Abstract: The invention relates to a method, a device and system for receiving user input. User interface events are first formed from low-level events generated by a user interface input device such as a touch screen. The user interface events are modified by forming information on a modifier 5 for the user interface events such as time and coordinate information. The events and their modifiers are sent to a gesture recognition engine, where gesture information is formed from the user interface events and their modifiers. The gesture information is then used as user input to the apparatus. In other words, the gestures may not be 10 formed directly from the low-level events of the input device. Instead, user interface events are formed from the low-level events, and gestures are then recognized from these user interface events.

Abstract: An apparatus, method, computer program and user interface, the apparatus comprising: at least one processor: and at least one memory including computer program code; wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, enable the apparatus to; provide an active area of a touch sensitive display and an inactive area of the touch sensitive display such that in response to the detection of a user input beginning in the active area, a first function is performed and in response to the detection of a user input beginning in the inactive area the first function is not performed; and provide a display area of the touch sensitive display configured to display content where the display area overlaps at least a portion of the active area and the inactive area, wherein the location of the active area is invariant with respect to performance of the first function.