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1. 

   Valued customer, 27 Apr 2004 @ 3:33pm

   
   

   No Subject Given

   I hear that they also have a patent pending on the right index finger. I guess that means that they will also be able to collect royalties if you pick your nose.

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   Cigamit, 27 Apr 2004 @ 3:47pm

   
   

   No Subject Given

   Even your digital watch requires different types of presses in order to change the time/date or alarm.

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   Fazookus, 27 Apr 2004 @ 7:46pm

   
   

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   MORSE CODE!!!!!!!!
   I think I win this competition!
   Faz

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   Erik, 28 Apr 2004 @ 12:50am

   
   

   PS 2???

   My Playstation 2 requires a short tap on the power button to reset and a press to shut it down.
   (Not as good as the Morse code example but implemented by a competitor in the Video Games arena)

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   Matt, 28 Apr 2004 @ 5:56am

   
   

   Re: No Subject Given

   er...which application does that open?

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   NOBODY, 28 Apr 2004 @ 9:29am

   
   

   No Subject Given

   The good one.

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   Anonymous Coward, 28 Apr 2004 @ 1:19pm

   
   

   Re: PS 2???

   Yes, but unlike the Xbox, your PS2 isn't a "limited power computing device" :-)

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   Anonymous Coward, 28 Apr 2004 @ 1:32pm

   
   

   Re: No Subject Given

   They don't have a patent on my middle finger.

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9. 

   Rahyl, 28 Apr 2004 @ 2:00pm

   
   

   trolling

   They're trolling guys, plain and simple. They know this kind of thing enrages a lot of people so they drop some money out of petty cash for a quick laugh at your expense.

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10. 

    Andreas Mueller, 28 Apr 2004 @ 2:24pm

    
    

    prior art: Nextstep

    The Nextstep Workspace manager back in 1990 featured
    timed actions. A short click on a directory would display the contents, a long press would update the
    directory. A double click would open it in a new window.

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    ozeleslie, 28 Apr 2004 @ 2:28pm

    
    

    Re: No Subject Given

    yes you did

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    David Boarman, 28 Apr 2004 @ 3:01pm

    
    

    Timing the button click

    This is stupid, useless and does nothing but end up causing consumers and taxpayers to pay for silly litigation on who designed the process in the first place.
    Gates...get a life and just make your products work right from the get-go. Enough is enough!!!
    David Boarman

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    Flo, 28 Apr 2004 @ 4:42pm

    
    

    Re: PS 2???

    Every mobile phone I've owned has had this "invention" now that is a limited power computing device

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    Possum, 28 Apr 2004 @ 7:37pm

    
    

    Re: No Subject Given

    Without doubt, you have given the best example of Prior Art.

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    tih, 28 Apr 2004 @ 11:37pm

    
    

    Re: PS 2???

    My old HP 41C calculator, purchased back in 1983, has this feature, needed because its keys are programmable. Press-and-release runs what's bound to the key, press-and-hold shows (in the display) what the key will do on release, and if you then keep holding it down a bit longer, the keypress is canceled.

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    Adrian O'Connor, 29 Apr 2004 @ 2:26am

    
    

    Patent on Pressing a Button, Prior Art

    The 'soft' power button on my PC knows that one quick press means 'ask the O/S to do something, normally go to standby' and a 4 second long press means 'tell the PSU to shut off'.
    
    That must be a very good case of prior art since it's been around since the inception of ATX PSU's.

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    Anonymous Coward, 29 Apr 2004 @ 2:44am

    
    

    Re: No Subject Given

    I'm left handed.....

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    Dominic, 29 Apr 2004 @ 3:35am

    
    

    Re: Patent on Pressing a Button, Prior Art

    Windows has had "hold down the shift key for a while to activate settings for disabilities" for longer than we've had ATX cases I think.
    The calculator example above looks good though.

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    John Andersen, 29 Apr 2004 @ 4:11am

    
    

    Already exists!

    The mobile phone, Alcatel 310, already has this feature. If you press short you get the number/character, if you hold it longer you get the next number/character in the sequence for that button.
    Enjoy :)

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    Adam Ashwell, 29 Apr 2004 @ 9:44pm

    
    

    One-Button Mouse

    The one-button mouse on Macs does NOT have a right click by holding down the button. Hold down control and THEN click, and, bingo, right click. But I myself don't use a one-button mouse, I got a third party two button mouse with one of them scroll wheels and some buttons and stuff. Logitech. Well, this isn't a thread about mice, so I'll stop now.

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    brijesh, 25 Dec 2008 @ 9:59pm

    
    

    surf win prize

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