US 10,802,453 B2Granted

Robotics process automation macro bot

AssigneeBank of America Corporation

InventorsNye Walter Allen, IV, Vinaykumar Mummigatti, Ryan Eric Davis

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Abstract

A system for managing process automation with a macro bot is provided. By allowing for modifications to RPA bot behavior without changing the code of the RPA bots and providing for an efficient querying and reporting function, the system addresses a number of computer technology-centric challenges. The system allows the entity to push updates to bot behavior through a rules database without individually reconfiguring each bot. This ensures that the functionality of the bots may be updated for future entity needs and objectives while minimizing bot downtime. Furthermore, providing updates without changing the code of the bots allows the system to increase computing efficiency by reducing the demands on computer resources associated with applying a system-wide update, such as processing power, memory space, storage space, cache space, electric power, and networking bandwidth.

Claims6

Dependent claims

A system for automation of bot management, comprising:

an entity computing system comprising:
a first processor;
a first communication interface;
and
a first memory having a macro bot application stored therein, wherein the macro bot application, when executed by the first processor, causes the first processor to:
receive, from a user, a request to implement a first operations rule change;
determine that one or more first Robotic Process Automation (RPA) bots from a plurality of RPA bots are affected by the first operations rule change;
determine that one or more first data towers are associated with the one or more first RPA bots, wherein the one or more first data towers store a first set of execution data;
and
modify the first set of execution data within the one or more first data towers in accordance with the first operation change, wherein modifying the first set of execution data comprises converting the first operations rule change to a data format readable by the one or more first RPA bots;
and
a RPA bot computing system comprising:
a second processor;
a second communication interface;
and
a second memory having at least one first application stored therein that is executed by the one or more first RPA bots, wherein the at least one application, when executed by the second processor, causes the second processor to:
receive, over a communication network, the modified first set of execution data from one of the one or more first data towers, wherein the modified first set of execution data comprises first instructions to interact with the at least one first application;
and
execute, by the one or more first RPA bots, the first instructions to interact with the at least one first application, wherein the first instructions are executed without altering code associated with the one or more first RPA bots and code associated with the at least one first application.

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