Mobile terminal and method of configuring and executing application functions for the same

A method of executing functions related to applications in a mobile terminal, the method comprising:

• activating a selected one of the applications;
• determining, during execution of the selected application, whether a request for a related function is made using a key input;
• determining, when the request for the related function is made, whether the request for the related function is a request for invocation or a request for display of a related function list;
• searching, when the request for the related function is the request for invocation, a stored table containing mappings between shortcut keys and the related function for the key input, and invoking the related function corresponding to the key input;
• and
• displaying, when the request for the related function is the request for display, the related function list, and invoking the related function selected by a user from the related function list.

A mobile terminal comprising:

• a display unit for displaying, in a function configuration mode, a list of all functions related to a selected application, and for displaying, in response to a request for related function display during application execution, a related function list of the selected application;
• a memory unit for storing a general purpose table containing mappings between shortcut keys and commonly used functions, and for storing a user specific table containing mappings between shortcut keys and related functions set by a user;
• and
• a control unit for configuring the related function list for the selected application, for executing the selected application, and, in response to a key input during application execution, for directly invoking a related function or controlling the display unit to display the related function list, and then for invoking a related function selected from the related function list.