Abstract: A method and apparatus for hold function control in a mobile terminal are disclosed. The hold function control apparatus includes a controller including a general purpose input/output (GPIO) port, a constant voltage power unit for supplying a preset constant voltage, and a hold key for generating a voltage change at the GPIO port by making an instantaneous electrical contact between the GPIO port and the constant voltage power unit, wherein the controller senses the voltage change generated at the GPIO port. As a result, a hold function cancellation command can be directly recognized through a hardware mechanism, thus reducing the time necessary to cancel the hold function setting.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for displaying data using an afterimage effect in a mobile communication terminal are provided where a display unit having an LCD displays data according to an input operation signal, and a control unit outputs the operation signal to the display unit so as to scale the data according to a size of the LCD provided in the display unit, divide the scaled data in a specified horizontal or vertical unit, sequentially display the divided data, and repeatedly display the data.