Patent ID: 8225351

Claim:
A method for displaying broadcast channel information in a mobile terminal, the method comprising: entering a broadcast reception mode; displaying, on a display unit, a channel list of channels available for reception, the channel list including channel information indicating whether each channel of the channel list is a general channel comprising a first broadcast channel associated with a first broadcast path or an integrated channel comprising a second broadcast channel and a virtual broadcast channel associated with a second broadcast path; selecting, from the channel list, an integrated channel; receiving a first broadcast signal of the selected integrated channel via the second broadcast path in response to selecting the integrated channel; displaying, on the display unit, first broadcast content of the first broadcast signal received via the second broadcast path; and displaying, on the display unit prior to displaying second broadcast content of a second broadcast signal associated with the selected integrated channel, a menu for selecting to receive the first broadcast signal via a third broadcast path when the receiving of the first broadcast signal via the second broadcast path has been terminated; selecting, via the menu, to receive the first broadcast signal via the third broadcast path; receiving the first broadcast signal via the third broadcast path in response to selecting to receive the first broadcast signal via the third broadcast path; and displaying, on the display unit, the first broadcast content of the first broadcast signal received via the third broadcast path, wherein the second broadcast channel receives a specific broadcast signal at a specific time and the virtual broadcast channel does not receive the specific broadcast signal at the specific time.