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Software robots for programmatically controlling computer programs to perform tasks

US10754493B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 31, 2019
Grant dateAug 25, 2020
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Expiry dateMay 31, 2039

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2009/4557
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system comprising at least one computer hardware processor configured to perform: generating an object hierarchy comprising a plurality of objects corresponding to active graphical user interface (GUI) elements of at least one application program; controlling the at least one application program to perform a task comprising a sequence of actions at least in part by using the object hierarchy to invoke actions in the sequence of actions.

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