diff --git a/lib/Insteon/Controller.pm b/lib/Insteon/Controller.pm
index 03d2ee285..556236c09 100644
--- a/lib/Insteon/Controller.pm
+++ b/lib/Insteon/Controller.pm
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ must first be put into "awake mode."
 =head2 INHERITS
 
 L<Insteon::BaseDevice|Insteon::BaseInsteon/Insteon::BaseDevice>, 
+L<Insteon::DeviceController|Insteon::BaseInsteon/Insteon::DeviceController>, 
 L<Insteon::Insteon::MultigroupDevice|Insteon::BaseInsteon/Insteon::Insteon::MultigroupDevice>
 
 =head2 METHODS
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ package Insteon::RemoteLinc;
 use strict;
 use Insteon::BaseInsteon;
 
-@Insteon::RemoteLinc::ISA = ('Insteon::BaseDevice', 'Insteon::MultigroupDevice');
+@Insteon::RemoteLinc::ISA = ('Insteon::BaseDevice','Insteon::DeviceController', 'Insteon::MultigroupDevice');
 
 my %message_types = (
 	%Insteon::BaseDevice::message_types,
@@ -84,6 +85,39 @@ sub new
 	return $self;
 }
 
+=item C<derive_link_state([state])>
+
+Overrides routine in BaseObject. Takes the various states available to insteon
+devices and returns a derived state of on, off, or 0%-100%.
+
+=cut
+
+sub derive_link_state
+{
+        my ($self, $p_state) = @_;
+        #Convert Relative State to Absolute State
+        if ($p_state =~ /^([+-])(\d+)/) {
+                my $rel_state = $1 . $2;
+                my $curr_state = '100';
+                $curr_state = '0' if ($self->state eq 'off');
+                $curr_state = $1 if $self->state =~ /(\d{1,3})/;
+                $p_state = $curr_state + $rel_state;
+                $p_state = 100 if ($p_state > 100);
+                $p_state = 0 if ($p_state < 0);
+        }
+
+        my $link_state = 'on';
+        if (grep(/$p_state/i, @{['on_fast', 'off', 'off_fast']})) {
+                $link_state = $p_state;
+        }
+        elsif ($p_state =~ /\d+%?/)
+        {
+                $p_state =~ /(\d+)%?/;
+                $link_state = $1 . '%';
+        }
+        return $link_state;
+}
+
 =item C<set_awake_time([0-255 seconds])>
 
 Only available for RemoteLinc 2 models.