Running Photoshop Droplet or Script without opening Photoshop

Is there a way that I can run a droplet, a set of photoshop actions or a script with out actually photoshop opening its application window.

Essentially running Photoshop as a command App.

What I know how to do:

1. Create and run a droplet

2. Run Photoshop from C# using the COM interphase so using: 

ps.ApplicationClassapp = newps.ApplicationClass();

Note: Running Photoshop minimazed might also help a little bit.

The goal is to run Photoshop from with in my application to apply a set of actions to a set of images. All of this with out opening the Photoshop application as a window.

Any help or input will be great. Thanks.