Abstract: A program video-recording apparatus comprises a setting section which sets reservation information, a reserved video-recording section which correlates the reservation information set at the setting section with attribute information added to input program information and automatically retrieves and video-records a program likely to be video-recorded, and a notice section which gives notice that a program has been video-recorded by the reserved video-recording section.

Abstract: Pattern data is generated in accordance with horizontal and vertical synchronizing components of a video signal. The pattern data and the video signal are stored in a memory. The video signal is written in an effective image period, while pattern data is written in other periods. Write and read addresses for the memory are generated in accordance with the horizontal and vertical synchronizing components of the video signal. Thus, pattern data is written over the video signal corresponding to the position at which display is required. Whether the output read from the memory is a video signal or pattern data is discriminated by a signal discrimination circuit in accordance with the read address. Pattern data and the video signal are individually signal-processed. In accordance with a result of the discrimination performed by the signal discrimination circuit, the output from a pattern data processor and the output from a video signal processor are switched and displayed by a monitor.