Text-based system for exchanging commands between devices, services and applications

A computer program product comprising a computer usable storage medium having readable program code embodied in the storage medium, the computer program product includes at least one component operable to:

• receive a text-based command assigned to a service command configured to control a service of a computing device;
• translate the text-based command into the service command based on a look-up table;
• and
• provide the service command to the service, wherein the service is controlled based on the service command.

A computer system for exchanging commands, the system comprising:

• a CPU, a computer readable memory and a computer readable storage media;
• first program instructions to receive a text-based command assigned to a service command configured to control a service of a computing device;
• second program instructions to translate the text-based command into the service command based on a look-up table;
• and
• third program instructions to provide the service command to the service, wherein the service is controlled based on the service command,
• wherein the first, second, and third program instructions are stored on the computer readable storage media for execution by the CPU via the computer readable memory,
• wherein the text-based command comprises at least one text-based symbol,
• wherein the look-up table comprises text-based commands, wherein each of the text-based commands are assigned to one or more service commands configured to control the at least one service, and
• wherein the computer system is implemented in at least one of a client device, the computing device, and a third-party service provider.