Patent ID: 6343315
Filing Date: 2002-01-29
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A system for use with a plurality of rooms, comprising:a plurality of guest terminal subsystems that include a plurality of interactive input devices comprising at least first and second interactive input devices that are different from each other; a head end system including a router subsystem and a plurality of interactive output devices comprising at least first and second interactive output devices that are different from each other, said router subsystem including a plurality of emulation assemblies comprising at least first and second emulation assemblies, said first emulation assembly being properly responsive to first input information from said first interactive input device and not properly responsive to said second input information from said second interactive input device, said second emulation assembly being properly responsive to said second input information from said second interactive input device and not properly responsive to said first input information from said first interactive input device such that, when said first emulation assembly is dedicated to each of said first interactive input device and said first interactive output device, said first emulation assembly is unable to properly communicate with said second interactive input device and said second interactive output device and, when said second emulation assembly is dedicated to each of said second interactive input device and said second interactive output device, said second emulation assembly is unable to properly communicate with said first interactive input device and said first interactive output device, said first emulation assembly having a first data transmission type that allows said first input information to be communicated to said first interactive output device, with said first transmission type being unable to communicate said second input information to said second interactive output device and said second emulation assembly having a second data transmission type, different from said first data transmission type, that allows said second input information to be communicated to said second interactive output device, with said second data transmission type being unable to communicate said first input information to said first interactive output device; and a distribution system electrically connected to said plurality of guest terminal subsystems and said head end system.