Patent ID: 8188980

Claim:
A device for inputting characters/numbers in a mobile terminal having a touch screen, the device comprising: a display screen for displaying characters/numbers at a first display area and a wheel for selecting a desired character/number at a second display area in a text input mode; and a control unit for controlling the display screen to display the characters/numbers and the wheel for selecting a desired character/number at the display areas, placing a cursor on a character/number corresponding to rotation of the wheel, and controlling the display screen to display a character/number selected by placing the cursor, wherein said control unit displays the character/number selected by placing the cursor according to a direction of rotation of the wheel in a third display area, detects when a user selects an input of the character/number displayed in the third display area, and displays a character/number in a fourth display area according to a selection of the user to input.