Closed loop universal remote control

A method of operating an electronic device as a closed-loop remote control comprising:

• receiving input from a user to change a state of a remote controlled device;
• obtaining input related to the state of the remote controlled device;
• determining the state of the remote controlled device;
• transmitting a command to change the state of the remote controlled device;
• obtaining input related to the state of the remote controlled device;
• determining the state of the remote controlled device;
• and
• discerning whether the state of the device changed in response to the transmitted command to change the state of the remote controlled device.

A method of operating a remote control comprising:

• receiving user input related to the state of a controlled device;
• determining a state of the controlled device;
• determining if the state of the controlled device should change in accordance with the user input;
• sending command to change state of the controlled device is it should change;
• and
• returning to a standby state if it is determined that the state of the controlled device should not change.