Apparatus, methods, and computer programs for interrupting behaviour

Abstract

Interrupting certain behaviours of a device user, by presenting (306) the user with a notification on the device when it is determined (302) that a behaviour is occurring or is going to occur. The beh

Description

Some human behaviour can be harmful. For example, some unconscious or compulsive behaviours can be damaging or harmful to a person’s physical and / or mental health. It would be desirable to mitigate such human behaviour. BRIEF SUMMARY According to various, but not necessarily all, embodiments there is provided an apparatus comprising means for: determining that first behaviour by a user of a device is occurring or is going to occur, the first behaviour comprising an unconscious and / or compulsive behaviour; based, at least in part, on determining that the first behaviour by a user of a device is occurring or is going to occur, determining whether there is information available that is to be presented to the user in the future using the device; if there is information available that is to be presented to the user in the future, accelerating presentation to the user, using the device, of at least one notification regarding the information to interrupt the first behaviour by a user of a device. In some examples, the means are configured to: receive sensor data from at least one sensor; and determine that first behaviour by a user of the device is occurring or is going to occur based, at least in part, on the received sensor data. In some examples, the received sensor data comprises at least one of motion data of the user, environmental data of the user, physiological data of the user, and location data of the user. In some examples, the means are further configured to: cause storage of behaviour information of the user associated with a plurality of episodes of the first behaviour by a user of a device; and determine that first behaviour by a user of the device is occurring or is going to occur based, at least in part, on the stored behaviour information of the user. In some examples, determining whether there is information available that is to be presented to the user in the future comprises querying at least one local service authorised by the user to provide notifications. In some examples, the at least one local service comprises a background application. In some examples, determining whether there is information available that is to be presented to the user in the future comprises querying at least one remote service authorised by the user to provide notifications. In some examples, the at least one remote service comprises a cloud service. In some examples, the means are configured to, if there is no information available that is to be presented to the user in the future, request at least one local service that is authorised by the user to provide notifications and / or at least one remote service that is authorised by the user to provide notifications to produce information, the information to enable a notification regarding the produced information to be presented to the user to interrupt the first behaviour by a user of a device. In some examples, causing presentation to the user, using the device, of at least one notification regarding the information comprises causing presentation of at least one notification without delaying that at least one notification in a queue for later use. In some examples, the means comprises at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause performance of the apparatus. According to various, but not necessarily all, embodiments there is provided an electronic device comprising an apparatus as described herein. According to various, but not necessarily all, embodiments there is provided a method comprising: determining that first behaviour by a user of a device is occurring or is going to occur, the first behaviour comprising an unconscious and / or compulsive behaviour; based, at least in part, on determining that the first behaviour by a user of a device is occurring or is going to occur, determining whether there is information available that is to be presented to the user in the future using the device; if there is information available that is to be presented to the user in the future, accelerating presentation to the user, using the device, of at least one notification regarding the information to interrupt the first behaviour by a user of a device. In some examples, the method comprises: receiving sensor data from at least one sensor; and determining that first behaviour by a user of the device is occurring or is going to occur based, at least in part, on the received sensor data. In some examples, the received sensor data comprises at least one of motion data of the user, environmental data of the user, physiological data of the user, and location data of the user. In some examples, the method comprises: causing storage of behaviour information of the user associated with a plurality of episodes of the first behaviour by a user of a device; and determining that first behaviour by a user of the device is occurring or is going to occur based, at least in part, on the stored behaviour information of the user. In some examples, determining whether there is information available that is to be presented to the user in the future comprises querying at least one local service authorised by the user to provide notifications. In some examples, determining whether there is information available that is to be presented to the user in the future comprises querying at least one remote service authorised by the user to provide notifications. In some examples, the method comprises: if there is no information available that is to be presented to the user in the future, requesting at least one local service that is authorised by the user to provide notifications and / or at least one remote service that is authorised by the user to provide notifications to produce information, the information to enable a notification regarding the produced information to be presented to the user to interrupt the first behaviour by a user of a device. In some examples, causing presentation to the user, using the device, of at least one notification regarding the information comprises causing presentation of at least one notification without delaying that at least one notification in a queue for later use. According to various, but not necessarily all, embodiments there is provided a computer program comprising instructions for causing an apparatus to perform: determining that first behaviour by a user of a device is occurring or is going to occur, the first behaviour comprising an unconscious and / or compulsive behaviour; based, at least in part, on determining that the first behaviour by a user of a device is occurring or is going to occur, determining whether there is information available that is to be presented to the user in the future using the device; if there is information available that is to be presented to the user in the future, accelerating presentation to the user, using the device, of at least one notification regarding the information to interrupt the first behaviour by a user of a device. In some examples, the computer program comprising instructions for causing an apparatus to perform: receiving sensor data from at least one sensor; and determining that first behaviour by a user of the device is occurring or is going to occur based, at least in part, on the received sensor data. In some examples, the computer program comprising instructions for causing an apparatus to perform: causing storage of behaviour information of the user associated with a plurality of episodes of the first behaviour by a user of a device; and determining that first behaviour by a user of the device is occurring or is going to occur based, at least in part, on the stored behaviour information of the user. In some examples, determining whether there is information available that is to be presented to the user in the future comprises querying at least one local service authorised by the user to provide notifications. In some examples, determining whether there is information available that is to be presented to the user in the future comprises querying at least one remote service authorised by the user to provide notifications. According to various, but not necessarily all, examples there is provided examples as claimed in the appended claims. According to various, but not necessarily all, embodiments there is provided an apparatus comprising at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code; the at least one memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to perform at least a part of one or more methods disclosed herein. According to various, but not necessarily all, embodiments there is provided an apparatus comprising means for performing at least part of one or more methods disclosed herein. The description of a function should additionally be considered to also disclose any means suitable for performing that function. Functions and / or actions described herein can be performed in any suitable way using any suitable method. While the above examples of the disclosure and optional features are described separately, it is to be understood that their provision in all possible combinations and permutations is contained within the disclosure. It is to be understood that various examples of the disclosure can comprise any or all of the features described in respect of other examples of the disclosure, and vice versa. Also, it is to be appreciated that any one or more or all of the features, in any combination, may be implemented by / comprised in / performable by an apparatus, a method, and / or computer program instructions as desired, and as appropriate. BRIEF DESCRIPTION Some examples