Patent ID: 8548439

Claim:
An interactive property communication system configured to communicate with a plurality of property communication devices configured for placement and communications at various premises of a plurality of subscribers, comprising: a processor; a memory comprising instructions that cause the processor to execute: a broker service module including software configured to execute on a network and to control bidirectional communications with at least one or more of the plurality of property communication devices at the variety of premises, the broker service module including: a communications interface configured to perform bidirectional communications with the at least one or more of the plurality of property communication devices; a secure programming interface to provide limited access to a subscriber database via the communications interface; and a content control module configured to programmably control content of the bidirectional communications with the one or more of the plurality of property communication devices; wherein the secure programming interface is configured to receive content control instructions from at least some of the plurality of subscribers in the subscriber database, wherein the content control module provides individualized content management of the bidirectional communications with each subscriber of the plurality of subscribers based on the content control instructions, wherein the communications interface receives third party content from third parties and the content control module controls the third party content sent to each subscriber of the plurality of subscribers, wherein the communications interface controls communications between property communication devices at one or more premises of the various premises, and wherein the broker service module is configured to allow for individualized bidirectional communications with one or more of the plurality of property communication devices at one or more individual premises.