Method and system for collecting and presenting historical communication data for a mobile device
Among other disclosures, a method may include collecting historical communication data and personal data relating to a portion of a plurality of communications, a sender of one or more of the communications or one or more recipients of the communications. The method may include depositing the collected data into a repository of historical communication data and personal data. The method may include presenting one or more items in the repository on a mobile device, in response to user behavior.
1. A method, comprising:
identifying an automated web service based on a domain name associated with communications sent to a user, the communications comprising a sender address associated with the automated web service and a recipient address associated with the user;
receiving communications sent by the automated web service to the user of a communication device;
automatically generating a profile for the automated web service from data extracted from the communications;
sending a query to a first computing device over a network using the data extracted from the communications in response to receiving a new communication from the automated web service, the query being performed using search criteria including a phone number;
receiving, from the first computing device, second information from a social network profile of the automated web service stored by the first computing device;
updating the profile using the second information; and
enabling presentation of the profile on the communication device in response to a user request on the communication device.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining that the user of the communication device is selecting at least one contact in a list of contacts; and
causing at least one action to occur on the communication device that corresponds to the at least one contact.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the at least one action includes generating a message addressed to the at least one contact.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising presenting information to the user of the communication device from the profile when the user interacts with a piece of information in a user display associated with a service provided by the first computing device.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the presentation includes adapting the profile for display on the communication device.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the adapting includes identifying a subset of information from the profile to present on the communication device.
7. The method of claim 5 , wherein the adapting includes changing a format of information associated with the profile.
8. The method of claim 5 , wherein the adapting includes ordering information in the profile and presenting the information obtained from the profile in accordance with the ordering.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the receiving the second information comprises receiving a link.
10. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium for tangibly storing computer program instructions capable of being executed by a computer processor, the computer program instructions defining the steps of:
identifying an automated web service based on a domain name associated with communications sent to a user, the communications comprising a sender address associated with the automated web service and a recipient address associated with the user;
receiving communications sent by the automated web service to the user of a communication device;
automatically generating a profile for the automated web service from data extracted from the communications;
sending a query to a first computing device over a network using the data extracted from the communications in response to receiving a new communication from the automated web service, the query being performed using search criteria including a phone number;
receiving, from the first computing device, second information from a social network profile of the automated web service stored by the first computing device;
updating the profile using the second information; and
enabling presentation of the profile on the communication device in response to a user request on the communication device.
11. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 10 , further comprising:
determining that the user of the communication device is selecting at least one contact in a list of contacts; and
causing at least one action to occur on the communication device that corresponds to the at least one contact.
12. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein the at least one action includes generating a message addressed to the at least one contact.
13. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 10 , further comprising presenting information to the user of the communication device from the profile when the user interacts with a piece of information in a user display associated with a service provided by the first computing device.
14. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein the presentation includes adapting the profile for display on the communication device.
15. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 14 , wherein the adapting includes an operation selected from the group consisting of identifying a subset of information from the profile to present on the communication device, changing a format of information associated with the profile, and presenting the information obtained from the profile after ordering information in the profile.
16. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein the receiving the second information comprises receiving a link.
17. An apparatus comprising:
a processor; and
a storage medium for tangibly storing thereon program logic for execution by the processor, the stored program logic causing the processor to perform the operations of:
identifying an automated web service based on a domain name associated with communications sent to a user, the communications comprising a sender address associated with the automated web service and a recipient address associated with the user;
receiving communications sent by the automated web service to the user of a communication device;
automatically generating a profile for the automated web service from data extracted from the communications;
sending a query to a first computing device over a network using the data extracted from the communications in response to receiving a new communication from the automated web service, the query being performed using search criteria including a phone number;
receiving, from the first computing device, second information from a social network profile of the automated web service stored by the first computing device;
updating the profile using the second information; and
enabling presentation of the profile on the communication device in response to a user request on the communication device.
18. The apparatus of claim 17 , the stored program logic further causing the processor to perform the operations of:
determining that the user of the communication device is selecting at least one contact in a list of contacts; and
causing at least one action to occur on the communication device that corresponds to the at least one contact.