Patent ID: 8654253

Claim:
A video apparatus comprising: a video processor for performing video processing to generate normal video data, the video processor comprising: a first on-screen display (OSD) module for selectively generating first OSD data that is capable of being mixed into the normal video data; an OSD data input node for inputting second OSD data generated by the video apparatus; a digital output path comprising: a digital transmitter, coupled to the video processor or the OSD data input node, for outputting the normal video data or the second OSD data; and an analog output path comprising: a digital-to-analog converter (DAC), coupled to the video processor or the OSD data input node, for outputting the normal video data or the second OSD data in an analog format; wherein when one output path of the digital and analog output paths outputs the second OSD data, the other output path of the digital and analog output paths outputs the normal video data.