Computer hardware, namely servers, routers, gateways, and communication components and computer software for interconnecting, via a common portal and portal platform, content/service providers and a local or wide area network with intelligent consumer premises equipment connected thereto.

Computer services, namely providing data managing, controlling, and handling services for directing data of others through a common portal and portal platform and moving the data between a local or wide area network connected to intelligent equipment and a plurality of content/service providers for controlled interactive communications between the content/service provider and local or wide area network and the intelligent equipment connected thereto; computer consulting services for others vi...