PROVIDING USER INTERFACE FOR CONTROLLING A TOUCH SCREEN IN A VEHICLE USING MULTIPLE FINGER GESTURES

A multiple finger gesture user interface control is provided in a vehicle. A relationship between a predetermined function control and a predetermined multiple finger gesture using at least two fingers pressed on a touch screen for a predetermined time is set in advance. The predetermined multiple finger gesture is detected using the at least two fingers pressed on the touch screen for the predetermined time. A predetermined function control corresponding to the predetermined multiple finger gesture is generated. The multiple finger gestures are configured to provide input to a touch screen in a vehicle for executing functions or operations that are mapped to the multiple finger gestures.