SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HOME AUTOMATION VIA A MEDIA DEVICE

摘要

A home automation system stores, at a media device (120), configuration data (103, 104) including an identifier associated with a remotely controllable device (131-136). Remote control information is received over a network (110). From the remote control information and the configuration data (103, 104), a desired remote control signal is determined. The desired remote control signal is then transmitted from the media device (120) to the remotely controllable device (131-136). In this way, a media device (120) (such as a set-top box, place-shifting device, or the like) is capable of controlling devices (131-136) in its environment.