Ex Parte ROSEMAN - Page 2




                    Appeal No. 2000-0983                                                                                                                                     
                    Application No. 07/883,623                                                                                                                               


                              The disclosed invention relates to a host computer for receiving inputs from a plurality of                                                    
                    local computers, for generating a common image from the inputs, and for distributing the common                                                          
                    image to the local computers.                                                                                                                            
                              Claim 14 is illustrative of the claimed invention, and it reads as follows:                                                                    
                    14.       A computer system, comprising:                                                                                                                 
                    a)  a plurality of local computers, each associated with a video camera, a keyboard, and a pointing                                                      
                    device, and each computer capable of receiving                                                                                                           
                              i)        video input from its video camera,                                                                                                   
                              ii)       keyboard input from its keyboard, and                                                                                                
                              iii)      pointer input from its pointer;                                                                                                      
                    b)  a single host computer for                                                                                                                           
                              i)        receiving said inputs from the local computers;                                                                                      
                              ii)       generating a common visual image, based on said inputs; and                                                                          
                              iii)      distributing the common image to the local computers.                                                                                












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