Patent ID: 7862432

Claim:
A game-playing apparatus, comprising: a DVD authored for providing an interactive game; a DVD player for playing said DVD; a first handset and a second handset for remotely controlling operation of said DVD player for playing the interactive game, said first handset and said second handset each having at least one corresponding control button; means for having a first control signal transmitted to said DVD player when said at least one corresponding control button of said first handset is operated for navigating between on-screen menu buttons; and, means for having a second control signal transmitted to said DVD player when said at least one corresponding control button of said second handset is operated for navigating between on-screen menu buttons, said second control signal being different from said first control signal, said DVD being further authored for presenting an on-screen menu for distinguishing between said first control signal and said second control signal, said on-screen menu comprising a first on-screen menu button having a first action associated therewith, which is automatically invoked in response to the transmission of said first control signal, and a second on-screen menu button having a second action associated therewith, which is automatically invoked in response to the transmission of said second control signal, the first action associated with said first on-screen menu button being different from the second action associated with said second on-screen menu button.