Adding images via MMS to a draft document
A user may use a client device to create a draft document by interacting with a server. The server may send a message to a second device (e.g., using the short message service (SMS)). The message may prompt the user to respond with a message (e.g., a multimedia messaging service (MMS) message) that includes an image to be added to the draft. The server receives the image and modifies the draft (e.g., by updating a web page being displayed on the client device). This process allows the user to type text for a draft using a client device that includes a keyboard (e.g., a desktop or laptop computer) and to add an image to the draft using a second device that includes a camera (e.g., a mobile phone or tablet computer) without having to transfer the image from the second device to the first device.
1. A method comprising:
receiving, by one or more processors, data from a first device associated with a user, the data being for a draft document;
receiving, from the first device, a user request;
in response to the user request, sending a text message to a mobile device associated with the user, the mobile device being separate from the first device;
after sending the text message to the mobile device, receiving from the mobile device a multimedia messaging service (MMS) message that includes an image;
adding the received image to the draft document; and
causing presentation of the data and the received image at the first device associated with the user.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the adding of the received image to the draft document comprises modifying a file.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the adding of the received image to the draft document comprises modifying a table in a database.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the receiving of the user request comprises detecting a user interaction with a user interface element.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the data received from the first device is a description of an item for sale on an online marketplace.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the text message includes an identifier of the item.
7. The method of claim 5 , wherein the user request includes an identifier of a user account on the online marketplace.
8. The method of claim 5 , wherein the user request includes an identifier of the item.
9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising incorporating the received image into an electronic publication.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first device and the mobile device are both owned by the user.
11. A system comprising:
a memory that stores instructions; and
one or more processors configured by the instructions to perform operations comprising:
receiving data from a first device associated with a user, the data being for a draft document;
receiving, from the first device, a user request;
in response to the user request, sending a text message to a mobile device associated with the user, the mobile device being separate from the first device;
after sending the text message to the mobile device, receiving from the mobile device a multimedia messaging service (MMS) message that includes an image;
adding the received image to the draft document; and
causing presentation of the data and the received image at the first device associated with the user.
12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the adding of the received image to the draft document comprises modifying a file.
13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the adding of the received image to the draft document comprises modifying a table in a database.
14. The system of claim 11 , wherein the receiving of the user request comprises detecting a user interaction with a user interface element.
15. The system of claim 11 , wherein the data received from the first device is a description of an item for sale on an online marketplace.
16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the text message includes an identifier of the item.
17. The system of claim 15 , wherein the user request includes an identifier of a user account on the online marketplace.
18. The system of claim 15 , wherein the user request includes an identifier of the item.
19. The system of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise: incorporating the received image into an electronic publication.
20. A non-transitory machine-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:
receiving data from a first device associated with a user, the data being for a draft document:
receiving, from the first device, a user request;
in response to the user request, sending a text message to a mobile device associated with the user, the mobile device being separate from the first device;
after sending the text message to the mobile device, receiving from the mobile device a multimedia messaging service (MMS) message that includes an image;
adding the received image to the draft document; and
causing presentation of the data and the received image at the first device associated with the user.