Transmitting messages to a display device based on detected audio output

A system comprising:

• one or more memories;
• at least one processor each coupled to at least one of the one or more memories and configured to perform operations comprising:
• executing an action with respect to a display device to change an audio output by a speaker coupled to the display device;
• transmitting instructions to a remote control device to detect the audio output by the speaker;
• and
• determining that the display device is operational, in response to receiving an affirmative message from the remote control device indicating that the display device successfully executed the action by detecting an attribute associated with the audio output by the speaker.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium with instructions stored thereon that, when executed by at least one computing device, cause the at least one computing device to perform operations comprising:

• executing an action with respect to a display device to change an audio output by a speaker coupled to the display device;
• transmitting instructions to a remote control device to detect the audio output by the speaker;
• and
• determining that the display device is operational, in response to receiving an affirmative message from the remote control device indicating that the display device successfully executed the action by detecting an attribute associated with the audio output by the speaker.