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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2022
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Micheal Dunn, Redmond, WA (US);
Nabeel Shahzad, Sammamish, WA (US);
Sri Raghu Malireddi, Bellevue, WA (US);
Jonathan W. Lin, Seattle, WA (US);
Olutayo Falase, Seattle, WA (US);
Deyuan Ke, Redmond, WA (US);
Joann T. Lee, Redmond, WA (US);
Shrey Shah, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for detecting an interruption during an automated workflow. An automated workflow may comprise a series of actions to be performed by or with the assistance of a computer. A workflow manager executes a workflow by progressing through a series of workflow states according to instructions associated with the workflow. When the workflow advances to a new state, an interruption detection engine determines whether the state contains an interruption by examining one or more attributes of the workflow state and/or the user interface associated therewith. An interruption detecting engine may examine a document object model and/or utilize computer vision to determine whether an interruption has occurred. When an interruption is detected, a workflow is paused until the interruption is resolved, such as by a user providing a required input. After an interruption has been resolved, the resumes and continues until completion of the workflow.