Video files recording and playback with VoiceXML

Abstract

The paper deals with SW PBX Asterisk and with features supporting video calls but our primary object is not switching video calls but their automatic recording and replaying. Asterisk is open source telephone exchange which brings capability for audio and video calls but does not allow recording and playback of video files. We have implemented these capabilities and our solution is designed for customers using mobile smartphones. End-users can record a video directly on server. The video files are saved in a directory and a list of these files is generated. Names on the list are read to users by means of the speech synthesis, and subsequently the DTMF key input is used to make the choice. We applied VoiceXML for this purpose and the Interactive voice response as a tool enabling browsing in the directory and playback the selected video. Nowadays, we record video on memory card inside mobile phone but our presented solution offers an option to store the video on server in real-time, for end-user is simple to make a call and video is being automatically recorded.