Patent ID: 8531276

Claim:
A remote control comprising: an electronic circuit configured to: store a simulated current state data for a set of home entertainment appliances, receive a request to transmit a set of command codes to a set of home entertainment appliances to place the set of home entertainment appliances in an end state, and calculate and update the simulated current state data to match the end state, a transmitter coupled to the electronic circuit, wherein the transmitter is configured to transmit the set of command codes to the set of home entertainment appliances based on the request; and a display coupled to the electronic circuit, wherein: the electronic circuit is configured to control the display to display a set of questions subsequent to transmitting the set of command codes to the set of home entertainment appliances based on the request, the set of questions is for a state of the set of home entertainment appliances, the electronic circuit is configured to receive a set of answers to the set of questions, the electronic circuit is configured to use the set of answers to determine if an actual state of the set of entertainment appliances matches the end state, and to change the simulated current state data to match the actual state if the actual state does not match the end state.