will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings in which: FIG. 1 shows an example of the subject matter described herein; FIG. 2 shows another example of the subject matter described herein; FIG. 3 shows another example of the subject matter described herein; FIG. 4 shows another example of the subject matter described herein; FIG. 5 shows another example of the subject matter described herein; FIG. 6 shows another example of the subject matter described herein; FIGs. 7A-7C shows another example of the subject matter described herein; and FIGs. 8A-8B shows another example of the subject matter described herein; The figures are not necessarily to scale. Certain features and views of the figures can be shown schematically or exaggerated in scale in the interest of clarity and conciseness. For example, the dimensions of some elements in the figures can be exaggerated relative to other elements to aid explication. Similar reference numerals are used in the figures to designate similar features. For clarity, all reference numerals are not necessarily displayed in all figures. DETAILED DESCRIPTION Examples of the disclosure relate to apparatus, methods, and / or computer programs for and / or involved in interrupting behaviour. The following description and drawings describe various examples of an apparatus comprising means for: determining that first behaviour by a user of a device is occurring or is going to occur; based, at least in part, on determining that the first behaviour by a user of a device is occurring or is going to occur, determining whether there is information available that is to be presented to the user in the future using the device; if there is information available that is to be presented to the user 11 in the future, causing presentation to the user, using the device, of at least one notification regarding the information to interrupt the first behaviour by a user of a device. The means can comprise at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code; the at least one memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the performance of the apparatus. As used herein, an apparatus and / or device and / or component for / comprising means for performing one or more actions should also be considered to disclose an apparatus and / or device and / or component configured to perform the one or more actions. Similarly, as used herein, an apparatus and / or device and / or component configured to perform one or more actions should also be considered to disclose an apparatus and / or device and / or component for / comprising means for performing the one or more actions. Description of causing and / or controlling an action should be considered to also disclose performing the action. For example, causing presentation of information should also be considered to disclose presenting information. Similarly, performing an action should also be considered to disclose causing and / or controlling the action. For example, presenting information should also be considered to disclose causing and / or controlling presenting information. FIG. 1 schematically illustrates an example of an apparatus 10. Various features referred to in relation to FIG. 1 can be found in the other FIGs. The apparatus 10 can be comprised and / or be integrated in a device 12 (as shown in FIG. 2) or devices 12, for example an electronic device 12 or devices 12. The apparatus 10 can be comprised in any suitable device 12 or devices 12. For example, the apparatus 10 can be comprised in a smartphone. For example, the apparatus 10 can be comprised in a wearable device 12 such as a smartwatch, an ear-worn device, smart clothing, and so on. In the example of FIG. 1 the apparatus 10 is configured to receive signals 28 comprising information, for example sensor data 18 from at least one sensor 31, and to transmit signals 29 comprising information, for example control signals. The apparatus 10 is configured to determine that first behaviour by a user of a device 12 is occurring or is going to occur. The apparatus 10 can be comprised and / or integrated in a device other than the device 12 of the user. In some examples, the apparatus 10 is configured to receive sensor data 18 from at least one sensor and to determine that first behaviour by a user of the device 12 is occurring or is going to occur based, at least in part, on the received sensor data 18. The received sensor data 18 can comprise at least one of motion data of the user, environmental data of the user, physiological data of the user, and location data of the user. In some examples, the apparatus 10 is configured to cause storage of behaviour information of the user associated with a plurality of episodes of the first behaviour by a user of the device 12 and to determine that first behaviour by a user of the device 12 is occurring or is going to occur based, at least in part, on the stored behaviour information of the user. In the example of FIG. 1, the apparatus 10 is configured to, based, at least in part, on determining that the first behaviour by a user of a device 12 is occurring or is going to occur, determine whether there is information available that is to be presented to the user in the future using the device 12. Determining whether there is information available that is to be presented to the user in the future can comprise querying at least one local service authorised by the user to provide notifications. In examples, the at least one local service comprises a background application. Determining whether there is information available that is to be presented to the user in the future can comprise querying at least one remote service authorised by the user to provide notifications. In examples, the at least one remote service comprises a cloud service. In the example of FIG. 1, the apparatus 10 is configured to, if there is information available that is to be presented to the user in the future, cause presentation to the user, using the device 12, of at least one notification regarding the information to interrupt the first behaviour by a user of a device. In examples, causing presentation to the user, using the device, of at least one notification comprises causing presentation of at least one notification without delaying that at least one notification 16 in a queue for later use. In the example of FIG. 1, the apparatus 10 is configured to, if there is no information available that is to be presented to the user in the future, request at least one local service that is authorised by the user to provide notifications and / or at least one remote service that is authorised by the user to provide notifications to produce information, the information to enable a notification regarding the produced information to be presented to the user to interrupt the first behaviour by a user of a device. FIG. 2 schematically illustrates an example of a device 12 / electronic device 12. In the example of FIG. 2, the device / electronic device 12 comprises an apparatus 10 as described in relation to FIG. 1. The device 12 can be or comprise any suitable device. For example, the device 12 can be or comprise a control device, and / or an output device, and so on. In examples, the device 12 can be or comprise any suitable personal device, and / or any suitable mobile device, and / or any suitable wearable device, and so on. For example, the device 12 can be or comprise a smartphone or a smart watch, and so on. In examples, the device 12 can be considered an apparatus. In the example of FIG. 2, the device 12 comprises at least one transceiver 32 and / or at least one device component 30. The at least one transceiver 32 can be any suitable transceiver or transceivers. For example, the at least one transceiver 32 can comprise any suitable transceiver(s)for transmitting and / or receiving one or more signals 29, 28. In examples, the at least one transceiver 32 is configured to transmit and / or receive one or more signals 29_B, 28_A using wired and / or wireless communication. Any suitable wired and / or wireless communication protocol(s) can be used. For example, Wi-Fi and / or Bluetooth can be used. In some examples, the at least one transceiver 32 can comprise one or more separate transmitters and receivers. In examples, the at least one transceiver 32 is configured to receive one or more signals 28_A comprising information indicative of sensor data 18 and transmit to the apparatus 10 at least one signal 28_B indicative of the sensor data 18, which is received by the apparatus 10. For example, the at least one transceiver 32 can receive, from at least one sensor 31 located in a device that is separate from the device 12, one or more signals 28_A comprising information indicative of the sensor data 18 and transmit one or more signals 28_B comprising information at least indicative of the sensor data 18 to the apparatus 10. The sensor data 18 can be received from any suitable sensor(s). For example, the sensor data 18 can be received from any suitable sensor(s) 31 for use in determining that first behaviour by a user of a device 12 is occurring or is going to occur, such as at least one motion sensor, at least one environmental sensor, at least one physiological sensor, at least one location sensor and so on. In the example of FIG. 2, the apparatus 10 is configured to transmit signal(s) 29_A to the at least one transceiver 32 for transmission by the at least one transceiver 32. For example, the apparatus 10 can provide at least one control signal to the at least one transceiver 32 for transmission to a separate device to cause / control the separate device to present at least one notification to a user. Additionally, or alternatively, the apparatus 10 can provide at least one control signal to the at least one transceiver 32 for transmission to at least one sensor 31 to cause / control