Method for executing menu in mobile terminal and mobile terminal using the same

Abstract

The present disclosure is related to a method for executing a menu in a mobile terminal, the method including displaying a data in a display unit of the mobile terminal; selecting at least a portion of the data which is displayed on the display unit through a user input unit; searching whether a data included in a first category data exists in the selected portion of the data; and setting up a first category execution item which is related to the first category data, if the first category data is searched in the selected portion of the data, and a mobile terminal using the same.

1 . A method for executing a menu in a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
 displaying data on a display unit of the mobile terminal;   selecting at least a portion of the displayed data through a user input unit;   searching the selected at least a portion of the displayed data to determine whether first category data exists; and   displaying a first category execution item on the first display unit related to the first category data when it is determined that the first category data exists.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the first category data comprises a predetermined character string. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising
 displaying a cursor block over the determined first category data of the displayed data.   
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , further comprising;
 automatically selecting the first category data in response to a first category data selection signal received through the user input unit.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein displaying the cursor block comprises displaying the cursor block in a color different from the displayed data. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising
 automatically using the determined first category data to execute a first category execution item when the first category execution item is selected.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the first category data comprises web data, electronic book (e-book) data, image data, or text data. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 searching the selected at least a portion of the displayed data to determine whether second category data exists.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , further comprising:
 displaying a second category execution item on the display unit related to the second category data when it is determined that the second category data exists.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the second category execution item is a phone number menu comprising a call function, a text message function, a contact list function, or a storage function. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the second category execution item is a search word menu comprising a schedule function, a message function, a copy function, and a search function. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the second category execution item is an address data menu comprising a contact list function, an area search function, or a memo function. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein searching the selected at least a portion of the displayed data comprises analyzing the selected at least a portion of the displayed data to identify phone number data, search word data or address data. 
     
     
         14 . The method  claim 13 , wherein analyzing the selected at least a portion of the displayed data comprises comparing the selected at least a portion of the displayed data with an external database to determine whether the phone number data, search word data or address data exist. 
     
     
         15 . A method for executing a menu in a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
 displaying data in a display unit of the mobile terminal;   selecting at least a portion of the displayed data;   searching the selected at least a portion of the displayed data to determine whether first and second category data exist;   displaying a first category execution item on the display unit related to the first category data when it is determined that only the first category data exists; and   displaying a second category execution item on the display unit related to the second category data when it is determined that the first and second category data exist.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 ,
 wherein the first category data is phone number data, the second category data is image data, and the second category execution item is a multimedia text message menu.   
     
     
         17 . The method of the  claim 15 , wherein the first category data is distinguishable from the second category data when the at least a portion of the displayed data is selected. 
     
     
         18 . A mobile terminal comprising:
 a display unit configured to display data;   a user input unit configured to receive an input to select a portion of the data displayed on the display unit; and   a controller configured to search the selected portion of the displayed data to determine whether first category data exists and control the display unit to display a first category execution item related to the first category data when it is determined that the first category data exists.   
     
     
         19 . The mobile terminal of the  claim 18 , wherein the first category data comprises a predetermined character string. 
     
     
         20 . The mobile terminal of the  claim 18 , wherein the controller controls the display unit to display a cursor block over the determined first category data of the displayed data. 
     
     
         21 . The mobile terminal of the  claim 20 , wherein the controller automatically selects the first category data in response to a first category data selection signal received through the user input unit. 
     
     
         22 . The mobile terminal of the  claim 20 , wherein the controller controls the display unit to display the cursor block in a color different from the displayed data. 
     
     
         23 . The mobile terminal of the  claim 18 , wherein the controller automatically uses the determined first category data to execute a first category execution item when the first category execution item is selected. 
     
     
         24 . The mobile terminal of the  claim 18 , wherein the first category data is web data, electronic book (e-book) data, image data, or text data. 
     
     
         25 . The mobile terminal of the  claim 18 , wherein the controller controls the display unit to display the first category data to be distinguishable from the second category data when the at least a portion of the displayed data is selected. 
     
     
         26 . The mobile terminal of the  claim 25 , wherein the controller controls the display unit to display the first category data to be distinguishable from the second category data according to color when the at least a portion of the displayed data is selected. 
     
     
         27 . The mobile terminal of the  claim 18 , wherein the controller executes a function of the mobile terminal when the first category execution item is selected.