This is exactly what I understand click-to-call to be in every case I've ever seen it implemented. Two outbound calls, bridged together from a central server.
On Sat, 2 Jun 2007, Joseph Bajin wrote: > You shouldn't need a softphone to do Click to Call.. The idea is > pretty simple, and maybe I am missing something since I am haven't > worked with Asterisk enough, but basically you start off by making the > call to the Initial Party, Park the Call, Call the Other Party and > then Connect them together.. > > Seems pretty simple and easy enough to do. > > > > On 6/2/07, Steve Totaro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > JIAX client could be modified to do this for free. The project has been > > stalled for quite a while but the demo works and the source is there and > > open. I have seen people successfully use it for "click to dial" for > > free but they use it internally and do not intend to put it out in the > > public domain. > > > > http://www.hem.za.org/jiaxclient > > http://forums.vtiger.com/viewtopic.php?t=1636&start=40 > > > > Thanks, > > Steve Totaro > > http://www.asteriskhelpdesk.com > > KB3OPB > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:asterisk-users- > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gordon Henderson > > > Sent: Saturday, June 02, 2007 4:09 AM > > > To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion > > > Subject: RE: [asterisk-users] click to call > > > > > > On Fri, 1 Jun 2007, Anton Krall wrote: > > > > > > > So Guys, no go on this topic? > > > > > > I trialled a click-to-dial application recently. It generated a lot of > > > controversy on the list (search the archives) because various people > > said > > > it couldn't be done/wouldn't work, etc. Then there were whinges about > > the > > > commercial nature of the application (it's licensed, not free, and > > details > > > were being posted to the -users list) and so on. Personally, I didn't > > see > > > why as the creators of the code were simply replying to questions > > asked by > > > list members, however... > > > > > > (That's probably why you've not gotten many replies ;-) > > > > > > So the thing I trialled was a button on a web page which downlaoded a > > > soft-phone program written in Java to your browser. The soft-phone > > uses > > > the IAX protocol to connect to an asterisk server, then depending on > > the > > > javascript that you write to encapsulate the button on the web page, > > you > > > have the ability to specify username & password (to authenticate back > > to > > > the asterisk server) and number to dial - the number you dial could > > even > > > be entered via more javascript on the webpage, and the asterisk server > > at > > > the back-end can then do what it needs to do with the number - dial an > > > extension in a "closed" system, or even initiate a dial-out to the > > PSTN, > > > if the server as such a connection and the connection is authorised. > > The > > > end-user pushing the button doesn't need to see any of this at all - > > it > > > can all be embedded in the javascript behind the button. > > > > > > You can specify callerId too, or dial different numbers, so the person > > > answering the call could use this information to know what web page > > you > > > are on for example. You can even embed it into an email signature with > > a > > > different number then you could tell if they are calling you in reply > > to > > > an email, and so on. (And much as I hate big HTML based email > > signatures, > > > if done correctly this could be quite effective - and it doesn't need > > to > > > download the Java - about 120KB until you click on the button) > > > > > > (They have a demonstration client which works with the Tesco VoIP > > service > > > - you enter your Tesco username/password, then get a phone application > > > with buttons, etc. The Tesco VoIP system unusually uses IAX rather > > than > > > SIP as their transport mechanism!) > > > > > > I tried the application on a WinXP box, Linux box and Mac, and as long > > as > > > the sound system was setup to work with the headset & microphone, it > > "just > > > worked" - At last, Java doing what it was supposed to be doing, > > working > > > correctly cross platform! > > > > > > Some of the whinges to the list were that a soft-phone couldn't > > possibly > > > be written in Java as Java was too heavyweight - well, this is the > > latter > > > part of the first decade of the new millennium and Java has come a > > long > > > way > > > since it was first released, and they couldn't be further from the > > truth - > > > in use on my 2GHz Linux box, it was using about 2-3% CPU, and at 120KB > > to > > > download, is no worse than your average mid-resolution camera image > > these > > > days. > > > > > > If this is what you're after, then go to > > > > > > http://www.mexuar.com/products_connect.shtml > > > > > > They were happy to give me a time-limited trial of the software, which > > I > > > used, and found worked really well. You will need to write some html > > and > > > javascript to encapsulate it into your own web page, but that's not > > hard > > > to do and examples are provided. > > > > > > Now all I need is some clients to sell it to ;-) > > > > > > Gordon > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Anton > > > Krall > > > > Sent: Jueves, 31 de Mayo de 2007 10:58 a.m. > > > > To: 'Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion' > > > > Subject: RE: [asterisk-users] click to call > > > > > > > > The idea is to put some kind of embedded app on the website so > > customers > > > > with mics can just click an icon or image and connect to our sales > > > people or > > > > customer support staff... > > > > > > > > So far for what I've seen, there is some misconception of the > > terms.. > > > click > > > > to dial can mean if you see a number on a webpage, click on it and > > your > > > > softphone will dial it.. but can also mean click on the image and it > > > will > > > > connect you to the sales people, for example. > > > > > > > > I'm looking for the latter. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > > mail-lists > > > > Sent: Jueves, 31 de Mayo de 2007 10:18 a.m. > > > > To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion > > > > Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] click to call > > > > > > > > Anton Krall wrote: > > > >> I have been looking around for examples or code on making a click > > to > > > call > > > >> application for web sites... has anybody had any luck on this > > topic? Is > > > >> there any open source code out ther that could do this? > > > >> > > > > What we have done in the past is created url's like this : > > > sip:4044565941. > > > > > > > > Xlite will register itself as the sip handler on your system. > > > > > > > > If you want a generic click to call (ability to call numbers on any > > > > given website) check out moziax > > > > ----------------- > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- > > > > asterisk-users mailing list > > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > > > _______________________________________________ > --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- > > asterisk-users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > > > _______________________________________________ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users