the at least one sensor 31 to provide sensor data 18 to the apparatus 10 / device 12. The at least one transceiver 32 can transmit one or more signals 29_B to, for example, at least one separate device. In the example of FIG. 2, separate paths are shown for information to the apparatus 10 from the transceiver(s) 32 and from the apparatus 10 to the transceiver(s) 32 for purposes of clarity. However, any suitable number of paths / connections between the transceiver(s) 32 and apparatus 10 can be used, including a single path / connection. The at least one device component 30 can comprise any suitable component or components 30 of a device 12 / electronic device 12. For example, the at least one device component 30 can comprises any suitable hardware component or components of a device 12. In examples, the at least one device component 30 comprises at least one sensor 31 and / or at least one output 33. The at least one sensor 31 can comprise any suitable sensor 31 or sensors 31. For example, the at least one sensor 31 can comprise any suitable sensor(s) 31 for use in determining that first behaviour by a user of a device 12 is occurring or is going to occur, such as at least one motion sensor, at least one environmental sensor, at least one physiological sensor, at least one location sensor and so on. In examples, the at least one sensor 31 transmits at least one signal 28_D, which is received by the apparatus 10, indicative of sensor data 18 to the apparatus 10. In examples, the apparatus 10 transmits at least one signal 29_C, such as at least one control signal, to the at least one sensor 31 to cause / control the at least one sensor 31 to provide sensor data 18 to the apparatus 10. Accordingly, in examples, sensor data 18 can originate both externally (via the at least one transceiver 32) and internally (via the at least one device component 30). The at least one output 33 can comprise any suitable output(s) 33. For example, the at least one output 33 can comprise any suitable output(s) 33 configured to present at least one notification to a user of the device 12. For example, the at least one output 33 can comprise at least one visual output, and / or at least one aural output, and / or at least one haptic output and so on. For example, the at least one output 33 can comprise at least one display, and / or at least one vibrator, and / or at least one speaker, and so on. In the example of FIG. 2, separate paths are shown for information to the apparatus 10 from the device component(s) 30 and from the apparatus 10 to the device component(s) 30 for purposes of clarity. However, any suitable number of paths / connections between the device component(s) 30 and apparatus 10 can be used, including a single path / connection. As illustrated in the example of FIG. 2, the at least one transceiver 32 and the at least one device component 30 are operationally coupled to the apparatus 10 and any number of intervening elements can exist between them (including no intervening elements). Additionally, or alternatively, one or more elements of the device 12 illustrated in the example of FIG. 2 can be integrated or combined. Additionally, or alternatively, one or more elements of the device 12 illustrated in the example of FIG. 2 can be omitted. For example, the at least one transceiver 32 or at least one of the at least one device component 30 can be omitted. FIG. 3 illustrates an example of a method 300. One or more of the features discussed in relation to FIG. 3 can be found in one or more of the other drawings. In examples, method 300 can be a method of interrupting behaviour of a user of a device. In examples, method 300 can be a method of preventing or reducing harmful user behaviour. In examples, method 300 can be a method of rescheduling device notifications. Method 300 can be performed by any suitable apparatus comprising any suitable means for performing the method 300. In examples, method 300 can be performed by the apparatus of FIGs 8A and 8B, and / or the apparatus 10 of FIG. 1, and / or the device / electronic device 12 of FIG. 2. At block 302, method 300 comprises determining that first behaviour by a user of a device 12 is occurring or is going to occur. The first behaviour can comprise any suitable behaviour. The first behaviour can comprise one or more actions performed by the user. The first behaviour can be or comprise an unwanted behaviour, for example a harmful, and / or damaging, and / or destructive behaviour. In examples, the first behaviour comprises a behaviour that is physically and / or mentally harmful and / or damaging for and / or to the user of the device 12. In some examples, the first behaviour by a user of a device 12 comprises an unconscious and / or compulsive behaviour. For example, the first behaviour can comprise a behaviour that the user performs unconsciously and / or compulsively. The first behaviour can comprise a recurrent destructive behaviour directed towards the body of the user. In examples, the first behaviour comprises a Body Focused Repetitive Behaviour (BFRB). For example, the first behaviour can comprise face touching, hair pulling, skin picking, cheek biting, lip biting, nail biting, and so on. A user of a device 12 can be a person associated with a device 12, and / or that owns a device 12, and / or that uses a device 12, but is not intended to mean that the user is necessarily actively using the device 12 when method 300, or at least part of method 300, is performed. For example, a person that has a device on their person or in their proximity, such as wearing a wearable device or having a smartphone in a pocket, can be a user of a device 12. Accordingly, the device 12 can be a personal device of the user, for example, a smartphone, smartwatch, tablet device, computing device, and so on of the user. In some examples, the device 12 of the user performs at least part of method 300. Block 302 can comprise analysing, and / or processing information / data to determine that first behaviour by a user of a device 12 is occurring or is going to occur. Determining that first behaviour by a user of a device 12 is going to occur can be determining that first behaviour by a user of a device 12 is imminent, and / or determining that at least one precursor to the first behaviour has occurred, and / or determining that a probability that the first behaviour will occur within a predetermined time period is greater than a predetermined level. Any suitable time period can be used, for example a time period in the range 5 seconds to 3 minutes can be used. For example, a time period in the range 10 second to 1 minute can be used. For example, a time period in the range 15 seconds to 45 seconds can be used. Any suitable predetermined level for the probability that the first behaviour will occur can be used. For example, a predetermined level in the range 50 percent to 100 percent can be used. For example, a predetermined level in the range 60 percent to 100 percent can be used. For example, a predetermined level in the range 75 percent to 100 percent can be used. For example, at block 302 it can be determined that there is an 80 percent chance that the user will scratch their face in the next 30 seconds. Any suitable information / data can be used. In some examples, method 300 comprises receiving sensor data 18 from at least one sensor 31 and determining that first behaviour by a user 11 of the device 12 is occurring or is going to occur based, at least in part, on the received sensor data 18. The sensor data 18 can comprise any suitable sensor data 18 from any suitable sensor or sensors. For example, sensor data 18 can comprise any suitable data to enable determining that first behaviour of the user of a device 12 is occurring or is going to occur. In examples, sensor data 18 can originate external from a device 12 and / or internal to the device 12. See, for example, FIG. 2. In examples, sensor data 18 can comprise any suitable data to enable determining that a user is performing or is about to perform a recurrent destructive behaviour directed towards the body. For example, sensor data 18 can comprise any suitable data to enable determining that the user is performing or is about to perform at least one of: face touching, hair pulling, skin picking, cheek biting, lip biting, nail biting and so on. For example, sensor data 18 can comprise any suitable data to enable determining that a user is touching their face, such as information from at least one inertial sensor, and / or at least one magnetic sensor, and / or at least one ultrasound sensor, and / or at least one infrared sensor and so on. Sensor(s) can comprise one or more imaging devices, such as cameras, and therefore image data from imaging devices can be sensor data 18. In some examples, sensor data 18 comprises image data from, for example, at least one camera on a device of the user and / or at least one camera in the environment of the user. For example, image data from a camera can visually capture a movement of a user’s hand towards their face, indicating that the user is likely going to start biting their nails for example, or a movement of a user towards a fridge, indicating that the user is going to get a snack and so on. In some examples, sensor data 18 comprises at least one of motion data of the user, environmental data of the user, physiological data of the user, and location data of the user. Motion data of a user can be information / data of motion of at least part of the user’s body. Any suitable motion sensor(s) can be used. For example, motion data can enable detection of a movement of a user’s hand and / or arm in order to recognise a pattern of movement that indicates the user is moving their hand towards their face. Environmental data of the user can be information / data of the present environment that the user is