Methods and systems for a communications and information resource manager

Abstract

Methods and systems are disclosed for managing the communications and information resources of a user. Identity information relating to the user is received. The user's preference for withholding an incoming communication is obtained. An entry is created in a message log for the withheld communication. The user is not notified of receipt of the withheld communication, yet receipt of the withheld communication is logged in the message log.

1 . A method comprising:
 communicating, using at least one processor, with each of a plurality of communication systems associated with a user;   receiving, from the plurality of communication systems, information corresponding to communications intended for the user; and   providing, to the user and based on the received information, notifications for each of the communications intended for the user.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising sending, to a first communication system from among the plurality of communication systems, a request for the first communication system to provide information corresponding to communications intended for the user via the first communication system. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the receiving information corresponding to communications intended for the user comprises receiving, from the first communication system, information corresponding to communications intended for the user via the first communication system in response to the request. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein the receiving information corresponding to communications intended for the user further comprises receiving, from a second communication system from among the plurality of communication system, and independent of any request, information corresponding to communications intended for the user via the second communication system. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising providing, in conjunction with providing the notifications, an indication corresponding to a specific communication system from among the plurality of communication systems associated with each of the notifications. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , further comprising providing, in conjunction with providing the notifications, identifiers corresponding to sender users associated with each of the notifications. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising detecting a user selection of a specific notification. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , further comprising:
 receiving, based on the user selection, the entirety of a specific communication corresponding to the specific notification; and   providing the specific communication to the user.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , further comprising:
 detecting a user selection of an action to reply to the specific communication; and   based upon detecting the user selection, providing the user with previous communications from a sender user associated with the specific communication.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein providing the user with the previous communications from the sender user further comprises:
 providing the user with one or more previous communications from a first communication system; and   providing the user with one or more previous communications from a second communication system.   
     
     
         11 . A method comprising:
 receiving information corresponding to communications intended for a user, each of the communications being associated with one of a plurality of communication systems;   accessing, using at least one processor, user preferences indicating whether to notify the user of communications intended for the user;   notifying, in accordance with the user preferences, the user of a first communication; and   preventing, in accordance with the user preferences, notification of a second communication.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising:
 determining the first communication is a first type of communication; and   identifying, within the user preferences, an indication to notify the user of communications of the first type of communication.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising:
 determining the second communication is a second type of communication; and   identifying, within the user preferences, an indication to prevent notification of communications of the second type of communication.   
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising:
 identifying a first sender of the first communication and a second sender of the second communication;   notifying, in accordance with the user preferences, the user of the first communication based on the identified first sender of the first communication; and   preventing, in accordance with the user preferences, notification of the second communication based on the identified second sender of the second communication.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising:
 identifying a first phone number associated with the first communication and a second phone number associated with the second communication;   notifying, in accordance with the user preferences, the user of the first communication based on the first communication being associated with the first phone number; and   preventing, in accordance with the user preferences, notification of the second communication based on the second communication being associated with the second phone number.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising sending, in accordance with the user preferences, the entirety of a third communication to the user. 
     
     
         17 . A system comprising:
 at least one processor; and   at least one non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing instructions thereon that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to:   communicate with each of a plurality of communication systems associated with a user;   receive, from the plurality of communication systems, information corresponding to communications intended for the user; and   provide, to the user and based on the received information, notifications for each of the communications intended for the user.   
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 17 , wherein each of the plurality of communication systems comprise a plurality of different types of communication systems. 
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 18 , further comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to:
 detect a user selection of a specific notification;   identify, based on the user selection, a sender user associated with the specific notification; and   provide a plurality of response options available to communicate with the sender user, the plurality of response options corresponding to more than one communication system from among the plurality of communication systems associated with the user.   
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 19 , wherein providing the plurality of response options comprises providing an option to call the sender user using one of a plurality of phone numbers associated with the sender user.