Patent ID: 9134892
Filing Date: 2015-09-15
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A device, comprising: a touch screen display for displaying content to a user and allowing user input; and a user interface including a content selecting mode configured to activate in response to user contact via the touch screen display, the user contact including an initial press and hold touch point that transitions into multiple dragging touch points, the initial press and hold touch point selecting a first piece of displayed content, and the multiple dragging touch points continuing the selection by selecting additional displayed content and targeting a second piece of displayed content, the multiple dragging touch points having a number of touch points different than the initial press and hold touch point, wherein the content selecting mode is configured to cause content between the first and second pieces of content to be selected only after the press and hold touch point transitions into the multiple dragging touch points, the second piece of content corresponding to a location of the multiple dragging touch points, and wherein the selected content remains selected after release of the multiple dragging touch points.