OT: Microsoft patents "timed button presses"

[Kenneth Brody]

US Patent 6,727,830 dated 27-April-2004

    A method and system are provided for extending the functionality
    of application buttons on a limited resource computing device.
    Alternative application functions are launched based on the length
    of time an application button is pressed. A default function for
    an application is launched if the button is pressed for a short,
    i.e., normal, period of time. An alternative function of the
    application is launched if the button is pressed for a long, (e.g.,
    at least one second), period of time. Still another function can
    be launched if the application button is pressed multiple times
    within a short period of time, e.g., double click.

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