A device and method for accessing, monitoring, and controlling home appliances in a media exchange network by establishing a communication link between a communication initiation device and at least one home appliance and communicating at least one command from the communication initiation device to...http://www.google.com.au/patents/US8063772?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8063772 - Access, monitoring, and control of appliances via a media processing system
