Apparatus, method, computer program and user interface for enabling user input

1 . An apparatus comprising:

a display configured to display a first item;

a touch sensitive user input device configured to detect a touch input;

a user input device configured to detect an acceleration of the apparatus; and

a controller configured to select the first item in response to detection of the touch user input and to perform a first function on the selected first item in response to detection of the acceleration of the apparatus.

2 . An apparatus as claimed in claim 1 wherein the controller is configured to determine an acceleration profile of the apparatus and perform the first function if the acceleration profile corresponds to a particular profile.

3 . An apparatus as claimed in claim 1 wherein the touch sensitive user input device comprises a touch sensitive display.

4 An apparatus as claimed in claim 3 wherein the touch input comprises actuating a portion of a touch sensitive display.

5 . An apparatus as claimed in claim 1 wherein the first item comprises a user interface element.

6 . An apparatus as claimed in claim 1 wherein the first function is copying of the first item to enable it to be pasted elsewhere.

7 . An apparatus as claimed in claim 1 wherein, a second item is displayed and in response to detection of the acceleration of the apparatus, a second function is performed on the second item.

8 . A method comprising:

displaying a first item;

detecting a touch input;

in response to the detection of the touch input selecting the first item;

detecting an acceleration input; and

in response to detection of the acceleration input, performing a first function on the selected first item.

9 . A method as claimed in claim 8 wherein the acceleration input is an acceleration of the apparatus which displays the first item.

10 . A method as claimed in claim 9 further comprising determining an acceleration profile of the acceleration input and performing the first function if the acceleration profile corresponds to a particular profile.

11 . A method as claimed in claim 8 wherein the touch input comprises actuating a portion of a touch sensitive display.

12 . A method as claimed in claim 8 wherein the first item comprises text.

13 . A method as claimed in claim 8 wherein the first function is copying of the first item to enable it to be pasted elsewhere.

14 . A computer program comprising computer program instruction means configured to control an apparatus, the apparatus comprising a display configured to display a first item, a touch sensitive user input device configured to detect a touch input and a user input device configured to detect an acceleration of the apparatus, the program instructions providing, when loaded into a processor;

means for selecting the first item in response to detection of the touch input; and

means for performing a first function on the selected first item in response to detection of acceleration of the apparatus.

15 . A physical entity embodying the computer program as claimed in claim 14 .

16 . An electromagnetic carrier signal carrying the computer program as claimed in claim 14 .

17 . A computer program comprising program instructions for causing a computer to perform the method of claim 8 .

18 . A user interface comprising:

a display configured to display a first item;

a touch sensitive user input device configured to detect a touch input;

a user input device configured to detect an acceleration input; wherein in response to detection of the touch user input the first item is selected and in response to detection of the acceleration input a first function is performed on the first item.

19 . A user interface as claimed in claim 18 wherein an acceleration profile of the acceleration input is determined and the first function is performed if the acceleration profile corresponds to a particular profile.

20 . A user interface as claimed in claim 18 wherein the touch sensitive user input device comprises a touch sensitive display.