System and method of monitoring, control and configuration of security and lifestyle devices

摘要

A social networking site that communicates with a plurality of human users can also communicate with a plurality of non-human users. Information from one of the non-human users can be automatically received at the site and evaluated. Commands can be automatically transmitted to another of the non-human users in response to the evaluation. A human readable indicator can be posted at a page of the site.

主权项

1. An apparatus comprising:
a computer networking site that facilitates at least one of visual or audible communications between at least some of the site users; and a plurality of non-human users selected from a class that includes at least control systems, monitoring systems, detectors, sensors, cameras, computers, actuators, motors and pumps, wherein, at least one member of the plurality initiates communications with another member of the plurality as a result of a presence of a selected condition through a respective page of the computer networking site, wherein the computer networking site automatically forwards the communications to the another member, and, responsive thereto the another member transmits a communication to the site which presents the communication as a human perceptible visual or audible communication from another user.