SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN APPLIANCE

摘要

A system for controlling an appliance is disposed within a residence. The appliance has a plurality of states and system includes a switching module located within the residence and which is responsive to a control signal for progressing appliance from one state to another state. A local controller is responsive to a command signal for generating the control signal, which is disposed in residence near and in a line of sight with module. A remote controller, in the form of a web server, provides the command signal. The server is disposed remotely from the module and the residence and is responsive to a user command initiated by a user for generating the command signal. A mobile device/smartphone is responsive to location information indicative of the location of the mobile device for prompting user to initiate the user command for allowing location based remote control of appliance.