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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2017
Polar Electro Oy, Kempele, FI;
Olli Komulainen, Oulu, FI;
POLAR ELECTRO OY, Kempele, FI;
Abstract
A multi-function button is provided for a wearable device. A method includes associating, by at least one processor of the wearable device, operation of a button of a user interface of the wearable device with a quick-launch function of a computer program application stored in the wearable device, wherein operation of the button in a state where the computer program application is not being executed and where an icon identifying and enabling launch of the computer program application is not being displayed causes launch of the computer program application; and detecting, by the at least one processor while the computer program application is being executed, operation of the button and, in response to the detection, causing execution of a function of the computer program application.