Patent ID: 7737958
Filing Date: 2010-06-15
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of displaying and selecting a plurality of menus on a touch screen for a portable terminal, the method comprising: displaying a plurality of menu bars corresponding to the plurality of menus such that the plurality of menu bars are arranged extending sequentially in either a horizontal direction or a vertical direction on the touch screen; receiving a touch on two or more of the plurality of menu bars on the touch screen; and executing a menu corresponding to a specific menu bar of the two or more of the plurality of menu bars if a first touch area of the touch within the specific menu bar is greater than a second touch area of the touch within each of the rest of the two or more of the plurality of menu bars by a predetermined proportion, and requesting a new touch input if the first touch area is not greater than the second touch area by the predetermined proportion, wherein each of the plurality of menu bars includes an expanded portion formed at one end thereof.