US 11,294,342 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.

Claims12

Dependent claims

A computer program product for automation of bot management, the computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer readable medium having computer-readable program code portions embodied therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising:

an executable portion for receiving, from a user, a request to implement a first operations rule change;
an executable portion for determining that one or more first Robotic Process Automation (RPA) bots from a plurality of RPA bots are affected by the first operations rule change;
an executable portion for determining 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;
an executable portion for modifying the first set of execution data within the one or more first data towers in accordance with the first operation change;
an executable portion for receiving, 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 at least one first application;
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an executable portion for executing, 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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A computer-implemented method for automation of bot management, said method comprising:

receiving, from a user, a request to implement a first operations rule change;
determining that one or more first Robotic Process Automation (RPA) bots are affected by the first operations rule change;
determining 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;
modifying the first set of execution data within the one or more first data towers in accordance with the first operation change;
receiving, 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 at least one first application;
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executing, 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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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 17/066,598Filed 9 Oct 2020 · division
Priority: 2 Jun 2017
Published: US 2021/0041845 A111 Feb 2021
Granted: 5 Apr 2022
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification3 codes

G05B 19/0421
Using digital processors: multiprocessor system
G05B 2219/25389
Pc structure of the system: macro's, subroutines
G05B
Control or regulating systems in general

Family

Application15/612,164Parent of this division · filed 2 Jun 2017
US 2021/0041845 A1Pre-grant publication · published 11 Feb 2021
US 10,802,453 B2Parent of this division
US 2018/0345489 A1Published application
US 11,294,342 B2This patent

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