Patent ID: 7933945

Claim:
A method for providing follow-me control of devices or applications in a controlled environment having one or more regions, comprising: accessing a locator code corresponding to a location of a portable device within the controlled environment; obtaining a user identity code corresponding to a user of the portable device; matching the locator code to a first region of the controlled environment, wherein the first region includes one or more devices or applications, wherein said devices or applications are controlled via customizable settings; using the user identity code to access a profile associated with said user, wherein the profile includes one or more default settings for said one or more devices or applications in the first region; automatically applying said default settings to said customizable settings corresponding to said first region and said profile to provide customized control of said one or more devices or applications; allowing the user to alter at least one of the customizable settings for said one or more devices or applications in the first region; and automatically applying said customizable settings to one or more of the devices or applications within a second region as said portable device is moved from the first region to the second region within said controlled environment, wherein said allowing step comprises presenting media corresponding to a request comprising presenting media from a home security system comprising at least one of a camera and a microphone.