How to detect any key pressed for program running in the background?

Hi All,
is it possible to detect when any key is pressed if a java program is not in the focus? For example, when I have a console based program I can write something like:
System.in.read();
and wait until any key is pressed. However, if I move the mouse away from the console and make any other window active, the console program "doesn't hear" anything. Ok, it's clear, of course, but how is it possible to make the program detect any keys pressed even if it's running in the background?
Thanks a lot for any hints!

qnx wrote:
1) Stop trying to make spyware. -> I don't do anything like this!
2) Stop re-posting the same questions. -> didn't know they are the same, sorry.
3) Stop taking us for fools. -> what? Honestly, I don't think that I realy deserved this :)With a limited posting history and the type of questions you are asking they are unusual.
There are very few legitimate problem domains that would require what you are asking about. There are illegitimate ones though. And the legitimate ones would generally require someone with quite a bit of programming experience and would also be required (the fact that java can't do it would not get rid of the requirement.)
Thus one might make assumptions about your intentions.

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