Lg Electronics Inc.

Hoi Chul Kim

Sang Yeon Lim

Huhn Kim

Jae Pil Park

Seong Yoon Cho

Kyu Dae Shim

Hyeyoun Cho

Young Wun Kim

Je Kwang Youn

Young Jung Yoon

A mobile terminal and as associated method are provided. The method may include displaying one or more menu items on a first touch unit including a touchscreen and recognizing a rotary touch & drag input at a second touch unit as a particular command based on whether one of the one or more menu items has been touched. Accordingly, even if a minimum number of menu icons for executing diverse functions are displayed on a touchscreen, a prescribed one of the diverse functions may be easily selected and executed.

Mobile terminal and controlling method thereof

A mobile communication terminal and a method of multi-tasking in the terminal are provided. The mobile communication terminal displays a first task display associated with a first application task, receives a request to execute a second application task while the first application task is being performed, and displays a second task display associated with the second application task, wherein the second task display at least partially replaces the first task display, at least a portion of the second task display is identified by an active cursor configured to allow a user to select a function associated with the second application task, and at least one display feature of the active cursor indicates that the first application task is being concurrently performed.

Displaying active cursor in mobile terminal

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Seoul, South Korea

Hoi Chul Kim