Control, monitoring and/or security apparatus and method

A control method, comprising:

• at least one of monitoring and detecting an event regarding 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 at the premises;
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• at least one of generating a first signal with a first control device and transmitting a first signal from a first control device to a second control device, wherein the first signal contains information regarding the event, and wherein the second control device is located at a location which is remote from the premises,
• wherein the second control device automatically receives the first signal from the first control device, and further wherein the second control device at least one of generates a second signal and transmits a second signal to a communication device associated with an individual, wherein the communication device is located remote from the second control device, and further wherein the communication device automatically receives the second signal from the second control device, and further wherein the communication device generates a third signal, wherein the third signal provides information regarding the event.

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 at least one of activating, de-activating, disabling, and re-enabling, 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 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 vehicle, wherein the second signal is transmitted from the second control device to the first control device, wherein the second signal is automatically received by the first control device, and further 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 vehicle 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.

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 at least one of activating, de-activating, disabling, and re-enabling, 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 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 at least one of activating, de-activating, disabling, and re-enabling, 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.

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 at least one of activating, de-activating, disabling, and re-enabling, 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 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, wherein the second signal is automatically received by the first control device, and further 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.

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 at least one of activating, de-activating, disabling, and re-enabling, 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 is located at a location remote from 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 first control device and 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 first signal controls a third control device, 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 premises, and further wherein the third control device at least one of generates a third signal and transmits a third signal for at least one of activating, de-activating, disabling, and re-enabling, 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.

A control method, comprising:

• transmitting a first signal from a first control device to a second control device, wherein the first control device is located at a location remote from the second control device and remote from a vehicle or a premises, and further wherein the first signal is automatically received by the second control device;
• transmitting a second signal from the second control device to a third control device, wherein the third control device is located at the vehicle or the premises, and further wherein the second control device is located at a location remote from the vehicle or the premises, and further wherein the second signal is automatically received by the third control device;
• at least one of generating a third signal and transmitting a third signal from the third control device, wherein the third control device is located at the vehicle or the premises, and further wherein the third signal is at least one of generated and transmitted in response to the second signal;
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• at least one of activating, de-activating, disabling, and re-enabling, at least one of a vehicle system, a vehicle equipment system, a vehicle component, a vehicle device, a vehicle equipment, a vehicle appliance, a premises system, a premises equipment system, a premises component, a premises device, a premises equipment, and a premises appliance.

A control apparatus, comprising:

• a first control device, wherein the first control device is capable of at least one of activating, de-activating, disabling, and re-enabling, one or more of a plurality of 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 at least one of generates a first signal and transmits a first signal for at least one of activating, de-activating, disabling, and re-enabling, 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 control device is located at 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 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 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 vehicle 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.

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 at least one of activating, de-activating, disabling, and re-enabling, 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 at least one of activating, de-activating, disabling, and re-enabling, 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 at least one of activating, de-activating, disabling, and re-enabling, 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.

A control apparatus, comprising:

• a first control device, wherein the first control device is capable of at least one of activating, de-activating, disabling, and re-enabling, 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 at least one of activating, de-activating, disabling, and re-enabling, 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.

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 at least one of activating, de-activating, disabling, and re-enabling, 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 is located at a location remote from 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 first control device and 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 first signal controls a third control device, wherein the third control device is capable of at least one of activating, de-activating, disabling, and re-enabling, one or more of a plurality of 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 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 premises, and further wherein the third control device at least one of generates a third signal and transmits a third signal for at least one of activating, de-activating, disabling, and re-enabling, 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.

A control method, comprising:

• transmitting a first signal from a first control device to a second control device, wherein the first control device is located at a location remote from the second control device and remote from a vehicle, and further wherein the first signal is automatically received by the second control device;
• transmitting a second signal from the second control device to a third control device, wherein the third control device is capable of at least one of activating, de-activating, disabling, and re-enabling, one or more of a plurality of 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 the vehicle, wherein the third control device is located at the vehicle, and further wherein the second control device is located at a location remote from the vehicle, and further wherein the second signal is automatically received by the third control device;
• at least one of generating a third signal with the third control device and transmitting a third signal from the third control device, wherein the third control device is located at the vehicle, and further wherein the third signal is at least one of generated and transmitted in response to the second signal;
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• at least one of activating, de-activating, disabling, and re-enabling, 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.

A control method, comprising:

• transmitting a first signal from a first control device to a second control device, wherein the first control device is located at a location remote from the second control device and remote from a premises, and further wherein the first signal is automatically received by the second control device;
• transmitting a second signal from the second control device to a third control device, wherein the third control device is capable of at least one of activating, de-activating, disabling, and re-enabling, 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 the premises, wherein the third control device is located at the premises, and further wherein the second control device is located at a location remote from the premises, and further wherein the second signal is automatically received by the third control device;
• at least one of generating a third signal with the third control device and transmitting a third signal from the third control device, wherein the third control device is located at the premises, and further wherein the third signal is at least one of generated and transmitted in response to the second signal;
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• at least one of activating, de-activating, disabling, and re-enabling, 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.