Techniques to automate bot creation for web pages
US10333868B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 17, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jun 25, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 23, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L51/216
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method may comprise receiving a bot creation control directive from a web page; instantiating a page bot from a template; authorizing the page bot to access the contents of the web page; associating the page bot with the web page; and enabling the page bot to respond to messages sent to the web page. The method may further comprise receiving a message at the page bot from a client device; requesting a meaning of the message from a natural language processing component; identifying a field in the web page associated with the page bot according to the meaning of the message; retrieving data from the identified field; composing a message response including the retrieved data; and sending the message response to the client device. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
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