1. A method for using a touch sensing system capable of sensing location of a finger or object above a touch surface in an electronic device to inform a touch response system in the electronic device of a touch event in advance of an actual touch event, the method comprising: storing a model of user interaction with a touch surface, wherein the model comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of trajectory, velocity, movement and system latency; sensing at least one current user input via the touch sensing system; creating in the electronic device data representative of the sensed at least one current user input, the data reflecting hover information; applying the model of user interaction to the data representative of current user input to create data reflecting a prediction of a future touch event; and, providing to a touch response system data indicating that the future touch event has occurred prior to occurrence of the actual touch event.