Patent ID: 7853246
Filing Date: 2010-12-14
Classification: G06F,H04M

Abstract:
1. A method for executing a menu in a mobile communication terminal, said method comprising: identifying, via a controller on the mobile terminal, a first key and at least a second key among a plurality of keys, wherein the plurality of keys are moveable from a first location to at least a second location that is different than the first location; identifying, via the controller, the first key is at the first location and the second key is at the second location; and assigning, via a menu setting process, at least a first menu function to the first key based on a combination of the identified first key and the first location of the first key, and assigning at least a second menu function to the second key based on a combination of the identified second key and the second location of the second key, wherein when the first key is moved to the second position and the second key is moved to a third position, the method further comprises assigning a third menu function to the first key at the second location based on a combination of the first key being at the second location, and assigning a fourth menu function to the second key at the third location based on a combination of the second key being at the third location.