Patent ID: 8776154

Claim:
A method for controlling display of information, comprising: displaying a broadcasting program on a first display device; receiving a signal to share information; displaying a menu of a plurality of social network service (SNS) on the first display device simultaneously with the displaying of the broadcasting program; selecting a SNS from the displayed menu of the plurality of SNS; displaying a list of predetermined words or phrases; generating a message including information corresponding to the displayed broadcasting program, the message being automatically generated at the first display device in response to the received signal, and the information corresponding to the displayed broadcasting program in the message is automatically obtained from an electronic program guide, wherein the message further includes information of the selected predetermined words or phrases; and transmitting the message from the first display device to a second display device, wherein at least one of the first display device or the second display device is a television, wherein the message is transmitted to a provider of the selected SNS, and wherein the first display device and the second display device have access to the selected SNS.