(57) ABSTRACT A portable device and a method of providing menu icons are provided. The
portable device includes a button signal deter mination unit, a focus location checking unit, a
background screen management unit, and an icon management unit. The button signal
determination unit determines whether an input button signal is the signal of a function
button or the signal of a direction button when the button signal is received from a user. The
focus location checking unit determines a location of a focus located on a specific menu …