Patent ID: 7979810

Claim:
A method of selecting a menu in a mobile terminal, the method comprising: arranging at least a first, a second, a third and a fourth of a plurality of displayed menu items in a preset manner such that the first menu item corresponds to a first input key, the second menu item corresponds to a second input key and the third and fourth menu items do not correspond to either the first or second input key, wherein all of the first to fourth of the plurality of displayed menu items are simultaneously displayed; displaying a navigation key guide related to the first and second input keys such that the navigation key guide is displayed separately from the first to fourth menu items; and executing a function corresponding to a specific one of the first and second menu items upon selection of the first or second input key by a terminal user, wherein the first and second input keys comprise navigation keys of the terminal, wherein the arranged first to fourth of the plurality of displayed menu items may be re-arranged such that the third menu item corresponds to the first input key, the fourth menu item corresponds to the second input key and the first and second menu items no longer correspond to either of the first or second input key, and wherein each of the menu items corresponding to the first and second input keys is displayed between two of the plurality of displayed menu items not corresponding to either the first or second input key before and after the re-arrangement.