TiVo Inc. and Control4 Corporation announced a partnership that will enable Control4 systems to control TiVo device features and functionality. TiVo is the cable set top box (with DVR, streaming services and multi-screen capability) capable of being integrated with comprehensive home automation solutions including lighting, home audio, climate control or security to deliver personalized experiences for customers that deliver peace of mind, comfort, savings and convenience. Through the opening of the API, initially TiVo will be providing access to, Now Playing information and TiVo Peanut remote functionality with further integration of TiVo features and services coming soon.

This partnership will leverage Control4's Simple Device Discovery Protocol software to make integrating a new TiVo into the home much easier for custom integrators. With SDDP, the Control4 home automation system automatically finds and adds supported devices to the platform, radically reducing the time to install and program a Control4 automation system, of any size. TiVo will be offering the following features through Control4 interfaces: Info (Show): Call up information about a show in seconds and see all relevant details at a glance in Info.

From here, user can order a Season Pass recording, explore the cast and crew, and see which online partners deliver the show. My Shows: Check in on what user have got waiting in users own personal entertainment lineup in My Shows. Not only can user sort by date and title, user can monitor users available recording capacity with the disk space meter.

What to Watch (coming later): What to Watch allows user to browse TV shows and movies that are on TV right now in a variety of categories including Popular TV, Sports (powered by Thuuz), Movies and Kids programming. Remote: Take total control of users entertainment with users choice of two TiVo remote control options: a full-scale replica of a classic TiVo remote or an intuitive, gesture-based remote control.