Patent ID: 11902627
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 14:
15. A method of controlling a television having an Internet browsing function, the method comprising:
accessing, via a network interface of the television, a first webpage according to executing through a web-browser;
storing a first URL of the first webpage and a first accessed screen of the first webpage accessed by the television in a memory;
accessing a second webpage according to executing through the web-browser,
storing, a second URL of the second webpage and a second accessed screen of the second webpage accessed by the television in the memory,
displaying, via a display of the television, a broadcast program in a first area, wherein the broadcast program is received via the network interface, an external device interface or a tuner;
while displaying the broadcast program in the first area, displaying, via the display, a thumbnail list in a second area, wherein the thumbnail list includes a first thumbnail generated from the first accessed screen and a second thumbnail generated from the second accessed screen, wherein the second area is within a portion of the first area in which the broadcast program is displayed, and the second area overlaps with the first area;
receiving, via a user interface of the television and from a remote controller, a command signal for selecting the first thumbnail; and
in response to receiving the command signal, displaying, via the display, the first webpage on an entire screen of the display through the web-browser, based on the first URL stored in the memory through the web-browser,
wherein the first thumbnail and the second thumbnail displayed in the second area are generated by executing the same web-browser.