Gestures for Selecting Text
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for selecting text using a touchscreen display of a computing device, the method comprising:
- identifying, by a computing device, physical contact between multiple fingers and the touchscreen display at a starting location, wherein the identifying is in distinction to identifying physical contact between a single finger and the touchscreen display;
determining, by the computing device, that the physical contact persists during movement of the physical contact from the starting location to an ending location;
determining, by the computing device, that the physical contact was interrupted at the ending location; and
identifying, by the computing device, text displayed between the starting location and the ending location as being text that has been selected by a user of the computing device.
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Abstract
In general, the subject matter described in this specification can be embodied in methods, systems, and program products for selecting text using a touchscreen display of a computing device. A computing device identifies physical contact between multiple fingers and the touchscreen display at a starting location, wherein the identifying is in distinction to identifying physical contact between a single finger and the touchscreen display. The computing device determines that the physical contact persists during movement of the physical contact from the starting location to an ending location. The computing device determines that the physical contact was interrupted at the ending location. The computing device identifies that text displayed between the starting location and the ending location is text that has been selected by a user of the computing device.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for selecting text using a touchscreen display of a computing device, the method comprising:
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identifying, by a computing device, physical contact between multiple fingers and the touchscreen display at a starting location, wherein the identifying is in distinction to identifying physical contact between a single finger and the touchscreen display; determining, by the computing device, that the physical contact persists during movement of the physical contact from the starting location to an ending location; determining, by the computing device, that the physical contact was interrupted at the ending location; and identifying, by the computing device, text displayed between the starting location and the ending location as being text that has been selected by a user of the computing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer-implemented method for selecting text using a touchscreen display of a computing device, the method comprising:
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identifying, by a computing device, physical contact at a starting location with a touchscreen display; determining, by the computing device, an intermediate location that is offset a predetermined distance from the starting location, wherein the computing device is configured so that; (i) interruption of the physical contact with the touchscreen display after the physical contact has reached or passed the intermediate location causes the computing device to identify that text has been selected, and (ii) interruption of the physical contact with the touchscreen display before the physical contact has reached or passed the intermediate location causes the computing device to cancel text selection; determining, by the computing device, that the physical contact with the touchscreen display has reached or passed the intermediate location without interruption of the physical contact with the touchscreen display; determining, by the computing device, that the physical contact with the touchscreen display was interrupted at the ending location for a first instance greater than a threshold time during a movement of the physical contact; identifying, by the computing device, text displayed between the starting location and the ending location as being text that has been selected by a user of the computing device; and displaying, by the computing device, an indication that the text that is between the starting location and the ending location is text that has been selected by a user of the computing device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A computing device, comprising:
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one or more programmable processors; and a computer-readable storage device coupled to the one or more programmable processors and having instructions stored therein, which when executed by the one or more programmable processors, causes the one or more programmable processors to perform operations including; identifying physical contact at a starting location between multiple fingers and a touchscreen display; determining that the physical contact persists without interruption during movement of the physical contact from the starting location to the ending location; determining that the physical contact with the touchscreen display was interrupted at the ending location; and identifying text displayed between the starting location and the ending location as being text that has been selected by a user of the computing device.
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