Patent ID: 9645717
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: G06F

Claim:
1. A computer-implemented method for managing a selection mode for presented content, the method comprising: presenting, on a touchscreen of a device, content and a selection activation element; receiving, using the touchscreen, first input generated by a user holding the selection activation element on the touchscreen, the selection activation element located at a first location on the touchscreen; in response to the first input, and while the user continues to hold the selection activation element, activating a selection mode on the device; after activation of the selection mode, and while the user continues to hold the selection activation element, receiving second input generated by the user selecting at least part of the content on the touchscreen according to the selection mode, the second input different than the first input and received at at least one location different than the first location, wherein the second input includes the user placing two fingers on the touchscreen, and wherein placing the two fingers on the touchscreen selects the at least part of the content defined by a block where the two fingers spans a diagonal of the block by highlighting the at least part of the content; determining that the user releases the selection activation element associated with the first input on the touchscreen; in response to the determination that the user releases the selection activation element associated with the first input: receiving third input generated by the user selecting the first user-selectable operation identifier on the touchscreen, the third input different than the first and second input; and in response to the third input, performing an operation corresponding to the selected first user-selectable operation identifier by expanding the highlighted at least part of the content to include the relatively larger unit of which the at least part of content selected is part.