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1. A method for selecting content comprising the acts of:
sensing a duration of time of a selection action of a content item; and
growing a selection indication if the duration of time of the selection action exceeds a given time interval.
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2. The method of
claim 1, wherein the act of growing the selection indication comprises the act of sensing a proximity of a content item close to an outside edge of a selection area and growing the selection area at a rate that is determined by the proximity of the content item.
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3. The method of
claim 1, wherein the act of growing the selection indication comprises the act of sensing a proximity of a content item outside a selection area in relation to a content item within the selection area and growing the selection area at a rate that is determined by the proximity.
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4. The method of
claim 1, wherein the act of growing the selection indication comprises the act of sensing a proximity of a content item outside a selection area and growing the selection area towards the content item.
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5. The method of
claim 1, wherein the time interval is determined by the proximity of a second content item to a first selected content item.
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6. The method of
claim 1, wherein the selection indication is a selection area that originates in an area of the selection action.
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7. The method of
claim 1, comprising the act of determining an association between a plurality of content items and wherein the selection indication grows based on the association.
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8. The method of
claim 7, wherein the act of growing the selection indication comprises the act of repositioning content items to be in close spatial proximity.
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9. The method of
claim 7, wherein the act of growing the selection indication comprises the act of presenting a status bar indicating a relative number of selected content items.
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10. A device, comprising:
a processor; and
a display, wherein the processor is configured to produce a representation of content items on the display, is configured to sense a duration of time of a selection action of a content item, and is configured to grow a selection indication if the duration of time of the selection action exceeds a given time interval.
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11. The device of
claim 10, wherein the processor is configured to sense an association between a plurality of content items and to grow the selection indication at a rate that is determined by the sensed association.
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12. The device of
claim 10, wherein the processor is configured to sense a proximity of a content item outside a selection area in relation to a content item within the selection area and configured to grow the selection area at a rate that is determined by the proximity.
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13. The device of
claim 10, wherein the processor is configured to determine an association between a plurality of content items and is configured to determine the time interval based on the determined association.
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14. The device of
claim 10, wherein the processor is configured to determine an association between a plurality of content items and configured to grow the selection indication based on the association.
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15. The device of
claim 10, wherein the processor is configured to reposition content items to be in close spatial proximity as determined by an association between selected content items.
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16. A program portion stored on a machine readable medium, the program portion comprising:
a program segment for producing a representation of content items;
a program segment for sensing a duration of time of a selection action of the content item; and
a program segment for growing a selection indication if the duration of time of the selection action exceeds a given time interval.
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17. The program portion of
claim 16, comprising a program segment for using and association between a plurality of content items to grow the selection area at a rate that is determined by the association.
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18. The program portion of
claim 16, comprising a program segment to reposition content items to be in close spatial proximity based on an association between selected content items.
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19. The program portion of
claim 16, comprising a program segment to produce a mind map representation of content items, wherein the program segment to grow the selection indication grows the selection indication outward from a position in the mind may representation originating at a position determined from the selection action.
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20. The program portion of
claim 16, wherein the selection indication is a representation of selected items in relation to a total number of content items represented.
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