Abstract: A method and electronic device are provided to process a touch screen event detected from a touch screen and to process an input key event detected from an input key installed near the touch screen panel. The electronic device detects an input key event from an input key, detects a touch screen event from the touch screen within a given time after the detection of the input key event, and performs a function corresponding to the touch screen event while ignoring the input key event.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an application execution method and a mobile terminal supporting the same and, more particularly, to an application execution method and mobile terminal supporting the same wherein, when one of icons displayed on a touchscreen is selected, an application associated with the selected icon is executed. The method for application execution in a mobile terminal having a touchscreen includes displaying an icon associated with an application, detecting a touch related to the icon, identifying movement of the touch, and executing a function corresponding to the touch movement among functions of the application.