Auto-Save, Retrieval, and Presentation of Key Press Sequences

Abstract

An embodiment of the invention provides a method for communicating on a telecommunications device, wherein a telephone number is received from a user via an interface of the telecommunications device. At least one character from the user is also received via the interface in response to key press options presented to the user. The telephone number and the character received from the user are automatically saved on a memory device. The character is automatically associated with the telephone number. Contextual information associated with the character is saved, wherein the contextual information indicates the time of day that the character is entered, the date that the character is entered, and/or the type of call where the character is entered. The character is presented to the user in a list of previously entered characters on a display of the telecommunications device during a subsequent telephone call to the saved telephone number.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system comprising:
 an interface, said interface receives a telephone number and at least one character from the user, the at least one character being received in response to key press options presented to the user;   a options component connected to said interface, said options component presents the key press options to the user;   a memory device connected to said interface, said memory device stores the telephone number and the at least one character received from the user; and   a display connected to said memory device, said display presents the at least one character to the user during a subsequent telephone call.   
     
     
         2 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein the at least one character is associated with the telephone number in said memory device. 
     
     
         3 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein said interface receives at least one second character from the user during a subsequent telephone call, wherein the at least one second character is different from the at least one character, wherein the at least one second character is received in response to the key press options,
 wherein said memory device stores the at least one second character, the at least one second character being associated with the telephone number, and   wherein said display presents the at least one character and the at least one second character to the user during a telephone call after the subsequent telephone call.   
     
     
         4 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein said memory device stores contextual information associated with the at least one character, the contextual information indicating at least one of a time of day that the at least one character is entered, a date that the at least one character is entered, and a type of call where the at least one character is entered. 
     
     
         5 . The system according to  claim 4 , wherein said display presents the contextual information to the user with the at least one character. 
     
     
         6 . The system according to  claim 4 , wherein said display presents the at least one character in a list of previously entered characters,
 wherein said system further comprises a processor connected to said display, said processor ranks the previously entered characters in the list based on the contextual information.   
     
     
         7 . The system according to  claim 6 , wherein said processor determines contextual information for the present telephone call and compares the contextual information for the present telephone call with contextual information for the previously entered characters in the list. 
     
     
         8 . The system according to  claim 4 , wherein the type of call includes at least one of a business call, a networking call, a customer care call, a teleconference, a voicemail call, a personal call, a private call, a family call, a friends call, a shopping call, and a medical call. 
     
     
         9 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein said display presents the at least one character in a list of previously entered characters,
 wherein said system further comprises a processor connected to said display, said processor ranks the list of previously entered characters based on at least one of frequency of use and time of last use.   
     
     
         10 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein said interface receives a sequence of characters, and
 wherein the display auto-fills characters with characters from the sequence of characters as the user enters a response to the key press options.   
     
     
         11 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein said display presents the at least one character to the user in a list of previously entered characters, and removes characters from the list of previously entered characters as the user enters a response to the key press options. 
     
     
         12 . A telecommunications system comprising:
 an interface, said interface receives a telephone number and at least one character from the user, the at least one character being received in response to key press options presented to the user;   a options component connected to said interface, said options component presents the key press options to the user;   a memory device connected to said interface, said memory device stores the telephone number, the at least one character received from the user, and contextual information associated with the at least one character, the contextual information indicating at least two of a time of day that the at least one character is entered, a date that the at least one character is entered, and a type of call where the at least one character is entered, the at least one character being associated with the telephone number in said memory device; and   a display connected to said memory device, said display presents the contextual information to the user with the at least one character to the user during a subsequent telephone call.   
     
     
         13 . The telecommunications system according to  claim 12 , wherein said interface receives at least one second character from the user during a subsequent telephone call, wherein the at least one second character is different from the at least one character, wherein the at least one second character is received in response to the key press options,
 wherein said memory device stores the at least one second character, the at least one second character being associated with the telephone number, and   wherein said display presents the at least one character and the at least one second character to the user during a telephone call after the subsequent telephone call.   
     
     
         14 . The telecommunications system according to  claim 12 , wherein said display presents the at least one character in a list of previously entered characters,
 wherein said telecommunications system further comprises a processor connected to said display, said processor ranks the previously entered characters in the list based on the contextual information.   
     
     
         15 . The telecommunications system according to  claim 14 , wherein said processor determines contextual information for the present telephone call and compares the contextual information for the present telephone call with contextual information for the previously entered characters in the list. 
     
     
         16 . The telecommunications system according to  claim 12 , wherein the type of call includes at least one of a business call, a networking call, a customer care call, a teleconference, a voicemail call, a personal call, a private call, a family call, a friends call, a shopping call, and a medical call. 
     
     
         17 . The telecommunications system according to  claim 12 , wherein said display presents the at least one character in a list of previously entered characters,
 wherein said telecommunications system further comprises a processor connected to said display, said processor ranks the list of previously entered characters based on at least one of frequency of use and time of last use.   
     
     
         18 . The telecommunications system according to  claim 12 , wherein said interface receives a sequence of characters, and
 wherein the display auto-fills characters with characters from the sequence of characters as the user enters a response to the key press options.   
     
     
         19 . The telecommunications system according to  claim 12 , wherein said display presents the at least one character to the user in a list of previously entered characters, and removes characters from the list of previously entered characters as the user enters a response to the key press options. 
     
     
         20 . A system comprising:
 a means for receiving a telephone number and at least one character from the user, the at least one character being received in response to key press options presented to the user;   a means for presenting the key press options to the user;   a means for storing the telephone number and the at least one character received from the user; and   a means for presenting the at least one character to the user during a subsequent telephone call.   
     
     
         21 . The system according to  claim 20 , wherein said means for receiving receives at least one second character from the user during a subsequent telephone call, wherein the at least one second character is different from the at least one character, wherein the at least one second character is received in response to the key press options,
 wherein said means for storing stores the at least one second character, the at least one second character being associated with the telephone number, and   wherein said means for presenting presents the at least one character and the at least one second character to the user during a telephone call after the subsequent telephone call.   
     
     
         22 . The system according to  claim 20 , wherein said means for storing stores contextual information associated with the at least one character, the contextual information indicating a time of day that the at least one character is entered, a date that the at least one character is entered, and a type of call where the at least one character is entered, and
 wherein said means for presenting presents the contextual information to the user with the at least one character.   
     
     
         23 . The system according to  claim 22 , wherein said means for presenting presents the at least one character in a list of previously entered characters, and
 wherein said system further comprises a means for ranking the previously entered characters in the list based on the contextual information.   
     
     
         24 . A computer program product for communicating on a telecommunications device, said computer program product comprising:
 a computer readable storage medium;   first program instructions to receive a telephone number from a user;   second program instructions to receive at least one character from the user, the at least one character being received in response to key press options presented to the user;   third program instructions to automatically save the telephone number and the at least one character received from the user; and   fourth program instructions to present the at least one character to the user during a subsequent telephone call to the saved telephone number,   wherein said first program instructions, said second program instructions, said third program instructions, said fourth program instructions are stored on said computer readable storage medium.   
     
     
         25 . The computer program product according to  claim 24 , further comprising:
 fifth program instructions to save contextual information associated with the at least one character, the contextual information indicating at least one of a time of day that the at least one character is entered, a date that the at least one character is entered, and a type of call where the at least one character is entered; and   sixth program instructions to present the contextual information to the user with the at least one character.