Method, apparatus and computer program product for facilitating data entry via a touchscreen

An apparatus comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory including computer program code, the memory and the computer program code configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following:
• receive an indication of a tactile input from a user at a physical location on a touch sensitive input device;
• cause display of a cursor at a relative location on the touch sensitive input device proximate the physical location;
• shift, without further user interaction, the cursor and one or more items displayed on the touch sensitive input device such that the relative location of the cursor is offset from the physical location of the detected tactile input;
• and
• determine a distance between the one or more items displayed on the touch sensitive input device, wherein the cursor and the one or more items are shifted if at least one distance is less than a predetermined threshold.

A computer program product comprising at least one tangible computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising:

• a first executable portion for receiving an indication of a tactile input from a user at a physical location on a touch sensitive input device;
• a second executable portion for causing display of a cursor at a relative location on the touch sensitive input device proximate the physical location;
• a third executable portion for shifting, without further user interaction, the cursor and one or more items displayed on the touch sensitive input device such that the relative location of the cursor is offset from the physical location of the detected tactile input;
• and
• a fourth executable portion for determining a distance between the one or more items displayed on the touch sensitive input device, wherein the cursor and the one or more items are shifted if at least one distance is less than a predetermined threshold.

An apparatus comprising:

• means for receiving an indication of a tactile input from a user at a physical location on a touch sensitive input device;
• means for causing display of a cursor at a relative location on the touch sensitive input device proximate the physical location;
• means for shifting, without further user interaction, the cursor and one or more items displayed on the touch sensitive input device such that the relative location of the cursor is offset from the physical location of the detected tactile input;
• and
• means for determining a distance between the one or more items displayed on the touch sensitive input device, wherein the cursor and the one or more items are translated shifted if at least one distance is less than a predetermined threshold.