RE: RE: (ukha_d) Homeseer/CID/Meteor

["Justin" <justin@xxxxxxx>]

I don't wish to steal anyones thunder, but I am also working on a plugin
for
HS which will pass data to HSP so it can handle calls as intended. It will
also lookup incoming and outgoing numbers against the HSP phonebook &
time
calls.

I had a chat with Patrick on Friday about the possibility of including HSP
support in his plugin, he very kindly agreed to share his source with me,
but on reflection I think it might be best to keep things separate rather
than over complicate (or break!) an already good plugin as there seem to be
quite a few people that use a Meteor with HS but don't use HSP. What do
others think?

Anyway, I should have something soon if anyone is interested.
In the mean time, if anyone has any other ideas I would be happy to hear
them.

Justin.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: peter.white@xxxxxxx [mailto:peter.white@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 14 May 2002 9:23 AM
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] RE: (ukha_d) Homeseer/CID/Meteor
>
>
> Yes, HS does use the new voices for announcements.  Others have
> already said it,
> but I will too - they are VERY good, especially when compared to
> the older ones.
> AT&T are still due to release an English variant at the end of
> June as well,
> though if it talks in a dodgy pigeon English accent that most
> Americans seem
> convinced is how we all talk, I'll give it a miss!
>
> The script is still fairly basic (though way beyond my abilities,
> hence why
> Steve Hill wrote it for me).  If you have any additional feature
> requests, then
> let me know and I'll pass them to Steve.  Some options currently being
> considered:
>
> * Pass the Meteor CID info directly to HSP, thus avoiding a whole
bunch of
> hassle (and potential time lag) with it going through HS
> * Run events based on CID.  At the moment device codes can be
> issued, but that's
> about it.  What I want is customised messages depending on the
> caller, though
> I'm not sure that HS can react quick enough to detect the number,
> match it,
> decide to send HSP a new outgoing message, answer the call, take
> message, reset
> message to default greeting.
>
> Pete
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: MIME:stuart@xxxxxxx at INTERNET
> Sent: 13 May 2002 19:39
> To: White, Peter; ukha_d@xxxxxxx at Internet
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Homeseer/CID/Meteor
>
>
> On 13 May 2002, at 14:03, peter.white@xxxxxxx wrote:
>
> > Just to let those who use Meteor with HS, I've just posted up a
script
> > that gets HS to announce the caller based on the CID info (or, if
not
> > found, it announces the phone number instead).
>
> Having just acquired a Meteor unit late last week (thanks Justin and
Brian
> !), this post reminded me of the AT&T Voices thing that's come up
> in the past
> on the list.
>
> Does Homeseer use these voices to announce the caller?
>
> One thing I am clear in my own mind is that I absolutely do not want a
> 'known' voice speaking to me in the house. I have long thought
> that if I ever
> went down this route I'd ask a female friend (all the best SciFi
computers
> have female voices) if she had any willing female friends (!)
> who'd help out
> with some recorded words/sentences on the understanding that I never
meet
> said person. Well, unless they look like Lexa Doig, all you Andromeda
fans
> out there.
>
> I'm now looking at prices for this HomeSeer s/w.
>
> > Not sure if this link will work...
>
> Worked fine once I'd registered.
>
> Stuart
>
> -- Stuart Booth
> Somewhere in Buckinghamshire, England, UK
>
> stuart@xxxxxxx