Display apparatus for processing multiple applications and method for controlling the same

A method of controlling a television having an Internet browsing function, the method comprising:

• accessing, via a network interface of the television, a first webpage according to executing through a web-browser;
• storing a first URL of the first webpage and a first accessed screen of the first webpage accessed by the television in a memory;
• accessing a second webpage according to executing through the web-browser,
• storing, a second URL of the second webpage and a second accessed screen of the second webpage accessed by the television in the memory,
• displaying, via a display of the television, 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, displaying, via the 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;
• receiving, via a user interface of the television and from a remote controller, a command signal for selecting the first thumbnail;
• and
• in response to receiving the command signal, displaying, via the display, the first webpage on an entire screen of the display through the web-browser, based on the first URL stored in the memory through the web-browser,
• wherein the first thumbnail and the second thumbnail displayed in the second area are generated by executing the same web-browser.

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,
• receive a command signal for selecting the first thumbnail from the remote controller,
• 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 the command signal for selecting the first thumbnail, and
• wherein the second thumbnail corresponds to the second webpage most recently accessed by the television and the first thumbnail corresponds to the first webpage accessed right before the second webpage,
• wherein the first thumbnail and the second thumbnail displayed in the second area are generated by executing the same web-browser.