Patent ID: 8195658

Claim:
A method of storing phone book data in a mobile communication terminal, the method comprising: in response to input from a user via a key input on a mobile communication terminal having a plurality of registered data groups, selecting a phone book data entry from the phone book data in the mobile communication terminal; in response to selecting the phone book data entry, displaying the registered data groups in a main window area on the mobile communication terminal; in response to input from a user via a key input on the mobile communication terminal, selecting one of the displayed registered data groups; and moving and storing the selected phone book data entry to the selected registered data group in the mobile communication terminal, wherein a remaining window area other than the main window area comprises display functions related to function keys and information related to the operation of the mobile communication terminal, and wherein the storing the selected phone book data entry comprises: displaying the phone book data stored in the selected registered data group, when the movement of the phone book data is requested; displaying the registered data groups, when at least one of the displayed phone book data entries is selected in response to selection information; assigning a selected registered data group comprising the selected phone book data entry moved in response to the selection; moving and storing the selected phone book data into the selected registered data group, if confirmed; requesting input of a name of a group to be created, if a group creation is requested where the registered data groups are displayed; and creating a group comprising the input group name, if the group name is input; and moving and storing the selected phone book data entry into the created group if confirmed.