Bot framework gives us unique api to create conversational bots. This ppt presents how you can use BOT framework to create your conversational bots.

1. Building a BOT
With an Intent

2. PRESENTED BY
Abhishek Sur
Microsoft MVP (since 2011), Intel Software Innovator
Software Solution Architect, InSync Tech-Fin Solutions Ltd.
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4. Agenda
• What is BOT ?
• How traditional bots are built ?
• The Bot framework, why it exists?
• Create a simple Bot using code
• Connecting Cognitive Services to add an intent
• Dialogs and Forms
• Publishing and executing
• Voice Calling Bots – How to ?
• References & Samples

5. Overview

6. • A bot is a remote controlled software program that can interact with a
human, do some automated tasks like searching in Bing, ordering
pizza for you or giving recommendation based on your choices, just
like a real human being.
• Bots are software programs while ro-bots are mechanical as well as
software programs.
• Examples, Siri, Cortana, SmarterChild of AOL messenger etc.
What is a Bot ?

7. How Traditional bots are built?

8. • Hell lot of language parsers to identify grammar and meaning of
utterances.
• Fixed response based on logic.
• Strong dependence on database and AI.
• Regular expressions to identify keywords.
• Not easy, Complex code, Lots of research work.
• Identify Domain knowledge and personality development just like
humans.
• Separate set of API needed to provide integration to other services.
• Expensive and needs to be marketed separately.
How traditional Bots are built?

9. Why Bot Framework?

10. • Easy to use and easy to learn.
• Comprehensive documentation.
• Years of experience on language understanding is provided
for free as service (LUIS).
• Support for multiple languages and standards (REST, .NET,
NodeJS)
• Supports built in integration with Microsoft Research AI
Service (LUIS) for natural language understanding.
• Connector services to host BOTs over pre-existing channels
Features

11. Architecture of BOTs

12. Microsoft Cognitive Services
LUIS
Microsoft BOT Framework
Your BOT
BOT
Connector
Messages
Intents & Entities
Channels
Web Chat Skype Slack Facebook …
Other 3rd
party
APIs.

13. • Bots are based on HTTP standards
• Direct line APIs are used by each connector to communicate with
Bots.
• Standard Authorization headers can be used for
BotAuthentication or even you can opt for custom authentication.
• Conversation is based on pooling of HTTP Get.
• Each conversation creates an ID to identify state.
• https://docs.botframework.com/en-us/restapi/directline/
Insights

14. • Conversations are gradually becoming an integral part of digital life
• It is hard for a service to have humans to respond to every questions
• Conversational User Interface developed by Microsoft and used in Cortana
is an example how a personal digital assistant can help you in daily life.
• Easy to develop with new APIs.
• Integration to common set of services.
• A need of modern world.
Why BOT exists?

15. Creating a Simple BOT with
BOT Framework
DEMO

16. Markdowns (for your reference)

17. Connecting
to BOT Connectors
DEMO

18. Dialogs and Forms

19. • Dialogs provides state full conversation
• Dialog is a class implemented from IDialog maintains a stack of
conversation context.
• Conversation state is stored as a State Service and is portable across
different machines.
• Form flows provide guided conversation allowing the users to choose path
based on their own choices.
• Wizard based approach implemented on top of Dialog Model.
Dialogs and Form flows?

20. Dialogs and Forms
DEMO

21. Skype Calling BOTs ?
DEMO

22. • Documentation at https://docs.botframework.com
• https://dev.botframework.com
• https://github.com/Microsoft/BotBuilder
• https://github.com/Microsoft/BotBuilder/tree/master/CSharp/Samp
les
• Bot related issues : bf-reports@microsoft.com
• Discuss at https://gitter.im/Microsoft/BotBuilder
References:

23. Time for
Q&A

24. Thank you !
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