Patent ID: 7331857

Claim:
A gaming system for use with a media player and one or more output devices, wherein the media player is configured to receive user signals, to read and execute information from a game medium, and to present portions of the information on the one or more output devices, the gaming system comprising: a first remote unit operable by a first user, including: a first controller; a first transmitter coupled to the first controller; and one or more buttons coupled to the first controller, including a first button; wherein the first controller is configured to cause the first transmitter to transmit a corresponding user signal upon actuation of each of the one or more buttons, including a first user signal upon actuation of the first button; a second remote unit operable by a second user, including: a second controller; a second transmitter coupled to the second controller; and one or more buttons coupled to the second controller, including a second button; wherein the second controller is configured to cause the second transmitter to transmit a corresponding user signal upon actuation of each of the one or more buttons, including a second user signal upon actuation of the second button; and a game medium having information readable by the media player that, when executed, causes the media player to produce a game having a plurality of scenes, wherein each scene causes the media player: to present information on at least one of the one or more output devices; and to selectively respond to the reception of user signals; wherein a first scene causes the media player to present information on at least one of the one or more output devices that includes a solvable puzzle, and either: to respond to the reception of the first user signal by producing a second scene that prompts a user of the first remote unit to provide a solution to the puzzle in a manner that does not require sending a signal, sequentially followed by a third scene that displays a correct solution to the puzzle and prompts a user of the first remote unit to transmit one or more signals indicating whether the provided solution is the correct solution, wherein the second and third scenes each cause the media player to disregard the reception of one or more user signals transmitted by the second transmitter; or to respond to the reception of the second user signal by producing a fourth scene that prompts a user of the second remote unit to provide a solution to the puzzle in a manner that does not require sending a signal, sequentially followed by a fifth scene that displays a correct solution to the puzzle and prompts a user of the second remote unit to send one or more signals indicating whether the provided solution is the correct solution, wherein the fourth and fifth scenes each cause the media player to disregard the reception of one or more user signals transmitted by the first transmitter.