Patent ID: 7970438
Filing Date: 2011-06-28
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A mobile terminal comprising: a display unit configured to display a keypad in a second display region and data input from at least the keypad in a first display region; and a controller configured to determine if the keypad displayed in its current form is to be displayed in a new different form, to determine if all of the keypad in the new different form can be displayed to fit within the second display region, and to selectively control the display unit to display a scrolling function for scrolling the keypad displayed in the new different form when all of the keypad can not be displayed to fit within the second display region, wherein the controller is further configured to determine if the data input into the first display region has exceeded a predetermined amount of existing space for inputting the data in the first display region, and then to automatically control the display unit to display the keypad in the new different form and to display the scrolling function for scrolling the keypad displayed in the new different form, when the controller determines the data input into the first display region has exceeded the predetermined amount of existing space of the first display region.