Patent ID: 8375118

Claim:
A mobile communication device-implemented method, comprising: receiving, by the mobile communication device, information associated with a plurality of home devices; generating, by the mobile communication device and based on the home device information, a connected home dashboard configured to present a single that includes: each of a plurality of items, including a home device item, a modes item, a monitoring item, a security item, an energy item, and a notifications item, and status information indicative of an activity log of actions, and associated times, performed by one or more of the plurality of home devices in response to user interaction via different ones of the plurality of items; providing, by the mobile communication device, the connected home dashboard for display to a user; receiving, by the mobile communication device and from the user, a selection of one of the home device item, the modes item, the monitoring item, the security item, the energy item, or the notifications item; and providing, based on the home device information and by the mobile communication device, information associated with the selection for display to the user.