Method and apparatus for providing of service using the touch pad in a mobile station

A service supply device using a touch pad in a mobile terminal and a method are provided to enable a user to search and read information quickly by using the touch pad, while the user can search and read desired information and various ways by using the touch pad from data displayed on a screen of the terminal. When a predetermined signal is inputted from a touch pad, the inputted signal is decided on(901,903). If the inputted signal is decided as a drag signal using the touch pad, an image displayed on the current screen is moved in drag direction(905). After the screen is moved to a target spot in the drag direction, an image in accordance with the movement is displayed on the screen(907). If the inputted signal is not the drag signal using the touch pad, it is decided whether the inputted signal using the touch pad refers to a touch signal(909).