in. For example, temperature, and / or humidity, and / or light levels, and / or pollen count and so on. In some examples, environmental data can comprise social context of the user. For example, number of people in the vicinity of the user. In examples, environmental data of the user is used in combination with other data in order to provide context. Physiological data of the user can be information / data of the physiology of the user. For example, physiological data can comprise heart rate, and / or blood pressure, and / or posture, and / or orientation, and / or body temperature and so on. Any suitable physiological sensor(s) can be used. For example, heart rate data, such as heart rate data showing a slowing heart rate, can enable a determination that a user is falling asleep at a time when the user does not want to fall asleep. Location data of a user can be information / data of the location of the user. For example, location data can comprise location history of the user, and / or present location of the user and so on. Any suitable location sensor(s) can be used. Location data of a user can be environmental data of a user. In some examples, a multi-sensory approach can be used combining data / information from, for example, motion, orientation, and heart rate sensors to predict an approaching first behaviour, such as an approaching BFRB episode. The sensor data 18 can originate from at least one sensor 31 in the device 12 in which the apparatus 10 is located and / or from at least one sensor external to the device 12 in which the apparatus 10 is located. See, for example, FIG. 2. For example, the sensor data 18 can originate from at least one sensor 31 comprised and / or integrated in the device 12 in which the apparatus 10 is located and / or from at least one sensor in a separate device 12. In some examples, block 302 can comprise analysing, and / or processing historical information / data to determine that first behaviour by a user of a device 12 is occurring or is going to occur. For example, block 302 can comprise analysing, and / or processing historical behaviour data of the user to determine that the first behaviour is occurring or is going to occur. In examples, historical behaviour data of the user can comprise information of the user associated with behaviour of the user before and / or during previous episodes of the first behaviour. For example, historical behaviour data of the user can comprise information / data of the user’s movement(s), and / or location, and / or action(s) before and / or during previous episodes of the first behaviour. Accordingly, in examples, method 300 comprises causing storage of behaviour information of the user associated with a plurality of episodes of the first behaviour by a user of a device 12; and determining that first behaviour by a user of the device 12 is occurring or is going to occur based, at least in part, on the stored behaviour information of the user. At block 304, method 300 comprises, based, at least in part, on determining that the first behaviour by a user of a device 12 is occurring or is going to occur, determining whether there is information available that is to be presented to the user in the future using the device 12. Information that is to be presented to the user 11 in the future using the device 12 can comprise any suitable information. In examples, information that is to be presented to the user in the future using the device 12 comprises information from and / or generated by at least one service authorised, implicitly or explicitly, by the user to present information to the user using the device 12. For example, information that is to be presented to the user in the future using the device 12 can comprise information from and / or generated by at least one application that is authorised by the user 12 to present notifications using the device 12. For example, information that is to be presented to the user in the future using the device 12 can comprise information from and / or generated by at least one service that the user has subscribed to and / or has joined. In examples, information that is to be presented to the user in the future using the device 12 can be information that is scheduled to be presented to the user using the device 12. In examples, information that is to be presented to the user in the future using the device 12 can be information for which at least one notification is to be and / or is scheduled to be presented to the user using the device 12. For example, information that is to be presented to the user in the future using the device 12 can comprise at least one of: regular or intermittent summaries (for example, summary of today’s news, summary of user’s weekly health related activity, and / or summary of recent events in a multi-player network game that the user participates in), recommendations (for example, new interesting videos or music available in a streaming service that the user uses), special offers such as offers for e-commerce sites, or tips on how to use new application features. By way of example, reference is made to the example of FIG. 4. FIG. 4 illustrates a timeline with the present time (now) to the left and future times to the right. In the example of FIG. 4, there are three bars indicated at future times in the timeline, representing three notifications 16 that are scheduled to be presented to the user using the device 12 in the future, to notify the user of information associated with the notifications 16. These notifications 16 can be pending notifications 16. In examples, block 304 comprises determining if at least one such notification and / or information associated with at least one such notification is available. Returning to the example of FIG. 3, at block 304 it is determined whether there is information available that is to be presented to the user in the future using the device 12. In examples, presenting information to the user of a device 12 comprises informing the user about the information, and / or providing the information to the user in any suitable way. Presenting information to the user of a device 12 can comprise presenting, and / or providing, and / or delivering at least one notification 16 to the user using the device 12. A notification 16 can use any suitable modality or modalities. For example, a notification 16 can comprise a visual, and / or aural, and / or haptic notification 16 and so on. The information can be from any suitable source. In examples, the information can originate from and / or be generated by at least one source local to the device 12 and / or originate from and / or be generated by at least one source external to the device 12. Accordingly, in examples, notifications 16 can originate from and / or be generated by at least one source local to the device 12 and / or originate from and / or be generated by at least one source external to the device 12. In some examples, the information 12 can originate from and / or be generated by at least one local service authorised by the user to provide notifications 16 and / or originate from and / or be generated by at least one remote service authorised by the user to provide notifications 16 using the device 12. A local service can be a service that is local to the device 12, for example, at least part of at least one computer program that is installed and / or configured to operate, at least in part, on the device 12. In some examples, a local service can comprise an application, and / or a part of the operating system of the device 12 and so on. In examples, determining whether there is information available that is to be presented to the user in the future comprises querying at least one local service authorised by the user to provide notifications 16. Querying at least one local service can comprise communicating with the at least one local service in any suitable way. For example, querying at least one local service can comprise asking the at least one local service if the at least one local service has any pending notifications 16. In some examples, the at least one local service comprises a background application 22. A background application can be an application that is not in the foreground and is therefore operating in the background on the device 12. In examples, a background application can be an application that has been put into sleep by the operating system of the device 12. To continue operating in the background, the applications can create background tasks. To gain the user’s attention, the background tasks can post notifications 16 that are shown in, for example, the smartphone’s user interface, for example, in a user interface element configured to present notifications to a user, such as a Notification Centre. A Notification Centre can be an operating system feature that provides an overview of alerts from applications on a device. In examples, the background tasks can be used to schedule regular notifications 16, for example, reports or summaries that are delivered daily or weekly to the user. However, in examples, the resource use of the background tasks is strictly controlled by the operating system Background Task Manager and the background tasks are woken up and given an opportunity to run only at scheduled intervals. A Background Task Manager can be an operating system component that manages applications and / or tasks running in the background on a device 12. See, for example, FIG. 5. A remote service can be a service that is remote from the device 12, for example, at least part of at least one computer program that is installed and / or configured to operate, at least in part, remote from the device 12. In some examples, a remote service can comprise an application, and / or a part of the operating system of a remote device 12 and so on. In examples, determining whether there