Patent ID: 8631435

Claim:
A method for providing program image information in a digital broadcasting receiving device, the method comprising: receiving image broadcasting information segments about a plurality of channels, each image broadcasting information segment containing motion video data of a program pre-edited for each broadcast time zone of a channel and program guide data mapped thereto; dividing the display screen into the plurality of areas using the received image broadcasting information segments and playing back each motion video data contained in the image broadcast information segments about a plurality of channels in each divided area, each channel being pre-allocated to each divided area; selecting one of the areas in response to an area select signal; enlarging the selected area; displaying menu items comprising a playlist menu item and a program guide data menu item together with the enlarged selected area when a menu display signal is input to the enlarged selected area; extracting program image information about each channel from the received image broadcasting information segment when the playlist menu item is selected; combining the extracted program image information about each of the plurality of channels with the corresponding program guide data for each channel to form a plurality of information pairs; and sequentially displaying the plurality of information pairs comprising both the program image information and the corresponding program guide data in the plurality of areas of the display screen pre-allocated for the corresponding channels.