def remote(self, action):
        """
        Function specific for MMI, not BMI.
        action is one of: "play", "stop", "pause", "rewind", "quit"
        """
        method = "remote"

        A = None
        metadata = {method: action}

        send_array(self.socket, A, metadata)
        A, metadata = recv_array(
            self.socket, poll=self.poll, poll_timeout=self.poll_timeout,
            flags=self.zmq_flags)

        return metadata[method]
Function specific for MMI, not BMI.
        action is one of: "play", "stop", "pause", "rewind", "quit"