Patent ID: 8423049

Claim:
A method of controlling a volume in a mobile terminal, the method comprising: enabling a quiet mode of the mobile terminal via a first input unit of the mobile terminal; selecting a content comprising an audio content for playback via a second input unit of the mobile terminal which is in the quiet mode, wherein the selected content is video content; enabling output of the audio content associated with the selected content, via a control unit of the mobile terminal, upon playback of the selected content; outputting the selected content and the audio content via respective output devices during the playback of the selected content; terminating the output of the selected content and the audio content by stopping the playback of the selected content during the quiet mode; and maintaining the quiet mode of the mobile terminal when the output of the selected content and the audio content is terminated, wherein the first input unit is a hot key designated to enable the quiet mode and the second input unit is a touch screen.