Patent ID: 7644426

Claim:
A method for implementing a help function in a digital television receiver with a plurality of buttons, including a help button and cursor buttons, provided on the digital television receiver or on a remote controller, the method comprising the steps of: displaying main help items including titles of external elements in the digital television receiver on a first area of a screen when a user pushes the help button; indicating any one of the titles of the external elements with a cursor as the user manipulates the cursor buttons, and displaying a figure of the external element indicated by the cursor on a second area of the screen; and displaying on a third area of the screen a help description with respect to one of plural parts of the figure indicated by the cursor on the second area of the screen without a separate key signal, wherein the first, second and third areas are simultaneously displayed on the screen, wherein the help description of the third area is removed from the screen when the cursor indicates another part of the figure, and wherein the main help items displayed on the first area include a remote key, a program remote, a front panel, a rear panel, a hook up, a menu, and a guide.