Patent ID: 8510649
Filing Date: 2013-08-13
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. In an electronic device having a processor executing an application which provides editable content, a method comprising: receiving a first input which marks a first location within the editable content as an end location for later insertion of content that is not yet selected; following receipt of the first input marking the first location, detecting a selection of specific content at a second, original location, wherein detecting the selection of specific content further includes receiving a second input providing at least one of a cut operation and a copy operation for the selected specific content; and the processor, in response to the specific content being selected following receipt of the first input marking the first location, automatically inserting the specific content at the first location within the editable content, wherein the automatically inserting comprises automatically populating the first location with the selected specific content following detection of the second input to perform one of the cut operation or the copy operation on the selected specific content at the original location; wherein an ending location to which content is to be moved is identified prior to selecting the content.