Microsoft Patents Double Clicks

Filed in: Microsoft, Technology — June 5th, 2004

The US Patent and Trademark Office has granted a patent to Microsoft Corp. for a “time based hardware button for application launch” in which a click of a button can start different programs if it is clicked once, twice or held down for several seconds. The patent, number 6,727,830, was granted on April 27.

However, mouse-wielding computer users need not worry, as the patent only applies to handheld computers that run Microsoft’s PocketPC software, especially the method of bringing up different features depending on how many times a button is pressed.

Thought:
I was shocked when see the patent. Fortunely, it only apply to computer that run PocketPC. Phew~ So, it does not affect our mouse.