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Abstract

A computing device includes a memory, a display for displaying data stored in the memory and a surface for detecting an indication of a location in the memory. In response to detecting the indication, the computing device is configured to automatically define a region on the surface, and automatically identify the location based on: a portion of at least one character, graphic object or image indicated on the surface proximate or at a selected position being within the region, and the location being capable of being one of one or more locations in the memory at which to apply an indicated command to the at least one character, graphic object or image. The region is defined to encompass allowed variation between the position and the portion, and the display and the surface are, for example, of a touch screen.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A computing device, comprising:
 a memory,   a display for displaying data stored in the memory,   a surface for detecting an indication of a location, and   one or more processing units, configured to, automatically:
 define a region on the surface, and 
 identify the location, based on:
 a portion of at least one character, graphic object or image indicated on the surface proximate or at a selected position being within the region, and 
 the location being capable of being one of one or more locations in the memory at which to apply an indicated command to the at least one character, graphic object or image. 
 
   wherein the region is defined to encompass allowed variation between the portion and the position.   
     
     
         2 . The computing device of  claim 1 , wherein the indication of the location comprises one or more changes in selected positions. 
     
     
         3 . The computing device of  claim 1 , wherein the display and the surface are of a touch screen. 
     
     
         4 . The computing device of  claim 1 , wherein to apply the command to the at least one character comprises to at least one of, automatically: select, insert, paste, delete, remove, replace, move, copy, cut and change an attribute of, the at least one character, and wherein said attribute comprising font type, size, style or color, or bold, italic, underline, double underline, dotted underline, strikethrough, double strikethrough, capitalized, small caps, or all caps. 
     
     
         5 . The computing device of  claim 1 , wherein to apply the command to the at least one graphic object comprises to at least one of, automatically: select, insert, paste, delete, remove, copy, cut, change an attribute of and move, the at least one graphic object, and
 wherein said attribute comprising color, style or line thickness.   
     
     
         6 . The computing device of  claim 1 , wherein to apply the command to the image comprises to at least one of, automatically: insert, paste, select, delete, remove, copy, cut, move and change color or size of, the at least one portion of the image. 
     
     
         7 . The computing device of  claim 1 , wherein the location is further identified based on the portion being a closest portion to the position. 
     
     
         8 . The computing device of  claim 1 , wherein the region is further defined based on a value of the position within the surface. 
     
     
         9 . A method, comprising:
 displaying on a display data stored in a memory;   detecting an indication of a location on a surface;   automatically defining a region on the surface; and   automatically identifying the location, based on:
 a portion of at least one character, graphic object or image indicated on the surface proximate or at a selected position being within the region, and 
 the location being capable of being one of one or more locations in the memory at which to apply an indicated command to the at least one character, graphic object or image, 
   wherein the region is defined to encompass allowed variation between the portion and the position.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the indication of the location comprises one or more changes in selected positions. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the display and the surface are of a touch screen. 
     
     
         12 . A computing device, comprising:
 a memory,   a display for displaying data stored in the memory,   a surface for detecting an indication of a location, and   one or more processing units configured to, automatically:
 define a region on the surface, and 
 identify the location, based on:
 the location indicated on the surface proximate or at a selected position being within the region, and 
 the location being capable of being one of one or more locations in the memory at which to apply an indicated command to at least one character, graphic object or portion of an image, 
 
   wherein the region is defined to encompass allowed variation between the location indicated on the surface and the position.   
     
     
         13 . The computing device of  claim 12 , wherein the indication of the location comprises one or more changes in selected positions. 
     
     
         14 . The computing device of  claim 12 , wherein the display and the surface are of a touch screen. 
     
     
         15 . The computing device of  claim 12 , wherein to apply the command to the at least one character comprises to at least one of, automatically: select, insert, paste, delete, remove, replace, move, copy, cut and change an attribute of, the at least one character, and wherein said attribute comprising font type, size, style or color, or bold, italic, underline, double underline, dotted underline, strikethrough, double strikethrough, capitalized, small caps, or all caps. 
     
     
         16 . The computing device of  claim 12 , wherein to apply the command to the at least one graphic object comprises to at least one of, automatically: select, insert, paste, delete, remove, copy, cut, change an attribute of and move, the at least one graphic object, and
 wherein said attribute comprising color, style or line thickness.   
     
     
         17 . The computing device of  claim 12 , wherein to apply the command to the at least one portion of the image comprises to at least one of, automatically: insert, paste, select, delete, remove, copy, cut, move and change color or size of, the at least one portion of the image. 
     
     
         18 . The computing device of  claim 12 , wherein the location is further identified based on the location indicated on the surface being a closest location to the position. 
     
     
         19 . The computing device of  claim 12 , wherein the region is further defined based on a value of the position within the surface.