Patent ID: 8159456

Claim:
A method for controlling operation of a mobile communication device having a touch screen, the method comprising: displaying a first area and a second area on the touch screen, the first area comprising an input window for entering information related to at least one phone number and the second area comprising a display window for displaying the entered information; ceasing the displaying of the input window on the first area of the touch screen in response to a first touch input applied to the second area; displaying a list on the first area of the touch screen in response to the first touch input applied to the second area, the list comprising candidate information stored in a memory, wherein the candidate information is related to the entered information that was entered via the input window; and ceasing the displaying of the list on the first area and to again display the input window on the first area in response to a second touch input applied to the second area, wherein the second touch input occurs after the first touch input.