Patent ID: 7958537

Claim:
A method of providing pictures to a digital television (TV) connected to a network supporting isochronous data communications, the method comprising: setting an initial screen mode in a digital TV at a request of a user; and displaying, in response to the digital TV being turned on, an initial picture on a screen according to the initial screen mode which is set, wherein the displaying comprises: the digital TV performing a discovery operation for discovering devices connected to the digital TV within a predetermined amount of time, the digital TV searching for and attempting to access a most recently accessed device among the devices during the discovery operation, displaying, in response to successfully accessing the most recently accessed device, an initial picture provided by the most recently accessed device, and displaying, in response to the digital TV not finding the most recently accessed device during the discovery operation or in response to an unsuccessful attempt to access the most recently accessed device, an initial picture provided by a set-top box connected to the digital TV.