1. A method for presenting a representation of current state of a device having device storage using a host system, the method comprising: a) receiving first information from the device storage, the first information including a set of states of the device and an identification of one or more user interface elements associated with each state, wherein a representation of a state comprises the one or more user interface elements associated with the state; b) receiving second information from the accessible portion of the device storage, the second information including an identification of a current state of the device; c) presenting the representation of the identified current state of the device through a user interface of the host system.