Menu executing method and apparatus in portable terminal

摘要

Provided is a menu execution method and apparatus in a portable terminal. The menu execution method includes displaying, on a touch screen, an item list which comprises a plurality of divided regions in each of which a corresponding item is formed, recognizing a user gesture at one of a first position and a second position, the second position being different from the first position, and executing a menu corresponding to the recognized position, in which a first menu for providing a first service related to the item formed in the divided region is preset in the first position of the divided region on the touch screen, and a second menu for providing a second service related to the item formed in the divided region is preset in the second position of the divided region on the touch screen, the first and second services being different.

主权项

1. A task execution method operable in a portable terminal, the task execution method comprising:
displaying, on a touch screen in response to user input that results in execution of a particular service function, an item list which comprises a plurality of divided regions in each of which a corresponding item of the executed service function is formed; recognizing a user gesture at one of a first position and a second position, the second position being different from the first position in a particular divided region of the plurality of divided regions, in which the first position is located in a first sub-region and the second position is located in a second sub-region of the particular divided region and wherein the first and second sub-regions are adjacent to and associated with an item-marked region of the particular divided region; and executing a preset executable task corresponding to the position of the recognized user's gesture, wherein a first executable task for providing a first service related to the item formed in the particular divided region is preset corresponding to the first position of the divided region and a second executable task for providing a second service related to the item formed in the particular divided region is preset corresponding to the second position of the particular divided region on the touch screen, the second service being different from the first service.