Terminal and method of controlling the same

摘要

According to an embodiment, a terminal and a method of displaying menu icons thereof are discussed, by which a terminal user is facilitated to input various commands. An embodiment of the present invention includes a touch screen and a control unit configured to control at least one touch-available icon to move between outer and inner areas of an image displayed on the touch screen in a direction of a touch-drag on the touch screen. Accordingly, the electric current for detecting a touch is supplied to the touch screen only if the touch-available icon is displayed on the touch screen. Hence, the present invention minimizes power consumption in using the touch screen.

主权项

1. A terminal comprising:
a wireless communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate with at least one other terminal; a touch screen having four sides to form a rectangular shape; and a control unit configured to control a group of touch-available icons to slidably move between outer and inner areas of the touch screen horizontally across a first one of the four sides of the touch screen in a horizontal direction of a first touch-drag on the touch screen, the group of touch-available icons following along the first touch-drag on the touch screen, wherein the group of touch-available icons are touch-dragged and moved to the outer area of the touch screen, such that the group of touch-available icons completely slide out of the inner area of the touch screen across the first one of the four sides thereof to disappear from the touch screen without leaving a trace for the group of touch-available icons at the first side thereof, wherein the control unit is further configured to: in response to selection of one of the touch-available icons, execute a specific function to display an execution image related to the executed specific function on the touch screen, receive a message while the specific function is being executed, display a message reception indicator indicating that the message is received, receive a second touch-drag in a first vertical direction on the touch screen, control a window for the received message to slidably appear over the execution image in the first vertical direction such that the window completely covers the execution image on the touch screen, receive a third touch-drag in a second vertical direction opposite to the first vertical direction on the touch screen, and control the window for the received message to slidably disappear to reveal the execution image in the second vertical direction.