Method, apparatus and computer program product for calculating a virtual touch position

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 an indication of a first swiping gesture;
• determine that the first swiping gesture has reached a position within a predetermined threshold distance of an edge of a physical touch screen display;
• receive an indication of an extended swiping gesture within the threshold distance of the edge of the physical touch screen display that is a continuation of the first swiping gesture;
• and
• in response to receiving the indication of the extended swiping gesture, calculate a virtual touch position that is off the physical touch screen display.

A computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable program code instructions stored therein, the computer-executable program code instructions comprising program code instructions to:

• receive an indication of a first swiping gesture;
• determine that the first swiping gesture has reached a position within a predetermined threshold distance of an edge of a physical touch screen display;
• receive an indication of an extended swiping gesture within the threshold distance of the edge of the physical touch screen display that is a continuation of the first swiping gesture;
• and
• in response to receiving the indication of the extended swiping gesture, calculate a virtual touch position that is off the physical touch screen display.