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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2007
Dale Malik, Dunwoody, GA (US);
Robert A. Koch, Norcross, GA (US);
Peter Hill, Atlanta, GA (US);
Richard A. Anderson, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Dale Malik, Dunwoody, GA (US);
Robert A. Koch, Norcross, GA (US);
Peter Hill, Atlanta, GA (US);
Richard A. Anderson, Alpharetta, GA (US);
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for managing communications of a user. Identity information relating to the user is received, and a notification of a communication from a communicating partner is received. The user's preference for withholding the communication is obtained. An entry in a message log is created for the withheld communication. The message log is displayed to the user, such that the user is not notified of receipt of the withheld communication, yet receipt of the withheld communication is logged in the message log.