Patent ID: 8902259

Claim:
A method, comprising: receiving, by a computing device, an indication of a first user input detected at a touchscreen, the first user input including a first gesture that defines a shape; determining, by the computing device and based on the shape, a selected portion of content displayed by the touchscreen; responsive to receiving the indication of the first user input, magnifying, by the computing device, the selected portion of the content displayed by the touchscreen; receiving, by the computing device, an indication of a second user input detected at the touchscreen, the second user input identifying one or more sub-portions of the selected portion of content displayed by the touchscreen; and responsive to receiving the indication of the second user input, determining, by the computing device, an updated selected portion of the content by at least deselecting the one or more sub-portions such that the selected portion of content no longer includes the one or more sub-portions.