Appeal No. 1999-1605
Application 08/502,882
This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from
the final rejection of claims 1-15.
We affirm-in-part.
BACKGROUND
The disclosed invention relates to a processor controlled
system, such as an entertainment system, having multiple
remote controls. The remote controls are used to provide user
control over separate programs running on the system and
enables multiple users to control multiple different programs
at the same time, such as a television program in one window
and a check balancing program in another.
Claim 15 is reproduced below.
15. A processor controlled system for executing computer
program applications under the control of multiple remote
control devices each transmitting a signal identifying
itself combined with a signal representing a desired user
interaction with an application, the system comprising:
a receiver for receiving the signals from the remote
control devices;
a module that identifies an application associated
with the remote control device as a function of the
identifying signal and a predetermined association of
remote control devices and applications; and
a router that routes a representation of the desired
user interaction to the identified application for
execution.
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