Patent is not on double click in general
Patent is not on double click in general
Posted May 22, 2004 19:41 UTC (Sat) by giraffedata (guest, #1954)In reply to: You want prior art? by spitzak
Parent article: Stupid patent tricks
The patent doesn't claim double presses in general. The most famous prior art for the double press is Microsoft Windows!
The patent is upfront about the fact that double presses already exist. The claim is for a specific use of a double press.
The patent claims use of a double press to "launch" a different "function of an application." It also speaks of a "hardware button," which I get the impression is meant to allude to a button on a watch more than a mouse button. It's all kind of gibberish, but I agree with Dr. Stupid that what they're trying to describe without getting too specific is a button on a device whose entire user interface is just a few buttons. Pressing a button does something that would be called running a program in a full-size computer, and what arguments that program gets depends on how many times you press.
Looked at that narrowly, I can't think of any prior art. But it does have the obviousness problem that most "software patents" have.
Posted May 25, 2004 15:16 UTC (Tue)
by hazelsct (guest, #3659)
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There is no doubt a ton of prior art here. The idiots in the patent office who granted this need to be fired, let alone software patents thrown in the dustbin of "intellectual property" history.
Posted May 27, 2004 10:58 UTC (Thu)
by mmacok (guest, #20088)
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When I shortly press the power button when the device When the device is on and I press the power button
PalmOS has done this for many, many years. Clicking the contacts button launches the contacts application, holding it down launches that application to beam the owner's "business card" to another user.Patent is not on double click in general
My cell phone is Nokia 6310i.Patent is not on double click in general
is off, nothing happens. When I press it for a longer
time, the device is switched on.
for a short time, the menu with different "profiles"
appear. When I press it for a longer time, the device
is switched off.