Disclosed are a method for controlling a device including at least one memory, and a smart TV. The method comprises the steps of: receiving, from a remote controller, a signal for executing at least one application; outputting video data and audio data of the executed application; temporarily storing the executed application in an internal memory; swapping, to an external memory, a page corresponding to a specific application of the at least one application stored in the internal memory; and displaying information on the application swapped to the external memory.

A smart drive device has been disclosed. The drive device is communicably coupled to at least one display device either in a wired manner or wireless manner. The drive device communicates with the display device and monitors the actions/activities of the display device. Further, the drive device determines the context of operation of the display device. Subsequently, the drive device selectively modifies the behavior of the display device, including the operating system executed on the display device, and the user profiles loaded onto the display device, inter-alia, based on the context of use of the display device.

A method and apparatus for delivering video program content with selective viewing capability. An apparatus in accordance with the present invention comprises a personal video recorder (PVR), which can be a portion of an Integrated Receiver Decoder (IRD), an access key, coupled to the PVR, and a storage medium containing the video program content, wherein the video program content is stored on the storage medium in an encrypted manner, the access key is used to access the program content on the storage medium, and the storage medium is removable from the PVR.