Patent ID: 7005966

Claim:
A remote controlled computer system, comprising: a computer comprising a wireless receiver configured for radio frequency communication, wherein the wireless receiver comprises a printed circuit board that is configured to connect with an expansion slot of the computer, and wherein the wireless receiver comprises a battery for powering the wireless receiver; a hand-held controller comprising a wireless transmitter and an attachment device for attaching the hand-held controller to a key ring, purse handle, or other commonly carried personal item; wherein said hand-held controller is configured to send a signal to said wireless receiver upon user actuation, and wherein said computer is configured to perform a power on sequence and to launch a user-defined application program in response to receiving said signal, wherein said wireless receiver and wireless transmitter have a communication range of approximately 200 to 500 feet, wherein said hand-held controller comprises at least three assigned buttons for actuating said signal, and wherein one of said assigned buttons initiates the power on sequence and the launching of a first user-defined application program, wherein another one of said assigned buttons initiates the power on sequence and the launching of a second user-defined application, and wherein another one of said assigned buttons initiates the power on sequence without launching of an application program.