Methods, systems, and products for creating message logs
Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for creating a message log. The message log tracks non-recorded communications sent by and received by a user. One such system, for example, includes a processor communicating with memory. A communications manager is stored in the memory. The communications manager includes computer-readable instructions for storing an entry in the message log for each non-recorded communication sent by and received by a user. The message log may track any of wireline communications, voice mail communications, email communications, facsimile communications, pager communications, instant messages, electronic chat room communications, and unanswered telephone call attempts to contact the user.
1. A computing system for creating a call message log, the system comprising:
a processor communicating with memory;
the processor monitoring for an end of a communication and storing an entry in the call message log for the communication;
the processor receiving a selection of a field within the entry and receiving a request for information correlated to the selected field;
the processor determining there are different categories of information correlated to the selected field and presenting the different categories of information that are correlated to the selected field;
the processor receiving another selection that selects a category from the different categories of information;
the processor obtaining categorical information correlated to the selected field;
the processor querying for a preference for presentation of the information correlated to the selected field;
the processor querying for a device preference for presentation of additional information correlated to a device that originated the communication;
the processor tagging data in the entry with a path route to retrieve a substance of the communication; and
when the communication is an unanswered call, then the processor substituting “unanswered call” in a subject field of the entry that corresponds to the communication.
2. A system according to claim 1 , further comprising:
when a reply communication is received from a communicating partner, means for comparing the communicating partner's name and address to a directory storing communicating partners;
when the communicating partner's name and address is not included in the directory, then means for adding the communicating partner's name and address to the directory;
means for comparing the communicating partner's name and address to entries in the call message log;
when the communicating partner's name and address is found in the call message log, then means for retrieving an entry corresponding to the communicating partner's name and address;
means for comparing the communicating partner's name and address to scheduled activities in an electronic calendar;
when the communicating partner's name and address is found in the electronic calendar, then means for retrieving a scheduled activity associated with the communicating partner's name and address; and
means for presenting the reply communication, the entry from the call message log, and the scheduled activity to the user.
3. A system according to claim 1 , further comprising:
means for correlating an area code in the subject field of the entry to a website link associated with the area code; and
means for querying a user for information to include in the entry associated with the communication.
4. A system according to claim 1 , further comprising means for accessing a profile storing a preference for correlated information based on an originating device.
5. A system according to claim 1 , further comprising means for storing a profile for each communicating partner describing communications devices used by each communicating partner.
6. A method for creating a call message log for communications, comprising:
monitoring for an end of a communication;
storing an entry in the call message log for a communication;
receiving a selection of a field within the entry;
receiving a request for information correlated to the selected field;
determining there are different categories of information correlated to the selected field;
presenting the different categories of information that are correlated to the selected field;
receiving another selection that selects a category from the different categories of information;
obtaining categorical information correlated to the selected field;
querying for a preference for presentation of the information correlated to the selected field;
querying for a device preference for presentation of additional information correlated to a device that originated the communication;
tagging data in the entry with a path route to retrieve a substance of the communication; and
when the communication is an unanswered call, then substituting “unanswered call” in a subject field of the entry that corresponds to the communication.
7. A method according to claim 6 , further comprising:
when a reply communication is received from a communicating partner, comparing the communicating partner's name and address to a directory storing communicating partners;
when the communicating partner's name and address is not included in the directory, then adding the communicating partner's name and address to the directory;
comparing the communicating partner's name and address to entries in the call message log;
when the communicating partner's name and address is found in the call message log, then retrieving an entry corresponding to the communicating partner's name and address;
comparing the communicating partner's name and address to scheduled activities in an electronic calendar;
when the communicating partner's name and address is found in the electronic calendar, then retrieving a scheduled activity associated with the communicating partner's name and address; and
presenting the reply communication, the entry from the call message log, and the scheduled activity to the user.
8. A method according to claim 6 , further comprising:
tagging an originating number associated with the communication and retrieving information correlated to the originating number.
9. A method according to claim 6 , further comprising accessing a profile storing a preference for correlated information based on an originating device.
10. A method according to claim 6 , further comprising storing a profile for each communicating partner describing communications devices used by each communicating partner.
11. A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium storing computer readable instructions for performing a method, the method comprising:
monitoring for an end of a communication;
storing an entry in a call message log for a communication;
receiving a selection of a field within the entry;
receiving a request for information correlated to the selected field;
determining there are different categories of information correlated to the selected field;
presenting the different categories of information that are correlated to the selected field;
receiving another selection that selects a category from the different categories of information;
obtaining categorical information correlated to the selected field;
querying for a preference for presentation of the information correlated to the selected field;
querying for a device preference for presentation of additional information correlated to a device that originated the communication;
tagging data in the entry with a path route to retrieve a substance of the communication; and
when the communication is an unanswered call, then substituting “unanswered call” in a subject field of the entry that corresponds to the communication.
12. A computer program product according to claim 11 , further comprising computer-readable instructions for:
when a reply communication is received from a communicating partner, comparing the communicating partner's name and address to a directory storing communicating partners;
when the communicating partner's name and address is not included in the directory, then adding the communicating partner's name and address to the directory;
comparing the communicating partner's name and address to entries in the call message log;
when the communicating partner's name and address is found in the call message log, then retrieving an entry corresponding to the communicating partner's name and address;
comparing the communicating partner's name and address to scheduled activities in an electronic calendar;
when the communicating partner's name and address is found in the electronic calendar, then retrieving a scheduled activity associated with the communicating partner's name and address; and
presenting the reply communication, the entry from the call message log, and the scheduled activity to the user.