Patent ID: 8881050

Claim:
A scrolling method of a mobile terminal comprising: displaying a plurality of user-selectable items in a defined area of a display screen, wherein the plurality of user-selectable items are arranged in rows; receiving a touch input for scrolling the plurality of user-selectable items along the defined area of the display screen in a downward direction corresponding to a downward direction of a user's touch; expanding at least one gap between the rows while maintaining a top edge of a first row fixed to a top edge of the defined area of the display screen, in response to receiving the touch input for scrolling when the plurality of user-selectable items displayed on the defined area of the display screen cannot be scrolled further in the downward direction; and restoring the at least one gap between rows on the display screen to an original size in further response to an event; wherein expanding at least one gap comprises expanding an upper space between an item name of a user-selectable item and an upper edge of a displaying region of that item, and expanding at least one lower space between the item name and a lower edge of the displaying region of that item.