Multiple screen mode in mobile terminal

1. A method of switching between a single-screen mode and a multi-screen mode on a single display unit of a mobile terminal, the method comprising:

displaying a first application window associated with a first application on an entire display area of the single display unit in the single-screen mode;

receiving a multi-screen mode initiation input from a user, the multi-screen mode initiation input including a first two-touch input made on a display region of the first application window with the first two-touch having a distance therebetween, wherein the first two-touch input is determined as the multi-screen mode initiation input when the distance between the first two-touch reaches a predetermined first threshold distance;

displaying, in response to the multi-screen mode initiation input, simultaneously at least the first application window and a second application window on separate respective divided display areas of the single display unit, wherein the second application window displays at least one of a multi-tasking selection window, a second application and an initial graphic user interface of the mobile terminal input; and

returning to the single-screen mode in response to a single-screen mode initiation input from the user, the single-screen mode initiation input including a second two-touch input not corresponding to a closing request for closing an application, from the user, wherein the second two-touch input is a touch input made on one of the divided display areas and the second two-touch input reaches a predetermined second threshold distance; and

automatically closing one of the first and second application windows in response to the second two-touch input, and displaying the remaining one of the first and second application windows on the entire display area of the of the single display unit in the single-screen mode, wherein when the second two-touch input is a pinch input, the corresponding application window within the divided display area that received the touch input is closed or when the second two-touch input is a spread input, the corresponding application window within the divided display area that did not receive the input is closed.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second application window includes taps for enabling a user to select the one of the plurality of applications.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second application window includes icons for enabling a user to select the one of the plurality of applications.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the multi-tasking selection window includes icons for at least one of a memo application, a message application and a social network service application in order to enable a user to select the at least one of the memo application, the message application, and the social network service application.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the one selected by the user is performed within the second application window.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the multi-screen mode initiation input includes a pinch input.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the pinch input is determined as the multi-screen mode initiation input when a pinching motion of the pinch input exceeds a shrinking threshold.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the single screen initiation input includes a spread input.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the spread input is determined as the single-screen mode initiation input when a spreading motion of the spread input exceeds an expanding threshold.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the displaying includes:

displaying simultaneously at least three application windows in response to the multi-screen mode initiation input.