Apparatus and method for preventing capacitive overlay touchscreen from malfunctioning in TDMA scheme-based mobile terminal

摘要

An apparatus and method for preventing a capacitive overlay touchscreen from malfunctioning in a mobile terminal using a Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) scheme are provided. The method includes determining, by checking information on time slots, if transmission of data is generated during a first time slot occupied by the mobile terminal and performing an operation corresponding to an input through the touchscreen for a time interval before the mobile terminal occupies a second time slot if data is not transmitted during the occupied first time slot. Accordingly, the apparatus and method of the present invention prevent malfunctions in capacitive overlay touchscreens without concern for individual arrangements of different systems employing the touchscreens.