Patent ID: 8351989

Claim:
A method of displaying a menu in a mobile communication terminal, the method comprising: displaying a standby screen as a first display layer on a touch input device of the terminal; detecting a touch and drag operation in a specific direction on the standby screen, the touch and drag operation comprising a touch operation received at a side of the touch input device or an area near the side and a drag operation starting from the touched side or area; displaying a first menu, which was not initially displayed on the standby screen, as a second display layer at least partially over the first display layer in response to the drag operation, the first menu including a plurality of menu items and displayed according to the specific direction of the drag operation, wherein the first menu emerges slidingly from the side of the touch input device when the drag operation is extended to a first distance; and displaying a second menu, which was not initially displayed with the first menu and comprises a plurality of menu items, as the second display layer when the drag operation is extended to a second distance, wherein the second distance is greater than the first distance.