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 7:
7. The computerized method of claim 1 , wherein a user's fingers touch the electronic touch screen such that two digits of the user are moved away from each other in a motion to request the expansion of the textual length of the displayable electronic text content targeted for the textual length change.