Configurable controller and interface for home SMA, phone and multimedia

An apparatus comprising:

• means for storing configuration information for one or more security sensors, configuration information for one or more monitoring devices, and configuration information for one or more automation devices;
• first means for communicating with the one or more security sensors;
• second means for communicating with a remote server;
• means for interpreting an event signal received via the first means for communicating from a first security sensor of the one or more security sensors, wherein said means for interpreting performs said interpreting in accord with configuration information associated with the first security sensor;
• and
• means for transmitting data associated with the event signal to the remote server using the second means for communicating, wherein the data associated with the event signal conforms with the configuration information associated with the first security sensor, the configuration information including an association between the first security sensor and at least one zone and an association of a response of the apparatus with the at least one zone, the response including the interpreting the event signal and the transmitting the data.

A method performed by a security, monitoring and automation controller, said method comprising:

• storing configuration information for one or more security sensors, configuration information for one or more monitoring devices, and configuration information for one or more automation devices, wherein said storing is performed using a memory readable by the security, monitoring and automation (SMA) controller;
• interpreting an event signal received from a first security sensor of the one or more security sensors, wherein said interpreting is performed in accord with configuration information associated with the first security sensor;
• and
• transmitting data associated with the event signal to a remote server, wherein the data associated with the event signal conforms with the configuration information associated with the first security sensor, the configuration information including an association between the first security sensor and at least one zone and an association of a response of the SMA controller with the at least one zone, the response including the interpreting the event signal and the transmitting the data.