US 11,146,598 B1Granted

Establishing a bot-to-bot communication protocol

AssigneeAmazon Technologies, Inc.

InventorsSahan Palihakkara, Rami Yampolsky

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Abstract

Systems and methods allow bots to collaborate using a bot-to-bot communication protocol. In some instances, a first bot may request to establish a bot-to-bot channel with a second bot. The first bot may be authorized to issue the request for establishing the bot-to-bot channel. To communicate with one another, the first bot may have a first application programming interface (API) that is configured to communicate over the bot-to-bot channel with the second bot in natural language Additionally, the second bot may have a second API configured to communicate over the bot-to-bot channel with the first bot in natural language. An invitation to be sent to the second bot associated with joining the bot-to-bot channel. If accepted, the first bot and the second bot may exchange messages over the bot-to-bot channel.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A method comprising:

receiving, from a first bot, a request to establish a bot-to-bot channel with a second bot, wherein the first bot comprises a chatbot that is engaged in a conversation with a user over a bot-to-human channel;
determining that the first bot is authorized to request the bot-to-bot channel based on the first bot being registered within a registry associated with authorized bots;
determining, among a plurality of bots within the registry, that the second bot is capable of performing a second task, the second task being associated with a first task performed by the first bot, wherein individual bots of the plurality of bots are stored in association with performable tasks;
establishing the bot-to-bot channel between the first bot and the second bot, wherein the first bot and the second bot are configured to communicate using natural language over the bot-bot-channel;
sending an invitation to the second bot associated with joining the bot-to-bot channel;
receiving, from the second bot, an indication indicating that the second bot joined the bot-to-bot channel;
receiving, from the first bot, a first indication of the second task to be performed by the second bot;
sending, to the second bot, a second indication associated with the second task;
receiving a response associated with the second bot performing the second task;
and
sending, to the first bot, a third indication associated with second bot performing the second task, wherein the first bot causes an output associated with the second task on a device of the user.

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A system comprising:

one or more processors;
and
one or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing instructions that, when executed, cause the one or more processors to perform acts comprising:
receiving, from a first bot associated with a first service, a request to establish a channel between the first bot and a second bot associated with a second service that is different than the first service, wherein the first bot is in communication with a device of a user;
determining that the first bot is authorized to request establishment of the channel;
determining that the first bot and the second bot are configured to communicate using natural language;
causing, based at least in part on determining that the first bot and the second bot are configured to communicate using natural language, the channel to be established;
and
causing an invitation to be sent to the second bot for joining the channel.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 17/113,191Filed 7 Dec 2020
Granted: 12 Oct 2021
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification6 codes

H04L 65/1069
Session management: session establishment or de-establishment
H04L 51/02
User-to-user messaging in packet-switching networks, transmitted according to store-and-forward or real-time protocols, e.g. e-mail: using…
H04L 51/066
Message adaptation to terminal or network requirements: format adaptation, e.g. format conversion or compression
H04L 51/18
Characterised by the inclusion of specific contents: commands or executable codes