Patent ID: 8250606

Claim:
A method for displaying images using a display device, the display device including a memory, a display screen, and a controller for controlling the memory and the display screen, the method comprising: storing, in the memory, a favorite channel list and channel information pertaining to a predetermined number of broadcast channels; receiving a request for a favorite channel menu; and in response to the favorite channel menu request, displaying, on the display screen, a multi-window including a plurality of sub-windows, each of the plurality of sub-windows configured to display images from a different one of the broadcast channels, the plurality of sub-windows including a first channel window for displaying contents currently received through a selected broadcast channel, a second channel window for displaying contents received through an available broadcast channel in which a broadcast signal was detected, and a third channel window for displaying channel information of a not-available broadcast channel in which a broadcast signal was not detected, wherein if a specific broadcast channel that was displayed before the favorite channel menu request is received is in the favorite channel list, a pointer is positioned at the sub-window corresponding to the specific broadcast channel, whereas if the specific broadcast channel that was displayed before the favorite channel menu request is received is not in the favorite channel list, the pointer is positioned at another location of the multi-window, wherein a number of the sub-windows displayed on the display screen is variable according to the channel information, wherein the third channel window displays a channel number of the not-available broadcast channel without contents, wherein a broadcast channel selected by a user is displayed using the first channel window, wherein each of one or more broadcast channels not selected by the user is displayed using one of the second and third channel windows, and wherein when broadcast signal is no longer detected in the available broadcast channel, the second channel window is changed to display a channel number of a corresponding channel without contents.