Patent Document ID: 8294669
Application ID: 11986177

Base Claim:
1. A method for improving link target accuracy for a mobile device with a touch-screen display, the method comprising: displaying a page which includes a plurality of selectable text objects on the touch screen; defining a number of targets on the touch screen, wherein a respective target is associated with a selectable text object, and wherein defining a target involves: measuring a distance from a character within the selectable text object to a different character within an adjacent selectable text object; and marking the character within the selectable text object as the target in response to the measured distance exceeding a threshold, thereby resulting in the target being separated from other targets such that an accurate selection of the selectable text object is made by a tap close to the target; and indicating to a user that the selectable text object is selectable by tapping on its associated target.

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Claim 2:
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the character is distinguishable from the rest of the selectable text object by: the color of the character, and the background color of the character.