Abstract: A server includes a network communication device, a storage device, and a processing device. The processing device executes computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the processing device, cause the processing device to: receive contextual data from a client computing device via the network communication device, the contextual data indicates a first application view displayed on the client computing device; identify a first application function ID that identifies a first application function corresponding with the first application view; determine a first user intent ID that corresponds with the first application function ID; determine a second user intent ID that transitions from the first user intent ID; identify a second application function ID that corresponds with the second user intent ID; retrieve a card object corresponding with the second application function ID from the storage device; and transmit the card object to the client computing device via the network communication device.

Abstract: A method includes executing a messaging application to generate a messaging session between a user device and an application contact that represents a communication channel with a business's application. The method further includes requesting historical items from one or more remote servers for insertion into the messaging session. The historical items include links that were generated by the remote servers and selected by a user prior to creation of the messaging session. The links are associated with the business's application. The method further includes receiving historical items from one or more of the remote servers, inserting the received historical items into the messaging session, and receiving user selection of one of the historical items. Additionally, the method includes launching an application according to an access mechanism of the selected historical item and setting the launched application state into a state specified by the access mechanism of the historical item.

Abstract: A server includes a network communication device, a storage device, and a processing device. The processing device executes computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the processing device, cause the processing device to: receive contextual data from a client computing device via the network communication device, the contextual data indicates a first application view displayed on the client computing device; identify a first application function ID that identifies a first application function corresponding with the first application view; determine a first user intent ID that corresponds with the first application function ID; determine a second user intent ID that transitions from the first user intent ID; identify a second application function ID that corresponds with the second user intent ID; retrieve a card object corresponding with the second application function ID from the storage device; and transmit the card object to the client computing device via the network communication device.

Abstract: A server includes a network communication device, a storage device, and a processing device. The processing device executes computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the processing device, cause the processing device to: receive contextual data from a client computing device via the network communication device, the contextual data indicates a first application view displayed on the client computing device; identify a first application function ID that identifies a first application function corresponding with the first application view; determine a first user intent ID that corresponds with the first application function ID; determine a second user intent ID that transitions from the first user intent ID; identify a second application function ID that corresponds with the second user intent ID; retrieve a card object corresponding with the second application function ID from the storage device; and transmit the card object to the client computing device via the network communication device.

Abstract: A server includes a network communication device, a storage device, and a processing device. The processing device executes computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the processing device, cause the processing device to: receive contextual data from a client computing device via the network communication device, the contextual data indicates a first application view displayed on the client computing device; identify a first application function ID that identifies a first application function corresponding with the first application view; determine a first user intent ID that corresponds with the first application function ID; determine a second user intent ID that transitions from the first user intent ID; identify a second application function ID that corresponds with the second user intent ID; retrieve a card object corresponding with the second application function ID from the storage device; and transmit the card object to the client computing device via the network communication device.

Abstract: A method includes executing a messaging application to generate a messaging session between a user device and an application contact that represents a communication channel with a business's application. The method further includes requesting historical items from one or more remote servers for insertion into the messaging session. The historical items include links that were generated by the remote servers and selected by a user prior to creation of the messaging session. The links are associated with the business's application. The method further includes receiving historical items from one or more of the remote servers, inserting the received historical items into the messaging session, and receiving user selection of one of the historical items. Additionally, the method includes launching an application according to an access mechanism of the selected historical item and setting the launched application state into a state specified by the access mechanism of the historical item.