Patent ID: 8890825

Claim:
An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to at least: receive a user input comprising a touch component and a force component, wherein a first portion of the user input is at least partially received outside a touch sensitive area and wherein a second portion of the user input is at least partially received within the touch sensitive area; determine a position of the force component of the first portion of the user input; determine a position of the touch component of the second portion of the user input and a position of the force component of the second portion of the user input; calculate a position of the touch component of the first portion of the user input by extrapolating the position of the touch component of the second portion of the user input based on the position of the force component of the first portion of the user input and the position of the force component of the second portion of the user input, wherein the position of the force component of the first portion and the position of the force component of the second portion are generally collinear and the position of the touch component of the first portion is presumed to be generally collinear with the touch component of the second portion; and provide for execution of an operation based on at least the position of the touch component of the first portion of the user input that is calculated.