Automating actions of a mobile device during calls with an automated phone system

A computer program product for automating actions of a mobile device during a call with an automated phone system, the computer program product comprising:

• a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, wherein the computer readable storage medium is not a signal, the program instructions readable by a processing circuit to cause the processing circuit to:
• determine that a phone call is being made to the automated phone system from the mobile device, wherein the determination that the phone call is being made to the automated phone system is based at least in part upon a phone number dialed for the phone call;
• obtain automation information for the phone call;
• and
• based at least in part on the automation information, automatically perform at least one of providing data to the automated phone system and executing an action on the mobile device.

A mobile device for performing a processing action, the mobile device comprising:

• a touch sensor configured to receive an input from a user;
• and
• a processing device configured to:
• determine that a phone call is being made to an automated phone system from the mobile device, wherein the determination that the phone call is being made to the automated phone system is based at least in part upon a phone number dialed for the phone call;
• obtain automation information for the phone call;
• and
• based at least in part on the automation information, automatically perform at least one of providing data to the automated phone system and executing an action on the mobile device.