Patent ID: 8811953

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, the system comprising: a processor; a memory comprising instructions that cause the processor to execute: a broker service module, the broker service module including software configured to execute on a network and to control bidirectional communications with one or more of the plurality of property communication devices at one or more individual premises of the various premises, the broker service module including: a communications interface configured to: control communications between property communication devices at the one or more individual properties of the various premises; perform bidirectional communications with the one or more of the plurality of property communication devices; receive at least one third party communication authorization instruction from at least one of the plurality of subscribers, the at least one third party communication authorization instruction allowing communications with one or more third parties; receive third party content from the one or more third parties; a secure programming interface configured to provide limited access to a subscriber database and to receive content control instructions from at least some of the plurality of subscribers in the subscriber database; 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; control the third party content sent to each subscriber of the plurality of subscribers; and provide individualized content management of the bidirectional communications with each subscriber of the plurality of subscribers based on the content control instructions; and at least one programming device configured to provide to the broker service module: the third party communication authorization instructions to allow communications with the one or more third parties; and the content control instructions to control the communications.