Selected content refinement mechanisms
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1. A computer-implemented method for refining a selection of content using touch input, the method comprising:
- receiving a first touch input from a user for selecting content displayed on a device;
providing, for display, a visual indicator of the content that has been selected; and
receiving a second touch input, distinct from the first touch input, indicating a refinement to the selection of the content,wherein the refinement of the selection of the content is based on at least one referent entity identified with the selected content, the referent entity comprising a specific person, specific place, or specific physical object and associated with a weight value indicating a likelihood that the referent entity is a referent of the selected content.
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Abstract
Computer-implemented methods for refining a selection of content using touch input are provided. In one aspect, a method includes receiving a first touch input from a user for selecting content displayed on a device, providing, for display, a visual indicator of the content that has been selected, and receiving a second touch input indicating a refinement to the selection of the content. The refinement of the selection of the content is based on at least one referent entity identified with the selected content. Systems and machine-readable media are also provided.
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1. A computer-implemented method for refining a selection of content using touch input, the method comprising:
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receiving a first touch input from a user for selecting content displayed on a device; providing, for display, a visual indicator of the content that has been selected; and receiving a second touch input, distinct from the first touch input, indicating a refinement to the selection of the content, wherein the refinement of the selection of the content is based on at least one referent entity identified with the selected content, the referent entity comprising a specific person, specific place, or specific physical object and associated with a weight value indicating a likelihood that the referent entity is a referent of the selected content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for refining a selection of content using touch input, the system comprising:
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a memory comprising user-selectable content; and a processor configured to; receive a first touch input from a user for selecting the content displayed on a device; provide, for display, a visual indicator of the content that has been selected; and receive a second touch input, distinct from the first touch input, indicating a refinement to the selection of the content, wherein the refinement of the selection of the content is based on at least one referent entity identified with the selected content and the position, with respect to a position of the selected content, at which the second touch input was received, the referent entity comprising a specific person, specific place, or specific physical object and associated with a weight value indicating a likelihood that the referent entity is a referent of the selected content. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium comprising machine-readable instructions for causing a processor to execute a method for refining a selection of content using touch input, the method comprising:
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receiving a first touch input in a web browser from a user for selecting content displayed in the web browser on a device; providing, for display, a visual indicator of the content that has been selected in the web browser; and receiving a second touch input, distinct from the first touch input, in the web browser indicating a refinement to the selection of the content in the web browser, wherein the refinement of the selection of the content in the web browser is based on at least one referent entity identified with the selected content in the web browser, the referent entity comprising a specific person, specific place, or specific physical object and associated with a weight value indicating a likelihood that the referent entity is a referent of the selected content.
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