Interactive property communication system

摘要

Disclosed herein, among other things, are apparatus and methods for interactive property communication. In various embodiments, an interactive property communication system includes two or more property communication nodes (PCNs) each adapted for coupling to an electrical service. PCNs include a radio transceiver for communications with a broker service adapted for controlling communications with one or more PCNs.

主权项

1. An interactive property communication system configured to communicate with at least one programming device and 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 communications with one or more of the plurality of property communication devices at one or more individual premises of the various premises or the at least one programming device, wherein the broker service module acts as an interface configured to enable each subscriber of the plurality of subscribers or at least one authorized user access to a broker's website that offers goods and/or services, the broker service module including: a communications interface configured to receive content from a broker service acting as a third party that provides the goods and/or the services or acting as a broker to at least one third party that provides the goods and/or the services and to control communications with at least one of the plurality of property communication devices or the at least one programming device; a subscriber database including information about the plurality of subscribers; a secure programming interface to provide limited access to the subscriber database; and a content control module adapted to programmably control content of the communications with the one or more of the plurality of property communication devices or the at least one programming device, wherein the secure programming interface is adapted to receive advertising content control instructions from at least some of the plurality of subscribers in the subscriber database, wherein the content control module provides individualized advertising content management of the communications with each subscriber of the plurality of subscribers based on the content control instructions, wherein the memory comprises further instructions that cause the processor to: enable individualized communications with one or more of the plurality of property communication devices at one or more individual premises; authorize, in response to the received advertising content control instructions and input from one of the plurality of subscribers or an authorized user, the broker service to provide at least one advertising announcement to one or more of the plurality of subscribers or an authorized user; and control receipt of the at least one advertising announcement, and wherein at least one of the plurality of property communication devices or the at least one programming device is configured to: receive information related to a location of one of the subscribers or an authorized user using at least one sensor, and control at least a portion of a handoff operation of the communication from the at least one property communication device to another of the plurality of property communication devices or the at least one programming device based on the received information.