Mobile terminal and method of controlling application execution in a mobile terminal

A mobile terminal, comprising:

• a controller configured to execute a first application providing first information in a foreground and a second application providing second information in a background, wherein the first application is an information sharing application allowing transmission of the first information to another terminal;
• a wireless communication unit configured to transmit the first information to another terminal in response to an input received via the first application;
• and
• a touchscreen controlled by the controller and configured to:
• display an execution picture of the first application at a first area of the touchscreen, the execution picture comprising at least a content region for displaying the first information and an address region for displaying recipient information corresponding to another terminal;
• display an execution notification indicator at a second area of the touchscreen that does not overlap with the first area while the content region and the address region are displayed, the execution notification indicator identified by a name of the second application and indicating that the second application is executed in the background, while not displaying an execution picture of the second application;
• display the second information at a first position of the touchscreen touched during a first touch and drag action from the execution notification indicator to the content region, the displayed second information comprising a list including at least first contact information and second contact information such that at least the first contact information or the second contact information is selectable from the list, wherein the first information is displayed prior to receiving the first touch and drag action, but the second information is not displayed prior to receiving the first touch and drag action while the execution picture of the first application is displayed;
• display the first contact information selected from the list in the content region such that the first information and the first contact information in the content region are transmitted together to another terminal;
• display the second information comprising the list at a second position of the touchscreen touched during a second touch and drag action from the execution notification indicator to the address region;
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• display the second contact information selected from the list in the address region such that the first information and the first contact information are transmitted to another terminal corresponding to the second contact information,
• wherein the controller is further configured to:
• cause the touchscreen to display a plurality of execution notification indicators at the second area of the touchscreen when a plurality of applications are executed in the background, each of the plurality of execution notification indicators corresponding to one of the plurality of applications such that one or more touch and drag actions are originated from any number of the plurality of execution notification indicators to allow displaying of additional information associated with the number of the plurality of execution notification indicators in at least the content region;
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• cause the wireless communication unit to transmit the additional information displayed in the content region to another terminal.