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FLEXIBLE SELECTION TOOL FOR MOBILE DEVICES

  • US 20140109004A1
  • Filed: 10/12/2012
  • Published: 04/17/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/12/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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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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