| 摘要 |
A user interface apparatus and a method are provided to easily navigate and select a menu item using only a process of pressing a button provided on a keypad according to a display form of menu items, so that a target application program can be run using a decreased number of button strokes. A user interface apparatus(100) comprises an input unit(120) including a plurality of buttons arranged in a predefined arrangement scheme, a displaying unit(110) for arranging and displaying a plurality of menu items, and a control unit for executing a menu item displayed in a position of a selected button when the button of the input unit(120) is selected. The displaying unit 110 displays one menu item in a position mapped to at least two buttons. The control unit executes the menu item displayed in the position mapped to the at least two buttons when at least one of two buttons is selected.
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