Control, monitoring and/or security apparatus and method

A control apparatus, comprising:

• a receiver associated with a first control device, wherein the first control device is located at a location remote from a vehicle, wherein the receiver receives a first control signal from a second control device, wherein the second control device is located at a location remote from the first control device and remote from the vehicle, and wherein the first control signal contains information regarding at least one of a control operation, a monitoring operation, and a security operation, regarding at least one of a vehicle, a vehicle system, a vehicle equipment system, a vehicle equipment, a vehicle component, a vehicle device, and a vehicle accessory;
• wherein the first control device generates a notification message containing information regarding at least one of information contained in the first control signal, an attempt to perform the at least one of a control operation, a monitoring operation, and a security operation, regarding the at least one of a vehicle, a vehicle system, a vehicle equipment system, a vehicle equipment, a vehicle component, a vehicle device, and a vehicle accessory, and a performance of the at least one of a control operation, a monitoring operation, and a security operation, regarding the at least one of a vehicle, a vehicle system, a vehicle equipment system, a vehicle equipment, a vehicle component, a vehicle device, and a vehicle accessory, and further wherein the first control device transmits the notification message to a communication device associated with at least one a vehicle owner, a vehicle user, and an authorized individual, wherein the communication device provides information contained in notification message.

A control apparatus, comprising:

• a memory device associated with a first control device, wherein the memory device stores a limitation or a restriction for allowing or prohibiting at least one of a control operation, a monitoring operation, and a security operation, regarding at least one of a premises, a premises system, a premises equipment system, a premises equipment, a premises component, a premises device, and a premises accessory, wherein the limitation or restriction is automatically received from a communication device associated with at least one of a premises owner, a premises user, and an authorized individual, wherein the first control device is located at a location remote from the premises;
• wherein the first control device receives a first control signal from a second control device, wherein the first control signal contains information regarding at least one of a control operation, a monitoring operation, and a security operation, regarding at least one of a premises, a premises system, a premises equipment system, a premises equipment, a premises component, a premises device, and a premises accessory, wherein the second control device is located at a location remote from the first control device and remote from the premises, wherein the first control device determines if the at least one of a control operation, a monitoring operation, and a security operation, regarding the at least one of a premises, a premises system, a premises equipment system, a premises equipment, a premises component, a premises device, and a premises accessory, is allowed or disallowed, and if allowed, the first control device at least one of generates a second control signal and transmits a second control signal to a third control device located at the premises, and further wherein the third control device generates a third control signal in response to the second control signal, wherein the third control signal at least one of activates, deactivates, enables, disables, and controls,,the at least one of a premises, a premises system, a premises equipment system, a premises equipment, a premises component, a premises device, and a premises accessory.

A control apparatus, comprising:

• a receiver associated with a first control device, wherein the first control device is located at a location remote from a premises, wherein the receiver receives a first control signal from a second control device, wherein the second control device is located at a location remote from the first control device and remote from the premises, and wherein the first control signal contains information regarding at least one of a control operation, a monitoring operation, and a security operation, regarding at least one of a premises, a premises system, a premises equipment system, a premises equipment, a premises component, a premises device, and a premises accessory;
• wherein the first control device generates a notification message containing information regarding at least one of information contained in the first control signal, an attempt to perform the at least one of a control operation, a monitoring operation, and a security operation, regarding the at least one of a premises, a premises system, a premises equipment system, a premises equipment, a premises component, a premises device, and a premises accessory, and a performance of the at least one of a control operation, a monitoring operation, and a security operation, regarding the at least one of a premises, a premises system, a premises equipment system, a premises equipment, a premises component, a premises device, and a premises accessory, and further wherein the first control device transmits the notification message to a communication device associated with at least one a premises owner, a premises user, and an authorized individual, wherein the communication device provides information contained in the notification message.