README
1Cisco/IPPhone version 0.01
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4Cisco::IPPhone - Package for creating Cisco IPPhone XML applications
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6This Cisco IPPhone module was created to provide a simple convenient
7method to display Cisco IP Phone objects and gather input from a Cisco
87940 or 7960 IP Phone. This module supports all known Cisco XML objects
9for 7940 and 7960 phones. Knowledge of Cisco XML syntax is not a requirement.
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11This Perl module gives the ability to use simple PERL objects to display XML on
12the IP Phone unlike to Cisco Software Development Kit (SDK) which uses
13Microsoft IIS Server, ASP's, JSP's, Javascript, COM Objects, and requires
14knowledge of XML syntax.
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16Requirements:
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18Developing Cisco IPPhone XML applications using the Cisco::IPPhone module requires the following:
19 - Cisco CallManager Software or the CallManager Emulator Software
20 - Any web server capable of running Perl CGI (Apache, etc)
21 - A Cisco 7940 or 7960 IPPhone for testing the applications
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23Graphics:
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25Use the perl img2cip or cip2img to convert images to cip and vice-versa.
26Code contributed by Nate Mueller (nate@cs.wisc.edu). These modules
27require the Perl GD image module to be installed. Thanks to the Unisys patent
28lawyers that enforce the LZW compression algorithm used by GIF files, the
29Perl GD graphics module no longer supports GIF, however PNG and JPG formats
30will work.
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32If you're using Windows or do not have the Perl GD module loaded,
33Use cip2gif.exe, gif2cip.exe, or the photoshop plugin to create the cip files
34and use the data portion of the cip file in your Perl XML objects.
35To use the photoshop plugin, just copy the cip.8bi plugin into the
36Photoshop plugin's directory and then do Save As -> Cip
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38The following list gives typical services that might be supplied to a phone:
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40 - Weather
41 - Stock information
42 - Contact information
43 - Company news
44 - To-do lists
45 - Real-time NFL scores
46 - Daily schedule
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48If you would like your XML app distributed with this module under the examples
49directory on CPAN, please email the app to Mark Palmer - markpalmer@us.ibm.com
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51INSTALLATION
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53To install this module type the following:
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55 perl Makefile.PL
56 make
57 make test
58 make install
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60DEPENDENCIES
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62This module requires these other modules and libraries:
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64If using the cip2img or img2cip modules, the Perl GD graphics module is required
65Otherwise, there are no other requirements or dependencies.
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67COPYRIGHT AND LICENCE
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69Distributed under the Perl Artistic License
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71Copyright (C) 2002 Mark Palmer markpalmer@us.ibm.com
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