SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED AND ASSISTED RESOLUTION OF IT INCIDENTS

US 20100037095A1
Filed: 08/18/2009
Published: 02/11/2010
Est. Priority Date: 01/06/2006
Status: Active Grant

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1. A computer implemented method for facilitating a user in defining a repair workflow for subsequent use in resolving information technology (IT) incidents, comprising:

facilitating the user in defining a plurality of steps of the repair workflow using a computing device, including inputs, processing logics, and outputs of the steps;

facilitating the user in defining a plurality of transitions between the steps, based at least in part on the outputs of the steps, using a computing device; and

checking the defined repair workflow for correctness before being used to resolve an IT incident using a computing device.

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A computer implemented method for assisted and automated resolving of Information Technology (IT) incidents is provided. The method facilitates one or more users to define repair workflows to resolve the IT incidents. The defined repair workflows are stored in a flow repository. The stored repair workflows are accessed and invoked by the one or more users. The invoked repair workflows are interactively executed for a user assisted resolution of the IT incident. The invoked repair workflows are executed automatically for the automated resolution of the IT incident.

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1. A computer implemented method for facilitating a user in defining a repair workflow for subsequent use in resolving information technology (IT) incidents, comprising:
- facilitating the user in defining a plurality of steps of the repair workflow using a computing device, including inputs, processing logics, and outputs of the steps;
  
  facilitating the user in defining a plurality of transitions between the steps, based at least in part on the outputs of the steps, using a computing device; and
  
  checking the defined repair workflow for correctness before being used to resolve an IT incident using a computing device.
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- - 2. The method of claim 1, wherein said facilitating of the user in defining a plurality of steps comprises facilitating the user in selecting and/or defining a plurality of operations for the steps, and defining inputs and/or outputs of the operations.
  - 3. The method of claim 2, wherein said defining of a plurality of operations comprises attaching to the steps, a plurality of sets of executable code implementing the operations defined by the user.
  - 4. The method of claim 1, wherein said facilitating of the user in defining a plurality of transitions between the steps comprises attaching to the transitions, a plurality of sets of parsing code for processing the outputs.
  - 5. The method of claim 1, wherein checking the defined repair workflow for correctness includes one or more ofchecking for exactly one start step;
    - checking for the defining of transitions for outputs of the steps; and
      
      checking for defining of input binding for inputs of the steps.
  - 6. The method of claim 1, wherein said facilitating of the user in defining a plurality of transitions between the steps comprises attaching to the steps, a plurality of sets of executable code for processing the outputs.

7. A computer implemented method for facilitating an information technology (IT) organization in resolving IT incidents, comprising:
- facilitating one or more users of the IT organization in defining a plurality of repair workflows for resolving IT incidents, including facilitating the IT organizations in defining inputs, processing logics, and outputs of the steps of the workflow, using one or more computing devices;
  
  facilitating one or more users of the IT organization in storing the defined repair workflows in a repair workflow repository; and
  
  facilitating one or more users of the IT organization in accessing the repair workflow repository to selectively access and invoke the repair workflows to resolve IT incidents, accessing the repair workflow repository comprises authenticating the one or more users.
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- - 8. The method of claim 7, wherein said facilitating of the one or more users of the IT organization in storing the defined workflows comprising facilitating the IT organization in naming and renaming the stored repair workflows.
  - 9. The method of claim 7, further comprising facilitating one or more users of the IT organization in deleting a stored repair workflow.
  - 10. The method of claim 7, wherein said facilitating of the one or more users of the IT organization in storing the defined repair workflows comprising facilitating the IT organization in creating a hierarchy of folders, and facilitating the IT organization in storing the defined repair workflows in the folders.
  - 11. The method of claim 7, wherein said facilitating of the IT organization in accessing the repair workflow repository and invoking the repair workflows comprises facilitating the IT organization in searching for one or more of repair workflows associated with a repair type, repair workflows associated with repairing infrastructural element(s), and repair workflows to repair particular operations.

12. A computer implemented method for facilitating an information technology (IT) organization in resolving IT incidents, comprising:
- facilitating discovery of repair actions stored on a computing server, each of the repair actions comprises executable code adapted to perform one or more operations in a repair to resolve an IT incident; and
  
  facilitating a client device coupled with the computing server, authenticating a user of the client device, executing a repair workflow in discovering the repair actions, and selectively invoking the repair actions to perform operations for the repair workflow.
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- - 13. The method of claim 12 further comprising creating a container having the plurality of repair actions, and storing the container on the computing server.
  - 14. The method of claim 13 further comprising facilitating a client device in adding a repair action to the container.

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21. An article of manufacture comprising:
- a storage medium; and
  
  a plurality of programming instructions stored in the storage medium, and adapted to program an apparatus to enable the apparatus to;
  
  facilitate a user in defining a plurality of steps of a repair workflow using a computing device, including inputs, processing logics, and outputs of the steps; and
  
  facilitate the user in defining a plurality of transitions between the steps, based at least in part on the outputs of the steps, using a computing device; and
  
  check the defined repair workflow for correctness before being used to resolve an IT incident using a computing device.

22. An article of manufacture comprising:
- a storage medium; and
  
  a plurality of programming instructions stored in the storage medium, and adapted to program an apparatus to;
  
  facilitate one or more users of an IT organization in defining a plurality of repair workflows for resolving IT incidents, including facilitating the IT organizations in defining inputs, processing logics, and outputs of the steps of the workflow, using one or more computing devices;
  
  facilitate one or more users of the IT organization in storing the defined repair workflows in a repair workflow repository; and
  
  facilitate one or more users of the IT organization in accessing the repair workflow repository to selectively access and invoke the repair workflows to resolve IT incidents, accessing the repair workflow repository comprises authenticating the one or more users.

23. An apparatus comprising:
- a storage medium having a plurality of programming instructions stored in the storage medium, and adapted to enable the apparatus to facilitate discovery of repair actions stored on a computing server, each of the repair actions comprises executable code adapted to perform one or more operations in a repair to resolve an IT incident, and facilitate a client device to authenticate a user of the client device, execute a repair workflow in discovering the repair actions, and selectively invoke the repair actions to perform operations for the repair workflow; and
  
  one or more processors coupled to the storage medium to execute the programming instructions.

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Current Assignee
The Conundrum IP LLC (UiPath Inc.)
Original Assignee
Jeff Gerber
Inventors
GERBER, Jeff

Granted Patent

US 7,890,802 B2
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714/15
CPC Class Codes

G06F 11/0709   in a distributed system con...

G06F 11/0793   Remedial or corrective acti...

G06Q 10/06   Resources, workflows, human...

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