Mobile terminal and method for controlling the same

摘要

A mobile terminal and a method for controlling the same are disclosed, where symbols used often when inputting characters and pointer position moving are input simultaneously by using a touch gesture of a user, such that character input may be accelerated.

主权项

1. A mobile terminal, comprising:
a touchscreen configured to:
display a keypad including a plurality of character keys and functional keys, anddisplay a text box separate from the keypad; a memory configured to:
store a first symbol, a plurality of different first touch gestures, and a first functional key mapped with each other, andstore a second symbol, a plurality of different second touch gestures, and a second functional key mapped with each other; and a controller configured to:
map a different first operation for each first touch gesture made on the first functional key of the keypad, andmap a different second operation for each second touch gesture made on the second functional key of the keypad,the first operation being one of
displaying a first symbol mapped to a detected first touch gesture and the first functional key at a position of a pointer displayed in the text box on the touchscreen, followed by a move of the pointer, andmoving the pointer displayed in the text box in a direction mapped to the detected first touch gesture and the first functional key,the second operation being one of
displaying a second symbol mapped to a detected second touch gesture and the second functional key at the position of the pointer displayed in the text box on the touchscreen, followed by the move of the pointer, andmoving the pointer displayed in the text box in a direction mapped to the detected second touch gesture and the second functional key.