is information available that is to be presented to the user in the future comprises querying at least one remote service authorised by the user to provide notifications 16. Querying at least one remote service can comprise communicating with the at least one remote service in any suitable way. For example, querying at least one remote service can comprise asking the at least one remote service if the at least one remote service has any pending notifications 16. In some examples, the at least one remote service comprises a cloud service26. A cloud service 26 can be at least part of a computer program, such as an application, that operates in the cloud. Accordingly, in examples, notifications 16 can originate from external sources, such as cloud services 26. Such notifications 16 can be delivered to the device 12, for example a smartphone, over push notification services. In examples, such received notifications 16 are then shown in, for example, the smartphone’s user interface in a similar way as notifications 16 from application background tasks. See, for example, FIG. 6. If there is information available that is to be presented to the user in the future method 300 proceeds to block 306. At block 306, method 300 comprises causing presentation to the user, using the device 12, of at least one notification 16 regarding the information to interrupt the first behaviour by a user of a device 12. Consequently, FIG. 3 illustrates a method 300 comprising: determining that first behaviour by a user of a device 12 is occurring or is going to occur; based, at least in part, on determining that the first behaviour by a user of a device 12 is occurring or is going to occur, determining whether there is information available that is to be presented to the user in the future using the device 12; if there is information available that is to be presented to the user in the future, causing presentation to the user, using the device 12, of at least one notification 16 regarding the information to interrupt the first behaviour by a user of a device 12. A notification 16 can use any suitable modality or modalities to inform the user about the information. For example, a notification 16 can comprise a visual, and / or aural, and / or haptic notification 16, and so on. Accordingly, in examples, presenting a notification 16 regarding the information comprises causing presentation of at least one visual notification 16 such as an image, and / or at least one aural notification 16 such as one or more sounds, and / or at least one haptic notification 16 such as at least one vibration. A notification 16 can be an alert, and / or a message, and / or a notice and so on. A notification 16 regarding information can be a notification 16 communicating at least part of the information to the user and / or a notification 16 telling the user something about the information. A notification 16 regarding information can be a notification 16 configured to inform the user about availability of the information, and / or a notification 16 configured to enable the user to access the information. For example, the notification can comprise at least one link that is configured to enable the user to access the information. The at least one notification 16 is presented to the user to interrupt the first behaviour by the user. Interrupting the first behaviour can comprise stopping behaviour that is already occurring and / or preventing the behaviour from occurring. For example, interrupting nail biting can comprise preventing a user from engaging in nail biting and / or stopping a nail-biting episode that had already started. In examples, interrupting the first behaviour can be preventing, and / or reducing, and / or stopping the first behaviour, and so on. By way of example, reference is again made to the example of FIG. 4. In the example of FIG. 4 it is determined that the user is about to start biting their nails. In the illustrated example, it is determined that there are three pending notifications 16 and, based, at least in part, on determining that the user 11 is about to start biting their nails at least one of the pending notifications 16 is brought forward in the schedule and presented to the user 11 now to draw the user’s attention to the notification(s) 16 and to interrupt the nail biting. In addition, the user’s hands are occupied by the device 12 when the user holds and / or interacts with the device 12 to review the notification and / or information. Accordingly, in examples, the user can be physically occupied interacting with the device 12 and therefore physically prevented from beginning and / or continuing with the first behaviour. For example, the user’s hands, and / or eyes can be physically occupied by interacting with the device 12. Returning to the example of FIG. 3, in examples, causing presentation to the user, using the device 12, of at least one notification 16 regarding the information comprises causing presentation of at least one notification 16 without delaying that at least one notification 16 in a queue for later use. FIGs 7A to 70 illustrate an example scenario. In Fig. 7A a user 11 is holding a device 12. In the example of FIG. 7A the device 12 is a smartphone. In FIG. 7B, the user 11 has moved their arm and hand towards their mouth and is about to start or has started biting their nails. In FIG. 7B, the device 12 has determined, based, at least in part, on sensor data 18 from at least one sensor 31 in the device 12 and / or in the environment of the user 11, that the user 11 is biting or is about to bite their nails. The device 12 determines that information 14 is available that would be presented to the user 11 in the future. In the illustrated example, it is determined that a compilation of the user’s photos is to be presented to the user 11 later that day. The device 12 presents a notification 16 regarding the information 14 to interrupt the nail-biting episode. In the example of FIG. 70 the user’s attention has been drawn to the information 14 and the user 11 is reviewing the information 14 on the device 12 and is not biting their nails. The nail biting has therefore been interrupted without causing any additional notifications 16 to be presented to the user 11 (as the notification 16 was pending and would have been presented later) and without the user 11 being aware that an interruption had occurred. In examples, the device 12 is in the user’s pocket or on a table near the user 11 when the notification 16 is presented to the user 11, further physically interrupting and / or preventing the first behaviour. Returning to the example of FIG. 3, at block 304, if there is no information 14 available that is to be presented to the user in the future, method 300 proceeds to block 308. At block 308, method 300 comprises requesting at least one local service that is authorised by the user 11 to provide notifications 16 and / or at least one remote service that is authorised by the user 11 to provide notifications 16 to provide notifications 16 to produce information 14, the information 14 to enable a notification 16 regarding the produced information 14 to be presented to the user 11 to interrupt the first behaviour by a user 11 of a device 12. Accordingly, in examples, method 300 enables a notification 16 to be provided to the user 11 from a service, such as an application on the user’s smartphone, that the user 11 is interested in even when no such notifications 16 are pending. For example, when a user 11 is about to engage in or is engaging in a skin picking episode, a fitness application used by a user 11 can be requested to provide a summary of the user’s activity and the user notified of the information 14 to interrupt the skin picking episode. Method 300 can proceed from block 308 back to block 304. Examples of the disclosure are advantageous and / or provide technical benefits. For example, examples of the disclosure enable interrupting of harmful behaviour of the user by notifying the user of information that the user is interested in, for example has subscribed to, and that would have been notified to the user in the future. Examples of the disclosure therefore enable, for example, interruption of the behaviour without causing any additional notifications to be presented to the user. For example, examples of the disclosure can physically interrupt harmful behaviour of a user by forcing the user to use their hands, and / or eyes, for example, to interact with the device. Additionally, or alternatively, examples of the disclosure therefore enable interruption of the behaviour without drawing the user’s attention to the interruption allowing the interruption to occur without the knowledge of the user. For example, no explicit alert regarding the behaviour is provided meaning that the user is not made aware that the interruption has occurred. Examples of the disclosure therefore provide and efficient method for interrupting user behaviour using information that is known to be of interest to the user. The user therefore perceives presentation of expected information rather than warning alerts about behaviour and is therefore less likely to disable the functionality. FIG. 5 illustrates an example of a method 500. In examples, method 500 can be a method 500 of rescheduling notifications initiated by a background task. In examples, method 500 can form at least part of method 300. In the illustrated example, a component referred to as an intervention manager 34 has been added to a user’s device 12, such as a smartphone. In the example of FIG. 5, when the intervention manager 34 receives a request to make an intervention (block 502), the intervention manager 34 calls the operating system background task manager 36 (block 504) to immediately wake up any scheduled application background tasks 22 and ask them (block 506) to post any