# US 10,503,694 B2 · Deleting items based on user interation > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,503,694 B2 - Document ID: US10503694B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/626,958 - Filed: 2017-06-19 - Published: 2018-01-04 - Granted: 2019-12-10 - Earliest claimed: 2016-06-29 - Assignees: Alibaba Group Holding Limited - Applicants: Alibaba Group Holding Limited - Inventors: Aiqing Chen - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10503694B2 ## CPC - G06F 16/162: {Delete operations (erasing in storage systems G06F3/0652)} - G06F 3/0482: Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus - G06F 3/0484: for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range - G06F 3/04883: for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text - G06F 7/00: Methods or arrangements for processing data by operating upon the order or content of the data handled (logic circuits H03K19/00) - G06F 16/00: Information retrieval; Database structures therefor; File system structures therefor - H04M 1/72403: with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality - G06F 3/0652: {Erasing, e.g. deleting, data cleaning, moving of data to a wastebasket} - H04M 2250/12: including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion - H04M 2250/22: including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08) ## Abstract Deleting items based on user interaction is disclosed, including: determining a set of items to delete from a device; generating a representation associated with the set of items; presenting the representation associated with the set of items at the device; detecting a user input operation associated with modifying the presentation of the representation associated with the set of items at the device; and deleting at least a portion of the set of items based at least in part on the modified presentation of the representation associated with the set of items. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method, comprising: determining a set of items to delete from a device; generating a representation associated with the set of items; presenting the representation associated with the set of items at the device; detecting a user input operation associated with modifying the presentation of the representation associated with the set of items at the device, wherein the user input operation comprises a touch operation; and deleting at least a portion of the set of items based at least in part on the modified presentation of the representation associated with the set of items including by: presenting the modified presentation of the representation associated with the set of items; determining a portion of the presentation of the representation that has been modified by the touch operation; determining a first area associated with the presentation of the representation minus a second area associated with the portion of the presentation of the representation that has been modified by the touch operation; determining that the first area associated with the presentation of the representation is less than a threshold area; and in response to the determination that the first area associated with the presentation of the representation is less than the threshold area, completely deleting the set of items. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the set of items comprises one or more of the following: a cache file, an installation package file, and a residual file. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein determining the set of items to delete from the device is based at least in part on a user selection of one or more items. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein determining the set of items to delete from the device comprises programmatically determining that a size associated with the set of items exceeds a predetermined threshold percentage of a total storage space associated with the device. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein generating the representation associated with the set of items comprises generating a visual representation based on at least one or both of content and metadata associated with the set of items. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising presenting size information associated with the at least portion of the set of items that is deleted. ### Claim 7 A computer program product, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium and comprising computer instructions for: determining a set of items to delete from a device; generating a representation associated with the set of items; presenting the representation associated with the set of items at the device; detecting a user input operation associated with modifying the presentation of the representation associated with the set of items at the device, wherein the user input operation comprises a touch operation; and deleting at least a portion of the set of items based at least in part on the modified presentation of the representation associated with the set of items including by: presenting the modified presentation of the representation associated with the set of items; determining a portion of the presentation of the representation that has been modified by the touch operation; determining a first area associated with the presentation of the representation minus a second area associated with the portion of the presentation of the representation that has been modified by the touch operation; determining that the first area associated with the presentation of the representation is less than a threshold area; and in response to the determination that the first area associated with the presentation of the representation is less than the threshold area, completely deleting the set of items. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The computer program product of claim 7, wherein the set of items comprises one or more of the following: a cache file, an installation package file, and a residual file. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The computer program product of claim 7, wherein determining the set of items to delete from the device is based at least in part on a user selection of one or more items. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The computer program product of claim 7, wherein determining the set of items to delete from the device comprises programmatically determining that a size associated with the set of items exceeds a predetermined threshold percentage of a total storage space associated with the device. ### Claim 11 (depends on 7) The computer program product of claim 7, wherein generating the representation associated with the set of items comprises generating a visual representation based on at least one or both of content and metadata associated with the set of items. ### Claim 12 A system, comprising: a processor configured to: determine a set of items to delete from a device; generate a representation associated with the set of items; present the representation associated with the set of items at the device; detect a user input operation associated with modifying the presentation of the representation associated with the set of items at the device, wherein the user input operation comprises a touch operation; and delete at least a portion of the set of items based at least in part on the modified presentation of the representation associated with the set of items including to: present the modified presentation of the representation associated with the set of items; determine a portion of the presentation of the representation that has been modified by the touch operation; determine a first area associated with the presentation of the representation minus a second area associated with the portion of the presentation of the representation that has been modified by the touch operation; determine that the first area associated with the presentation of the representation is less than a threshold area; and in response to the determination that the first area associated with the presentation of the representation is less than the threshold area, completely delete the set of items; and a memory coupled to the processor and configured to provide the processor with instructions. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The system of claim 12, wherein the set of items comprises one or more of the following: a cache file, an installation package file, and a residual file. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The system of claim 12, wherein determining the set of items to delete from the device is based at least in part on a user selection of one or more items. ### Claim 15 A method, comprising: determining a set of items to delete from a device; generating a representation associated with the set of items; presenting the representation associated with the set of items at the device; detecting a user input operation associated with modifying the presentation of the representation associated with the set of items at the device, wherein the user input operation comprises a sound input operation; and deleting at least a portion of the set of items based at least in part on the modified presentation of the representation associated with the set of items including by: determining a duration associated with the sound input operation; presenting the modified presentation of the representation associated with the set of items; determining that the duration associated with the sound input operation is greater than a threshold length of time; and in response to the determination that the duration associated with the sound input operation is greater than the threshold length of time, completely deleting the set of items. ### Claim 16 A method, comprising: determining a set of items to delete from a device; generating a representation associated with the set of items; presenting the representation associated with the set of items at the device; detecting a user input operation associated with modifying the presentation of the representation associated with the set of items at the device, wherein the user input operation comprises a gesture operation; and deleting at least a portion of the set of items based at least in part on the modified presentation of the representation associated with the set of items including by: presenting the modified presentation of the representation associated with the set of items; determining a portion of the presentation of the representation that has been modified by the gesture operation; determining a first area associated with the presentation of the representation minus a second area associated with the portion of the presentation of the representation that has been modified by the gesture operation; determining that the first area associated with the presentation of the representation is less than a threshold area; and in response to the determination that the first area associated with the presentation of the representation is less than the threshold area, completely deleting the set of items. ### Claim 17 A method, comprising: determining a set of items to delete from a device; generating a representation associated with the set of items; presenting the representation associated with the set of items at the device; detecting a user input operation associated with modifying the presentation of the representation associated with the set of items at the device, wherein the user input operation comprises a cursor operation; and deleting at least a portion of the set of items based at least in part on the modified presentation of the representation associated with the set of items including by: presenting the modified presentation of the representation associated with the set of items; determining a portion of the presentation of the representation that has been modified by the cursor operation; determining a first area associated with the presentation of the representation minus a second area associated with the portion of the presentation of the representation that has been modified by the cursor operation; determining that the first area associated with the presentation of the representation is less than a threshold area; and in response to the determination that the first area associated with the presentation of the representation is less than the threshold area, completely deleting the set of items.