[maemo-developers] Google Summer of Code Proposal

[From: Sukhbir Singh]

Hello everyone.


I am interested in developing for Maemo under Google's Summer of Code
program and the project 'Answering Machine/Call Rejector' on the Ideas page
interests me particularly.

I have been using a Nokia phone ever since I can remember and I used to love
the 'Screened Number' features the classic Nokia phones allowed. However, as
I kept upgrading my phone, I noticed that such a feature was never there
(Nokia E63 now), even on the high-end phones. The need for a blacklisting
software led me to some commercial S60 software (I won't mention the names
though).

I find it odd saying, but I have expertise in this field! I have been using
such software for two - three years now on a variety of S60 phones, and I
know what features should be there. Specifically, I feel the need for :

1. Blacklist - Calls you don't want to attend at all.

2. Whitelist - This feature is not usually found in many commercial software
also, but it is required. There are many-a-times you want to receive calls
only from a few numbers and automatically reject the other ones. If you
blacklist some numbers, that works only for the contacts that are you in
your phone book. Otherwise for unknown numbers, the phone does alert you.
When you want to attend calls only from a few numbers, then Blacklisted
numbers don't do justice.

3. Support for text messages screening - Again, whitelist and blacklist. I
think the blacklist/ whitelist for voice calls should be different from text
messages. This again I base on personal experience.

4. Time based call rejecting - Set it up and forget!

If any developer is interested in mentoring this, please let me know. I
think this is a must have feature. Coupled with the answering machine
function, it can work out wonderfully.


--
Sukhbir
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