Techniques to interact with an application via messaging
Techniques to interact with an application via messaging are described. An apparatus may comprise an application support component and a communication component. The application support component may be operative to generate an image representing a state of an application and to update the state of the application according to a text command. The communication component may be operative to transmit the image to a client device via a messaging system as an image attachment to a first message and to receive a second message from the client device via the messaging system, the second message comprising the text command. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
providing a messaging service at a messaging system comprising a processing unit, the messaging service configured to exchange interpersonal communications between two or more users of the messaging service;
receiving, by the messaging system, a first message from a first client device associated with a first user of the messaging service, the first message comprising a command that affects a state of an application supported by an application system and transmitted over a first messaging channel of the messaging system;
transmitting the first message to a communication component of the application system;
receiving, by the messaging system, a second message from the first client, the second message comprising text that does not correspond to a command associated with the application, the second message received on the same first messaging channel of the messaging system that received the command affecting the state of the application;
receiving a third message comprising a representation of an updated state of the application; and
transmitting the third message to a second client device associated with the application system, the second client device associated with a second user of the messaging service.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the representation of the updated state of the application comprises an image.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the image comprises an avatar associated with the first client device.
4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the image is received at the messaging system as an image attachment to the second message.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the representation of the updated state of the application includes a representation of a change in state of the application resulting from the command.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the representation of the updated state of the application comprises a legend of available commands.
7. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing:
instructions configured to cause a processor to provide a messaging service at a messaging system comprising a processing unit, the messaging service configured to exchange interpersonal communications between two or more users of the messaging service;
instructions configured to cause the processor to receive, by the messaging system, a first message from a first client device associated with a first user of the messaging service, the first message comprising a command that affects a state of an application supported by an application system;
instructions configured to cause the processor to transmit the first message to a communication component of the application system;
instructions configured to cause the processor to receive, by the messaging system, a second message from the first client, the second message comprising text that does not correspond to a command associated with the application, the second message received on the same first messaging channel of the messaging system that received the command affecting the state of the application;
instructions configured to cause the processor to receive a third message comprising a representation of an updated state of the application; and
instructions configured to cause the processor to transmit the third message to a second client device associated with the application system, the second client device associated with a second user of the messaging service.
8. The medium of claim 7 , wherein the representation of the updated state of the application comprises an image.
9. The medium of claim 8 , wherein the image comprises an avatar associated with the first client device.
10. The medium of claim 8 , wherein the image is received at the messaging system as an image attachment to the second message.
11. The medium of claim 7 , wherein the representation of the updated state of the application includes a representation of a change in state of the application resulting from the command.
12. The medium of claim 7 , wherein the representation of the updated state of the application comprises a legend of available commands.
13. A system, comprising:
a processing circuit;
messaging service logic executable on the processing circuit and configured to provide a messaging service at a messaging system, the messaging service configured to exchange interpersonal communications between two or more users of the messaging service;
a network receiver configured to receive a first message from a first client device associated with a first user of the messaging service, the first message comprising a command that affects a state of an application supported by an application system; and
a network transmitter configured to transmit the first message to a communication component of the application system; wherein
the network receiver is further configured to receive, by the messaging system, a second message from the first client, the second message comprising text that does not correspond to a command associated with the application, the second message received on the same first messaging channel of the messaging system that received the command affecting the state of the application;
the network receiver is further configured to receive a third message comprising a representation of an updated state of the application, and
the network transmitter is further configured to transmit the third message to a second client device associated with the application system, the second client device associated with a second user of the messaging service.
14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the representation of the updated state of the application comprises an image.
15. The system of claim 14 , wherein the image comprises an avatar associated with the first client device.
16. The system of claim 14 , wherein the image is received at the messaging system as an image attachment to the second message.
17. The system of claim 13 , wherein the representation of the updated state of the application includes a representation of a change in state of the application resulting from the command.