Patent ID: 8907899

Claim:
A method of executing functions in an electronic device equipped with a touch device, the method comprising: receiving a first touch to a first position on the touch device on a displayed image; upon receiving the first touch, dividing an entire screen on the touch device into at least two regions with the first position being an intermediate position, wherein the first touch is irrespective of the displayed image content; displaying an indicator for guiding a plurality of second touches corresponding to the divided at least two regions, wherein the indicator indicates the at least two regions for receiving each of the plurality of second touches, types of the plurality of second touches, and a plurality of functions for matching the at least two regions with the types of the plurality of second touches; eliminating displaying of the indicator upon receiving an input of turning off a function of displaying the indicator; receiving a specific second touch to a specific region of the at least two regions on the touch device subsequent to the first touch and while the first touch is held to the first position, wherein a type of the specific second touch is one of the types of the plurality of second touches, a second position for receiving the specific second touch is any position in the specific region, and the second touch is irrespective of the displayed image content; and executing a specific function for matching with the specific region and the type of the specific second touch.