Patent ID: 7848773

Claim:
A mobile communication terminal having QWERTY keys, the mobile communication terminal comprising: a case; a wireless communication unit installed within the case, for transmitting and receiving information to and from a directory system; a QWERTY keypad comprising a plurality of QWERTY keys on which alphabetic characters are marked keypad being formed on the case; a display unit installed on the case above the QWERTY keypad; and a controller for controlling the wireless communication unit to output DTMF signals to the directory system in response to input by the QWERTY keypad, wherein some of the plurality of QWERTY keys are keys on which both an alphabetic character and a numeral are marked as numeral marked QWERTY keys, with the numeral marked QWERTY keys formed in 3×4 array format, and a plurality of additional alphabetic characters arc marked adjacent to each numeral marked QWERTY key, and wherein the controller receives response information input by the numeral marked QWERTY keys selected according to the additional alphabetic characters marked adjacent to the numeral marked QWERTY keys and controls the wireless communication unit to output DTMF signals to the directory system corresponding to the selected numeral marked QWERTY keys.