REGION SELECTION CONTROL FOR SELECTING BROWSER RENDERED ELEMENTS
First Claim
1. A method for selecting content within a browser comprising:
- identifying an initial point within a browser interface corresponding to a displayed pointer location;
identifying a terminal point within the browser interface corresponding to a final position of the pointer;
defining a selection region where the initial point and the terminal point are diagonally opposing corners of the selection region;
searching a plurality of browser elements for elements that are defined by the selection region to produce a set of resulting browser elements; and
marking the set of resulting browser elements as selected.
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Abstract
An initial point within a browser interface corresponding to a displayed pointer location can be identified. A terminal point within the browser interface corresponding to a final position of the pointer can also be identified. A selection region can be defined by these points, where the initial point and the terminal point are diagonally opposing corners of the selection region. A set of browser elements (e.g., HTML elements) can be searched for elements that are defined by the selection region to produce a set of resulting browser elements. The set of resulting browser elements can be marked as having been selected by a user. Thus, a user can use a definable rectangular region to select a set of browser elements.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for selecting content within a browser comprising:
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identifying an initial point within a browser interface corresponding to a displayed pointer location; identifying a terminal point within the browser interface corresponding to a final position of the pointer; defining a selection region where the initial point and the terminal point are diagonally opposing corners of the selection region; searching a plurality of browser elements for elements that are defined by the selection region to produce a set of resulting browser elements; and marking the set of resulting browser elements as selected. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer program product for selecting content within a browser comprising:
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a computer usable medium having computer usable program code embodied therewith, the computer usable program code comprising; computer usable program code configured to identity an initial point within a browser interface corresponding to a displayed pointer location; computer usable program code configured to identify a terminal point within the browser interface corresponding to a final position of the pointer; computer usable program code configured to define a selection region where the initial point and the terminal point are diagonally opposing corners of the selection region; computer usable program code configured to search a plurality of browser elements for elements that are defined by the selection region to produce a set of resulting browser elements; and computer usable program code configured to mark the set of resulting browser elements as selected. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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