pending notifications 16 immediately. The operating system background task manager 36 can be a local service 20. The notifications 16 appear (block 508) in the operating system notification user interface 38 and the user 11 may open (block 510) any application, and / or notification 16, to check it in more detail using the Application User Interface 40. FIG. 6 illustrates an example of a method 600. In examples, method 600 can be a method 600 of rescheduling notifications initiated by a background task. In examples, method 600 can form at least part of method 300. In the illustrated example, a component referred to as an intervention manager 34 has been added to a user’s device 12, such as a smartphone. In the example of FIG. 6, when the intervention manager 34 receives a request to make an intervention (block 602), it contacts the cloud service 26 and calls them (block 604) to immediately post any pending notifications 16. The notifications 16 are delivered to the smartphone over push notification services, via the push notification service backend 42, and appear in the operating system notification user interface 38 (blocks 606 and 608). The cloud service 26 can be a remote service 24. The user 11 may open (block 610) any application, and / or notification, to check it in more detail using the Application User Interface 40. In general, examples of the disclosure address the problem of how to make an effective but still acceptable intervention with a device, such as a smartphone. Examples of the disclosure aim to interrupt the activity that the smartphone user is currently engaged in, or to prevent an activity that the user might soon start. As a practical example, consider the problem of how to prevent BFRB episodes. Examples of the disclosure address the problem of how the system can then make an intervention to prevent the approaching BFRB episode from occurring. In examples, the device, such as a smartphone, makes the intervention by rescheduling the delivery of notifications to the user’s smartphone. In particular, the phone accelerates the delivery of notifications, and delivers one or several of the pending future notifications to the phone immediately. As the user receives a notification that they were waiting for, their attention is directed to the notification. The user interrupts the activity they are currently engaged in, or does not start the activity they were about to start, resulting in a successful intervention. Examples of the disclosure are effective as the delivered notification is a notification that the user has subscribed to and that is related to a subject that the person finds interesting and relevant. As the accelerated notifications are, for example, notifications that the user has subscribed to, they are notifications that the user is looking forward to receive and concern topics that the user finds interesting and relevant. This makes the notifications effective and acceptable interventions. Furthermore, additional notifications are not presented to the user and therefore the user does not receive extra notifications. Any successful interruption of harmful and / or damaging behaviour reduces the harm / damage caused to the user and therefore provides a clear technical benefit, even if the behaviour is not successfully interrupted every time. Fig 8A illustrates an example of a controller 830 suitable for use in an apparatus, such as apparatus 10 of FIG. 1 and / or FIG. 2. In examples, controller 830 can be an apparatus 10. Implementation of a controller 830 may be as controller circuitry. The controller 830 may be implemented in hardware alone, have certain aspects in software including firmware alone or can be a combination of hardware and software (including firmware). As illustrated in Fig 8A the controller 830 may be implemented using instructions that enable hardware functionality, for example, by using executable instructions of a computer program 836 in a general-purpose or special-purpose processor 832 that may be stored on a computer readable storage medium (disk, memory etc.) to be executed by such a processor 832. The processor 832 is configured to read from and write to the memory 834. The processor 832 may also comprise an output interface via which data and / or commands are output by the processor 832 and an input interface via which data and / or commands are input to the processor 832. The memory 834 stores a computer program 836 comprising computer program instructions (computer program code) that controls the operation of the apparatus when loaded into the processor 832. The computer program instructions, of the computer program 836, provide the logic and routines that enables the apparatus to perform the methods illustrated in the accompanying Figs. The processor 832 by reading the memory 834 is able to load and execute the computer program 836. The apparatus comprises: at least one processor 832; and at least one memory 834 including computer program code the at least one memory 834 and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor 832, cause the apparatus at least to perform: determining that first behaviour by a user 11 of a device 12 is occurring or is going to occur; based, at least in part, on determining that the first behaviour by a user 11 of a device 12 is occurring or is going to occur, determining whether there is information 14 available that is to be presented to the user 11 in the future using the device 12; if there is information 14 available that is to be presented to the user 11 in the future, causing presentation to the user 11, using the device 12, of at least one notification 16 regarding the information 14 to interrupt the first behaviour by a user 11 of a device 12. The apparatus comprises: at least one processor 832; and at least one memory 834 including computer program code, the at least one memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor 832, cause the apparatus at least to: determining that first behaviour by a user 11 of a device 12 is occurring or is going to occur; based, at least in part, on determining that the first behaviour by a user 11 of a device 12 is occurring or is going to occur, determining whether there is information 14 available that is to be presented to the user 11 in the future using the device 12; if there is information 14 available that is to be presented to the user 11 in the future, causing presentation to the user 11, using the device 12, of at least one notification 16 regarding the information 14 to interrupt the first behaviour by a user 11 of a device 12. As illustrated in Fig 8A, the computer program 836 may arrive at the apparatus via any suitable delivery mechanism 862. The delivery mechanism 862 may be, for example, a machine readable medium, a computer-readable medium, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, a computer program product, a memory device, a record medium such as a Compact Disc Read-Only Memory (CD-ROM) or a Digital Versatile Disc (DVD) or a solid-state memory, an article of manufacture that comprises or tangibly embodies the computer program 836. The delivery mechanism may be a signal configured to reliably transfer the computer program 836. The apparatus may propagate or transmit the computer program 836 as a computer data signal. Computer program instructions for causing an apparatus to perform at least the following or for performing at least the following: determining that first behaviour by a user 11 of a device 12 is occurring or is going to occur; based, at least in part, on determining that the first behaviour by a user 11 of a device 12 is occurring or is going to occur, determining whether there is information 14 available that is to be presented to the user 11 in the future using the device 12; if there is information 14 available that is to be presented to the user 11 in the future, causing presentation to the user 11, using the device 12, of at least one notification 16 regarding the information 14 to interrupt the first behaviour by a user 11 of a device 12. The computer program instructions may be comprised in a computer program, a non-transitory computer readable medium, a computer program product, a machine readable medium. In some but not necessarily all examples, the computer program instructions may be distributed over more than one computer program. Although the memory 834 is illustrated as a single component / circuitry it may be implemented as one or more separate components / circuitry some or all of which may be integrated / removable and / or may provide permanent / semi-permanent / dynamic / cached storage. In examples the memory 834 comprises a random-access memory 858 and a read only memory 860. In examples the computer program 836 can be stored in the read only memory 858. See, for example, Fig. 8B. Although the processor 832 is illustrated as a single component / circuitry it may be implemented as one or more separate components / circuitry some or all of which may be integrated / removable. The processor 832 may be a single core or multi-core processor. References to ‘computer-readable storage medium’, ‘computer program product’, ‘tangibly embodied computer program’ etc. or a ‘controller’, ‘computer’, ‘processor’ etc. should be understood to encompass not only computers having different architectures such as single / multi- processor architectures and sequential (Von Neumann) / parallel architectures but also specialised circuits such as field-programmable gate arrays (FPGA), application specific circuits (ASIC), signal processing devices and other processing circuitry. References to computer program, instructions, code etc. should be understood to encompass software for a programmable processor or firmware such as, for example, the programmable content of a hardware device whether instructions for a processor, or configuration