Patent ID: 8467830

Claim:
A method of processing plural broadcasts in a terminal, the method comprising: detecting, by the terminal, whether a subscriber identity module (SIM) card is installed in the terminal, wherein the SIM card is set with a default function, the default function for receiving only a default broadcast provided by a default broadcast provider, the default broadcast including one or more free or paid broadcast channels; upon detecting that the SIM card is installed, displaying, by the terminal, a setting window for selecting one of the default function and another function for receiving another broadcast; if the default function is selected, receiving, by the terminal, the default broadcast provided by the default broadcast provider set in the SIM card; and displaying, by the terminal, a first icon for indicating an execution status of the default function for receiving the default broadcast; and if the another function is selected, deactivating, by the terminal, the default function set in the SIM card; displaying, by the terminal, a second icon for indicating an execution status of the another function for receiving the another broadcast; detecting, via a search by the terminal, at least one broadcast provided by at least one broadcast provider in a current area of the terminal; receiving, by the terminal, broadcast program guide information for the at least one broadcast provider detected via the search; extracting, by the terminal, information for at least one free broadcast channel from the received broadcast program guide information; analyzing, by the terminal, a receiving sensitivity of the at least one free broadcast channel; and displaying, by the terminal, a free broadcast channel list including the extracted information according to the analyzed receiving sensitivity, wherein the free broadcast channel list includes a channel name of the free broadcast channel.