One aspect of the present invention discloses a method for detecting gestures on a liquid crystal display apparatus with touch input functions is disclosed, wherein the liquid crystal display apparatus includes a display region and a button region. The method comprises the steps of checking whether an object touches a first region of the liquid crystal display apparatus, checking whether the object slides into a second region of the liquid crystal display apparatus after touching the first region, and sending a gesture signal to perform a predetermined function if the object slides between the display region and button region.