METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING A HOME AUTOMATED SYSTEM BY MEANS OF A PHONE, TELEVISION OR DATA NETWORK

摘要

The present invention relates to a method and system operated by a user by means of a wire or cellular phone, by means of a television or by means of a data network, such as the Internet for controlling a home automated system. The system for controlling a plurality of home automated systems comprises one or more terminal units, each of which is connected to a home device or appliance, for controlling it or reporting its status; a subscribers' server for receiving inputs from one or more user Interfaces, for transferring status information to said user Interfaces, for storing each home automated system settings and status data of each electronic device or appliance within each home and for communicating with each of said terminal units via at least one router by generating and sending command signals to one or more relevant routers, said one or more relevant routers in turn transferring the received said command signals to one or more relevant terminal units.