Concurrent queueing and control command feedback loop in unified automation platforms

• US 10,642,647 B2
• Filed: 03/19/2018
• Issued: 05/05/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 03/19/2018
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Accenture Global Solutions Limited (Accenture PLC)
• Original Assignee: Accenture Global Solutions Limited (Accenture PLC)
• Inventors: Sturtivant, Alan
• Primary Examiner(s): Cao, Diem K
• Application Number:
  US15/925,217
• Publication Number:
  US 20190286474A1
• Time in Patent Office: 778 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/485 Task life-cycle, e.g. stopping, restarting, resuming execution G06F9/4881 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5011 the resources being hardware resources other than CPUs, Servers and Terminals
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/547 Remote procedure calls [RPC]; Web services

Abstract

Implementations for mitigating redundant commands issued by an autonomic platform (AP) to a robotic process automation (RPA) platform can include receiving user input indicating user selection of a resource and a process from a user interface of the AP, adding a resource/process pair to a command table of the AP, the resource/process pair representing the resource and the process selected from the user interface, determining that a redundant resource/process pair is included in the command table, the redundant resource/process pair being duplicative of the resource/process pair, and, in response, deleting the redundant resource/process pair, and transmitting one or more requests for respective commands of the command table to a platform-specific adapter, at least one command including a command to execute the process using the resource within the RPA platform.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for mitigating redundant commands issued by an autonomic platform (AP) to a robotic process automation (RPA) platform, the method comprising:

receiving, by the one or more processors, user input indicating user selection of a resource and a process from a user interface of the AP, the user interface being specific to a RPA platform of multiple, disparate RPA platforms, and the resource and the process each being specific to the RPA platform;

adding, by the one or more processors, a resource/process pair to a command table of the AP, the resource/process pair representing the resource and the process selected from the user interface;

prior to issuing commands to the RPA platform based on resource/process pairs included in the command table, processing the command table to, in response to determining that a redundant resource/process pair is included in the command table, and that the redundant resource/process pair is duplicative of the resource/process pair, deleting the redundant resource/process pair from the command table; and

transmitting, by the one or more processors, one or more requests for respective commands of the command table to a platform-specific adapter, at least one command comprising a command to execute the process using the resource within the RPA platform.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

in response to the user input, applying a graphical treatment to a graphical representation of the process, and a graphical representation of the resource; and

in response to user input indicating committal of the resource/process pair, removing the graphical treatment from the graphical representation of the process, and the graphical representation of the resource.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the resource/process pair is added to the command table in response to an indication of committal of the resource/process pair.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein an adapter controller of the AP transmits the one or more requests to a platform application program interface (API) of the platform-specific adapter.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the adapter controller determines that the redundant resource/process pair is included in the command table.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the platform-specific adaptor is specific to the RPA platform, and the AP communicates with multiple RPA platforms.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein a unified automation platform (UAP) comprises the AP.

8. One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media coupled to one or more processors and having instructions stored thereon which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations for mitigating redundant commands issued by an autonomic platform (AP) to a robotic process automation (RPA) platform, the operations comprising:

receiving user input indicating user selection of a resource and a process from a user interface of the AP, the user interface being specific to a RPA platform of multiple, disparate RPA platforms, and the resource and the process each being specific to the RPA platform;

adding a resource/process pair to a command table of the AP, the resource/process pair representing the resource and the process selected from the user interface;

prior to issuing commands to the RPA platform based on resource/process pairs included in the command table, processing the command table to, in response to determining that a redundant resource/process pair is included in the command table, and that the redundant resource/process pair is duplicative of the resource/process pair, deleting the redundant resource/process pair from the command table; and

transmitting one or more requests for respective commands of the command table to a platform-specific adapter, at least one command comprising a command to execute the process using the resource within the RPA platform.

9. The computer-readable storage media of claim 8, wherein operations further comprise:

in response to the user input, applying a graphical treatment to a graphical representation of the process, and a graphical representation of the resource; and

in response to user input indicating committal of the resource/process pair, removing the graphical treatment from the graphical representation of the process, and the graphical representation of the resource.

10. The computer-readable storage media of claim 9, wherein the resource/process pair is added to the command table in response to an indication of committal of the resource/process pair.

11. The computer-readable storage media of claim 8, wherein an adapter controller of the AP transmits the one or more requests to a platform application program interface (API) of the platform-specific adapter.

12. The computer-readable storage media of claim 11, wherein the adapter controller determines that the redundant resource/process pair is included in the command table.

13. The computer-readable storage media of claim 8, wherein the platform-specific adaptor is specific to the RPA platform, and the AP communicates with multiple RPA platforms.

14. The computer-readable storage media of claim 8, wherein a unified automation platform (UAP) comprises the AP.

15. A system, comprising:

one or more processors; and

a computer-readable storage device coupled to the one or more processors and having instructions stored thereon which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations for mitigating redundant commands issued by an autonomic platform (AP) to a robotic process automation (RPA) platform, the operations comprising;

receiving user input indicating user selection of a resource and a process from a user interface of the AP, the user interface being specific to a RPA platform of multiple, disparate RPA platforms, and the resource and the process each being specific to the RPA platform;

adding a resource/process pair to a command table of the AP, the resource/process pair representing the resource and the process selected from the user interface;

prior to issuing commands to the RPA platform based on resource/process pairs included in the command table, processing the command table to, in response to determining that a redundant resource/process pair is included in the command table, and that the redundant resource/process pair is duplicative of the resource/process pair, deleting the redundant resource/process pair from the command table; and

transmitting one or more requests for respective commands of the command table to a platform-specific adapter, at least one command comprising a command to execute the process using the resource within the RPA platform.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein operations further comprise:

in response to the user input, applying a graphical treatment to a graphical representation of the process, and a graphical representation of the resource; and

in response to user input indicating committal of the resource/process pair, removing the graphical treatment from the graphical representation of the process, and the graphical representation of the resource.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the resource/process pair is added to the command table in response to an indication of committal of the resource/process pair.

18. The system of claim 15, wherein an adapter controller of the AP transmits the one or more requests to a platform application program interface (API) of the platform-specific adapter.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the adapter controller determines that the redundant resource/process pair is included in the command table.

20. The system of claim 15, wherein the platform-specific adaptor is specific to the RPA platform, and the AP communicates with multiple RPA platforms.

21. The system of claim 15, wherein a unified automation platform (UAP) comprises the AP.