Method for controlling a terminal using a double touch gesture and terminal thereof

1. A mobile terminal, comprising:

a wireless communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate with at least one other terminal;

a touch screen display; and

a controller configured to:

display a plurality of home screens that can slidably be displayed on the touch screen display,

receive a first touch gesture on a first home screen currently displayed on the touch screen display,

receive a second touch and drag gesture on a second home screen slidably appearing on the touch screen display, said second touch and drag gesture having a dragging direction and occurring after a predetermined time from the beginning of the first touch gesture while the first touch gesture is maintained, and

perform a first preset function based on the second touch and drag gesture having a first dragging direction and perform a second preset function different from the first preset function based on the second touch and drag gesture having a second direction.

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the first preset function corresponds to adding a new home screen between the first and second home screens.

3. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the second preset function corresponds to deleting the second home screen.

4. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the first preset function corresponds to switching the first and second home screens.

5. A mobile terminal, comprising:

a wireless communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate with at least one other terminal;

a touch screen display; and

a controller configured to:

receive a first touch gesture at a first point on the touch screen display to select an object displayed on the touch screen display,

receive a second touch gesture at a second point on the touch screen display different than the first point, said second touch gesture having a dragging direction and occurring after a predetermined time from the beginning of the first touch gesture while the first touch gesture is maintained,

perform a first preset function based on the second touch gesture having a first dragging direction and perform a second preset function different from the first preset function based on the second touch gesture having a second direction,

display a screen including a plurality of entries on the touch screen display, and

wherein the first touch gesture corresponds to a touch and hold operation of a first entry on the screen, and the second touch gesture corresponds to a touch and drag operation on the first entry.

6. The mobile terminal of claim 5 , wherein the plurality of entries are received messages, and

wherein the first preset function corresponds to a quick page function.

7. The mobile terminal of claim 5 , wherein the plurality of entries are received messages, and

wherein the second preset function corresponds to creating a new message.

8. The mobile terminal of claim 5 , wherein the plurality of entries are contacts in an address book, and

wherein the first touch gesture corresponds to a touch and hold operation of a first contact on the address book screen, and the second touch gesture corresponds to a touch and drag operation on the first contact.

9. The mobile terminal of claim 8 , wherein the first preset function corresponds to a quick page function.

10. The mobile terminal of claim 8 , wherein the second preset function corresponds to creating a new contact.

11. A mobile terminal, comprising:

a wireless communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate with at least one other terminal;

a touch screen display; and

a controller configured to:

receive a first touch gesture at a first point on the touch screen display to select an object displayed on the touch screen display,

receive a second touch gesture at a second point on the touch screen display different than the first point, said second touch gesture having a dragging direction and occurring after a predetermined time from the beginning of the first touch gesture while the first touch gesture is maintained, and

perform a first preset function based on the second touch gesture having a first dragging direction and perform a second preset function different from the first preset function based on the second touch gesture having a second direction,

wherein the touch screen display is further configured to display a gallery of at least one of a still image and a moving image,

wherein the first touch gesture corresponds to a touch, drag and hold operation of a corresponding still image or moving image to slidably display displayed the still image or moving image in the gallery, and the second touch gesture corresponds to a touch and drag operation on the corresponding still image or moving image, and

wherein the second preset function corresponds to entering the mobile terminal into a photographing mode.

12. A method of controlling a mobile terminal, the method comprising:

allowing, via a wireless communication unit, wireless communication with at least one other terminal;

displaying a plurality of home screens that can slidably be displayed on the touch screen display,

receiving a first touch gesture on a first home screen currently displayed on the touch screen display;

receiving a second touch and drag gesture on a second home screen slidably appearing on the touch screen display, said second touch and drag gesture having a dragging direction and occurring after a predetermined time from the beginning of the first touch gesture while the first touch gesture is maintained; and

performing, via the controller, a first preset function based on the second touch and drag gesture having a first dragging direction and performing a second preset function different from the first preset function based on the second touch and drag gesture having a second direction.