Patent ID: 9241122
Filing Date: 2016-01-19
CPC Classification: H04N

Claim Text:
1. A method of controlling a display device, the method comprising: outputting a first broadcast channel banner list including a channel banner of broadcast channels received by the display device; receiving a broadcast channel change signal more than a first number of instances within a predetermined time period; outputting a second broadcast channel banner list in which a size of the channel banner of the broadcast channels included in the first broadcast channel banner list has changed; receiving a current viewer ratings data of channels included in the second broadcast channel banner list from an external server; and adjusting a size of a channel banner of the channels included in the second broadcast channel banner list in a manner of determining a size for a channel banner of a channel as a first channel banner size when viewer ratings is less than a predetermined value and determining a size for a channel banner of a channel as a second channel banner size when viewer ratings is greater than or equal to the predetermined value, wherein the channel banner includes a broadcast channel number, title information of a broadcast program, and a progress bar graphical user interface (GUI) of the broadcast program, wherein the first channel banner size is smaller than the second channel banner size, and wherein, in case of initially outputting the first broadcast channel banner list, a channel banner corresponding to a broadcast channel currently output on the screen is displayed in a manner of being highlighted, and wherein a position of the currently selected channel banner within the first broadcast banner list is determined to be a position which implies a position of the selected channel banner among a total number of channel banners.