Automated call to a contact with whom another form of communication is exchanged
A method of automating a telephone call to a contact with whom a text based electronic communication is exchanged. The method can include, via a processor, receiving from a first electronic messaging client a first identifier corresponding to a first text based electronic communication sent to a user or received by the user, and receiving from a second electronic messaging client a second identifier corresponding to a second text based electronic communication sent to the user or received by the user. Via the processor, a list that identifies at least the first identifier and the second identifier can be presented. Responsive to receiving a user selection of the first identifier or the second identifier, via the processor, a telephone call can be automatically initiated to a telephone number that corresponds to the selected identifier.
1. A method of automating a telephone call, comprising:
receiving, via a processor and from a first electronic messaging client, a first identifier corresponding to a first text based electronic communication sent to a user;
receiving, via the processor and from a second electronic messaging client, a second identifier corresponding to a second text based electronic communication sent to the user;
presenting, via the processor, a list including the first identifier and the second identifier;
identifying a plurality of telephones accessible by the user; and
initiating, responsive to receiving a user selection of an identifier and a user selection of one of the plurality of telephones, a telephone call to a telephone number that corresponds to the selected identifier.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving a third identifier corresponding to a telephone call in which the user participated via the telephone, wherein
the list further identifies the third identifier.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein
the first identifier is received from a first system communicatively linked to the telephone.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein
the second identifier is received from a second system communicatively linked to the telephone.
5. The method of claim 3 , wherein
the first identifier is received via a wireless communication link.
6. The method of claim 3 , wherein
the first identifier is received via a wired communication link.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein
the list is sorted according to when the text based electronic communications were sent or received.
8. A method of automating a telephone call to a contact associated with a text based electronic communication comprising:
receiving, from a user and within an electronic messaging client, a selection of the text based electronic communication;
presenting, to the user, a list of a plurality telephones associated with the user;
receiving from the user a selection of one of the telephones; and
automatically initiating, via the selected telephone, a telephone call to the contract associated with the selected text based electronic communication.
9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
establishing a wireless communication link to the selected telephone, wherein
the telephone call is initiated via the wireless communication link.
10. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
communicating a telephone number to the selected telephone, wherein
the telephone number is associated with the contact.
11. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
communicating a contact identifier corresponding to the selected telephone, wherein
the contact identifier corresponds to a telephone number associated with the contact.
12. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
scanning for a plurality of telephones to detect telephones that are currently available; wherein
the list presented to the user includes the detected telephones.
13. A computer program product comprising:
a computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon computer-readable program code that automates a telephone call to a contact,
the computer-readable program code, which when executed by a system including a processor and a memory, causes the system to perform:
receiving, from a first electronic messaging client, a first identifier corresponding to a first text based electronic communication sent to a user;
receiving, from a second electronic messaging client, a second identifier corresponding to a second text based electronic communication sent to the user;
presenting a list including the first identifier and the second identifier;
identifying a plurality of telephones accessible by the user; and
initiating, responsive to receiving a user selection of an identifier and a user selection of one of the plurality of telephones, a telephone call to a telephone number that corresponds to the selected identifier.
14. The computer program product of claim 13 , wherein the computer-readable program code further causes the system to perform:
receiving a third identifier corresponding to a telephone call in which the user participated via the telephone, wherein
the list further identifies the third identifier.
15. The computer program product of claim 13 , wherein
the first identifier is received from a first system communicatively linked to the telephone.
16. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein
the second identifier is received from a second system communicatively linked to the telephone.
17. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein
the-first identifier is received via a wireless communication link.
18. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein
the first identifier is received via a wired communication link.
19. The computer program product of claim 13 , wherein
the list is sorted according to when the text based electronic communications were sent or received.
20. A computer program product comprising:
a computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon computer-readable program code that automates a telephone call to a contact associated with a text based electronic communication,
the computer-readable program code, which when executed by a system including a processor and a memory, causes the system to perform:
receiving, from a user and within an electronic messaging client, a selection of the text based electronic communication;
presenting, to the user, a list of a plurality telephones associated with the user;
receiving from the user a selection of one of the telephones; and
automatically initiating, via the selected telephone, a telephone call to the contract associated with the selected text based electronic communication.
21. The computer program product of claim 20 , wherein the computer-readable program code further causes the system to perform:
establishing a wireless communication link to the selected telephone, wherein
the telephone call is initiated via the wireless communication link.
22. The computer program product of claim 20 , wherein the computer-readable program code further causes the system to perform:
communicating a telephone number to the selected telephone, wherein
the telephone number is associated with the contact.
23. The computer program product of claim 20 , wherein the computer-readable program code further causes the system to perform:
communicating a contact identifier corresponding to the selected telephone, wherein
the contact identifier corresponds to a telephone number associated with the contact.
24. The computer program product of claim 20 , wherein the computer-readable program code further causes the system to perform:
scanning for a plurality of telephones to detect telephones that are currently available; wherein
the list presented to the user includes the detected telephones.