Ok, so this is something I hadn't considered. You're saying that because the touch panels can receive commands, it can be triggered to display specific items, either based on a preset schedule or based upon actions. The iPad app can't do this because it, as a sandboxed app, doesn't have the ability to control hardware (wake from sleep, open the app, etc). So, it's kind of like push notifications - I can achieve the same result by manually navigating through the menus, but if I do that same thing every day at a certain time or after a certain stimulus input, why not just automate it? Just spitballing here, but a few potentials came to mind, tell me if these are not what you're talking about or simply not possible:

- Someone ringing the doorbell triggers the system to wake the panels and automatically show the video image from the front door so you can see who's there.
- A weather forecast is displayed every morning in the Master Bedroom panel at 6AM when the owners would likely be getting up.
- Incoming call on the landline phone displays caller ID on all panels

Seemingly, the options might be limited by your creativity, so I welcome any others people may have. This is an area where I usually fall short - I can dig miles deep into the tech, but I have zero creativity.