Patent ID: 8004536

Claim:
A method comprising: receiving a selection location with respect to digital data, the selection location being a revised location of a marker for the digital data, the marker having an initial location distinct from the revised location, the marker having an image adjustment type that corresponds to at least one portion selection parameter; and selecting a portion of the digital data, the portion surrounding the initial location and the revised location, the selecting being performed by a processor of a machine and including: determining a selection proximity based on the initial location, on the revised location, and on the at least one portion selection parameter that corresponds to the image adjustment type; assigning an energy value to a pixel within the selection proximity, the energy value being based on a distance between the pixel and the initial location; and calculating a selection value of the pixel, the calculating of the selection value being based on the assigned energy value and on a pixel characteristic difference between the pixel and a further pixel at the initial location, the selection value indicating that the pixel is included in the portion of the digital data.