Amazon Echo Development Amazon Echo Custom Development Sun, 19 Apr 2026 17:44:47 +0000 Sun, 19 Apr 2026 17:44:47 +0000 An Unofficial Forum About Amazon Echo http://www.echoforum.com/forums/amazon-echo-development.5/ Alexa making cross-search-engine searches with visual images: Video Wed, 08 Feb 2017 20:21:31 +0000 http://www.echoforum.com/threads/alexa-making-cross-search-engine-searches-with-visual-images-video.39/ http://www.echoforum.com/threads/alexa-making-cross-search-engine-searches-with-visual-images-video.39/ invalid@example.com (Jez) Jez
I've developed a means of Alexa performing direct cross-search-engine searches simultaneously, when you ask a question Alexa usually add her (it's) contribution to the answer too, along with the search results of several configurable search engines all invoked through a single question whilst...

Alexa making cross-search-engine searches with visual images: Video]]> zip files and the lambda console Sat, 27 Jun 2015 23:04:25 +0000 http://www.echoforum.com/threads/zip-files-and-the-lambda-console.23/ http://www.echoforum.com/threads/zip-files-and-the-lambda-console.23/ invalid@example.com (iWombat) iWombat
When I take the code in Function window and cut and paste it to a file:
./Cooters-App/CootersLambda.js

I have tried zipping this up in multiple ways, first the file only:

unzip -lv CootersLambda.zip
Archive: CootersLambda.zip
Length Method Size Ratio Date Time CRC-32 Name
-------- ------ ------- ----- ---- ----...

zip files and the lambda console]]> 1 Alexa Skills Kit Fri, 26 Jun 2015 02:54:37 +0000 http://www.echoforum.com/threads/alexa-skills-kit.25/ http://www.echoforum.com/threads/alexa-skills-kit.25/ invalid@example.com (Jeff C) Jeff C http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=176060&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=2062551


Alexa Skills Kit]]> 2 jeopardy example Thu, 25 Jun 2015 14:54:10 +0000 http://www.echoforum.com/threads/jeopardy-example.22/ http://www.echoforum.com/threads/jeopardy-example.22/ invalid@example.com (Chad Doebelin) Chad Doebelin
This works well enough, it needs some polishing and fixing up, but the wife and kids are using it between commercial breaks on TV.



Code for the Intent Schema
Code:
{
  "intents": [
    {
      "intent": "WhatIsIntent",
      "slots": [
        {
          "name": "Ans",
          "type": "LITERAL"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}
Code for the Sample Utterances
Code:
WhatIsIntent what is {metalurgy|Ans}
WhatIsIntent what is {hamburger Hill|Ans}...
jeopardy example]]> 2 Amazon Echo Hello World with PHP endpoint Thu, 25 Jun 2015 08:04:26 +0000 http://www.echoforum.com/threads/amazon-echo-hello-world-with-php-endpoint.15/ http://www.echoforum.com/threads/amazon-echo-hello-world-with-php-endpoint.15/ invalid@example.com (Jeff C) Jeff C
Code:
<?php

$data = file_get_contents("php://input");

header('Content-Type: application/json;charset=UTF-8');

$text = '{
    "version" : "1.0",
    "response" : {
        "outputSpeech" : {
            "type" : "PlainText",
            "text" : "Hello World!"
        },
        "shouldEndSession" : false
    }
}';...
Amazon Echo Hello World with PHP endpoint]]> 45 php example Tue, 23 Jun 2015 22:10:21 +0000 http://www.echoforum.com/threads/php-example.21/ http://www.echoforum.com/threads/php-example.21/ invalid@example.com (Chad Doebelin) Chad Doebelin
Code:
<?php
function speechOut($words) {
        header('Content-type: application/json');

        $open = '{"version": "1.0","sessionAttributes":"","response":{"outputSpeech":{"type": "PlainText","text": "';
        $close = '"},"shouldEndSession": false}}';

        echo $open;
         echo ($words);
        echo $close;
}
$data = json_decode(file_get_contents('php://input'), TRUE);
$text = print_r($data,true);

$ver = $data['session'][sessionId];...
php example]]> Amazon Echo SDK Private BETA Released Wed, 18 Mar 2015 00:53:58 +0000 http://www.echoforum.com/threads/amazon-echo-sdk-private-beta-released.12/ http://www.echoforum.com/threads/amazon-echo-sdk-private-beta-released.12/ invalid@example.com (Jeff C) Jeff C
I had to agree to an NDA so I can't talk about everything, but I will say that it is pretty straightforward. In general, you are able to direct requests to any SSL endpoint on the internet and let your business logic handle the rest.

Here is a video of my first app:

]]> Amazon Echo SDK Coming SOON! Sat, 28 Feb 2015 00:04:20 +0000 http://www.echoforum.com/threads/amazon-echo-sdk-coming-soon.9/ http://www.echoforum.com/threads/amazon-echo-sdk-coming-soon.9/ invalid@example.com (Jeff C) Jeff C http://www.zdnet.com/article/amazon-echo-beta-sdk-coming-for-diyers-developers-content-providers/


This is GREAT news. I am really looking forward to this.]]> 1