Patent ID: 8509854

Claim:
A mobile terminal, comprising: a communication unit configured to at least one of transmit or receive signals, the signals being one of broadcast signals, mobile communication signals, wireless internet signals, short range communication signals or GPS signals; a camera configured to capture at least one of a still image or a moving image; a microphone configured to receive external audio; a user input having at least one of keypad, a dome switch, a touch pad, a jog wheel, a jog switch, or a finger mouse; an audio output module to output sound; a vibration unit configure to generate at least one type of vibration; a touch screen configured to display information or configured to receive information; and a controller to control at least one operation of the communication unit, the camera, the microphone, the user input, the audio output module or the touch screen, wherein, based on an operation mode of the mobile terminal, the controller controls the touch screen to display a list of items, the items being arranged together based on an alphabetical order, with a scroll area for searching the items and a search icon indicating the search window, the search icon being under one or more indicator icons, wherein an identifying character to identify a current scrolling position is displayed when the scroll area is touched, wherein the identifying character disappears on the touch screen when touching or dragging the scroll area is finished, wherein the identifying character is represented by a first letter in the name of an item corresponding to the current scrolling position, wherein the identyfying character is overlapped with the list, and wherein: the scroll area is an area in which a touch input or a dragging input is received to scroll the list of items by the touch input or the dragging input, when the scroll area is touched by the touch input, at least one part of the touched area of the scroll area is highlighted, and when the scroll area is dragged by the dragging input, the list of items is scrolled.