US 11,902,627 B2
Display apparatus for processing multiple applications and method for controlling the same
Gowoon Choi, Seoul (KR); Jihe Suk, Seoul (KR); Changkyoon Kim, Seoul (KR); and Ryoung Kim, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to LG Electronics Inc., Seoul (KR)
Filed by LG Electronics Inc., Seoul (KR)
Filed on May 24, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/752,174.
Application 17/752,174 is a continuation of application No. 16/664,018, filed on Oct. 25, 2019, granted, now 11,388,479.
Application 16/664,018 is a continuation of application No. 16/120,811, filed on Sep. 4, 2018, granted, now 10,484,744, issued on Nov. 19, 2019.
Application 16/120,811 is a continuation of application No. 15/692,283, filed on Aug. 31, 2017, granted, now 10,085,065, issued on Sep. 25, 2018.
Application 15/692,283 is a continuation of application No. 14/663,259, filed on Mar. 19, 2015, granted, now 9,762,969, issued on Sep. 12, 2017.
Application 14/663,259 is a continuation of application No. 13/288,522, filed on Nov. 3, 2011, granted, now 9,015,758, issued on Apr. 21, 2015.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2011-0049995 (KR), filed on May 26, 2011; and application No. 10-2011-0050631 (KR), filed on May 27, 2011.
Prior Publication US 2022/0286747 A1, Sep. 8, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04N 21/478 (2011.01); H04N 21/431 (2011.01); H04N 21/482 (2011.01); H04N 21/81 (2011.01)
CPC H04N 21/478 (2013.01) [H04N 21/4316 (2013.01); H04N 21/482 (2013.01); H04N 21/4821 (2013.01); H04N 21/8173 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A television having an Internet browsing function, the television comprising:
a network interface configured to access the Internet;
a display;
a memory;
a user interface configured to receive command signals from a remote controller; and
a controller configured to:
access a first webpage through a web-browser,
store, in the memory, a first URL of the first webpage and a first accessed screen of the first webpage accessed by the television,
access a second webpage through the web-browser,
store, in the memory, a second URL of the second webpage and a second accessed screen of the second webpage accessed by the television,
display a broadcast program in a first area, wherein the broadcast program is received via the network interface, an external device interface or a tuner,
while displaying the broadcast program in the first area, display a thumbnail list in a second area, wherein the thumbnail list includes a first thumbnail generated from the first accessed screen and a second thumbnail generated from the second accessed screen, wherein the second area is within a portion of the first area in which the broadcast program is displayed, and the second area overlaps with the first area, and
display, the first webpage on an entire screen of the display through the web-browser, based on the first URL stored in the memory in response to a command signal for selecting the first thumbnail,
wherein the first thumbnail and the second thumbnail displayed in the second area are generated by executing the same web-browser.