Patent ID: 8365098

Claim:
A method for displaying shortcut key information set by a user in a portable terminal having a plurality of numeric keys, the method comprising: while in a standby mode, displaying an array of numeric keys in a keypad on a standby screen image of the portable terminal when it is determined that setting information indicative of a standby screen image is set such that the standby screen image displays shortcut key information; determining shortcut key information corresponding to a numeric key when the numeric key is set to display a shortcut key information; and displaying an icon indicative of the shortcut key information superimposed on its corresponding numeric key on the standby screen image; wherein, the shortcut key information corresponding to the numeric key can be flexibly set and changed by the user according to a menu of the portable terminal; wherein the shortcut key information corresponding to the numeric key is set to execute one menu function item selected from a plurality of menu function items corresponding to plural menu functions of the portable terminal; wherein the icon includes a name of a menu function set to the corresponding numeric key and present condition information of the set menu function; wherein the displaying an icon indicative of the shortcut key information comprises, when the shortcut key information is determined for a plurality of numeric keys, sequentially displaying, after a predetermined period of time, the icons indicative of the shortcut key information corresponding to each of the plurality of numeric keys; and wherein the icons indicative of shortcut key information comprises corresponding data input by a user that is indicative of a menu item corresponding to the shortcut key information.