Patent ID: 9094709
Filing Date: 2015-07-28
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for operating an image display apparatus configured to receive a television broadcast, the method comprising: displaying a home screen, the home screen simultaneously displaying, on the display unit, a plurality of application items in an application menu area, at least one object in a lock area, and a plurality of objects in a change area, the plurality of application items including at least one mandatory application item which cannot be edited by a user and at least one application item which can be edited by the user, wherein one object of the at least one object displayed in the lock area is a live broadcast image; while the live broadcast image is being displayed in the lock area, scrolling through the plurality of the objects displayed in the change area so that at least one of the objects displayed on the display unit is removed from the display unit, and a corresponding at least one undisplayed object is added to the display unit; periodically updating the plurality of objects displayed in the change area through a network server; displaying, on the display unit of the image display apparatus, at least one of a login item that is used upon accessing an application store object or upon logging into a network connected to the image display apparatus, a help item that is used to perform a help function upon the operation of the display apparatus, and an exit item that is used to exit the home screen and display the live broadcast image in a full-screen mode; displaying a graphic object representing a total number of objects including the at least one object displayed in the lock area and the plurality of objects displayed in the change area; and expanding a size of the application menu area to overlap at least a portion of at least one of the lock area and the change area, wherein the plurality of objects displayed in the change area includes an application store, wherein the scrolling step scrolls through the plurality of objects displayed in the change area in response to a direction key of a remote controller, and wherein the application menu area including the plurality of application items is displayed on a lower portion of the display unit.