Devices and methods are disclosed for establishing device interaction among electronic devices of a device environment and a notification device interfaced with the user. Notification devices allow the user to communicate directly with the device environment, such as by entering information in a mob
Devices and methods are disclosed for establishing device interaction among electronic devices of a device environment and a notification device interfaced with the user. Notification devices allow the user to communicate directly with the device environment, such as by entering information in a mobile phone that has a wireless connection to the environment. A device of the environment has a first transmitter and receiver for communicating with other devices, such as a notification device within the environment. In the instance where a notification device is located remotely, the device of the environment may also include a second transmitter and receiver for communicating with the remotely located notification device through a remote communications transport. A memory stores interaction rules and translation rules, and a processor implements the interaction rules and translation rules to establish interaction with the notification device. Methods may involve detecting a change of state at a device and then communicating with the notification device in accordance with the interaction rules and translation rules thereafter. Methods may also involve directing a message from a notification device to a device of the environment, such as through the remote communication transport, and then communicating from the device of the environment to additional devices.
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What is claimed is: 1. A method of establishing interaction with a notification device interfaced with a user and an environment having a plurality of devices where each device performs one or more unique functions within the environment with the one or more functions of each device being associate
What is claimed is: 1. A method of establishing interaction with a notification device interfaced with a user and an environment having a plurality of devices where each device performs one or more unique functions within the environment with the one or more functions of each device being associated with various states, the method comprising: detecting a change of state at a first device; in response to detecting the change of state, referencing rules of device interaction that govern communication between the first device and a notification device, the rules of device interaction providing an association between the detected change of state of the first device, the notification device that is communicated with in response, and the content of the communication to the notification device interfaced with the user; communicating with the notification device according to the rules of device interaction in response to detecting the change of state. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the notification device is located remotely, and wherein the method further comprises referencing rules of translation that indicate instructions for conveying information remotely to the notification device through a remote communications transport. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein referencing the rules of device interaction further comprises detecting from the rules a hierarchy of notification devices to communicate with in response to the detected change of state. 4. The method of claim 3, further comprising: detecting whether a first notification device is responsive to the communication; and when the first notification device is not responsive, communicating with a second notification device according to the rules of device interaction. 5. The method of claim 3, further comprising communicating with a first notification device and contemporaneously communicating with a second notification device. 6. The method of claim 2, further comprising receiving user input to create the translation rule for the second device. 7. The method of claim 2, wherein information is conveyed remotely through email. 8. The method of claim 2, wherein information is conveyed remotely through electronic pages. 9. A method of establishing interaction between a notification device interfaced with a user and an environment having a plurality of devices where each device performs one or more unique functions within the environment with the one or more functions of each device being associated with various states, the method comprising: inputting by a user a message at the notification device; directing a message from the notification device to a first device of the environment, wherein the message specifies an instruction for a second device of the environment; receiving the message from the notification device at the first device; communicating the instruction of the message from the first device to the second device over the transport of the second device; and implementing the instruction at the second device to cause a change of state at the second device. 10. The method of claim 9, wherein the notification device is remotely located and the first device is configured to translate messages between a remote communication transport of the notification device and transports of the devices of the environment. 11. The method of claim 10, further comprising translating the received message at the first device to adapt the message for transmission over the transport of the second device. 12. The method of claim 11, further comprising: sending a message from the second device to the first device; receiving the message over the transport of the second device at the first device; translating the received message from the second device at the first device to adapt the message for transmission over the remote communications transport; and communicating the message from the first device to the remote device over the remote communications transport. 13. The method of claim 11, wherein translating the received message comprises detecting from the message that the message is directed to the second device. 14. The method of claim 11, wherein the remote communications transport is an email system. 15. The method of claim 11, wherein the remote communications transport is an electronic paging system. 16. A device for establishing interaction between a notification device interfaced with a user and a plurality of devices within an environment where each device performs one or more unique functions within the environment with the one or more functions of each device being associated with various states, the device comprising: a first transmitter for a communication transport of the environment; a first receiver for the communication transport of the environment; a memory that stores interaction rules and translation rules for communicating between the notification device and the plurality of devices of the environment; and a processor in communication with the first transmitter, the first receiver, and memory, the processor being configured and to direct messages between devices of the environment and the notification device according to the interaction rules and translation rules, wherein the interaction rules specify when a communication to a notification device should occur and the translation rules specify the content to include in the communication to the notification device. 17. The device of claim 16, wherein the notification device is remotely located and communicates through a remote communications transport, the device further comprising: a second transmitter for the remote communication transport; a second receiver for the remote communication transport; and wherein the processor is further configured to translate messages between the communication transport of the environment and the remote communication transport according to the translation rules. 18. The device of claim 16, wherein the processor is further configured to detect from the interaction rules a hierarchy of notification devices to communicate with in response to a detected change of state of a device of the plurality. 19. The device of claim 18, wherein the processor is further configured to send a message to a first notification device of the hierarchy, detect whether the first notification device is responsive to the communication, and when the first notification device is not responsive, communicate with a second notification device of the hierarchy according to the rules of device interaction and the rules of translation. 20. The device of claim 16, wherein the processor is further configured to receive user input to create the translation rules and to store the translation rules created from the user input in the memory. 21. The device of claim 17, wherein the remote communication transport is email system. 22. The device of claim 17, wherein the remote communication transport is an electronic paging system. 23. The device of claim 17, wherein the remote communication transport is the Internet.
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