Patent ID: 8638211

Claim:
A device comprising: a memory storing configuration information for one or more security sensors, configuration information for one or more monitoring devices, and configuration information for one or more automation devices; a first communication interface for communication with the one or more security sensors; a second communication interface for communication with a remote server; and a processor, coupled to the memory and the first and second communication interfaces, configured to interpret an event signal received via the first communication interface from a first security sensor of the one or more security sensors, wherein said interpreting is performed in accord with configuration information associated with the first security sensor, and transmit data associated with the event signal to the remote server using the second communication interface, wherein the data associated with the event signal conforms with the configuration information associated with the first security sensor, the configuration information including an association between the first security sensor and at least one zone and an association of a response of the device with the at least one zone, the response including the interpreting the event signal and the transmitting the data.