HOME AUTOMATION SYSTEM INTEGRATION

1 . A method, comprising:

outputting, by a television receiver to a presentation device for display, an electronic programming guide that includes a first menu item for access to programming acquired by the television receiver over a broadcast television communication link, and at least a second menu item for access to at least one of video and audio acquired by a closed-circuit camera system that is communicatively coupled to the television receiver in a home automation environment;

detecting, by the television receiver, user-selection of the second menu item for access to at least one of video and audio acquired by the closed-circuit camera system; and

outputting, by the television receiver to the presentation device for display, at least one of video and audio acquired by the closed-circuit camera system in response to detecting user-selection of the second menu item for access to at least one of video and audio acquired by the closed-circuit camera system.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a command to set a timer to acquire at least one of video and audio by the closed-circuit camera system during a particular time period; and

storing to persistent memory at least one of video and audio acquired by the closed-circuit camera system during the particular time period for subsequent user-access via the second menu item.

3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

outputting the electronic programming guide for display by a television.

4 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

outputting the electronic programming guide for display by a handled mobile device.

5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

outputting the electronic programming guide that which includes another menu item for access to particular home automation data acquired by a home automation system incorporated within the home automation environment and different from the closed-circuit camera system.

6 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving definition of a customized menu item for presentation within the electronic programming guide for access to particular home automation data acquired by a home automation system that is communicatively coupled to the television receiver in the home automation environment and different from the closed-circuit camera system.

7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving definition of the second menu item to enable presentation of the second menu item within the electronic programming guide for access to at least one of video and audio acquired by the closed-circuit camera system.

8 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a command to set a recording loop to acquire at least one of video and audio by the closed-circuit camera system over a finite time period; and

periodically storing to persistent memory at least one of video and audio acquired by the closed-circuit camera system over the finite time period for subsequent user-access via the second menu item.

9 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

outputting by the television receiver to the presentation device for display a live video feed acquired by the closed-circuit camera system.

10 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

outputting by the television receiver to the presentation device for display video acquired by the closed-circuit camera system over a particular predetermined time period.

11 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

detecting by the television receiver user-selection of a particular control within the electronic programming to guide acquisition of least one of video and audio by the closed-circuit camera system.

12 . A television receiver, comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory element communicatively coupled with and readable by at least one processor and having stored therein processor-readable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:

command the television receiver to output to a presentation device for display an electronic programming guide that includes a first menu item for access to satellite television programming, and at least a second menu item for access to video acquired by a closed-circuit camera system;

detect user-selection of the second menu item for access to video acquired by the closed-circuit camera system; and

command the television receiver to output to the presentation device for display video acquired by the closed-circuit camera system based on the user-selection.

13 . The television receiver of claim 12 , wherein the processor-readable instructions when executed by the at least one processor cause the at least one processor to:

detect a command to set a timer to acquire video by the closed-circuit camera system during a particular time period; and

store to the at least one memory element video acquired by the closed-circuit camera system during the particular time period for subsequent user-access via the second menu item.

14 . The television receiver of claim 12 , wherein the processor-readable instructions when executed by the at least one processor cause the at least one processor to:

command the television receiver to output the electronic programming guide for display by one of a television and a handheld mobile device.

15 . The television receiver of claim 12 , wherein the processor-readable instructions when executed by the at least one processor cause the at least one processor to:

command the television receiver to output the electronic programming guide that which includes another menu item for access to particular home automation data acquired by a home automation system that is different from the closed-circuit camera system and is incorporated within a home automation environment that includes the closed-circuit camera system.

16 . The television receiver of claim 12 , wherein the processor-readable instructions when executed by the at least one processor cause the at least one processor to:

store within the at least one memory element a definition of the second menu item to enable presentation of the second menu item within the electronic programming guide for access to video acquired by the closed-circuit camera system.

17 . The television receiver of claim 12 , wherein the processor-readable instructions when executed by the at least one processor cause the at least one processor to:

detect a command to set a recording loop to acquire video by the closed-circuit camera system over a finite time period; and

store in periodic intervals to the at least one memory element video acquired by the closed-circuit camera system over a corresponding finite time period for subsequent user-access via the second menu item.

18 . The television receiver of claim 12 , wherein the processor-readable instructions when executed by the at least one processor cause the at least one processor to:

command the television receiver to output to the presentation device for display a live video feed acquired by the closed-circuit camera system.

19 . The television receiver of claim 12 , wherein the processor-readable instructions when executed by the at least one processor cause the at least one processor to:

command the television receiver to output to the presentation device for display video acquired by the closed-circuit camera system over a particular predetermined time period.

20 . A method, comprising:

detecting, by a television receiver, user-selection of a menu item within an electronic programming guide that identifies a particular channel for access to video acquired by a closed-circuit camera system that is communicatively coupled to the television receiver in a home automation environment; and

outputting, by the television receiver to a presentation device for display, video acquired by the closed-circuit camera system in response to detecting user-selection of the menu item within the electronic programming guide that identifies the particular channel for access to video acquired by the closed-circuit camera system that is communicatively coupled to the television receiver in the home automation environment.