Alexa

HeavyWater Codeathon: Virtual Assistant

• Liang Peng
• University of Pennsylvania
• Based on Alexa Voice Service and Alexa Skills Kit

Video Demo

Video Link

How to Run

• Make sure following environments are installed:
• Apache Maven
• Java 8
• Double click Service.bat
• Double click Client.bat
• DO NOT click OK! Copy the url in the popped up window (starting with https://localhost:3000) and paste it in a browser and enter. If you are warned with security issue, just select ignore and go ahead.
• Click OK.
• Now you can talk with Alexa after clicking "start listening".

Commands

• Try speaking following commands:
• HeavyWater
• What can you do?
• I have a file to upload. (e.g. file 1)
• Process the file. (e.g. file 2)
• What's the largest deposit?
• Report the types of documents.

Live Cards

Open http://echo.amazon.com in browser to see the conversation records.

Implementation Outline

• Set up Amazon AWS account
• Set up Amazon Developer account
• Create a Security Profile in developer console
  
  
• Set up Login with Amazon tab in developer console
  
  
• Create a Alexa Voice Service Device in developer console
  
  
• Download Alexa Sample App and generate self-certified credentials using OpenSSL
• Create a Lambda and select Java in AWS console
  
  
• Coding command handling logic, build code and upload to Lambda in AWS console
  
  
• Create a new Alexa Skill and customize Voice Schema in developer console
  
  
• Run sample app and test

Other Features

• Customized Product Logo
  
  
• Running on an Amazon EC2 Virtual Machine