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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2015
Lg Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Daegu Kim, Seoul, KR;
Alan Thomas Shen, Santa Clara, CA (US);
David Kempe, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Itai Vonshak, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Molly Davis, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Liron Damir, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Danielle Zimmerman, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Herbert Han-pu Wang, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Brian Behnke, Santa Clara, CA (US);
LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A method of controlling a digital television, the method includes displaying content or application being executed on a display screen of the digital television, receiving a first signal requesting a menu to be displayed, and displaying the requested menu, overlaid on the display screen, wherein the menu includes a first part and a second part, wherein the first part displays at least one menu item corresponding to previously displayed content or previously executed application, and wherein the second part displays at least one menu item corresponding to content or an application executable in the digital television.