Patent Document ID: 8365059
Application ID: 12611242

Base Claim:
1. A computerized method for changing a textual length of a displayable electronic text content while maintaining a meaning of the displayable electronic text content, the method comprising: receiving, via an electronic touch screen that displays a displayable electronic text content, a multi-touch user input that identifies the displayable electronic text content targeted for a textual length change, and a textual length change indication that indicates a reduction or expansion of a textual length of the displayable electronic text content; determining a displayable semantic alternative electronic text content for the targeted displayable electronic text content based on the textual length change indication, wherein the determined displayable semantic alternative electronic text content is different from the targeted displayable electronic text content and has a different textual length than the targeted displayable electronic text content; and effecting replacement of the targeted displayable electronic text content with the determined displayable semantic alternative electronic text content.

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Claim 9:
9. The computerized method of claim 1 , further comprising: identifying a user targeting the displayable electronic text content for the textual length change; retrieving a user profile associated with the identified user; and generating semantic maps relevant to the user profile, wherein the semantic maps are usable for determining the displayable semantic alternative electronic text content for the targeted displayable electronic text content, wherein the determined displayable semantic an electronic touch screen for displaying the displayable electronic text content and for receiving a multi-touch user input that identifies a portion of the displayable electronic text content targeted for a textual length change, the multi-touch user input further comprising a textual length change indication that indicates a reduction or expansion of a textual length of the targeted displayable electronic text content; and a processor programmed to determine a displayable semantic alternative electronic text content for the targeted displayable electronic text content based on the textual length change indication and for effecting replacement of the targeted displayable electronic text content with the determined displayable semantic alternative electronic text content, wherein the determined displayable semantic alternative electronic text content is different from the targeted displayable electronic text content and has a different textual length than the targeted displayable electronic text content.