When traditional home electronic products are outfitted with HomePnP "network features," they can work together to offer a new generation of functionality.
Consumers could save on utility costs by having their homes automatically respond to variable time-of-day pricing by utility companies.
Security systems could display a home's floor plan on a bedroom TV to show trouble spots as they happen.
Household appliances could offer self-diagnostic options that notify residents when maintenance is due, and call to schedule a repairman's visit if so desired.
Multitasking home PCs could monitor conversations between other household products, and let the home's resident tell products what they want done.
Household clocks could always keep the right time, even after power outages.
Security system occupancy sensors could let the home's lighting and temperature-control equipment know when the home, or individual rooms, are occupied.
Other home applications that have not yet been dreamed about.