Patent ID: 8629844

Claim:
A mobile terminal, comprising: a touch screen; and a controller configured to operate in a SMS (Short Message Service) composition mode for composing a message according to a SMS format and a MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) composition mode for composing a message according to a MMS format, wherein the controller is further configured to: cause the touch screen to display a first message input screen for composing a SMS message; receive a track input at the first message input screen; capture content included within an area defined by the track input; switch the first message input screen to an image editing screen, such that the image editing screen is displayed on the touch screen; cause the touch screen to display the captured content on the image editing screen; receive a handwriting input at the image editing screen; cause the touch screen to display the received handwriting input on the image editing screen; switch the image editing screen to a second message input screen in response to an input, the second message input screen for composing a MMS message; and cause the touch screen to display the captured content and the handwriting input on the second message input screen.