Mobile terminal and screen displaying method thereof

1. A mobile terminal comprising:

a touch sensitive display including a touch screen for displaying an item related to a specific function;

a sensing unit for at least sensing a contact touch or sensing an object in near-proximity to the displayed item; and

a controller for:

controlling the touch sensitive display to display first information associated with the displayed item in a pop-up window at a predetermined area of the touch sensitive display when the controller receives a first sensing signal from the sensing unit indicating that the object is in near-proximity to the displayed item, wherein the first information comprises at least one sub-menu of the displayed item;

receiving a second sensing signal from the sensing unit indicating that a sub-menu of the at least one sub-menu is contact touched;

controlling the touch sensitive display to display second information associated with the contact touched sub-menu;

controlling the touch sensitive display to stop displaying the pop-up window when the sensing unit senses that the object is not positioned within a predetermined distance of the touch sensitive display; and

executing the specific function related to the displayed item when the controller receives a third sensing signal from the sensing unit indicating that the predetermined area of the touch sensitive display is contact touched.

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further for controlling the touch sensitive display to stop displaying the pop-up window a predetermined time after the sensing unit senses that the object is not positioned within the predetermined distance of the touch sensitive display.

3. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the item is a phone book list.

4. The mobile terminal of claim 3 , wherein the at least one sub-menu comprises at least:

an image;

recent call information;

message transceiving information;

a current position; or

a current state.

5. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the item comprises a group of contact addresses.

6. The mobile terminal of claim 5 , wherein the at least one sub-menu comprises a plurality of contact names arranged in an order according to most recently called or most frequently called.

7. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein:

the at least one sub-menu comprises a plurality of contents associated with the displayed item; and

the controller is further for displaying the plurality of contents in an order according to most recently used or most frequently used.

8. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the item is a word and the at least one sub-menu comprises dictionary information for the word.

9. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the item is a virtual input button and the at least one sub-menu comprises a plurality of input symbols associated with the virtual input button.

10. A method for displaying information on a touch sensitive display of a mobile terminal, the method comprising:

displaying an item on the touch sensitive display, wherein the item is related to a specific function;

receiving a first sensing signal indicating that an object is in near-proximity to the displayed item;

controlling the touch sensitive display to display first information associated with the displayed item in a pop-up window at a predetermined area of the touch sensitive display, wherein the first information comprises at least one sub-menu of the displayed item;

receiving a second sensing signal indicating that a sub-menu of the at least one sub-menu is contact touched;

controlling the touch sensitive display to display second information associated with the contact touched sub-menu;

controlling the touch sensitive display to stop displaying the pop-up window upon sensing that the object is not positioned within a predetermined distance of the touch sensitive display; and

executing the specific function related to the displayed item upon receiving a third sensing signal indicating that the predetermined area of the touch sensitive display is contact touched.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein controlling the touch sensitive display to stop displaying the pop-up window comprises controlling the touch sensitive display to stop displaying the pop-up window a predetermined time after sensing that the object is not positioned within the predetermined distance of the touch sensitive display.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the item is a phone book list.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the at least one sub-menu comprises at least:

an image;

recent call information;

message transceiving information;

a current position; or

a current state.

14. The method of claim 10 , wherein the item comprises a group of contact addresses.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the at least one sub-menu comprises a plurality of contact names arranged in an order according to most recently called or most frequently called.

16. The method of claim 10 , wherein:

the at least one sub-menu of the item comprises a plurality of contents associated with the displayed item; and

the plurality of contents are displayed in an order according to most recently used or most frequently used.

17. The method of claim 10 , wherein the item is a word and the at least one sub-menu comprises dictionary information for the word.

18. The method of claim 10 , wherein the item is a virtual input button and the at least one sub-menu comprises a plurality of input symbols associated with the virtual input button.