Abstract: A material inhibiting lipid peroxide-increase containing fructooligosaccharides is described which can conveniently provide at a low cost a food or drink product which exerts an excellent effect of inhibiting an increase in lipid peroxides without largely changing the daily dietary contents. The intake of the material inhibiting lipid peroxide-increase of the present invention can provide an excellent means for preventing various diseases (cancer, arterial sclerosis, etc.) caused by the formation of lipid peroxides, retarding aging, etc. Moreover, use of the material inhibiting lipid peroxide-increase of the present invention makes it possible to conveniently provide foods and drinks having excellent effects of inhibiting an increase in lipid peroxides at a low cost.

Abstract: A pay program broadcasting receiver apparatus that receives pay programs, in accordance with the present invention, has a device that stores a limit total viewing charge for a specified period of time, a device that stores a total viewing charge within a predetermined period of time, a display device, and a signal generation device that, in response to an instruction by a user, generates a signal for simultaneously displaying at least the limit total viewing charge for a specified period of time and the total viewing charge within a predetermined period of time, wherein an output from the signal generation device is displayed on the display device. As a result, data relating to charges for pay broadcast programs is appropriately provided to users.

Abstract: A video signal processing apparatus includes a time-division multiplex circuit and a multi-display circuit. A video signals outputted from a first A/D converter included in the time-division multiplex circuit is applied to a memory included in the time-division multiplex circuit and a further memory included in the multi-display circuit. A video signal outputted from a second A/D converter included in the multi-display circuit is also written into the further memory. Then, video signals read-out from the further memory are outputted from a plurality of monitor screens. Since the video signal outputted from the first A/D converter is applied to the further memory, it is possible to increase a renewal speed of the monitor screens with no additional A/D converters in the multi-display circuit.

Abstract: A program guide display controller at a user terminal of a television broadcasting system in which a user can enter a program guide display command for displaying a program guide on a display device, and the user can set contents for restricting the program guide displayed on the display device. A memory is provided for storing the restricting contents set by the user. A display control is provided for displaying a program guide adapted to the restricting contents stored in the memory on the display device when the program guide display command is entered by the user.