Patent ID: 8842815

Claim:
A method comprising: receiving one or more messages at a gateway from one or more end devices in a local network of end devices communicating through the gateway with an external network, wherein; the messages contain profile configuration data related to a profile for provisioning of a plurality of services through the gateway from the external network, and the profile configuration data comprises one or more identities of a first user corresponding to each of the plurality of services and settings relating to provisioning of at least one of the plurality of services; forwarding the profile configuration data to the external network; receiving user profile data at the gateway from the external network, the user profile data comprising the one or more identities and the settings; receiving, at the gateway from the external network, service data corresponding to the plurality of services; and forwarding the service data from the gateway to at least a portion of the end devices in accordance with the user profile data, wherein the forwarded service data comprises a notification summary specific to at least one of the plurality of services.