settings for a fixed-function device, gate array or programmable logic device etc. As used in this application, the term ‘circuitry’ may refer to one or more or all of the following: (a) hardware-only circuitry implementations (such as implementations in only analogue and / or digital circuitry) and (b) combinations of hardware circuits and software, such as (as applicable): (i) a combination of analogue and / or digital hardware circuit(s) with software / firmware and (ii) any portions of hardware processor(s) with software (including digital signal processor(s)), software, and memory or memories that work together to cause an apparatus, such as a mobile phone or server, to perform various functions and (c) hardware circuit(s) and or processor(s), such as a microprocessor(s) or a portion of a microprocessor(s), that requires software (for example, firmware) for operation, but the software may not be present when it is not needed for operation. This definition of circuitry applies to all uses of this term in this application, including in any claims. As a further example, as used in this application, the term circuitry also covers an implementation of merely a hardware circuit or processor and its (or their) accompanying software and / or firmware. The term circuitry also covers, for example and if applicable to the particular claim element, a baseband integrated circuit for a mobile device or a similar integrated circuit in a server, a cellular network device, or other computing or network device. The blocks illustrated in the accompanying Figs may represent steps in a method and / or sections of code in the computer program 836. The illustration of a particular order to the blocks does not necessarily imply that there is a required or preferred order for the blocks and the order and arrangement of the block may be varied. Furthermore, it may be possible for some blocks to be omitted. Where a structural feature has been described, it may be replaced by means for performing one or more of the functions of the structural feature whether that function or those functions are explicitly or implicitly described. Thus, the apparatus can comprise means for: determining that first behaviour by a user 11 of a device 12 is occurring or is going to occur; based, at least in part, on determining that the first behaviour by a user 11 of a device 12 is occurring or is going to occur, determining whether there is information 14 available that is to be presented to the user 11 in the future using the device 12; if there is information 14 available that is to be presented to the user 11 in the future, causing presentation to the user 11, using the device 12, of at least one notification 16 regarding the information 14 to interrupt the first behaviour by a user 11 of a device 12. In examples, an apparatus can comprise means for performing one or more methods, and / or at least part of one or more methods, as disclosed herein. In examples, an apparatus can be configured to perform one or more methods, and / or at least part of one or more methods, as disclosed herein. The apparatus can be provided in an electronic device, for example, a mobile terminal, according to an example of the present disclosure. It should be understood, however, that a mobile terminal is merely illustrative of an electronic device that would benefit from examples of implementations of the present disclosure and, therefore, should not be taken to limit the scope of the present disclosure to the same. While in certain implementation examples, the apparatus can be provided in a mobile terminal, other types of electronic devices, such as, but not limited to: mobile communication devices, hand portable electronic devices, wearable computing devices, Portable Digital Assistants (PDAs), pagers, mobile computers, desktop computers, televisions, gaming devices, laptop computers, cameras, video recorders, GPS devices and other types of electronic systems, can readily employ examples of the present disclosure. Furthermore, devices can readily employ examples of the present disclosure regardless of their intent to provide mobility. The term ‘comprise’ is used in this document with an inclusive not an exclusive meaning. That is any reference to X comprising Y indicates that X may comprise only one Y or may comprise more than one Y. If it is intended to use ‘comprise’ with an exclusive meaning then it will be made clear in the context by referring to “comprising only one...” or by using “consisting”. In this description, the wording ‘connect’, ‘couple’ and ‘communication’ and their derivatives mean operationally connected / coupled / in communication. It should be appreciated that any number or combination of intervening components can exist (including no intervening components), i.e., so as to provide direct or indirect connection / coupling / communication. Any such intervening components can include hardware and / or software components. As used herein, the term "determine / determining" (and grammatical variants thereof) can include, not least: calculating, computing, processing, deriving, measuring, investigating, identifying, looking up (for example, looking up in a table, a database or another data structure), ascertaining and the like. Also, "determining" can include receiving (for example, receiving information), accessing (for example, accessing data in a memory), obtaining and the like. Also," determine / determining" can include resolving, selecting, choosing, establishing, and the like. In this description, reference has been made to various examples. The description of features or functions in relation to an example indicates that those features or functions are present in that example. The use of the term ‘example’ or ‘for example’ or ‘can’ or ‘may’ in the text denotes, whether explicitly stated or not, that such features or functions are present in at least the described example, whether described as an example or not, and that they can be, but are not necessarily, present in some of or all other examples. Thus ‘example’, ‘for example’, ‘can’ or ‘may’ refers to a particular instance in a class of examples. A property of the instance can be a property of only that instance or a property of the class or a property of a sub-class of the class that includes some but not all of the instances in the class. It is therefore implicitly disclosed that a feature described with reference to one example but not with reference to another example, can where possible be used in that other example as part of a working combination but does not necessarily have to be used in that other example. Although examples have been described in the preceding paragraphs with reference to various examples, it should be appreciated that modifications to the examples given can be made without departing from the scope of the claims. Features described in the preceding description may be used in combinations other than the combinations explicitly described above. Although functions have been described with reference to certain features, those functions may be performable by other features whether described or not. Although features have been described with reference to certain examples, those features may also be present in other examples whether described or not. The term ‘a’, ‘an’ or ‘the’ is used in this document with an inclusive not an exclusive meaning. That is any reference to X comprising a / an / the Y indicates that X may comprise only one Y or may comprise more than one Y unless the context clearly indicates the contrary. If it is intended to use ‘a’, ‘an’ or ‘the’ with an exclusive meaning then it will be made clear in the context. In some circumstances the use of ‘at least one’ or ‘one or more’ may be used to emphasis an inclusive meaning but the absence of these terms should not be taken to infer any exclusive meaning. The presence of a feature (or combination of features) in a claim is a reference to that feature or (combination of features) itself and also to features that achieve substantially the same technical effect (equivalent features). The equivalent features include, for example, features that are variants and achieve substantially the same result in substantially the same way. The equivalent features include, for example, features that perform substantially the same function, in substantially the same way to achieve substantially the same result. In this description, reference has been made to various examples using adjectives or adjectival phrases to describe characteristics of the examples. Such a description of a characteristic in relation to an example indicates that the characteristic is present in some examples exactly as described and is present in other examples substantially as described. The above description describes some examples of the present disclosure however those of ordinary skill in the art will be aware of possible alternative structures and method features which offer equivalent functionality to the specific examples of such structures and features described herein above and which for the sake of brevity and clarity have been omitted from the above description. Nonetheless, the above description should be read as implicitly including reference to such alternative structures and method features which provide equivalent functionality unless such alternative structures or method features are explicitly excluded in the above description of the examples of the present disclosure. Whilst endeavouring in the foregoing specification to draw attention to those features believed to be of importance it should be understood that the Applicant may seek protection via the claims in respect of any patentable feature or combination of features hereinbefore referred to and / or shown in the drawings whether or not emphasis has been placed thereon. l / we claim:

