A method includes the steps of selecting an appliance to be controlled from a list of appliances stored in the cellular device, selecting an instruction to be communicated to the selected appliance from a list of instructions stored in the cellular device, and transmitting the instruction to a cellu
A method includes the steps of selecting an appliance to be controlled from a list of appliances stored in the cellular device, selecting an instruction to be communicated to the selected appliance from a list of instructions stored in the cellular device, and transmitting the instruction to a cellular interface associated with the selected appliance via a public cellular telephone infrastructure by dialing a telephone number stored in the cellular device.
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1. A control hub having a cellular interface, the cellular interface comprising: an antenna for receiving instructions from a cellular device;a memory;one or more communication mechanisms configured to transmit the instructions to a plurality of appliances in a plurality of modalities; anda processo
1. A control hub having a cellular interface, the cellular interface comprising: an antenna for receiving instructions from a cellular device;a memory;one or more communication mechanisms configured to transmit the instructions to a plurality of appliances in a plurality of modalities; anda processor operatively coupled with the antenna, the memory, and the one or more communication mechanisms, wherein the processor is programmed to, for each instruction: identify one of the plurality of appliances as an intended recipient of the instruction;translate the instruction into a format readable to the one of the plurality of appliances; andsend the translated instruction to the one of the plurality of appliances identified as the intended recipient of the instruction via one of the one or more communication mechanisms. 2. The control hub of claim 1, wherein for each instruction, the one of the one or more communication mechanisms sends the translated instruction to the one of the plurality of appliances identified as the intended recipient of the instruction using a modality that is appropriate for the one of the plurality of appliances identified as the intended recipient of the instruction. 3. The control hub of claim 1, wherein the cellular interface converts the translated instructions into machine accessible code (MAC) before transmitting the instructions via the one or more communication mechanisms. 4. The control hub of claim 1, wherein for each instruction, the processor converts the translated instruction into a format that is appropriate for the one of the plurality of appliances identified as the intended recipient of the instruction. 5. The control hub of claim 1, wherein for at least one of the instructions, the cellular interface transmits a verification from the one of the plurality of appliances identified as the intended recipient of the instruction to the cellular device. 6. The control hub of claim 5, wherein the verification is an acknowledgement to the cellular device that the one of the plurality of appliances identified as the intended recipient of the instruction has executed the instruction. 7. The control hub of claim 1, wherein the one or more communication mechanisms include a wireless modality. 8. The control hub of claim 1, wherein the one or more communication mechanisms include a WiFi modality. 9. The control hub of claim 1, wherein the one or more communication mechanisms include an infrared modality. 10. The control hub of claim 1, wherein the one or more communication mechanisms include a Bluetooth modality. 11. The control hub of claim 1, wherein the memory is used to store a telephone number for the cellular interface. 12. A control hub system having a cellular interface enabling control of a plurality of appliances from a remote location, the cellular interface comprising: an antenna for receiving instructions from a cellular device;a memory;one or more communication mechanisms configured to transmit the instructions to the plurality of appliances in a plurality of modalities; anda processor operatively coupled with the antenna, the memory, and the one or more communication mechanisms, wherein the processor is programmed to, for each instruction: identify one of the plurality of appliances as an intended recipient of the instruction;translate the instruction into a format readable to the one of the plurality of appliances; andwirelessly send the translated instruction to the one of the plurality of appliances identified as the intended recipient of the instruction via one of the one or more communication mechanisms. 13. The control hub system of claim 12, wherein the plurality of appliances comprise one or more of a group consisting of: a furnace, a thermostat, a wall air conditioner, a central air conditioner, a ceiling fan, a humidifier, a dehumidifier, an oscillating fan, a fireplace, a VCR, a DVD, a TV, a CD player, a Jacuzzi, a personal computer, a pool, a sauna, a camcorder, an iPod, a video camera, an alarm clock, a clock radio, a sound system, a stereo, a business computer, a fax, an answering machine, a copier, a scanner, a printer, a laminator, an alarm system, a side door, a garage door, a front door, a back door, an inside light, an outside light, a video camera, a coffeemaker, a dishwasher, a microwave, and an oven. 14. A method of operating a control hub comprising: receiving instructions from a cellular device on an antenna; andfor each instruction of the instructions received from the cellular device on the antenna: identifying, using a processor, one of a plurality of appliances as an intended recipient of the instruction;translating, by the processor, the instruction into a format readable to the one of the plurality of appliances; andsending the translated instruction to the one of the plurality of appliances identified as the intended recipient of the instruction via one of one or more communication mechanisms of the control hub. 15. The method of claim 14, wherein for each instruction, sending the translated instruction to the one of the plurality of appliances identified as the intended recipient of the instruction comprises sending the translated instruction to the one of the plurality of appliances identified as the intended recipient of the instruction using a modality that is appropriate for the one of the plurality of appliances identified as the intended recipient of the instruction. 16. The method of claim 14, wherein the one or more communication mechanisms include a wireless modality. 17. The method of claim 14, wherein the one or more communication mechanisms include a WiFi modality. 18. The method of claim 14, wherein the one or more communication mechanisms include an infrared modality. 19. The method of claim 14, wherein the one or more communication mechanisms include a Bluetooth modality. 20. A computer program product, the computer program product stored on a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium and including instructions configured to cause a microprocessor to carry out the steps of: receiving instructions from a cellular device on an antenna; andfor each instruction of the instructions received from the cellular device on the antenna: identifying one of a plurality of appliances as an intended recipient of the instruction;translating the instruction into a format readable to the one of the plurality of appliances; andsending the translated instruction to the one of the plurality of appliances identified as the intended recipient of the instruction via one of one or more communication mechanisms coupled to the microprocessor.
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