A system and method for configuring a remote control to command the operation of appliances, to capture demographic data, and to provide services, such as automated warranty registration, instructions, viewing guides, etc. In one aspect of the invention, two or more network communications may each have a different state object in the upper layers of a network protocol stack, and have a common state object in the lower layers of the network protocol stack. The supporting bearing is in the form of an internal, first supporting body, which is encircled by an external, second supporting body, at a radial distance. The retardation layer is disposed at a side of the light emitting surface, and is configured to rotate the first polarization orientation of the polarized light to a second polarization orientation.