Claims

1. An apparatus (10) comprising means for:determining that first behaviour by a user (11) of a device (12) is occurring or is going to occur, the first behaviour comprising an unconscious and / or compulsive behaviour;based, at least in part, on determining that the first behaviour by a user (11) of a device (12) is occurring or is going to occur, determining whether there is information (14) available that is to be presented to the user (11) in the future using the device (12);if there is information (14) available that is to be presented to the user (11) in the future, accelerating presentation to the user (11), using the device (12), of at least one notification (16) regarding the information (14) to interrupt the first behaviour by a user (11) of a device (12).

2. An apparatus (10) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the means are configured to:receive sensor data (18) from at least one sensor; anddetermine that first behaviour by a user (11) of the device (12) is occurring or is going to occur based, at least in part, on the received sensor data (18).

3. An apparatus (10) as claimed in claim 2, wherein the received sensor data (18) comprises at least one of motion data of the user (11), environmental data of the user (11), physiological data of the user (11), and location data of the user (11).

4. An apparatus (10) as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the means are further configured to:cause storage of behaviour information of the user associated with a plurality of episodes of the first behaviour by a user (11) of a device (12); anddetermine that first behaviour by a user (11) of the device (12) is occurring or is going to occur based, at least in part, on the stored behaviour information of the user.

5. An apparatus (10) as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein determining whether there is information (14) available that is to be presented to the user (11) in the future comprises querying at least one local service (20) authorised by the user (11) to provide notifications (16).

6. An apparatus (10) as claimed in claim 5, wherein the at least one local service (20) comprises a background application (22).

7. An apparatus (10) as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein determining whether there is information (14) available that is to be presented to the user (11) in the future comprises querying at least one remote service (24) authorised by the user (11) to provide notifications (16).

8. An apparatus (10) as claimed in claim 7, wherein the at least one remote service (24) comprises a cloud service (26).

9. An apparatus (10) as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the means are configured to, if there is no information (14) available that is to be presented to the user (11) in the future, request at least one local service (20) that is authorised by the user to provide notifications (16) and / or at least one remote service (24) that is authorised by the user (11) to provide notifications (16) to produce information (14), the information (14) to enable a notification (!6) regarding the produced information (14) to be presented to the user (11) to interrupt the first behaviour by a user (11) of a device (12).

10. An apparatus (10) as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein causing presentation to the user (11), using the device (12), of at least one notification (16) regarding the information (14) comprises causing presentation of at least one notification (16) without delaying that at least one notification (16) in a queue for later use.

11. An electronic device (12) comprising an apparatus (10) as claimed in at least one of claims 1 to 10.

12. A method (300) comprising:determining that first behaviour by a user (11) of a device (12) is occurring or is going to occur, the first behaviour comprising an unconscious and / or compulsive behaviour;based, at least in part, on determining that the first behaviour by a user (11) of a device (12) is occurring or is going to occur, determining whether there is information (14) available that is to be presented to the user (11) in the future using the device (12);if there is information (14) available that is to be presented to the user (11) in the future, accelerating presentation to the user (11), using the device (12), of at least one notification (16) regarding the information (14) to interrupt the first behaviour by a user (11) of a device (12).

13. A method (300) as claimed in claim 12, the method (300) comprising: receiving sensor data (18) from at least one sensor; and determining that first behaviour by a user (11) of the device (12) is occurring or is going to occur based, at least in part, on the received sensor data (18).

14. A method (300) as claimed in claim 13, wherein the received sensor data (18) comprises at least one of motion data of the user (11), environmental data of the user (11), physiological data of the user (11), and location data of the user (11).

15. A method (300) as claimed in any of claims 12 to 14, the method (300) comprising:causing storage of behaviour information of the user (11) associated with a plurality of episodes of the first behaviour by a user (11) of a device (12); anddetermining that first behaviour by a user (11) of the device (12) is occurring or is going to occur based, at least in part, on the stored behaviour information of the user (11).

16. A method (300) as claimed in any of claims 12 to 15, wherein determining whether there is information (14) available that is to be presented to the user (11) in the future comprises querying at least one local service (20) authorised by the user (11) to provide notifications (16).

17. A method (300) as claimed in any of claims 12 to 16, wherein determining whether there is information available that is to be presented to the user (11) in the future comprises querying at least one remote service (24) authorised by the user (11) to provide notifications (16).

18. A method (300) as claimed in any of claims 12 to 17, the method (300) comprising:if there is no information (14) available that is to be presented to the user (11) in the future, requesting at least one local service (20) that is authorised by the user (11) to provide notifications (16) and / or at least one remote service (24) that is authorised by the user (11) to provide notifications (16) to produce information (14), the information (14) to enable a notification (16) regarding the produced information (14) to be presented to the user (11) to interrupt the first behaviour by a user (11) of a device (12).

19. A method (300) as claimed in any of claims 12 to 18, wherein causing presentation to the user (11), using the device (12), of at least one notification (16) regarding the information (14) comprises causing presentation of at least one notification (16) without delaying that at least one notification (16) in a queue for later use.

20. A computer program (836) comprising instructions for causing an apparatus (10) to perform:determining that first behaviour by a user (11) of a device (12) is occurring or is going to occur, the first behaviour comprising an unconscious and / or compulsive behaviour;based, at least in part, on determining that the first behaviour by a user (11) of a device (12) is occurring or is going to occur, determining whether there is information (14) available that is to be presented to the user (11) in the future using the device (12);if there is information available that is to be presented to the user (11) in the future, accelerating presentation to the user (11), using the device (12), of at leastone notification (16) regarding the information (14) to interrupt the first behaviour by a user (11) of a device (12).

21. A computer program (836) as claimed in claim 20, the computer program (836) comprising instructions for causing an apparatus (10) to perform: receiving sensor data (18) from at least one sensor; and determining that first behaviour by a user (11) of the device (12) is occurringor is going to occur based, at least in part, on the received sensor data (18).

22. A computer program (836) as claimed in any of claims 20 to 21, the computer program (836) comprising instructions for causing an apparatus (10) to perform: causing storage of behaviour information of the user (11) associated with a plurality of episodes of the first behaviour by a user (11) of a device (12); and determining that first behaviour by a user (11) of the device (12) is occurringor is going to occur based, at least in part, on the stored behaviour information of the user (11).

23. A computer program (836) as claimed in any of claims 20 to 22, wherein determining whether there is information (14) available that is to be presented to the user (11) in the future comprises querying at least one local service (20) authorised by the user (11) to provide notifications (16).

24. A computer program (836) as claimed in any of claims 20 to 23, wherein determining whether there is information (14) available that is to be presented to the user (11) in the future comprises querying at least one remote service (24) authorised by the user (11) to provide notifications (16).

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