calls over to my cell phone number, >>>>>>>> instead. I've got unlimited minutes and it is always on me. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> When I leave work, I'd like the call routing to route to my desk >>>>>>>> phone, as usual. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> It seems like this shouldn't be too hard to accomplish. If nothing >>>>>>>> else, IFTTT could be used with the iOS Location or Android Location >>>>>>>> channel >>>>>>>> to determine my geo-location. From there, I have to DO SOMETHING with >>>>>>>> that >>>>>>>> information, and then have Elastix act on it. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> This is where I'm stuck. My best ideas so far are to create a new >>>>>>>> file in Dropbox or append a line in a Google Spreadsheet when I'm >>>>>>>> entering >>>>>>>> or leaving the geo-location. This seems a little kludge-y to me. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Anyone got a better idea of how to accomplish this goal? It isn't >>>>>>>> really important. It's just one of those ideas that I've had for a >>>>>>>> long >>>>>>>> time and I can't seem to let it go until I figure out how to do it... >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Chris >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> John F. Eldredge -- [email protected] >>>>>>> "Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate >>>>>>> cannot drive out hate; only love can do that." -- Martin Luther King, >>>>>>> Jr. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>> Groups "NLUG" group. >>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en >>>>>>> >>>>>>> --- >>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>> Groups "NLUG" group. >>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >>>>>>> send an email to [email protected]. >>>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> John F. Eldredge -- [email protected] >>>>> "Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. 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