Imagine a student who just got up. He knows exactly that he has lectures today, but he does not remember which one or even when it begins. So, he asks his Alexa device: “Alexa, which classes do I have today?’” His Alexa device is able to look into his timetable and answers: “You have five lectures today. The first lecture is Digital Media Technology and starts at 8:15 am in room 011, the second lecture is Web Development and starts at 10:00 am in room 135, the third lecture is Design Patterns and starts at 11:45 am in room 017. You can see more lectures in your Alexa app.”

This scenario is what we had in mind when we started to develop an Alexa skill which should be able to tell you information about your timetable.
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