Remotely granting access to a smart environment

An apparatus, comprising:

• a processing unit;
• a transceiver;
• a memory storing computer readable instructions that, when executed by the processing unit, cause the apparatus to perform:
• wirelessly receiving a rejection of a control request from an appliance, wherein the rejection includes access information from the appliance, a ticket definition and a public key associated with an administrator terminal, further wherein the access information comprising address information corresponding to the administrator terminal and an authorization template corresponding to the appliance, and the ticket definition comprising one or more appliance function definitions and one or more access right levels associated with each appliance function;
• in response to receiving the rejection of the control request, wirelessly sending an access request to the administrator terminal, based in part on the access information;
• wirelessly receiving user input authorizing one or more access rights from the administrator terminal;
• and
• wirelessly controlling the appliance based on the access rights authorized and the authorization template.

One or more computer readable media storing computer readable instructions, that when executed by a processor, perform:

• wirelessly receiving a rejection of a control request from an appliance, wherein the rejection includes access information from the appliance, a ticket definition and a public key associated with an administrator terminal, further wherein the access information comprising address information corresponding to the administrator terminal and an authorization template corresponding to the appliance and the ticket definition comprising one or more appliance function definitions and one or more access right levels associated with each appliance function;
• in response to receiving the rejection of the control request, wirelessly sending an access request to the administrator terminal, based in part on the access information;
• wirelessly receiving user input authorizing one or more access rights from the administrator terminal;
• and
• wirelessly controlling the appliance based on the access rights authorized and the authorization template.

A method comprising:

• wirelessly receiving an appliance access request for access rights from a control terminal, wherein the appliance access request was sent in response to an appliance rejecting control by the control terminal, and further wherein the rejection of control comprises a ticket definition and a public key, wherein the ticket definition includes one or more appliance function definitions and one or more access rights levels associated with each appliance function;
• prompting for input based on the received access request, wherein the prompting includes providing information such that a user is able to determine whether to grant the access rights;
• receiving input based on the received access request, wherein the input received corresponds to either granting or denying the request;
• wirelessly sending a response to a control terminal, wherein the control terminal may accesses the appliance in accordance with the response if the response granted access to the appliance.

An apparatus comprising:

• a processing unit;
• a transceiver;
• a memory storing computer readable instructions that, when executed by the processing unit, cause the apparatus to perform:
• wirelessly receiving an appliance access request for access rights from a control terminal, wherein the appliance access request was sent in response to an appliance rejecting control by the control terminal, and further wherein the rejection of control comprises a ticket definition and a public key, wherein the ticket definition includes one or more appliance function definitions and one or more access rights levels associated with each appliance function;
• prompting for input based on the received access request, wherein the prompting includes providing information such that a user is able to determine whether to grant the access rights;
• receiving input based on the received access request, wherein the input received corresponds to either granting or denying the request;
• wirelessly sending a response to a control terminal, wherein the control terminal may accesses the appliance in accordance with the response if the response granted access to the appliance.

A computer readable medium storing computer readable instructions, that when executed by a processor, perform:

• wirelessly receiving an appliance access request for access rights from a control terminal, wherein the appliance access request was sent in response to an appliance rejecting control by the control terminal, and further wherein the rejection of control comprises a ticket definition and a public key, wherein the ticket definition includes one or more appliance function definitions and one or more access rights levels associated with each appliance function;
• prompting for input based on the received access request, wherein the prompting includes providing information such that a user is able to determine whether to grant the access rights;
• receiving input based on the received access request, wherein the input received corresponds to either granting or denying the request;
• wirelessly sending a response to a control terminal, wherein the control terminal accesses the appliance in accordance with the response if the response granted access to the appliance.