Patent ID: 8522157

Claim:
A mobile terminal comprising: a touchscreen configured to display: a scroll region having a scroll bar; and movement of the scroll bar within the scroll region, wherein the scroll region is designated at a partial portion of a view displayed on the touchscreen and extends in a first direction such that the scroll bar is movable in the first direction along the scroll region; and a controller configured to perform at least one function in response to a first touch input received at the scroll bar, wherein the first touch input comprises: a first touch action comprising moving the scroll bar in the first direction from a first position within the scroll region to a second position within the scroll region; or a second touch action received in a second direction that is different from the first direction, the second touch action comprising a dragging action received via at least a portion of the scroll bar in the second direction, and wherein the controller is further configured to perform: a first function in response to the first touch action, the first function comprising scrolling the displayed view according to the movement of the scroll bar; a second function in response to the second touch action, the second function comprising controlling a size of the displayed view; and at least one function in response to a second touch input received at the scroll region, wherein: the second touch input comprises a third touch action received in the second direction, the third touch action comprising a dragging action received via at least a portion of the scroll region other than the scroll bar; a size of a specific portion of the displayed view is controlled when the third touch action is applied at a specific portion of the scroll region corresponding to the specific portion of the displayed view; an upper portion of the displayed view is resized when the third touch action is applied across an upper portion of the scroll region corresponding to the upper portion of the displayed view; and a lower portion of the displayed view is resized when the third touch action is applied across a lower portion of the scroll region corresponding to the lower portion of the displayed view.