Control, monitoring and/or security apparatus and method

A control apparatus, comprising:

• a first control device, wherein the first control device at least one of generates a first signal and transmits a first signal for controlling at least one of a vehicle system, a vehicle equipment system, a vehicle component, a vehicle device, a vehicle equipment, and a vehicle appliance, of a vehicle, wherein the first control device is located at a location remote from the vehicle,
• wherein the first control device at least one of generates the first signal and transmits the first signal in response to a second signal, wherein the second signal is at least one of generated by a second control device and transmitted from a second control device, wherein the second control device is located at a location which is remote from the first control device and remote from the vehicle,
• wherein the second signal is transmitted from the second control device to the first control device, and further wherein the second signal is automatically received by the first control device, wherein the first signal controls a third control device, wherein the third control device is capable of controlling one or more of a plurality of the at least one of a vehicle system, a vehicle equipment system, a vehicle component, a vehicle device, a vehicle equipment, and a vehicle appliance,
• wherein the first signal is transmitted from the first control device to the third control device, and further wherein the first signal is automatically received by the third control device, wherein the third control device is located at the vehicle, and further wherein the third control device at least one of generates a third signal and transmits a third signal for controlling the at least one of a vehicle system, a vehicle equipment system, a vehicle component, a vehicle device, a vehicle equipment, and a vehicle appliance,
• wherein at least one of the first control device and the third control device processes an access code associated with the vehicle to verify that the third control signal is an authorized signal.

A control apparatus, comprising:

• a first control device, wherein the first control device is capable of controlling one or more of a plurality of at least one of a premises system, a premises equipment system, a premises component, a premises device, a premises equipment, and a premises appliance, of a premises, wherein the first control device at least one of generates a first signal and transmits a first signal for controlling the at least one of a premises system, a premises equipment system, a premises component, a premises device, a premises equipment, and a premises appliance, wherein the first control device is located at the premises,
• wherein the first control device at least one of generates the first signal and transmits the first signal in response to a second signal, wherein the second signal is at least one of generated by a second control device and transmitted from a second control device, wherein the second control device is located at a location which is remote from the premises, wherein the second signal is transmitted from the second control device to the first control device, and further wherein the second signal is automatically received by the first control device,
• wherein the second control device at least one of generates the second signal and transmits the second signal in response to a third signal, wherein the third signal is at least one of generated by a third control device and transmitted from a third control device, wherein the third control device is located at a location which is remote from the premises and remote from the second control device, wherein the third signal is transmitted from the third control device to the second control device, and further wherein the third signal is automatically received by the second control device,
• wherein at least one of the first control device and the second control device processes an access code associated with the premises to verify that the third control signal is an authorized signal.