Method for displaying data and mobile terminal thereof

[0060]Further, the controller 180 then changes the first preview screen to a second preview screen of a next-priority item if a flicking signal is generated by the second pointing device while the first pointing device is being held (S13). In more detail, FIG. 4 is an overview of display screens illustrating a method for displaying data according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4(a), the controller 180 displays an item list (e.g., ‘a text message list’ in this embodiment) including a plurality of items 400-404 on the touch screen 151 in response to a user's selection. Also, as shown in FIG. 4(a), the user touches and holds at least one of the plurality of items using a first pointing device (e.g., ‘a left finger’). In FIG. 4(a), the user touches the item 400.

[0061]Then, as shown in FIG. 4(b), the controller 180 displays a message identifying window 410 (first preview screen) for the selected item 400 on the touch screen 151. Then, the user can use their right finger (second

[0071]Next, FIG. 5 is an overview of display screens illustrating a method for displaying data according to the present invention. Note that FIGS. 5(a) and 5(b) are similar to FIGS. 4(a) and 4(b). For example, the controller 180 first displays an item list (‘a text message list’) including the plurality of items 400-404 on the touch screen 151. The user then touches and holds at least one item 400 of the plurality of items using a first pointing device (‘a left finger’) as shown in FIG. 5(a). Then, the controller 180 displays the first preview screen 410 (e.g., a message identifying window) of the selected item 400 on the touch screen 151 as shown in FIG. 5(b).

[0072]The user then uses the second pointing device (e.g., the ‘right finger’) to generate a biographical list display signal 500 by multiple-touching the first preview screen 410 while the first pointing device is being held. As discussed above, the biographical list may be a phone book list stored in the memory 160 of the mobil

[0073]Next, FIGS. 6A-6E are overviews of display screens illustrating a method for displaying data according to the present invention. In this embodiment, and as shown in FIG. 6A, the controller 180 extracts a plurality of images 601-604 from the memory 160 and displays the images on the touch screen 151 in the form of thumbnails. The user then selects a frame display icon 610 and the controller 180 displays a frame 620 including an inserted preview image 601 in the frame 620 as shown in FIG. 6B. In addition, the user can select the frame display icon 610 by touching the icon 610, by selecting an exclusive key or an exclusive icon, by inputting a voice instruction, by a proximity touch action, by shaking the terminal 100, etc.

[0074]Further, the preview image 601 inserted in the image frame 620 can be the first image displayed, an image selected by a user, a random image among the images displayed, etc. The preview image 601 can be automatically inserted into the frame 620, or the user