A mobile terminal including a touchscreen configured to receive an input of a first touch gesture and a second touch gesture; a memory configured to store a discrimination value for determining if the first or second touch gesture is by a touch pen; and a controller configured to compare an attribute of the first touch gesture with the discrimination value, receive the first touch gesture as being from the touch pen when the attribute of the first touch gesture is within a predetermined value or range of the discrimination value, and execute an operation corresponding to the touch pen based on the first touch gesture being received as the touch pen.