Abstract: An apparatus and method for executing a shortcut function in a portable terminal are provided, in which a display is included, a memory stores at least one drag pattern, a hold screen shortcut list, and a volume control menu, and a controller displays a hold screen by executing a hold function, recognizes a drag pattern received from a user, compares the recognized drag pattern with the stored at least one drag pattern, and executes the hold screen shortcut function for executing the shortcut function during executing the hold function when the recognized drag pattern is identical to a first drag pattern among the stored at least one drag pattern.

Abstract: A Bluetooth communication method and system for enabling one Bluetooth device to rapidly connect to another Bluetooth device using an audio signal, and also enabling them to transmit data to each other are provided. The system includes first and second Bluetooth devices. The first Bluetooth device transforms authentication information required to establish a Bluetooth communication connection into an audio signal, and broadcasts the audio signal. The second Bluetooth device receives the audio signal and extracts the authentication information from the received audio signal. The second Bluetooth device establishes a Bluetooth communication channel with the first Bluetooth device, using the extracted authentication information.

Abstract: A method for adjusting a touch sensitivity of a touch sensor in a portable terminal and an apparatus thereof are provided. The method includes measuring a permittivity of an object located within a preset distance by a grip sensor disposed at a rear portion of the portable terminal when the touch sensor turned-on, and setting and adjusting a touch sensitivity corresponding to the measured permittivity of the object corresponding to the touch sensor of the portable terminal. The method adjusts the touch sensitivity of a touch sensor in a portable terminal according to a peripheral environment to improve the touch sensitivity of the touch sensor.

Abstract: A Bluetooth communication method and system for enabling one Bluetooth device to rapidly connect to another Bluetooth device using an audio signal, and also enabling them to transmit data to each other are provided. The system includes first and second Bluetooth devices. The first Bluetooth device transforms authentication information required to establish a Bluetooth communication connection into an audio signal, and broadcasts the audio signal. The second Bluetooth device receives the audio signal and extracts the authentication information from the received audio signal. The second Bluetooth device establishes a Bluetooth communication channel with the first Bluetooth device, using the extracted authentication information.

Abstract: A Bluetooth communication method and system for enabling one Bluetooth device to rapidly connect to another Bluetooth device using an audio signal, and also enabling them to transmit data to each other are provided. The system includes first and second Bluetooth devices. The first Bluetooth device transforms authentication information required to establish a Bluetooth communication connection into an audio signal, and broadcasts the audio signal. The second Bluetooth device receives the audio signal and extracts the authentication information from the received audio signal. The second Bluetooth device establishes a Bluetooth communication channel with the first Bluetooth device, using the extracted authentication information.

Abstract: A mobile terminal and method for supporting an image display are provided. The mobile terminal includes a display unit for outputting images according to an operation of the mobile terminal, an exterior case for enclosing the display unit, a film layer arranged so as to cover the display unit and the exterior case, and including an image printed in an area thereof excluding a region corresponding to the display unit, a storage unit for pre-storing screen images that are associated with the image printed on the film layer and are to be output to the display unit according to the operation of the mobile terminal, and a control unit for controlling an operation to output the screen images stored in the storage unit to the display unit.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for executing a shortcut function in a portable terminal are provided, in which a display is included, a memory stores at least one drag pattern, a hold screen shortcut list, and a volume control menu, and a controller displays a hold screen by executing a hold function, recognizes a drag pattern received from a user, compares the recognized drag pattern with the stored at least one drag pattern, and executes the hold screen shortcut function for executing the shortcut function during executing the hold function when the recognized drag pattern is identical to a first drag pattern among the stored at least one drag pattern.

Abstract: Provided is a character inputting method and apparatus. The character inputting method includes displaying a first keypad on a touch screen while hiding a second keypad, sensing a touching of one of a plurality of regions partitioning the first keypad, dragging the touch releasing the touch to a position that is different than the touched region extracting a character of a region of the hidden second keypad, the extracted character being associated with a region of the hidden second keypad corresponding to the touched region of the first keypad, and displaying the extracted character of the second keypad on the touch screen.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for generating a text in a terminal are provided. The method includes displaying a soft key pad comprising soft keys on a text generating screen while in a text generating mode, the soft keys being elliptically arranged in a ring arrangement on the soft key pad, and generating a text comprising a character allotted to a soft key through a drag when the drag is determined to pass through the soft key. As the soft keys are elliptically arranged in the terminal, a terminal user may continuously and easily select soft keys to which desired characters are allotted.

Abstract: A method for adjusting a touch sensitivity of a touch sensor in a portable terminal and an apparatus thereof are provided. The method includes measuring a permittivity of an object located within a preset distance by a grip sensor disposed at a rear portion of the portable terminal when the touch sensor turned-on, and setting and adjusting a touch sensitivity corresponding to the measured permittivity of the object corresponding to the touch sensor of the portable terminal. The method adjusts the touch sensitivity of a touch sensor in a portable terminal according to a peripheral environment to improve the touch sensitivity of the touch sensor.

Abstract: A display device including a capacitive touch screen panel is provided. The display device includes a touch screen panel sensor film including an upper Indium Tin Oxide (ITO) layer and a lower ITO layer, and a touch screen Flexible Printed Circuit Board (FPCB), wherein an air path direction modification unit is formed on a passageway of an air path to modify a direction of the air path, the air path being formed between the upper ITO layer and the touch screen FPCB.

Abstract: A mobile terminal and method for supporting an image display are provided. The mobile terminal includes a display unit for outputting images according to an operation of the mobile terminal, an exterior case for enclosing the display unit, a film layer arranged so as to cover the display unit and the exterior case, and including an image printed in an area thereof excluding a region corresponding to the display unit, a storage unit for pre-storing screen images that are associated with the image printed on the film layer and are to be output to the display unit according to the operation of the mobile terminal, and a control unit for controlling an operation to output the screen images stored in the storage unit to the display unit.

Abstract: A Bluetooth communication method and system for enabling one Bluetooth device to rapidly connect to another Bluetooth device using an audio signal, and also enabling them to transmit data to each other are provided. The system includes first and second Bluetooth devices. The first Bluetooth device transforms authentication information required to establish a Bluetooth communication connection into an audio signal, and broadcasts the audio signal. The second Bluetooth device receives the audio signal and extracts the authentication information from the received audio signal. The second Bluetooth device establishes a Bluetooth communication channel with the first Bluetooth device, using the extracted authentication information.