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Raspberry Pi4 - Video Call Answering device to help non-techy-isolated people

stevie2018

I've been working on this project, and am loving it! Hope more people can join this exploration and help me out by answering 2 questions:

 

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1. How to ask the browser to automate the "join meeting" button? I know there are python browser automation libraries but I don't know how to implement them.

2. How to configure the device so that the Jitsi Meeting room can be remotely launched with cellular/GSM connections? It can now be connected with either ethernet or wifi.

 

The video call function is working ok, but the user on the other end has to click the "join meeting" button. And if the connection is off for some reason (usually with wifi), I need to relaunch the app from Balena's dashboard or the user on the other end has to click the "join meeting" button AGAIN. It isn't ideal for isolated people who may never have the experience of using a mouse.

 

Hope to hear from you!

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    There is a simpler way to be honest,  So with zoom there is the chromium extension that can be used with the raspberry pi.  (Just click on the apps icon in the browser hit up the store and search for the extension)   This making it fairly simple to add the feature you want directly within that.

     

    zoom on the chromium store - https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/zoom/hmbjbjdpkobdjplfobhljndfdfdipjhg?utm_source=chrome-ntp-icon

    zoom scheduler on the store - https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/zoom-scheduler/kgjfgplpablkjnlkjmjdecgdpfankdle?utm_source=chrome-ntp-icon

     

    If at anytime the video (webcam) starts to lag or become unusable you can try my fix here.

    Fix Raspberry Pi Webcam Freezing Lagging Jittering issue

     

    Sign in to the Zoom web portal , [ Meeting Settings ] and then click.

    Go to the Auto Answer Groups in Chat　 option on the Meetings tab and make sure the settings are enabled.

    If the setting is invalid, click the status toggle to enable it. When the confirmation dialog is displayed , select [On] to confirm the change.

     

    It is an auto attend feature.   you may have to have the initial setup done by someone else if the person is not tech smart but in the end you will get the result without having to write extra scripts along the way.

     

    Hope this helps and good luck with your project. 

    I would put something together with more detail if needed when I can get sometime to do so here.

     

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    There is a simpler way to be honest,  So with zoom there is the chromium extension that can be used with the raspberry pi.  (Just click on the apps icon in the browser hit up the store and search for the extension)   This making it fairly simple to add the feature you want directly within that.

     

    zoom on the chromium store - https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/zoom/hmbjbjdpkobdjplfobhljndfdfdipjhg?utm_source=chrome-ntp-icon

    zoom scheduler on the store - https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/zoom-scheduler/kgjfgplpablkjnlkjmjdecgdpfankdle?utm_source=chrome-ntp-icon

     

    If at anytime the video (webcam) starts to lag or become unusable you can try my fix here.

    Fix Raspberry Pi Webcam Freezing Lagging Jittering issue

     

    Sign in to the Zoom web portal , [ Meeting Settings ] and then click.

    Go to the Auto Answer Groups in Chat　 option on the Meetings tab and make sure the settings are enabled.

    If the setting is invalid, click the status toggle to enable it. When the confirmation dialog is displayed , select [On] to confirm the change.

     

    It is an auto attend feature.   you may have to have the initial setup done by someone else if the person is not tech smart but in the end you will get the result without having to write extra scripts along the way.

     

    Hope this helps and good luck with your project. 

    I would put something together with more detail if needed when I can get sometime to do so here.

     

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    Thank you Wesley! Your reply has brought into lights many of the Zoom features I haven't noticed before.

     

    However, it looks like if I use the Zoom extension of RPi in this task, the device would return to RPi's opening screen upon every reboot/restart, which then requires the usual mouse click confirmations and "join meeting" inputs.

     

    That's why I still want to try writing some web automation scripts to solve this puzzle. The people I'm trying to help cannot handle anything more than an ON/OFF switch.

     

    I found this video, and understand the concept of it, but don't know how or where to place the codes.