Home Automation and Smart Homes……Convenient Living

In the present 21 ^st century many people are looking for the methods to improve life conditions, comfort and at the same time the simplicity of handling with domestic electric appliances. Automation through mobile is a desired option when the user is outside the premises, where the appliances need to be controlled. Unlike other hand-held units, a mobile can be easily operated by the visually impaired and physically challenged persons also. To provide security to the network so that nobody else makes a call to the mobile circuitry and misuses the facility, an authentication code is provided. This paper discusses the different features of home automation.