FLEXIBLE SELECTION TOOL FOR MOBILE DEVICES
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving user input via a touch-screen display of a mobile device, the received user input including a plurality of touch points detected within a first content display area of the touch-screen display;
responsive to the received user input, determining a relative location of each of the plurality of detected touch points with respect to the first content display area of the touch-screen display;
automatically selecting content displayed within a portion of the first content display area of the touch-screen display for a content selection region to be graphically represented within the first content display area, based on the determined relative locations of the plurality of detected touch points;
graphically presenting the content selection region in response to the automatic content selection; and
displaying a context menu in association with the content selection region via the touch-screen display, the displayed context menu including one or more user options for invoking one or more corresponding functions related to the selected content within the content selection region.
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Abstract
In one aspect, a method is provided for providing a flexible content selection capability for selecting a specific portion of content displayed on a touch-screen display of a user'"'"'s computing device. In response to receiving user input including a plurality of touch points detected within a content display area of the touch-screen display, a relative location of each detected touch point is determined with respect to the content display area. Content displayed within a portion of the first content display area of the touch-screen display is automatically selected based on the determined relative locations of the plurality of detected touch points. A content selection region including the selected content is graphically presented within the content display area. A context menu including user options for invoking functions related to the selected content is then displayed in association with the content selection region via the touch-screen display.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving user input via a touch-screen display of a mobile device, the received user input including a plurality of touch points detected within a first content display area of the touch-screen display; responsive to the received user input, determining a relative location of each of the plurality of detected touch points with respect to the first content display area of the touch-screen display; automatically selecting content displayed within a portion of the first content display area of the touch-screen display for a content selection region to be graphically represented within the first content display area, based on the determined relative locations of the plurality of detected touch points; graphically presenting the content selection region in response to the automatic content selection; and displaying a context menu in association with the content selection region via the touch-screen display, the displayed context menu including one or more user options for invoking one or more corresponding functions related to the selected content within the content selection region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A portable device comprising:
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a touch-screen display; a processor coupled to the touch-screen display; a storage device accessible to the processor, the storage device having processor-readable instructions stored therein, wherein execution of the processor-readable instructions by the processor configures the processor to perform functions, including functions to; receive user input via a touch-screen display of a mobile device, the received user input including a plurality of touch points detected within a first content display area of the touch-screen display; determine a relative location of each of the plurality of detected touch points with respect to the first content display area of the touch-screen display, in response to the received user input; automatically select content displayed within a portion of the first content display area of the touch-screen display for a content selection region to be graphically represented within the first content display area, based on the determined relative locations of the plurality of detected touch points; graphically present the content selection region in response to the automatic content selection; and display a context menu in association with the displayed content selection region via the touch-screen display, the displayed context menu including one or more user options for invoking one or more corresponding functions related to the selected content within the content selection region. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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