Customizable mobile message services

Abstract

In one embodiment, a method includes: receiving, at a mobile device, a first service command and a second service command; sending the first service command from the mobile device to a server; sending the second service command from the mobile device to a server; receiving, at the mobile device, first service results corresponding to the first service command; receiving, at the mobile device, second service results corresponding to the second service command; combining the first service results with the second service results; and displaying the combined service results on the mobile device.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A method comprising:
 receiving, at a mobile device, a message including a first service command and a second service command, wherein the message indicates a sequence in which the first service command and the second service command are to be executed; 
 sending the first service command from the mobile device to a first server; 
 receiving, at the mobile device, first service results corresponding to the first service command; 
 sending the second service command from the mobile device to a second server, wherein the first service results are received prior to sending the second service command to the second server, wherein the second service command is applied to the first service results; 
 receiving, at the mobile device, second service results corresponding to the second service command; 
 and 
 displaying the second service results on the mobile device. 
 
     
     
       2. The method as recited in  claim 1 ,
 wherein sending the first service command and sending the second service command comprise sending Short Message Service (SMS) messages. 
 
     
     
       3. The method as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the message comprises a program that executes the first service command and the second service command. 
     
     
       4. The method as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the first service command and the second service command are functions that are provided by a service provider. 
     
     
       5. The method as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the second service command is a translate command, a convert command, or a sorting command. 
     
     
       6. The method as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the second service command obtains directions corresponding to the first service results. 
     
     
       7. An apparatus comprising:
 a processor; and 
 a memory, at least one of the processor or the memory being adapted for:
 receiving, at a mobile device, a message including two or more service commands, the two or more service commands including a first service command and a second service command, wherein the message indicates a sequence in which the first service command and the second service command are to be executed; 
 sending the first service command from the mobile device to a first server; 
 receiving, at the mobile device, first service results corresponding to the first service command; 
 sending the second service command from the mobile device to a second server, wherein the first service results are received prior to sending the second service command to the second server, wherein the second service command is applied to the first service results; 
 receiving, at the mobile device, second service results corresponding to the second service command; and 
 displaying the second service results on the mobile device. 
 
 
     
     
       8. The apparatus as recited in  claim 7 , wherein the first service command and the second service command are sent as Short Message Service (SMS) messages. 
     
     
       9. The apparatus as recited in  claim 7 , wherein the first service command and the second service command are functions that are provided by a service provider. 
     
     
       10. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing thereon computer-readable instructions that, when executed by a processor, perform a method comprising:
 obtaining, at a mobile device, a message including two or more service commands, the two or more service commands including a first service command and a second service command, wherein the message indicates a sequence in which the first service command and the second service command are to be executed; 
 sending the first service command from the mobile device to a first server; 
 receiving, at the mobile device, first service results corresponding to the first service command; 
 sending the second service command from the mobile device to a second server, wherein the first service results are received prior to sending the second service command to the second server, wherein the second service command is applied to the first service results; 
 receiving, at the mobile device, second service results corresponding to the second service command; and 
 displaying the second service results corresponding to the second service command. 
 
     
     
       11. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium as recited in  claim 10 , wherein the first service command and the second service command are functions that are provided by a service provider. 
     
     
       12. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium as recited in  claim 10 , wherein the first command comprises a search command and the second command comprises a sorting command. 
     
     
       13. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium as recited in  claim 10 , wherein the message including the two or more service commands is provided in a macro language. 
     
     
       14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium as recited in  claim 10 , wherein the message includes a macro designed to execute the two or more service commands in a particular sequence. 
     
     
       15. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium as recited in  claim 10 , wherein the second service command is a translate command. 
     
     
       16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium as recited in  claim 10 , wherein the second service command converts currency, units, or time zones. 
     
     
       17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium as recited in  claim 10 , wherein the second service command obtains directions corresponding to the first service results. 
     
     
       18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium as recited in  claim 10 , wherein the second service command returns a subset of the first service results. 
     
     
       19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium as recited in  claim 10 , wherein the second service command is not a search command. 
     
     
       20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium as recited in  claim 10 , wherein sending the first service command and sending the second service command comprise sending Short Message Service (SMS) messages.