Patent ID: 8957762
Filing Date: 2015-02-17
Classification: G08C,H04L

Abstract:
1. A control method, the method comprising: receiving, at a wireless access point located in a customer premise, a first command from a control device; sending the first command to a second location via a network interface, said network interface being coupled to said wireless access point which receives signals from the control device; receiving, at the second location, device control information including said first command, said device control information being communicated to said second location via the network interface and a communications network coupled to said network interface, said network interface being located at a first location which is the customer premise, said second location being outside said customer premise, said first command being a command for controlling a device at said first location; identifying the device at said first location to be controlled; and sending a second command to said identified device, said second command being a copy of said first command or a reformatted version of said first command.