System and method for integrating a home media system and other home systems

Abstract

A system and method for integrating a home media system and other home systems. As a non-limiting example, various aspects of this disclosure provide a system and method that flexibly and efficiently provide communication and/or resource sharing between a home media system and various other home systems.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 - 23 . (canceled) 
     
     
         24 . A system, the system comprising:
 a media presentation device operable to present media; and   a monitor device operably coupled to the media presentation device, wherein:
 the media presentation device is configured for communication via a resource, 
 the monitor device is configured for communication via the resource, and 
 the presentation of media is independent of the communication. 
   
     
     
         25 . The system of  claim 24 , wherein the monitor device is operable to monitor security. 
     
     
         26 . The system of  claim 24 , wherein the monitor device comprises one or more security devices. 
     
     
         27 . The system of  claim 24 , wherein the monitor device is operable control lighting. 
     
     
         28 . The system of  claim 24 , wherein the monitor device is operable to control temperature. 
     
     
         29 . The system of  claim 24 , wherein the monitor device comprises one or more thermostats. 
     
     
         30 . The system of  claim 24 , wherein the resource comprises a sensor. 
     
     
         31 . The system of  claim 24 , wherein the resource comprises a media output device. 
     
     
         32 . The system of  claim 24 , wherein the resource is within a loudspeaker enclosure. 
     
     
         33 . The system of  claim 24 , wherein the resource is operable to provide an output to a user. 
     
     
         34 . The system of  claim 24 , wherein the resource is operable to obtain a user input. 
     
     
         35 . The system of  claim 24 , wherein the media presentation device comprises one or more loudspeakers operable to output speech audio. 
     
     
         36 . The system of  claim 24 , wherein a device is operable to control the media presentation device. 
     
     
         37 . The system of  claim 24 , wherein an external device is operable to control the monitor device. 
     
     
         38 . The system of  claim 24 , wherein the media presentation device is operable to communicate a condition of a sensor. 
     
     
         39 . The system of  claim 38 , wherein the sensor comprises one or more of: a temperature sensor, a gas sensor, a smoke sensor, and a motion detector. 
     
     
         40 . The system of  claim 24 , wherein the resource comprises a microphone. 
     
     
         41 . The system of  claim 24 , wherein the resource is operable to monitor one or more of temperature, gas, smoke, motion, humidity, and air quality. 
     
     
         42 . The system of  claim 24 , wherein the resource is operable to determine a user location. 
     
     
         43 . The system of  claim 42 , wherein the monitor device is operable to identify a media output device of the media presentation device with which to provide a user output based at least in part on the user location.