The streaming media encoding and routing system employs an encoder circuit that constructs a streaming media sequence as a plurality of sequential frames, each frame comprising a plurality of segments. The encoder circuit has a processor that is programmed to place media information into the plurality of segments of each frame according to a predefined priority and further programmed to order the sequence of said segments within each frame such that the segments are progressively priority-ranked from high priority to low priority to define an EPIQ-encoded packet. A processor tests an incoming packet to determine whether it is EPIQ-encoded. The processor reduces network congestion when the received quality of service data indicates presence of network congestion by: (a) selectively and progressively erasing segments within an incoming packet beginning with a lowest-ranked priority segment if the incoming packet is determined to be EPIQ-encoded; and (b) dropping the entire incoming packet if the incoming packet is determined not be EPIQ-encoded.

An integrated security system integrates broadband and mobile access and control with conventional security systems and premise devices to provide a tri-mode security network having remote connectivity and access. The integrated security system delivers remote premise monitoring and control functionality to conventional monitored premise protection and complements existing premise protection equipment. The integrated security system integrates into the premise network and couples wirelessly with the conventional security panel, enabling broadband access to premise security systems. Automation devices can be added, enabling users to remotely see live video or pictures and control home devices via a personal web portal or other client device. Camera management enables automatic configuration and management of cameras in the premise network. The camera management extends to remote control and monitoring from outside the firewall of the premise network to include routing of images or video from a streaming source device to a requesting client device.

A method for multi-streaming multimedia content data over a network to affiliated client devices is provided. A manifest including a list of Universal Resource Indicators (URIs) for different segments of multimedia content data for selected primary multimedia content and a list of URIs for different segments of multimedia content data for at least one alternate multimedia content related to and different from the selected primary multimedia content is built and made available for download over the network with a transfer protocol. Synchronization of display of the selected primary multimedia content on a primary display and display of the at least one alternate content on the at least one auxiliary client device is thereby enabled. A system for streaming multimedia data over a network to affiliated client devices is also disclosed.

Methods performed by handsets such as cell phones of receiving a notification of a remotely stored message, the notification including message parameters related to the message, monitoring those parameters for a parameter selected via a user interface of the handset and requesting an action be performed on the message when the parameter matches the selected parameter, such as forwarding all messages of a given type to another destination.